Topic: Alumni
A Volunteer’s Perspective
November 18, 2009
Did You Know?
Do you know which popular soft drink is named for a UVA alumnus? Or how about the top-secret military experiments conducted in the shadow of the Rotunda?
Winter 2009
Lunar Lunacy
Phil Plait (Grad class of ’90, class of ’94) has a simple lesson plan. Known Webwide as “The Bad Astronomer,” he wants to stop bad science, especially the spread of misinformation about all things celestial.
Winter 2009
Space Odyssey
Beginning in the 1960s and continuing through the most recent shuttle flight, UVA alumni have journeyed beyond the earth's bounds to work—and walk—in space.
Winter 2009
The Kennedys at Virginia
In March 1958, then-Senator John F. Kennedy, his wife, Jackie, and his brothers Robert and Ted attended Law Day at UVA.
Winter 2009
New & Notable
Winter 2009
Couture Construction
Two alumnae, an urban planner and an artchitect, formed Chromat Garments. They make fashion that borrows heavily from architecture.
Winter 2009
Saving Green
During the month of August, it cost $21,769.85 just to cool Newcomb Hall. The University is making eye-opening numbers like these available on its online “Building Dashboard,” which displays energy use in Newcomb Hall.
Winter 2009
Terrorism on Trial
Over the last year, Edward B. MacMahon Jr. (Col class of ’82) has been working as a defense attorney in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Winter 2009
Sharing a Vision
Jennifer Tsai was so moved by the beauty and symbolism of the Rotunda, she knew it would be hard to leave when she graduated
Winter 2009
China Connection
A collaborative effort is strengthening Chinese connections among UVA alumni, students and officials.
Winter 2009
Confidence Game
Whitney Neuhauser stood over her second shot in a playoff for the state championship and committed the golfer’s ultimate sin. She doubted.
Winter 2009
Space-Age Eraser
Conservators used a laser to clean 180 years of grime from the column capitals of Pavilion II.
Winter 2009
Breaking Through, Looking Back
More than two dozen alumni recently returned to Grounds to commemorate their role in desegregating the University of Virginia during the 1950s and ’60s.
Winter 2009
Letters to the Editor
Winter 2009
Desegregating UVA
Alumni reflect on a groundbreaking era that began with Gregory Swanson, UVA’s first black student, in 1950.
October 12, 2009
Five Alumni Films at the 2009 Virginia Film Festival
October 12, 2009
Who makes the TV shows you love?
HBO’s Janet Graham Borba (Col class of ’79) fires up the small screen.
October 9, 2009
¿Habla Español?
Dan Restrepo (Col class of '93) is first to speak Spanish during a White House press briefing.
September 14, 2009
Meals—and Art—on Wheels
Artists use bio-fuel bus to deliver message about food and sustainability
September 14, 2009
Outside the Wire
August 27, 2009
New & Notable
Fiction for young and old, the race for the White House, collegiate a cappella and the hurricane that devastated the Gulf of Mexico 150 years before Katrina.
Fall 2009