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Bringing the Hospital to the People

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

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

Art and Science

Winter 2009

Required Reading: R. Jahan Ramazani

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?

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

Supersized Ring

Astronomers recently found the largest planetary ring in the solar system swirling around Saturn.

Winter 2009

Floating Ideas

Floating Ideas

The Learning Barge has gone from concept to classroom.

Winter 2009

Story Genius

Story Genius

Short story writer Deborah Eisenberg was awarded a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant in September.

Winter 2009

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Winter 2009

New & Notable

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

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

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

Mental Warm-up

Fall 2009

R&D in Brief

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

Jack Needs Jill to Get Up the Hill

Hills seem less steep if you have a friend by your side.

Fall 2009

Snooze Alarm

Snooze Alarm

Fall 2009

A Wink Is as Good as a Nod

A Wink Is as Good as a Nod

Watch a video that shows how researchers change perceived gender with video conferencing software.

Fall 2009

Carrying on the Legacy

Carrying on the Legacy

A Q & A with Greg Roberts explores admissions.

Fall 2009

Verbatim

Verbatim

Fall 2009

Fighting Over Punch Lines

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

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

A Legacy of Support

Advocate for African American students and "mother away from home" retires after 20 years.

Fall 2009

Casteen Announces Retirement

Casteen Announces Retirement

John T. Casteen III, UVA’s seventh president, announces he will step down on August 1, 2010.

Fall 2009

Targeting Addiction

Targeting Addiction

Addiction is a disease that affects millions. Dr. Bankole Johnson is developing a pharmaceutical treatment for it.

Fall 2009