Topic: The University
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
News Briefs
After 20 Years, a New General Counsel for UVA; UVA Provost to Lead Lehigh; Rankings Roundup; On the Money
Winter 2014
Examining Slavery at the University
In October, UVA hosted a national symposium that brought together experts from various schools to discuss issues related to the history of slavery at institutions of higher education.
Winter 2014
New Cabell Is New Again
Winter 2014
Bee Hopeful
UVA prof. T’ai Roulston and his research team recently spotted a bumblebee that hadn’t been seen in the Eastern U.S. for five years.
Winter 2014
Notes on the State of Virginia
A new app allows readers to explore two editions of Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia and a modern annotated and searchable text.
Winter 2014
Computer cluster opens new research possibilities
Nearly 55 years later after UVA got its first computer, a new computing cluster will provide a significant boost to data-intensive research at the University.
Winter 2014
Easy Does It
How do you excavate underneath a 200-year-old building that’s the centerpiece of a World Heritage site? Very, very carefully. And with lasers.
Winter 2014
Remembering Hannah Graham
Students all over the state of Virginia gathered to show their support for Graham and her family.
Winter 2014
Paying Up for Pancakes
Students cooked up 10,000 pancakes at this year's annual Pancakes for Parkinson's breakfast.
Winter 2014
Making the Case for College
Ian Baucom, the new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, believes that UVA can provide leadership in reframing the role of higher education in America.
Winter 2014
We Come from Old Virginia
Eight longstanding faculty members look back on their years at the University.
November 14, 2014
Any Given Saturday
Go behind the scenes at Scott Stadium for a look at the inner workings of a Cavaliers football game.
Fall 2014
The Science of Data
University President Teresa Sullivan discusses the new Master of Science in Data Science program, and explains the growing importance of Big Data.
Fall 2014
Better Living Through Architecture
The School of Architecture's Center for Design and Health studies ways to improve the design and planning of buildings and environments for human health.
Fall 2014
The Tactile Library
Fall 2014
Faculty Update
Meet the new deans at the School of Architecture and the Batten School, and the Medical Center's new CEO.
Fall 2014
God Is in the Details
A visiting professor points out a curious feature of the Jefferson statue, and lecturer W. Scott Harrop investigates its meaning.
Fall 2014
Southern Sensibility
Charles Wright, professor emeritus of the UVA English department’s Creative Writing Program, is 2014-15 Poet Laureate of the United States.
Fall 2014
New Discovery Quenches Thirst for History
The discovery of a 6,500-gallon brick-and-cement cistern next to the Rotunda sheds new light on some of the history of the Grounds’ construction.
Fall 2014
On the Brink
The Cavalier baseball team during the last 12 years has gone from near extinction to one of the top programs in the nation.
Fall 2014
The Future is Now
A look inside the new, eco-friendly, amenity-filled, dorms on Alderman Road.
Fall 2014
Letters to the Editor
Fall 2014