December 03, 2008 | Arts & Sciences
How a Summer Internship Helped Me Find My Calling
Cameron Brickhouse is a fourth-year University of Virginia student majoring in African-American and African  Studies. Her essay appears in the fall e-newsletter from the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies.

December 02, 2008 | Engineering
Teens Will Compete This Weekend to Build Better 'Bots
Lessons in mathematics and physics will come to life as high school students wage battle with their robotic creations during the 2008 Virginia FIRST Tech Challenge, to be held this weekend at the University of Virginia.

December 02, 2008
U.Va. Sets Teach-In on Issues Surrounding Recent Terror Incidents in Mumbai
A teach-in on issues surrounding the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, will be held Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Newcomb Hall Art Gallery at the University of Virginia.

December 01, 2008 | Engineering
Brown-Bag Series Celebrates Women in Engineering
Pamela Norris, a professor in the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, will be the semester's final speaker for the school's "Celebrating Women in Engineering" brown-bag lunch series.

December 01, 2008
Special Class Schedule to Accommodate MLK Day in January
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which falls on Jan. 19, is a holiday for students, staff and faculty at the University of Virginia. But because that day is also the first Monday of the spring semester, it's preferable to make the classes up.The University Calendar Committee, composed of faculty, staff and students, decided to manage the start of the 2009 spring semester differently.

December 01, 2008 | Law
U.Va. Law Alumna Selected for Homeland Security Secretary
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, a 1983 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, has been nominated as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a Cabinet-level post. President-elect Barack Obama announced his decision today.

December 01, 2008 | Arts & Sciences
The Virginia Glee Club Presents 68th Annual Christmas Concerts on Dec. 5
The Virginia Glee Club will celebrate the season of giving with its 68th Annual Christmas Concerts Friday at 8 p.m. in the Old Cabell Hall Auditorium.

December 01, 2008 | Arts & Sciences
41st Annual Messiah Sing-In to be Held Dec. 9
The University of Virginia McIntire Department of Music presents the 41st Annual Messiah Sing-in Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. in the Old Cabell Hall Auditorium.

December 01, 2008
UVaClub of Charlottesville Gives $20,000 to AccessUVa
The UVaClub of Charlottesville presented University of Virginia President John T. Casteen III with a $20,000 gift Monday to support AccessUVa, the University's financial aid program.

December 01, 2008 | Arts & Sciences
Former Journalist Turns Love of History to Cottage Industry
C. Brian Kelly built a cottage industry writing short historical vignettes, such as the "Best Little Stories from the American Revolution" and "Best Little Stories from the Civil War." Now, Kelly — a former newspaperman and current University of Virginia news writing instructor — has changed scope of his series slightly, recently publishing "Best Little Stories from the Life and Times of Winston Churchill."