Topic: Faculty
Verbatim
Spring 2009
In Pursuit of Happiness
How would you reply if a psychologist asked how satisfied you were with your life? A trio of UVA professors delve into what makes us happy.
Spring 2009
Into the Wild
A passion for the outdoors inspires the lives of many alumni. Some explore it, some guide others through it, some teach about it and others work to protect it.
Spring 2009
Remembering Two University Icons
Spring 2009
Required Reading: Frederick Hitz
Spring 2009
Poet Laureate of the Twilight
Charles Wright has been extolled as one of the best poets of his generation, a quintessential Southerner and a philosopher-poet.
Spring 2009
Deciphering Our Lady of the Lily
Spring 2009
Here and Now
Susan Stone believes that the quality of your life depends on where you focus your attention.
Spring 2009
R&D in Brief
Spring 2009
Buff Seniors
Spring 2009
A Smarter Dummy
Engineers at UVA’s Center for Applied Biomechanics are working on a new “virtual” crash-test dummy, existing entirely on computer and better simulating the intricacies of the body than a traditional dummy ever could.
Spring 2009
Historical Modern Dance
Spring 2009
In Memoriam: Jack Blackburn 1941-2009
Spring 2009
Top Stories of 2008
January 11, 2009
Material World
December 16, 2008
Required Reading: Vanessa L. Ochs
Vanessa L. Ochs is a UVA associate professor of religious studies and author most recently of Sarah Laughed and Inventing Jewish Ritual, which won the 2007 National Jewish Book Award in the category of contemporary Jewish life and practice.
Winter 2008
So Modern
Aerial balletics were on display in one of the many arrestingly choreographed pieces in "Strands in Motion," a fall dance concert that showcased original work by both faculty and students.
Winter 2008
R&D In Brief
Winter 2008
Fuel for Thought
Winter 2008
Setting the Biological Clock
Winter 2008
Breaking the Law and Battling Demons
Winter 2008
Elephant Speak
The Dec. 26, 2004, earthquake resulted in a human death toll of a quarter million people, but few animals perished. Drawing on his pioneering research about elephant behavior, Michael Garstang, an emeritus professor of environmental sciences at UVA, is on the hunt to find out why.
Winter 2008