A&S Online Archive 2001

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November 2001

  • High on a Mountain
    Loving nature and learning at a research station in the wilderness
    Posted 10/31/01

  • Introducing ... Oscar
    A new Web site focusing on scholarship, creativity and research debuts its first phase
    Posted 09/01/04

  • Dance steps closer to becoming major
    Sage Blaska’s vision for dance at the University has taken shape as a new course that examines dance as a medium of cultural expression. She hopes this first step will lead to dance as a major.
    Posted 10/31/01

  • Taking on the rankings
    As an economist at U.S. News & World Report in charge of producing its annual college guide, U.Va. graduate Amy Graham was dismayed to find that inertia and entrenched interests play a role in determining where schools stand in the rankings.
    Posted 10/31/01

  • In English, a new way to an M.A.
    A combined five-year undergraduate and graduate degree program in English is designed for talented students who are ready for more advanced study but are unsure about going on to graduate school.
    Posted 10/31/01

October 2001

September 2001

  • Honor in the headlines
    Is the system still relevant?
    Posted 08/31/01

  • The forecast for the new millennium: hazy
    There's no doubt about it. The atmosphere is warming, and human activity is driving much of this change. But there remain serious disagreements about the consequences: are we rushing headlong toward ecological disaster, or can we just expect milder weather? Two U.Va. environmental scientists spell out the options.
    Posted 08/31/01

  • A Closer Look
    When life imitates dolls
    Posted 08/31/01

  • Dexter examines wilder side of research
    Kyle Dexter (Biology, Environmental Sciences '02)
    Posted 08/31/01

August 2001