Topic: Faculty
The Fast Track to…Where?
Rosalyn Berne (Col class of ’79, Grad class of ’99) looks at the rapid pace of change and asks researchers and students alike about the shape of the future.
Spring 2008
Sleepy, Dopey, Grumpy
At UVA's Sleep Disorders Center, researchers chart the widely misunderstood territory where we spend a third of our lives.
Spring 2008
Grounded in the Stars
Kelsey Johnson discusses her research in the astrophysics surrounding star clusters.
Winter 2007
R&D in Brief
Winter 2007
A Measured Gait
Winter 2007
Study investigates perception of female CEOs
Winter 2007
A Legume With Fight
Winter 2007
Our Daily Bread
Glenn Gaeser's research suggests that a high-carbohydrate diet is not linked to weight gain.
Winter 2007
Blue, Orange and Green
Though the pace of change might not suit everyone, UVA is moving toward a greener future on many fronts.
Winter 2007
Bice Devices
Winter 2007
Building the Sciences
Winter 2007
Required Reading: John Portmann
Winter 2007
Sex and the Female Mind
Professor Anita Clayton (Med class of '82) explores the psychological dimension of women's discontentment with their sexual experiences.
Winter 2007
The Wired Mind
James Coan probes how the mind reacts to emotional situations, from holding hands to being homesick. Barry Condron blazes trails with computer images of fruit flies.
Winter 2007
Explaining the World
Lou Bloomfield, who teaches the popular introductory physics course "How Things Work," explains the science behind objects that students see every day.
Fall 2007
Required Reading: Lisa Russ Spaar
Fall 2007
Sounding Off
A small outfit with a big reputation, this UVA program dispels the notion that computer music is nothing but monotonous bleeps and bloops.
Summer 2007
Required Reading: Francesca Fiorani
Summer 2007
Required Reading: W. Bernard Carlson
Spring 2007
Running on Respect
In an era in which mudslinging has become a science, UVA offers a voice in the wilderness, calling for civility.
Spring 2007
Into Africa
Seduced long ago by a lion's roar, environmental sciences professor Bob Swap introduces a new generation of students to a complex and changing Africa.
Winter 2006
Queen of Slag
Hailed as the toxic beauty queen of brownfield remediation, landscape architect Julie Bargmann is helping to regenerate forsaken sites and bring them back into the community fold.
Summer 2006