As part of his work as an architectural conservator at UVA, Mark Kutney has fielded plenty of calls from carpenters working on projects across Grounds. But one call, from the lead carpenter on a ...

Larry J. Sabato brings together analysts and observers of American politics to examine the election of Barack Obama to the presidency. Peeling back the layers of the political, social and demographic ...

The UVA women’s swim team celebrates its fourth consecutive NCAA title in Athens, Georgia. UVA Athletics ATHENS, GA—While most Virginia fans spent another March quietly contemplating a more prominent ...

Thomas Jefferson's university was a bold experiment. Unlike other schools, the University of Virginia was free of religious control and offered an elective system allowing students to choose what to ...

When Ryan Hammons was 4 years old, he began directing imaginary movies. Shouts of “Action!” often echoed from his room. But the play became a concern for Ryan’s parents when he began waking up in the ...

A typical day for John Otho “Rob” Marsh III (Col '78) starts around 6 a.m., when he heads to the Augusta Health hospital in Fishersville, Virginia, to do morning rounds for the patients he’s admitted.

Long before Leonard Sandridge retired in July after 44 years at the University, signs of his influence and his extraordinary career were easy to see. A reception hall at John Paul Jones Arena and a ...

Phillip Trella studies bones from the ruins of the ancient cities of Upper Mesopotamia. After several millennia, the cities have been reduced to mounds, the detritus of human habitation piling up year ...

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have made headlines for all sorts of reasons during their relationship, but their latest stint on the cover of gossip magazines was for something that shouldn’t be all ...

Informed Retraction, the most sweeping modification to the University of Virginia Honor System in decades, now sweeps more broadly. By an 18-5 vote, the Honor Committee decided in February to allow ...

Virginia Anne “Ginger” Scott (Col ’73, Grad ’80, Educ ’89) showed extraordinary self-possession at 19. Maybe it was her nature. Maybe it was her circumstances. After her mother died, she dropped out ...

Every May, thousands of students walk the Lawn in processions filled with black gowns, colorful tassels and deep slashes of rich velvet. Beyond that official regalia, students also express themselves ...