Top 10 U.Va. Stories of 2009

Top 10 U.Va. Stories of 2009

From the men’s soccer team winning the NCAA championship (above) to President John T. Casteen III announcing his retirement, 2009 was a year to remember. Here’s our look, with videos, at the year’s highlights.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Bringing the Hospital to the People

    Bringing the Hospital to the People

    Inside beige tents, medical staff from the University of Virginia provide free health care to anyone who comes to the Wise County Fairgrounds. Meet a few of the people who depend on the Remote Area Medical clinic for medical treatment, as well as those who volunteer their services.

  • Celebrating Service

    Celebrating Service

    Madison House grew from the efforts of U.Va. volunteers to help storm victims.

  • The Kennedys at Virginia

    The Kennedys at Virginia

    In March 1958, then-Senator John F. Kennedy, his wife, Jackie, and his brothers Robert and Ted attended Law Day at U.Va.

  • Holding Steady

    Holding Steady

    This year’s U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of America’s best colleges yielded a familiar outcome for the University.

  • London’s Calling

    London’s Calling

    On Dec. 7, the University of Virginia announced that Mike London would be its new football coach.

  • Supersized Ring

    Supersized Ring

    Astronomers recently found the largest planetary ring in the solar system swirling around Saturn.

  • All-Time Biggest Crowds at Home Football Games

    All-Time Biggest Crowds at Home Football Games

    The top five record-breaking crowds at Scott Stadium. Were you there?

  • Ye Olde Civility Project

    Ye Olde Civility Project

    As a teenager, George Washington copied a set of rules for civil behavior, and the 110 principles became his guide to treating people with respect and dignity. That was then—when women curtsied and men doffed their hats—and this is now—when cell phones jingle and holiday shoppers jangle each other in checkout lines.

  • Who makes the TV shows you love?

    Who makes the TV shows you love?

    HBO’s Janet Graham Borba (Col ’79) fires up the small screen.

  • Desegregating U.Va.

    Desegregating U.Va.

    What was it like to be one of the University's first black students?

IN YOUR WORDS

A Blueprint for Success

by Jim Donovan (faculty)
A Blueprint for Success

After two degrees from MIT, one from Harvard, a couple decades in the business world and a semester teaching at U.Va. Law, I certainly don’t claim to know everything. But…

Young Boy with an “Old Person” Disease

by Darice Jamison (Col ’91)
Young Boy with an “Old Person” Disease

When people think about arthritis, they often think of it as an old person’s disease—certainly not something that affects children. Unfortunately, that is a misconception; in fact, juvenile arthritis (JA)…

We hate to see our kids suffer and be in pain, but pain is a feature to learn from. What young people need is the chance to struggle with challenges. We need to let them be adults.

 — Joseph Allen (Col '80), professor of psychology and director of clinical training at U.Va. He and his wife, Claudia Worrell Allen (Grad '96), are coauthors of a new book, “Escaping the Endless Adolescence.’’MORE QUOTES »