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Poet Paul Guest Shows ‘Because Everything is Terrible,’ It’s a Good time to Embrace Life

How does one deal with pain, loneliness, love, happiness, quirky occurrences, mysteries, nature’s fragile beauty or remorseless violence – all the myriad experiences of daily life? Some write poetry, like assistant professor Paul Guest.
Focused Research

Annual Grants to Fuel 46 Undergraduate Researchers This Summer

From delving deep into ancient history to exploring the future of medicine, University of Virginia students will use undergraduate research grants to expand their knowledge and gain valuable experience.
Engaged Learning

Four Decades In, Professor William Bennett is Sculpting More Than Just Clay

His sculptures have been installed and exhibited all over the country, and his work – and that of his students – is scattered all over Charlottesville.
Dynamic Support

Expanding the Circle

UVA Mathematics professor, graduate students introduce new program to inspire talented, young mathematicians
Engaged Learning

Bright Lights, Big City

The Department of Media Studies celebrated its 10th anniversary with a well-attended alumni media panel, titled “A Crisis in Credibility,” in New York City.
Focused Research

UVA Astronomers Play A Starring Role at National Astronomical Meeting

From extrasolar planets to colossal stars to an infrared light mystery, University of Virginia astronomers presented their research at this month’s annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in National Harbor, Maryland, and recently in leading journals.
Focused Research

At UVA’s Keck Center, Researchers Peer Deep Into Inner Workings of Cells

Researchers at UVA, and at institutions across the state, can turn to UVA’s Keck Center for Cellular Imaging, which offers sophisticated expertise in 14 state-of-the-art imaging techniques, using 10 microscope systems, valued at more than $5 million.
Focused Research

The Circle of Liberators

At least 240 black men from Albemarle County fought with the Union Army during the Civil War. UVA’s John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History is helping uncover their stories.
Engaged Learning

Student Trio Creates Film in 72 Hours for Adrenaline Film Project

The challenge: write, cast, shoot, edit and screen a film in just 72 hours, in a team of three.
Focused Research

Preserving Life on a Sandbar

Fighting coastal erosion is one of many sustainability efforts conducted by UVA researchers with the Virginia Coast Reserve Long Term Ecological Research program on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

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