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News Briefs

Summer 2008

Puzzling Appearance

Puzzling Appearance

The author and editor of more than 150 books, founder of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and subject of the 2006 documentary Wordplay, Shortz returned to Grounds on April 3 to deliver a lecture and challenge his audience with puzzles.

Summer 2008

Bookmarked: Digital Collections at UVA

Bookmarked: Digital Collections at UVA

Digital Collections at UVA

Summer 2008

Verbatim

Verbatim

"Orbiting the earth, as thrilling as it is, is not exploring space."

Summer 2008

A Career in Caring

A Career in Caring

Lancaster will step down in August as dean of the UVA School of Nursing. She has held the position since 1989, making her the longest tenured dean on Grounds.

Summer 2008

The Continuing Education of Ms. Groves

The Continuing Education of Ms. Groves

After a rocky first year in an Atlanta school, Groves decided to put her Harvard master's degree to work in the community that first helped her.

Summer 2008

A Word to the Wise

A Word to the Wise

One word makes all the difference at the Supreme Court.

Spring 2008

News Briefs

News Briefs

Winter 2007

Great Big Schoolhouse

Great Big Schoolhouse

Winter 2007

Explaining the World

Explaining the World

Lou Bloomfield, who teaches the popular introductory physics course "How Things Work," explains the science behind objects that students see every day.

Fall 2007

Murder, She Writes

Murder, She Writes

Linda Fairstein (Law ’72) earned the nickname "Hell on Heels" during her 25 years as chief prosecutor for Manhattan's Sex Crimes Unit. Having helped reform a judicial system myopic about violence towards women, she's turned her talents to crime fiction.

Fall 2007

Engineering Change

Engineering Change

Summer 2007

Leading the Way

Leading the Way

Summer 2007

Saving the Life of a Dummy

Saving the Life of a Dummy

The UVA School of Medicine employs sophisticated simulations to train third-year medical students for trauma scenarios.

Summer 2007

Crime-Fighters

Crime-Fighters

Spring 2007

The Cerenkov Blue

The Cerenkov Blue

In 1960, UVA was on the vanguard of the emerging field of nuclear energy. Then came Three Mile Island.

Summer 2006