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Sports Shorts

Sports Shorts

Winter 2008

New & Notable

New & Notable

Explore ten new books from faculty and alumni.

Winter 2008

Miniature Literature

Miniature Literature

The Miniature Book Society defines a miniature book as any book less than three inches on each side. Historically, such tiny books served a purpose.

Winter 2008

News Briefs

News Briefs

Winter 2008

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Winter 2008

Picture This

Picture This

The contest sought photographs that captured the spirit of the University. Pictures from alumni, faculty and students rolled in, and the judges have picked the best of the bunch.

Winter 2008

Winning Palette

Winning Palette

Alli McKee (Col class of '09) wins the Alumni Association's 2009 art prize.

Winter 2008

The Times, They Are A-Changin'

The Times, They Are A-Changin’

Businesses are examining innovative ways to increase production and satisfy employees.

Winter 2008

Verbatim

Verbatim

Winter 2008

Crossing the Aisle

Crossing the Aisle

Virginia was a smaller state in 1968, and its politics had been one-party Democratic for the previous swath of the 20th century.

Fall 2008

Admission FAQs

Admission FAQs

How does the University regard transfer students, particularly those from community colleges?

Fall 2008

New & Notable

New & Notable

Nine new books from alumni and faculty.

Fall 2008

Comic Wizard

Comic Wizard

He points out the stigma attached to comic books—that it’s for geeky kids with Coke-bottle glasses and pocket protectors—is out the window.

Fall 2008

Mom's the Word

Mom’s the Word

They just felt compelled to create a magazine that, as thinking mothers, they would want to read.

Fall 2008

Basketball Beats Ballet

Basketball Beats Ballet

The world of ballet might be a better place if Debbie Ryan (Grad class of ’77) had made a different choice as a child, but the world of basketball would be poorer.

Fall 2008

A Tackle to Remember

A Tackle to Remember

Dombrowski also became pretty good at football. He played a central role in UVA’s success in the 1980s, including Virginia’s first bowl game, a 27-24 victory over Purdue in the 1984 Peach Bowl.

Fall 2008

Verbatim

Verbatim

Fall 2008

The University and the Civil War

The University and the Civil War

Nick Taylor’s debut novel, The Disagreement, is set at the University’s Medical School during the tumult of the Civil War.

Fall 2008

The Vanished Prince

The Vanished Prince

Howard Scherry’s life direction was determined early on, when as a student he encountered the words of the legendary aviator and author.

Fall 2008

JILL becomes OLLI

JILL becomes OLLI

Summer 2008

Bringing Ideas Together

Bringing Ideas Together

The center, located on two acres on Maury Avenue, is scheduled for completion by the beginning of the 2009 fall semester.

Summer 2008

Windows on the World

Windows on the World

The International Media Wall displays news, sports and cultural programs from other countries on four screens in Alderman Library.

Summer 2008