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Topic: Grounds & the Physical Plant

Five Vanished Traditions

Five Vanished Traditions

The University has many traditions. Here are five that have vanished with time.

April 15, 2013

The School of Athens

The School of Athens

One of Raphael's most famous frescoes has enjoyed its own renaissance at the University.

Spring 2013

Perry’s Progress

Perry’s Progress

Artist Lincoln Perry returns to Old Cabell Hall to complete a mural he began over a decade ago.

Spring 2013

Seven Society Calls for Action

Seven Society Calls for Action

The Seven Society hung seven banners around Grounds to inspire a community of trust.

Spring 2013

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Spring 2013

The Celestial Dome

The Celestial Dome

Thomas Jefferson envisioned the Rotunda dome room not as a library but as a planetarium for teaching astronomy.

Winter 2012

The Great Indoors

The Great Indoors

Winter 2012

Time After Time

Time After Time

A major Rotunda renovation is underway. Like the changing architecture of the Rotunda itself, the debris from previous renovations tells a story.

Winter 2012

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Students and staff adapt to eating and preparing meals at N2, a temporary dining facility.

Winter 2012

Ghoulish Grounds

Ghoulish Grounds

Are there spirits roaming the Academical Village? Phantoms in the stacks of Alderman Library? Take a spooky UVA tour with University Guides and historians.

October 16, 2012

True Blue

True Blue

Fall 2012

Extreme Lawn Makeover

Extreme Lawn Makeover

From a lush new carpet of grass to restored chimneys, the Lawn is looking good after a busy summer of renovations.

August 21, 2012

A Walk to Remember

A Walk to Remember

The history of Final Exercises at UVA.

Summer 2012

Leaps & Bounds

Leaps & Bounds

Virginia's sparkling new track facility and its ACC champs

Summer 2012

Where We Study

Where We Study

When finals are approaching at UVA, the air seems charged with anticipation as students take to the libraries and cafés en masse and energy drinks fly off the shelves.

Spring 2012