Mirror
Looking back on fitness
July 2003
On the ball
The University is creating a balanced approach toward academics and athletics that gives student-athletes a win-win solution.
Dear alumni and friends
Celebrating breadth
Letters
Finding clues in old clothes
Tackling cells’ mysteries
U.Va.’s new Morphogenesis and Regenerative Medicine Institute will draw researchers from a variety of disciplines to study how human tissue grows.
Marching in, scrambling out
A year before a new U.Va. marching band takes the field, the colorful Pep Band has made its last big-audience scramble.
Media Studies prepares students for many fields
Media Studies graduates are holding down high-profile jobs at MTV and Good Housekeeping. So what is Media Studies?
Library, arena lead building boom
A Special Collections library and a new multi-purpose arena are two of the crown jewels in U.Va.’s growing family of buildings.
Star scientist fills in celestial gaps
Michael Skrutskie is mapping the universe, one star at a time.
Budget strain begins to ease
Despite massive state budget cuts, the University’s fiscal health is on the upswing.
Telling a book by its cover
At the University’s Rare Book School, scholars gather to study how books get put together.
Diversity and equity are given renewed emphasis
On the heels of two racially tinged events, U.Va. is putting new focus on fostering diversity.
Grad students pitch in
U.Va. graduate students are making a difference in the lives of Charlottesville kids by teaching them about baseball.
Honors
Arts & Sciences faculty, students and alumni earn top honors.
College + Curry + Local Schools = improved teacher education
Through the Teachers for a New Era program, U.Va. is equipping tomorrow’s teachers with the skills to get their jobs done right.
Into Africa
Carolyn Schlicht (Sociology '05)
A studio of one’s own
The Aunspaugh Fellowship allows studio art graduates to linger at the University and polish their skills.
Modest ’Hoo
Look for Drew at theaters near you.
Astronomy is Smith’s universe
Astronomy major Aaron Smith plans to make a career of stargazing.
Elzinga opens doors
Economics professor Ken Elzinga lived in Pavilion IV for a decade with an open-door policy.
Capitol beat
Stolberg puts both majors and CD experience to work.
Hall’s wartime tales live on
Roger Hall (English, '41)
Everson turns the lens on loss
Studio art assistant professor Kevin Jerome Everson makes films that transform suffering into art.
Community action
Kiess lives an examined life.
Thomson studies the politics of science
Assistant professor Vivian Thomson splits her study time between environmental science and politics.
Voodoo bewitches Batson
Batson goes to the Bayous to study ‘this Voodoo thing.’
High note
Composer Walter Ross builds music by the rules.
Sinclair scrutinizes prejudice and stereotypes
Social psychologist Stacey Sinclair deconstructs prejudice.
Danforth’s dilemma
Janet Danforth looks beyond religious restrictions to the foundation of faith.
Online literature
McGann spins a Web to look at books.
A Closer Look
Planning a vacation? You’re history!