Sounding Off     view article
For "That which is bodiless..." Matthew Burtner of the VCCM outfitted the perimeter of the Dome Room with an eight-channel computerized system triggered by the sound waves of a Tibetan "sound bowl."

Klezmer Calling     view article
A sample from the Joel Rubin Ensemble's album "Midnight Prayer" entitled "Rabinovitsh"

Unforgettable Lectures    view article

What are stem cells? Professor of Neuroscience Barry Condron explains some of the science behind the headlines.

Engineering Professor Scott Acton, who also serves as director of the Virginia Image and Video Analysis, discusses face and image recognition by telling the story of how he helped determine if a man in an old photograph was none other than Billy the Kid.

Professor of Architecture John Quale talks about green building techniques and why you should care about them.

Black Alumni Weekend    view article

Elaine Ruth Jones, the first black woman to graduate from U.Va. Law, recalls her time at the University and her career.

Anthropologist Richard Handler critically examines racism, nationalist and multiculturalism.

Ethnomusicologist Melvin Butler describes how African-American gospel music affects Pentecostal churches in Jamaica.

Summer in C'ville

Exclusive Black Alumni Weekend photos