Topic: Faculty
Bringing the Hospital to the People
Inside beige tents, medical staff from the University of Virginia provide free health care to anyone who comes to the Wise County Fairgrounds. Meet a few of the people who depend on the Remote Area Medical clinic for medical treatment, as well as those who volunteer their services.
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
Art and Science
Winter 2009
Required Reading: R. Jahan Ramazani
Professor R. Jahan Ramazani (Col class of ’81), chair of the English department, edited the Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry, co-edited the 20th-century volume of the Norton Anthology of English Literature and published a book of poetry.
Winter 2009
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Michael Rasbury is a sound designer, a composer and a professor of drama at UVA, and he co-wrote a play inspired by his son, a musical about a boy with autism named Max.
Winter 2009
Supersized Ring
Astronomers recently found the largest planetary ring in the solar system swirling around Saturn.
Winter 2009
Story Genius
Short story writer Deborah Eisenberg was awarded a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant in September.
Winter 2009
Letters to the Editor
Winter 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
Required Reading: Lois Shepherd
Lois Shepherd explains how you might have misunderstood Catcher in the Rye, the enduring resonance of Crime and Punishment and how books confront death and dying.
Fall 2009
Music for the Silver Screen
How a film score tells the emotional story of a movie. Plus playlists for your next event.
Fall 2009
Mental Warm-up
Fall 2009
R&D in Brief
Less stress for medical students, tests for toddlers and the power of popularity among teens.
Fall 2009
Jack Needs Jill to Get Up the Hill
Hills seem less steep if you have a friend by your side.
Fall 2009
Snooze Alarm
Fall 2009
A Wink Is as Good as a Nod
Watch a video that shows how researchers change perceived gender with video conferencing software.
Fall 2009
Adorable Secret to Success
Fall 2009
Verbatim
Fall 2009
Fighting Over Punch Lines
A feud between Joe Rogan and Carlos Mencia spurred two law professors to examine intellectual property rights among comedians.
Fall 2009
Science, Fashion and Rock ’n’ Roll
Medical School dean Steven T. DeKosky is a “Rock Star of Science,” according to the June issue of GQ magazine.
Fall 2009
A Legacy of Support
Advocate for African American students and "mother away from home" retires after 20 years.
Fall 2009
Casteen Announces Retirement
John T. Casteen III, UVA’s seventh president, announces he will step down on August 1, 2010.
Fall 2009
Targeting Addiction
Addiction is a disease that affects millions. Dr. Bankole Johnson is developing a pharmaceutical treatment for it.
Fall 2009