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Fall 2014

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Features

Any Given Saturday

Any Given Saturday

Go behind the scenes at Scott Stadium for a look at the inner workings of a Cavaliers football game.

The Voice of His Generation

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.

Better Living Through Architecture

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.

University Digest

Faculty Update

Faculty Update

Meet the new deans at the School of Architecture and the Batten School, and the Medical Center's new CEO.

God Is in the Details

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.

Southern Sensibility

Southern Sensibility

Charles Wright, professor emeritus of the UVA English department’s Creative Writing Program, is 2014-15 Poet Laureate of the United States.

Flower Power

Flower Power

Catie Kitrinos (Col '15) aims to map sunflowers' ability to absorb heavy metals across its genome.

New Discovery Quenches Thirst for History

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.

On the Brink

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.

Sports

Work Out Like A Wahoo

Work Out Like A Wahoo

UVA's strength and conditioning team shows you how to work out like a Wahoo.

Sports Briefs

Sports Briefs

A roundup of recent sports stories.

Arts

Bestsellers at the UVA Bookstore

Bestsellers at the UVA Bookstore

See what students, faculty and staff are reading around Grounds.

New & Notable

New & Notable

The hidden life of flowers; the man who revolutionized the Internet; a young sea turtle's journey; and more.

Puzzle Master

Puzzle Master

New York Times puzzlemaster Will Shortz (Law '77) calls Sam Ezerskey's (Engr '17) crosswords "fresh" and "interesting."

More Departments

The Science of Data

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.

Knowledge is Power

Knowledge is Power

Scott Stadium isn't the only place to be on football game days. Many alumni head to Alumni Hall for the "More than the Score" lecture series.

Is Winning Everything?

Is Winning Everything?

Media studies professor Shilpa Davé looks at ideas of competition, from The Hunger Games and America's Got Talent to college admissions and spelling bees.

The Wake of Watergate

The Wake of Watergate

Gerry Warburg shares lessons learned from Nixon's registration in 1974, including how voter participation can inspire bipartisan action.

Nibbled to Death

Nibbled to Death

UVA researchers have found a parasitic infection that kills human cells by nibbling them to death.

Punching Out

Punching Out

Lukas Tamm and his small team of researchers at UVA are making strides in figuring out how the Ebola virus works.

Ringing the Carillon

Ringing the Carillon

If you thought the sounds of the University Chapel's bells are made by an expert ringer toiling inside the steeple, think again.

The Future is Now

The Future is Now

A look inside the new, eco-friendly, amenity-filled, dorms on Alderman Road.