Department: Features
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
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
Any Given Saturday
Go behind the scenes at Scott Stadium for a look at the inner workings of a Cavaliers football game.
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 Voice of His Generation
Since launching Reddit.com with his dorm mate Steve Huffman (Engr ’05), Alexis Ohanian (Com ’05) has emerged as the face and voice against government restrictions on the Internet.
Fall 2014
Old School
It’s likely that no one has taken more pictures of University life than Ed Roseberry. Here are just a few of the photos that earned him the nickname “Flash.”
Spring 2006
Capital Improvements
A close look at the preparations for phase two of the Rotunda renovation project.
Spring 2014
The Truth About Teenagers
What teenagers are looking for, researchers say, is a chance to put their growing ideas and capacities to work.
Spring 2014
Labor of Love
Stories of love arrive by the thousands every year in the email inbox of Daniel Jones (Col ’85).
Spring 2014
The Road Back
While on a volunteer trip to Panama in 2011, first-year student Kasey Crute dove into a swimming hole. As soon as she descended below the water's surface, she felt her head hit and then a shock, like a vibration.
Winter 2013
Girl Most Likely
The making of Tina Fey, as told by Fey's friends, professors and Fey herself.
Winter 2013
Looking Back to Look Ahead
The Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry provides insight into the future of health care.
Fall 2013
Serious Cinema
At the Virginia Film Festival, the main star is the art of filmmaking itself.
Fall 2013
Medicine for the Soul
Photo Essay: Chaplains provide another dimension of care at the UVA Hospital.
Summer 2013
Lean on Me
The Young Women Leaders Program, which pairs middle school girls with college women mentors, goes global.
Summer 2013
The Secret Life of Plants and Trees
Learn about the defense mechanisms of some of nature's most cunning survivors.
Summer 2013
What’s the Big Idea?
From superfast rocket engines to a book on common sense, here's a look at some UVA research that could change the world.
Summer 2013