The Cerenkov Blue
When UVA went nuclear
In 1960, UVA was on the vanguard of the emerging field of nuclear energy. Then came Three Mile Island.
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Summer 2006
The Master Builder
Completion of the John Paul Jones Arena caps Dick Laurance's remarkable career
For the past 18 years, this construction wizard has steered UVA's highest-profile projects on time and on budget, smiling all the way.
Queen of Slag
Transforming Industrial Wastelands
Hailed as the toxic beauty queen of brownfield remediation, landscape architect Julie Bargmann is helping to regenerate forsaken sites and bring them back into the community fold.
Ultimate Questions
The Debate Over Intelligent Design
Two centuries after the founding of Thomas Jefferson's university, students and faculty are still exploring the interplay among science, religion and the state.
The Art of Giving It Away
Metal worker Gary Rosenthal trades profits for mitzvot
A leading designer and purveyor of Judaica, this Darden grad follows an equally creative business plan.