Summer 2014
Features
Object Lesson
Telling the history of UVA one piece at a time.
News Briefs
Recent news from around Grounds.
New Graduate Programs to Launch This Fall
Graduate students will have two new degree programs to choose from this fall—an M.S. in Data Science and an M.A. in European Studies.
Bookmarked: Getting Down to Business
A new site from the Darden School of Business offers practical articles by faculty that can be immediately implemented in the workplace.
A Place for Kids
The Battle Building at UVA Children's Hospital will open its doors in June 2014.
Darden Dean to Step Down
After nearly a decade as dean of the Darden School of Business, Robert F. Bruner will return to the faculty.
Honor Update
Honor Committee chair says that Informed Retraction, introduced in April 2013, has been a success.
Tales of Early America
Two UVA history professors receive major accolades for their scholarship.
A Different Kind of Red Brick
An engineering student creates a Lego masterpiece using Jefferson's original plans.
Kings of Freedom
A section of the Berlin Wall, with a spray-painted mural titled "Kings of Freedom," has been installed on Central Grounds.
Sports Briefs
A tennis championship, a baseball no-hitter, a track school record and news from the Cavalier Marching Band.
Hoop Dreams
Photos from the history-making men’s basketball season.
Masterstroke
When Kevin Sauer arrived in Charlottesville in 1988, the men's and women's club rowing teams shared a boathouse with no electricity. They had no truck to tow the boats.
New & Notable
A short story collection, scholarship, memoirs and more.
Bestsellers at the UVA Bookstore
A list of the most popular fiction and nonfiction selections at the UVA Bookstore.
Alumni Filmmakers Dive Deep
"Waking Marshall Walker" made its world premiere at the Sonoma International Film Festival, where the short film's popularity earned it a third screening.
The Secret Life of Ken Elzinga
Elzinga has taught more than 40,000 UVA students since 1967, all the while penning murder mysteries on the side.
The Maestro
From March 31 to April 2, Glass was in residency on Grounds, working with undergraduate and graduate students.
Psst…
Four scholars from UVA's Miller Center offer their advice to the president on how to finish strong and create an enduring legacy.
Trouble in Kindergarten?
Kindergarten today isn't what it used to be, according to a study by two UVA researchers.
Tracking Racial Bias in Children
A graduate student's research potentially identifies the nexus point for future biases seen in adults.
Stem Cell Breakthrough
The research is the first to show that a group of embryonic cells can be directed to grow in a particular way by stimulating only two signals that govern cell development.
Withholding Judgment
Religious studies professor John Portmann ponders a difficult question.
Going the Distance
The UVA Club of Boston volunteers at the Mile 25 hydration station, passing out cups of water and Gatorade to runners.
Back to the Future
Only some of Manning's ideas came to be, but he defined a way of thinking about growth at the University and raised important questions about building values.
Letters to the Editor
Readers share their thoughts about recent articles and events.
Open for Business
President Sullivan discusses the value of corporate partnerships in higher education.
Songs In the Key of Life
The group bills itself as “the premier, the first, the only a cappella group for the musically challenged."
