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Fall 2009

University Digest

Carrying on the Legacy

Carrying on the Legacy

A Q & A with Greg Roberts explores admissions.

Fighting Over Punch Lines

Fighting Over Punch Lines

A feud between Joe Rogan and Carlos Mencia spurred two law professors to examine intellectual property rights among comedians.

New Deans

New Deans

Kim Tanzer is the new dean of the UVA School of Architecture and Harry Harding is the first dean of the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.

From DNA to the N.I.H.

From DNA to the N.I.H.

Francis S. Collins to head multi-billion dollar research institute.

Science, Fashion and Rock ’n’ Roll

Science, Fashion and Rock ’n’ Roll

Medical School dean Steven T. DeKosky is a “Rock Star of Science,” according to the June issue of GQ magazine.

Danger: Falling Dorms

Danger: Falling Dorms

Dobie, Balz and Watson houses were torn down this summer to make way for two new six-story dorms that will house more students, and be greener and more efficient.

Leaders for Time of Change

Leaders for Time of Change

Wynne and the board look forward to guiding the University through a number of major leadership changes.

A Legacy of Support

A Legacy of Support

Advocate for African American students and "mother away from home" retires after 20 years.

Casteen Announces Retirement

Casteen Announces Retirement

John T. Casteen III, UVA’s seventh president, announces he will step down on August 1, 2010.

Sports

Sports Shorts

Sports Shorts

A famous lacrosse player, a winning tennis duo, a golfer makes history and a third baseman earns a spot in an all-star game.

Half-Horse, Half-Human

Half-Horse, Half-Human

UVA men's and women's teams are the rough and tumble champions of the game of kings.

Virginia's Top 5 Quarterbacks

Virginia’s Top 5 Quarterbacks

Who are the gilded five in UVA's football history?

Change Is in the Air

Change Is in the Air

What can we look forward to during the upcoming football season?

Lapping It Up

Lapping It Up

Christensen is an ACC record-setting explosion and she snagged All-American honors in the 100 backstroke, 200 back and 400 medley relay.

Arts

New & Notable

New & Notable

Fiction for young and old, the race for the White House, collegiate a cappella and the hurricane that devastated the Gulf of Mexico 150 years before Katrina.

All Fired Up

All Fired Up

Eric Jao worked as a network engineer while moonlighting at D.C.’s hottest clubs, until he was discovered by Madonna. Watch a video of him DJ.

Required Reading: Lois Shepherd

Required Reading: Lois Shepherd

Lois Shepherd explains how you might have misunderstood Catcher in the Rye, the enduring resonance of Crime and Punishment and how books confront death and dying.

Every Picture Tells a Story

Every Picture Tells a Story

Whether photographing Jessica Lange, Christopher Walken, Paul Newman or Al Pacino for Inside the Actors Studio or capturing Ella Fitzgerald performing at the Lincoln Center, Wright faces the challenge of reaching beyond a celebrity’s image and conveying a human being.

Keeping it Reel

Keeping it Reel

Young people are the largest consumers of digital media, films and TV. It’s a language they are taught to hear but not speak.

More Departments

1979: Preppie Profiler

1979: Preppie Profiler

Tom Shadyac's infamous poster pokes fun at preppies.

Dealing with the Downturn

Dealing with the Downturn

The president discusses the recession and uncertainty about the financial future.

Music for the Silver Screen

Music for the Silver Screen

How a film score tells the emotional story of a movie. Plus playlists for your next event.

Heroes of a New World Economy

Heroes of a New World Economy

Imagine a global economy that provides people affordable goods and services that allow them to solve their own problems.

Record Turnout

Record Turnout

Reunion turnout eclipsed last year’s attendance by about 25 percent and was double the number of 2005.

R&D in Brief

R&D in Brief

Less stress for medical students, tests for toddlers and the power of popularity among teens.

Jack Needs Jill to Get Up the Hill

Jack Needs Jill to Get Up the Hill

Hills seem less steep if you have a friend by your side.

A Wink Is as Good as a Nod

A Wink Is as Good as a Nod

Watch a video that shows how researchers change perceived gender with video conferencing software.

Seeing Voices

Seeing Voices

I watch as it dawns on him that I’ve been reading his lips. His eyes flicker to my ears, where the casing and tubes of my hearing aids are visible if you look closely.