Cornell’s creations are visible in several major cities, but right here in Charlottesville visitors to The Fralin Museum can view six Cornell boxes in a special exhibition, “Enclosing Infinity.”
Alumnus Mason Hereford, who was a competitor on Netflix’s reality cooking show, “Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend,” credits his time in Charlottesville for his love of sandwiches, his signature dish.
The “Kings of Freedom” panels were initially going to be on Grounds for just 1½ years, but the agreement has been extended each year since 2014. However, this is likely the last year.
The collections, which span a millennium from the ninth to the 19th centuries, comprise more than 500 items, including scrolls, wood blocks, calligraphic materials and rare books.
Nana Boateng’s efforts to get to UVA during the pandemic paid off: She received the prestigious Henfield Prize in fiction last month, with the judge writing, “This text left its fingerprints all over my heart.”
The Area Program in Poetry Writing graduates its 20th class this year. To mark the occasion, fourth-year student Isabella Salcedo, who is double-majoring in poetry writing and linguistics, reads her poem, “Path of Least Resistance.”