Recent Articles by
Caroline Newman
April 06, 2018
As a high schooler, Taylor Thompson raised $85,000 and built a Habitat for Humanity house to honor his mom, who had just died of breast cancer. Now a UVA first-year student, he has since built houses around the world and with worked alongside former President Jimmy Carter– and he’s nowhere near done.
April 03, 2018
During special screenings at UVA and downtown on Wednesday, the alumna and veteran broadcast journalist will discuss her new National Geographic series, which takes on contentious topics like the Aug. 11 and 12 rallies in Charlottesville.
April 03, 2018
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated 50 years ago, sparking a week of massive civil unrest. Tapes from UVA’s Miller Center let you listen directly to President Lyndon B. Johnson as he handles the crisis.
April 02, 2018
The Teeny Tiny Zoo was back on Grounds Monday, brightening up even a chilly afternoon. Check out the photos.
March 28, 2018
After Aug. 11 and 12, Aniko Bodroghkozy quickly developed a course studying media coverage of protest movements in the 1960s and today. Its relevance has only increased, as this week’s massive March for Our Lives shows.
March 28, 2018
Armed with 3-D printers, robots, laser cutters and a lot of hard-earned knowledge, they are ready to bring students’ ideas to life.
March 27, 2018
UVA political scientist Barbara Perry talks about Jackie’s engagement to another “John,” the decision that could have saved Bobby Kennedy’s life and seven more tidbits about one of America’s most famous families.
March 22, 2018
After walking the Lawn last May, art historian Emily Cox began her post-graduate life in England, the first step in a career that she hopes will take her to the pinnacle of some of the world’s best art museums.
March 20, 2018
These business school brewers are just getting started. Check out the “School of Brew” at UVA’s Darden School of Business.
March 16, 2018
UVA is partnering with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Pennsylvania State University to test a new course helping first-year students thrive academically, mentally and socially – during school and throughout their lives.