Department: Features
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 class of ’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
Unearthing Slavery at the University of Virginia
Recent discoveries on Grounds raise questions about the history of slavery.
Spring 2013
What We Talk About When We Talk About Money
Logan Sachon (Col class of '05) writes openly and honestly about finances, a subject once considered taboo, on the website The Billfold.
Spring 2013
Rethinking the Way We Learn
Professor Daniel Willingham knows why students don't like school— it's all in how the brain works.
Spring 2013
War Stories
Generations of alumni reflect on military life over the past century, sharing stories of world wars and major American operations in Asia and the Middle East.
Spring 2013
Meet the Machines
Take a look at four cool machines that help UVA doctors, students and researchers expand the limits of their fields.
Winter 2012
The Way of the Future
Coursera opens the University to the world. More than 60,000 students have signed up for UVA's five online courses.
Winter 2012
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
Blood Bond
Dr. Mary Laughlin and football coach Mike London try to improve the survival rate for those afflicted with cancer and blood disorders.
Winter 2012