Queen of Slag
Transforming industrial wastelands
Hailed as the toxic beauty queen of brownfield remediation, landscape architect Julie Bargmann is helping to regenerate forsaken sites and bring them back into the community fold.
by Lee Graves

The Cerenkov Blue
When U.Va. went nuclear
In 1960, U.Va. was on the vanguard of the emerging field of nuclear energy. Then came Three Mile Island.
by Maura Singleton

The Master Builder
Completion of the John Paul Jones Arena caps Dick Laurance's remarkable career
For the past 18 years, this construction wizard has steered U.Va.'s highest-profile projects on time and on budget, smiling all the way.
by Jim Reedy

Ultimate Questions
The debate over intelligent design
Two centuries after the founding of Thomas Jefferson's university, students and faculty are still questioning the interplay among science, religion, and the state.
by Margaret Edwards

The Art of Giving It Away
Metal worker Gary Rosenthal trades profits for mitzvot
A leading designer and purveyor of Judaica, this Darden grad follows an equally creative business plan.
by Bob Cullen