Topic: Faculty
Bestsellers at the UVA Bookstore
A list of the most popular fiction and nonfiction selections at the UVA Bookstore.
Spring 2014
If God Is Good, Why Do We Suffer?
Professor Margaret Mohrmann considers a question that lies at the root of human existence.
Spring 2014
Beloved professor Ernest Mead, 95, passes away
Ernest Mead, renowned music professor and University alumnus, passed away Thursday evening from congestive heart failure. Mead, a graduate of the class of 1940, was 95.
February 18, 2014
The Mystery of Brooks Hall
Learn the hidden stories behind one of UVA's most unusual places.
October 18, 2013
Are We Alone?
How exactly can you evaluate whether there really might be life on other planets? The answer is a paradox, says UVA astronomy professor Ed Murphy.
Fall 2013
Required Listening
Judith Shatin, composer and UVA music prof., shares her must-hear tracks and compositions.
Fall 2013
And That’s the Way It Was
Professor Bruce Williams examines the decline of broadcast news.
Fall 2013
Flight of the Cicadas
Professor Haibo Dong studies the flight dynamics of an ancient bug to gain insight on robotic flyers.
July 17, 2013
Lean on Me
The Young Women Leaders Program, which pairs middle school girls with college women mentors, goes global.
Summer 2013
Remaking the University
Spring 2013
Rethinking the Way We Learn
Professor Daniel Willingham knows why students don't like school— it's all in how the brain works.
Spring 2013
Required Reading
Christopher Sprigman discusses "The Knockoff Economy" and what he reads for inspiration.
Spring 2013
Make It Stick
Physics professor Lou Bloomfield sets out to fix a wobbly table and discovers a substance that might do much more.
Spring 2013
Links to Lincoln
Three members of the UVA community contributed to Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning film.
Spring 2013
Understanding the SACSCOC Warning
In December, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges placed UVA on warning for one year. Here is an explanation of what that means for the University.
Spring 2013
The Modern Muse
Two new poetry collections by UVA grads embrace an old tradition: The muse.
Winter 2012
Bestsellers at the UVA Bookstore
Winter 2012