Recent Articles by
Caroline Newman
July 19, 2017
Lindsay Hinz’s costume design career is on a roll. She has already designed Broadway costumes for three years, and she’s a top 10 finalist in one of America’s quirkiest contests – the 2017 Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest.
July 18, 2017
Staff Sgt. Sargent (he gets that joke a lot) earned the Silver Star and the USO George Van Cleave Military Leadership Award for his heroic actions in fighting off a Taliban siege and saving several lives – including his own.
July 11, 2017
Why might you want bats in your backyard? They can eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes and pests every hour. See how one UVA graduate plans to bring this natural pest control to more American homes.
July 06, 2017
UVA alumnus Brandon Rogers had finished medical school and wowed judges on the hit television show “America’s Got Talent” before he tragically died in a June 10 car accident.
July 05, 2017
Though she graduated only two years ago, Haley Alvarez has already worked with three major league teams: the Oakland Athletics, the Boston Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds.
July 05, 2017
Summer internships are taking UVA students to the halls of Congress, laboratories in Belgium and think tanks working around the world. See how one design thinking course got them there.
July 03, 2017
Retired UVA drama professors Judith Reagan and Richard Warner have been married for 40 years. Thursday night, they will take the stage in a two-person play about a widow and widower who fall in love.
June 30, 2017
Brad Christmann designs his colorful socks to stand out and stand the test of time, and he wants every step of the process – from the yarn he purchases to the sale of the socks themselves – to give back to American communities, especially veterans.
June 22, 2017
Holland was recently appointed president of Afghanistan’s most prestigious university after more than a decade of work restoring higher education across the country.
June 22, 2017
Carson, who produced a 34-song rap album for his dissertation, hopes his work will inspire conversation not just about hip-hop, but also the racial tension and violence America continues to grapple with.