Bloomfield brings science to masses
While the guitar has been around since the days of Chaucer, it took some guy in Tennessee to make an innovation that…
Energy expert warns about peak oil
As you’re hopping into your car, gearing up for the holidays, driving every which way to pick out shiny gifts, think about this: According to Robert Hirsch, a past senior energy program advisor for world oil production with Science Application International Corporations, the one resource that provides all those things could soon be in dangerously […]
On your own in domestic court
Annette Morgan, 41, is no stranger to the domestic court system. She can use terms like "remand" and "guardian ad litem," describe how proceedings for child custody work in practice, and discuss eloquently the problem of not having any records kept during domestic court hearings. But like many involved in domestic court, she is not […]
"I am a candidate of the mainstream"
On Friday, December 7, presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich will appear at Lane Auditorium in the County Office building to, as he says
Kyoto: 10 years warmer
"Feature Spread"Click here to view larger More features: You’re getting warmer The Kyoto Accord began the race to halt global warming.On its 10th anniversary, why are we barely past the starting gate? Chill out Skeptical environmentalist Bjørn Lomborg questions the Kyoto Protocol’s effectiveness Kyoto accordinglyWe ask a few American notables how far we’ve come since […]
Dying for the cause [video]
A dozen or so UVA students stage a "die-in" outside the Corner branch of Bank of America, a protest against the bank's investment in coal. The action was planned in conjunction with the national group Step It Up…
Yankees to play Virginia Tech in March [December 4]
The New York Yankees will play an exhibition game at Virginia Tech on March 18…
Too smart for his genes [December 1]
Enlightened caution, thy name is Eric Turkheimer. The University of Virginia psychology professor recently weighed in on the raging debate over intelligence and genetics that started…
Football fans will watch ball drop in Jacksonville [December 2]
The Wahoo faithful found out where they're spending New Year's tonight: Jacksonville, Florida. The 9-3 UVA football team…
For those about to rock…keep hitting "refresh" [December 3]
Get those internet clicking and/or telephone dialing fingers ready, Charlottesville.