
University Digest

Making a Nation Safe

Election Season
In the John Paul Jones Arena, a crowd of approximately 3,000 people watched the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States.

Verbatim

Historical Modern Dance

In Memoriam: Jack Blackburn 1941-2009

In Office

Best Bang for Your Buck

Weathering Tight Times
University copes with difficult economy

Bookmarked: A Gift From Above

News Briefs

In Memoriam: Gilly Sullivan 1928-2009
Sports

Run, Jump, Splash, Run

Comings & Goings

Fast Company

Sports Shorts

Return to Wimbledon?

Where Sabres Cross
Fencing club builds character; wins medals

Sabers at Dawn: the UVA Fencing Club
Fencing club builds character; wins medals
Arts

Required Reading: Frederick Hitz

Poet Laureate of the Twilight
Charles Wright has been extolled as one of the best poets of his generation, a quintessential Southerner and a philosopher-poet.

Deciphering Our Lady of the Lily

Bestsellers at the UVA Bookstore: October through December 2008

New & Notable
Six new books from faculty and alumni.
More Departments

1948: Oh Baby

Remembering Two University Icons

A Million Stories to Tell
I moved to Egypt in August to study Arabic at the American University in Cairo. I came by way of UVA, but more by way of Iraq, a place I’ve never left far behind. I was a soldier there from 2004 to 2005, and I feel compelled to re-engage the Middle East on civilian terms.

Here and Now
Susan Stone believes that the quality of your life depends on where you focus your attention.

The Next Great Initiative

Myths Can Sabotage Your Job Search

Admissions FAQ

Spanning the Globe

R&D in Brief

Buff Seniors

A Smarter Dummy
Engineers at UVA’s Center for Applied Biomechanics are working on a new “virtual” crash-test dummy, existing entirely on computer and better simulating the intricacies of the body than a traditional dummy ever could.

Open Door Policy

Life on the Lawn
Open door policy: the public life of Lawnies

Letters to the Editor
