A&S Online Archive 2002

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November 2002

Building bridges across cultural borders
Suzanne Louis (MA, Cultural Anthropology, '77, Architectural History, '93)
Posted 10/31/02
Tiny PCs make witch trials accessible
Instead of plowing through volumes of original source materials or relying on someone else’s analysis, Benjamin Ray’s students have what they need to draw their own scholarly conclusions right at hand.
Posted 10/29/02
Seeing through an artist’s eyes
Watching a year unfold for an Anspaugh Fellow in Studio Art
Posted 11/01/02
Eyeing U.Va. history
Priya Parker (College '04) and Natalie Shonka (American Studies '03)
Posted 08/27/02
Where problems are routine, chairs find rewards
What, exactly, keeps department chairs so busy?
Posted 10/29/02
A Closer Look
Making democracy work: compromise on turf, not security
Posted 10/29/02
U.Va. joins world's largest telescope project
By joining a university partnership building a large binocular telescope in Arizona, U.Va. astronomers are balancing scientific progress with sensitivity to those who consider the instrument’s mountaintop home to be sacred ground.
Posted 10/31/02

Seeing through an artist's eyes
Watching a year unfold for an Anspaugh Fellow in Studio Art
Posted 09/30/02
From ground floor to cutting edge
Bill Carden and Joe Jennings (Government '85)
Posted 10/01/02
Frustrations lead to actions
Jason McDougall (Commerce, Economics) is CEO of his own company, with more than a dozen employees and more than 200 clients. His product? Accurate, concise corporate information.
Posted 09/30/02
Hoos writing books
Memoirs and translations, thrillers and histories, books about women and money – this list of recent and forthcoming books by faculty and alumni is as diverse and interesting as the people who wrote them.
Posted 09/30/02
Dear alumni and friends
College advances despite funding drop
Posted 09/26/02

Meeting of the minds
Students take a broader view of a solitary pursuit
Posted 08/19/02
Norfolk native is Va.'s first black chief justice
Reprinted with permission from The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Posted 08/29/02
Quarks, stars and cubes
Are there better ways for children to learn things?
Posted 08/19/02
Good dads
W. Bradford Wilcox (Government and Foreign Affairs '92)
Posted 08/06/02
Office manager finds the right fit
What to do when you need new clothes for the office? Edith Boateng-Conti made her own. Now creating beautiful garments featuring comfort, color and style has become an after-hours pastime that keeps herself – and a growing list of clients – well dressed.
Posted 08/19/02
A message from the Dean
Arts & Sciences prepares for more budget cuts
Posted 09/03/02

Great shooter
Charles Mott (Economics '51)
Posted 07/22/02
Doctor Beach
Every day's a beach day for Stephen Leatherman
Posted 08/01/02
Presley power
American icon has enduring appeal for students of music and culture
Posted 07/24/02
Poet Laureate hopes to bring other voices to the microphone
A pat on the back for an old guy? George Garrett isn't letting his fancy new title go to his head.
Posted 07/23/02
Doris Kuhlmann-Wilsdorf named inventor of the year
Honored scientist taught materials science and physics
Posted 07/22/02

Dear Alumni and Friends
A letter from Dean Ayers
Posted 05/14/02
The games people play
Charlie Holt teaches strategy and economics at the same time
Posted 05/01/02
A new look at the book
It's from an artist's viewpoint
Posted 04/29/02
The Runyonesque voice atop the Savile Row suits
Eddie Hayes (Government '69)
Posted 04/30/02
Hip-hop flip flop
Gaunt says the beat's not just for boys
Posted 04/29/02
His collection's novel
Adam Zissman (History, Media Studies '02)
Posted 04/30/02
A lifetime of studying the environment
Ruth Patrick (PhD, Biology '34)
Posted 04/29/02
Inside Schwartz
College student captures top job
Posted 04/30/02
Ars longa
Ted Turner and his former students exhibit their work
Posted 04/30/02
Poetry concentration
New program offers intensive work in poetry for undergraduates.
Posted 04/30/02
Large binocular telescope
Provost and faculty visit Arizona to gather information
Posted 04/29/02
$5 million gift boosts Arts Grounds
The proposed arts district would be centered on Carr's Hill
Posted 04/30/02

College and Commerce School plan new programs and buildings
An unprecedented collaboration between the College and the McIntire School of Commerce will result in 100,000 additional square feet of academic space and the creation of interdisciplinary courses and programs.
Posted 04/04/02
High tech, high touch
Pellon finds technology a useful teaching tool
Posted 03/29/02
UVa focuses on American Studies
New center, major draw on rich resources
Posted 03/29/02
Who lived in these mountains?
Perdues spend more than 30 years seeking answers
Posted 03/29/02
Learning to think visually
Stark passes on her lessons
Posted 03/28/02
Viewing and reviewing America
Digital archive links U.Va. and community colleges
Posted 04/01/02
An eye for gender equity
Blumberg travels the globe to gain sociological insights
Posted 04/01/02
Predicting the weather
Climate models bode ill for native species
Posted 03/29/02
On the Front Lines
A series of disasters
Posted 03/29/02
A&S students win scholarships for study abroad
Collins, Meyerle will work on human rights issues
Posted 03/29/02
Ethics and aesthetics
Conference explores their relationship in architecture
Posted 04/01/02

Cloning? Stem cell research? Who decides?
New interdisciplinary major tackles issues of human biology
Posted 03/01/02
On the Move
Jim Ritchey (History '75)
Posted 02/27/02
Hoos for Learning
Old textbooks find new life in rural high schools
Posted 02/26/02
Whose bones these are I think I know
Jeffrey Feldman (GSAS anthropology) studies the studies.
Posted 02/28/02
The New New Cabell
Polshek Partnership to tackle south Lawn Project
Posted 02/16/02
More than March
Faculty take music to area students every month
Posted 02/27/02
South Atlantic culture
New humanities center aims to preserve a colorful heritage
Posted 02/28/02
A Closer Look
Do No Harm
Posted 02/25/02

Seeing What Can't Be Seen
U.Va. astronomers view the galaxies in new ways
Posted 01/31/02
Condimentalism
Adam Wolpa (studio art '96) serves up his art
Posted 01/30/02
From Gilligan to "The X-Files"
Paul Cantor watches television
Posted 01/14/02
Advancing A&S Technology
Charles Grisham leads the charge
Posted 01/17/02
Arts & Sciences Budget FAQ
Answers to some questions the people in the Arts & Sciences community may have about impending budget cuts.
Posted 02/15/02