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Spring 2019

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Features

The George Welsh Way

The George Welsh Way

George Welsh remade UVA football and saw it through for 19 seasons.

Nevermore

Nevermore

The purloined treasures of the library vault: an inside look at a suspected inside job.

Library Renewal

Library Renewal

How the planned $160M renovation of Alderman stacks up.

Go Home & Go Big

Go Home & Go Big

Go behind the scenes at Reunions Weekends.

First-Gens First

First-Gens First

Why UVA is putting new focus on students whose parents never went to college.

University Digest

Tuition Changes

Tuition Changes

Attendance costs shift for UVA and UVA at Wise.

Sports Stars

Sports Stars

Tennis star Danielle Collins (Col ’16) and Super Bowl-winner Chris Long (Col ’08) are making headlines

New Operating Chief Starts

New Operating Chief Starts

UVA’s new chief operating officer, Jennifer “J.J.” Wagner Davis, gets going

Nursing Dean Steps Down

Nursing Dean Steps Down

Dean Dorrie Fontaine prepares to retire in July.

Planting the Seed for UVA’s Next School

Planting the Seed for UVA’s Next School

A Jefferson Trust grant sprouted into the new School of Data Science

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Arts

New & Noteworthy

New & Noteworthy

Six new books from alumni and faculty, plus a list of the bestsellers at the UVA bookstore.

A World of Color

A World of Color

Student’s coloring book puts inspirational and everyday women on the same pages.

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Georgia O’Keeffe’s UVA Years

Georgia O’Keeffe’s UVA Years

Before her fame, O'Keeffe spent several summers at UVA, with notable results.

A New-School Approach to Data Science

A New-School Approach to Data Science

President James E. Ryan (Law '92) shares the vision for the new School of Data Science.

On the Beat

On the Beat

UVA grads find success in journalism.

A Higher Law

A Higher Law

McIntire professor’s lessons extend beyond the classroom.

The power of negativity:  why “naysayers” get our vote

The power of negativity:  why “naysayers” get our vote

Research indicates that people associate power with negative speaking.

Dislike

Dislike

Professor’s work paints alarming portrait of Facebook’s power

Around Alumni Hall

Around Alumni Hall

President Jenifer G. Andrasko (Darden ’10) and Amanda Panarese (Col ’99) share how the Alumni Association serves alumni.

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Readers share their thoughts on past issues.

From the Editor

From the Editor

Editor S. Richard Gard Jr. provides a preview of the magazine’s Spring offerings.