Department: Features
Sleepy, Dopey, Grumpy
At UVA's Sleep Disorders Center, researchers chart the widely misunderstood territory where we spend a third of our lives.
Spring 2008
The Evolution of Honor
The 'community of trust' traces its origins to the first students, but the Honor System has taken some twists and turns over the years.
Spring 2008
Greening of the UVA Grounds
Winter 2007
Blue, Orange and Green
Though the pace of change might not suit everyone, UVA is moving toward a greener future on many fronts.
Winter 2007
The First Book
UVA's creative writing program ranks in the top tier nationally. We profile five graduates of this esteemed program who are celebrating their publishing debuts.
Winter 2007
The Bore Hole: An Essay
When Kenda Mutongi (Grad class of ’93, class of ’96), a history professor at Williams College, returned to her village in Kenya to organize the digging of a well, she met unexpected resistance.
Winter 2007
Jim Coan and the Hand-holding Experiment
Winter 2007
The Wired Mind
James Coan probes how the mind reacts to emotional situations, from holding hands to being homesick. Barry Condron blazes trails with computer images of fruit flies.
Winter 2007
Explaining the World
Lou Bloomfield, who teaches the popular introductory physics course "How Things Work," explains the science behind objects that students see every day.
Fall 2007
According to Custom
As revered as the University's traditions are, some change with the times and others fade away entirely. Here's a look at just a few.
Fall 2007
Murder, She Writes
Linda Fairstein (Law class of ’72) earned the nickname "Hell on Heels" during her 25 years as chief prosecutor for Manhattan's Sex Crimes Unit. Having helped reform a judicial system myopic about violence towards women, she's turned her talents to crime fiction.
Fall 2007
Anatomy of a Mystery
Following a DNA study in 1998, many scholars believe that Thomas Jefferson likely fathered children by slave Sally Hemings. For others, the genetic findings deepen the mystery.
Fall 2007
Sounding Off
A small outfit with a big reputation, this UVA program dispels the notion that computer music is nothing but monotonous bleeps and bloops.
Summer 2007
Altered States
For the past 30 years, UVA psychiatrist Bruce Greyson has tried to reach a scientific understanding of the phenomenon known as the near-death experience.
Summer 2007
Promises Kept
After two tours of combat and a suicide bomber's attack that left him badly injured, Dan Glanz is walking the Lawn this spring.
Summer 2007
The Accidental Altruist
He meant to take a year's vacation from his stressful job, but instead he found a new mission in the streets of Katmandu.
Summer 2007
Down on the Corner
Always an integral part of life at the University, the Corner has been shaped by a colorful collection of characters and establishments.
Spring 2007
Putting Enemies on the Couch
A professor emeritus of psychiatry at UVA, Vamik Volkan occupies a rare niche in his profession, examining global politics and ethnic conflict through the prism of psychoanalysis.
Spring 2007
Running on Respect
In an era in which mudslinging has become a science, UVA offers a voice in the wilderness, calling for civility.
Spring 2007
Know Your Lines
Go behind the scenes of the drama department's production of George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man, where students learn about collaboration and taking risks.
Spring 2007
Reflections of a Survivor
We Are Marshall, based on a 1960 plane crash that claimed the lives of Marshall University's football team, brings many emotions to the surface again for Mary Jane Tolley (Educ class of '66), whose husband, Rick Tolley (Educ class of '64), was the team's head football coach.
Winter 2006
The Experts
From training dogs to picking stocks, UVA graduates share advice on a variety of topics.
Winter 2006
Into Africa
Seduced long ago by a lion's roar, environmental sciences professor Bob Swap introduces a new generation of students to a complex and changing Africa.
Winter 2006
Shades of Blue and Gray
Civil War scholar Gary Gallagher surveys the visual arts to show how attitudes toward the war continue to change.
Fall 2006
College Bound and Determined
UVA's admission deans clear away some of the misinformation and media hype that surround the process of getting into a selective university.
Fall 2006