Department: University Digest
The Big Picture
A new video board will be installed in Scott Stadium in time for the 2009 football season.
Fall 2008
The Power of Rice
In villages throughout India, huge piles of rice husks—a byproduct of rice milling—sit slowly rotting. Proving the old adage that one man’s trash is another’s treasure, two Darden students have started a business that uses these discarded but plentiful rice husks as fuel for two generators that are providing power to about 10,000 rural Indians.
Fall 2008
Admission Dean to Retire in 2009
Three decades and 451,908 applications later, Blackburn, 66, has announced that he will retire in June 2009.
Fall 2008
Fighting Fair
A bipartisan panel of statesmen, scholars and military experts convened by UVA’s Miller Center of Public Affairs has issued a call to change the process by which the nation’s leaders address decisions about going to war.
Fall 2008
Chinese Spoken Here
While Elizabeth Wesner was filling out her application to the Curry School of Education in 2004, she felt like something was missing. When asked to indicate which language she wanted to be certified to teach, she created her own box and wrote "Chinese."
Fall 2008
Q&A
Darden professor and former economist for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Ronald T. Wilcox examines the causes and consequences of America’s aversion to saving
Fall 2008
Say Hello to the Future
A number of key leadership positions have been filled in recent months around Grounds. The following is a brief introduction to the people who will help guide the University in coming years.
Fall 2008
All Aces
Summer 2008
News Briefs
Summer 2008
Puzzling Appearance
The author and editor of more than 150 books, founder of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and subject of the 2006 documentary Wordplay, Shortz returned to Grounds on April 3 to deliver a lecture and challenge his audience with puzzles.
Summer 2008
Gusburger in Paradise
Summer 2008
Thirst for Knowledge
When more than a billion people lack clean drinking water, the efforts of two UVA students might seem like a drop in the bucket.
Summer 2008
Three History Amigos
BackStory, a weekly call-in radio show, features UVA historians Peter Onuf and Brian Balogh teamed with Ed Ayers, president of the University of Richmond and a former UVA historian and dean, as the "history guys," and their on-air patter might beg comparisons with Click and Clack of NPR’s Car Talk.
Summer 2008
Opportunity, Not Poverty
The third-year economics student won a 2008 Truman Scholarship, worth about $30,000, for his leadership potential and commitment to public service. With sufficient credits to receive his bachelor’s degree this spring, he plans to pursue a master’s degree in public policy this fall.
Summer 2008
Close Call
The prospect of asteroids smashing into Earth might seem highly unlikely, but for astronomers like UVA research scientist Greg Black, it’s a scenario to be taken seriously. A large asteroid could cause catastrophic damage; asteroids have hit the planet many times in the past and may have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Summer 2008
Return on Investment
Gustafson has used her skills in making a living as an investor to give back to the University, and for her contributions the UVA Women’s Center selected her for its 2008 Distinguished Alumna Award.
Summer 2008
Overfertilized
Galloway’s work earned him the 2008 Tyler Environmental Prize, which is administered by the University of Southern California and is considered the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in the fields of environmental science, energy and environmental health.
Summer 2008
Cartoon Flaps
A cartoon that caused an uproar after its publication in the student newspaper last year was at the center of another wave of controversy this spring.
Summer 2008
A Career in Caring
Lancaster will step down in August as dean of the UVA School of Nursing. She has held the position since 1989, making her the longest tenured dean on Grounds.
Summer 2008
Perspective: ‘I’m living my life’
Randy Pausch's obsession with time management took on new significance with his cancer diagnosis.
Spring 2008
News Briefs
The Medical Center receives accolades for cardiovascular care, admissions has another record-breaking year and more.
Spring 2008
Read All About It
The Special Collections Library acquires articles of American history.
Spring 2008