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.
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Holding Steady
This year’s U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of America’s best colleges yielded a familiar outcome for the University.
From Pennsylvania Avenue to Sesame Street
Westin trades politics for puppets.
Laying a Foundation
Coach Tony Bennett discusses philosophy and goals.
Supersized Ring
Astronomers recently found the largest planetary ring in the solar system swirling around Saturn.
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.
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.
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.
London’s Calling
On Dec. 7, the University of Virginia announced that Mike London would be its new football coach.
All-Time Biggest Crowds at Home Football Games
The top five record-breaking crowds at Scott Stadium. Were you there?
Desegregating U.Va.
What was it like to be one of the University's first black students?
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A Blueprint for Success
by Jim Donovan (faculty)
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)
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)…
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This year's message is to thank you for the thousands of acts of kindness that have made life here so rich in human joy and so productive -- and to speak an early welcome to the family that will follow us in Carr's Hill and in this magical place whose founder so firmly dedicated it to the illimitable freedom of the human mind.
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