Fall 2014
Features
Any Given Saturday
Go behind the scenes at Scott Stadium for a look at the inner workings of a Cavaliers football game.
The Voice of His Generation
Since launching Reddit.com with his dorm mate Steve Huffman (Engr ’05), Alexis Ohanian (Com ’05) has emerged as the face and voice against government restrictions on the Internet.
Better Living Through Architecture
The School of Architecture's Center for Design and Health studies ways to improve the design and planning of buildings and environments for human health.
Faculty Update
Meet the new deans at the School of Architecture and the Batten School, and the Medical Center's new CEO.
God Is in the Details
A visiting professor points out a curious feature of the Jefferson statue, and lecturer W. Scott Harrop investigates its meaning.
Southern Sensibility
Charles Wright, professor emeritus of the UVA English department’s Creative Writing Program, is 2014-15 Poet Laureate of the United States.
Flower Power
Catie Kitrinos (Col '15) aims to map sunflowers' ability to absorb heavy metals across its genome.
New Discovery Quenches Thirst for History
The discovery of a 6,500-gallon brick-and-cement cistern next to the Rotunda sheds new light on some of the history of the Grounds’ construction.
On the Brink
The Cavalier baseball team during the last 12 years has gone from near extinction to one of the top programs in the nation.
Work Out Like A Wahoo
UVA's strength and conditioning team shows you how to work out like a Wahoo.
Sports Briefs
A roundup of recent sports stories.
Bestsellers at the UVA Bookstore
See what students, faculty and staff are reading around Grounds.
New & Notable
The hidden life of flowers; the man who revolutionized the Internet; a young sea turtle's journey; and more.
Puzzle Master
New York Times puzzlemaster Will Shortz (Law '77) calls Sam Ezerskey's (Engr '17) crosswords "fresh" and "interesting."
The Science of Data
University President Teresa Sullivan discusses the new Master of Science in Data Science program, and explains the growing importance of Big Data.
Knowledge is Power
Scott Stadium isn't the only place to be on football game days. Many alumni head to Alumni Hall for the "More than the Score" lecture series.
Is Winning Everything?
Media studies professor Shilpa Davé looks at ideas of competition, from The Hunger Games and America's Got Talent to college admissions and spelling bees.
The Wake of Watergate
Gerry Warburg shares lessons learned from Nixon's registration in 1974, including how voter participation can inspire bipartisan action.
Nibbled to Death
UVA researchers have found a parasitic infection that kills human cells by nibbling them to death.
Punching Out
Lukas Tamm and his small team of researchers at UVA are making strides in figuring out how the Ebola virus works.
Ringing the Carillon
If you thought the sounds of the University Chapel's bells are made by an expert ringer toiling inside the steeple, think again.
The Future is Now
A look inside the new, eco-friendly, amenity-filled, dorms on Alderman Road.
