Topic: Grounds & the Physical Plant
The Engines
The men and women profiled here act as role models to co-workers and students. They're dedicated — no matter what. And each has worked behind the scenes for decades to help make UVA a safer, stronger place.
Winter 2015
Growing Grounds
As the University has grown, so has its buildings. Here's a look at how some of the buildings on Grounds — old and new — measure up to each other.
Winter 2015
News from Around Grounds
The Rotunda gets new clocks, a longtime CBS correspondent returns to Grounds, UVA launches a new entrepreneurship, and more recent news from around Grounds.
Winter 2015
Hoos on the Bus
Each year, UTS provides more than 3 million rides to the University community. We hopped on a bus and asked seven passengers to share their stories.
November 12, 2015
Peculiar Properties
Tour of some of the mysterious, historic—and empty—properties owned by the University.
Fall 2015
First Things First
From the first building on Grounds to the first known female member of the Seven Society, this is our list of some premiere moments in UVA history.
Fall 2015
Gibbons House Honors Once-Enslaved Couple
On June 10, the University dedicated its newest residence hall named for William and Isabella Gibbons, a married couple enslaved by two University of Virginia professors until their emancipation in 1865.
Fall 2015
Up on the Roof
The Rotunda renovation moved one step closer to completion as workers spent part of the summer tackling the next challenge: painting the roof.
Fall 2015
More than a Museum
Through its various university and community programs, the Fralin Museum of Art curates a spirit of collaboration.
Summer 2015
Grounds as Playground
What look like ordinary walkways, walls and rails to most passersby around Grounds are actually playgrounds to Parkour enthusiasts.
Summer 2015
Follow That Book!
How does a book get from the Ivy Stacks to you? Follow a book along its journey.
May 14, 2015
Space Mountain
UVA astronomy professor Ed Murphy gives a tour of McCormick Observatory, its history and its current purpose.
April 15, 2015
Keeping UVA Safe
Making UVA safe will require partnership among faculty and staff, students, parents, police and community business leaders—as well as alumni.
Winter 2014
Capital Replacement
Here’s how 16 intricately carved blocks of marble—each weighing more than three tons—were swapped out.
Spring 2015
Sexual Assault and UVA
This timeline tracks national and legal developments related to sexual assaults on college campuses, recaps UVA’s responses to the Rolling Stone article and highlights what’s specifically being done at the University to help ensure student safety—both in recent years and going forward.
Spring 2015
A Civil Occupation
One hundred and fifty years ago this spring, the Union army marched into Charlottesville. Somehow, UVA was spared from its torches.
Spring 2015
When Mem Rocked
Built in 1924 as a World War I memorial, Memorial Gym served as a multipurpose arena, hosting everything from wrestling matches to social dances.
Spring 2015
UVA’s Leadership DNA
In the spirit of springtime revival, says Teresa Sullivan, we are moving forward in the new semester with great optimism about what we can accomplish together.
Spring 2015
News Briefs
Spring 2015
Changing the Greek System
A Q&A with students who were among those who created new safety policies for the Greek system at UVA.
Spring 2015
More of What Lies Beneath
See additional photography from our Winter 2014 feature on the University’s network of steam tunnels
Winter 2014
Safety at UVA
A brief overview of some of the security measures and resources the University has in place and what’s being done to improve safety at UVA and in the surrounding community.
Winter 2014
Arts Briefs
Kevin Spacey visits UVA; an alumna screens her new short film; fiction and screenwriter James Salter is UVA's current writer in residence
Winter 2014
What Lies Beneath
Maintaining a 6-mile network of tunnels under Grounds is a never-ending job for UVA’s facilities workers. They spend every day of the year fixing valves, draining traps and conducting routine inspections on the pipes that heat the Grounds.
Winter 2014