October 28, 2008
UVa study: Intense exercise needed for body change
Any type of exercise is beneficial for health, but high-intensity exercise is likely necessary to achieve significant improvements in body composition, researchers at the University of Virginia have found.
October 02, 2008
UVa lifts sign ban
Nearly six weeks after the University of Virginia banned all signs at its sporting events — including football and basketball — the university abruptly switched course Thursday afternoon and rescinded its controversial no-sign policy.
August 25, 2008
Grooming the South Lawn
Construction of a terrace that will extend over Jefferson Park Avenue, connecting New Cabell Hall and the under-construction South Lawn, should begin by the middle of September.
August 23, 2008
Students back minus dining trays
A student-led initiative at the University of Virginia is taking the trays out of the school’s dining halls.
August 13, 2008
Writing off plagiarism
This newspaper backs the University of Virginia’s efforts to combat plagiarism.
July 20, 2008
UVa seeks to curb alcohol, substance abuse
The University of Virginia is escalating its efforts to discourage new students from imbibing staggering amounts of alcohol.
June 16, 2008
UVa taps deeper into endowment
The University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors has voted to tap deeper into its $3.2 billion endowment.
June 09, 2008
UVa set to lose longtime dean
The University of Virginia’s longtime dean of admissions announced Monday that he will retire in June 2009.
June 07, 2008
University students construct homes, build teamwork
Amid sauna-like heat, three dozen University of Virginia students spent Wednesday afternoon hanging Sheetrock, hammering nails and attaching vinyl siding.
May 28, 2008
Former UVa dean Whitehead dies at 85
Walter Dexter Whitehead Jr., a longtime University of Virginia dean and professor of physics, died Tuesday after a long fight with prostate cancer. He was 85.
May 27, 2008
Garrett, prodigious writer and professor, dies at age 78
The protagonist may be gone but his stories go on.
Darden partnership to bring in the Swiss
The Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia signed off on a partnership Tuesday that will bring up to 60 Swiss students per year to study at the school.
May 15, 2008
UVa scientist ties nitrogen to global climate change
One of the key causes of global climate change remains something of an unsung eco-villain, one University of Virginia researcher believes.
April 30, 2008
UVa raises in-state tuition by 9.4 percent
The executive committee of UVa’s Board of Visitors on Wednesday set undergraduate tuition rates for the 2008-09 academic year.
UVa in-state tuition might rise by nearly 10 percent
The executive committee of UVa’s Board of Visitors is meeting today to set undergraduate tuition rates for the 2008-09 academic year.
