Upcoming ‘Arts on the Hill’ Events To Feature Actors Jason George and Kathleen Turner
The stage is set for the next two events in the University of Virginia’s “Arts on the Hill” series this semester. To showcase the art of acting, Jason George and Kathleen Turner will appear in separate events in November and December at Carr’s Hill, the home of UVA President Jim Ryan.
The Arctic Design Group Embrace Trial and Error During Their Recent Field Season in Alaska
This summer, following several years of postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Virginia researchers eagerly embarked on their first field season in the city of Utqiaġvik, Alaska.
Labradoodle Welcomes Home Baby Brother in Alumna's New, Bestselling Book
It’s a life cycle familiar to many. A young couple marries. They grow their family by adding a pooch to the homestead and Fido becomes the center of attention. He may even make an appearance on the family holiday card, bookended by his adoring “mom and dad.” A few years later, husband and wife muster the courage to have an actual child and then comes the question: How to introduce the fur baby to the human baby? An alumna answers this question in her new book.
Virginia Film Festival Announces 35th Annual Program
The Virginia Film Festival will celebrate its 35th Anniversary on November 2-6 with a robust program of more than 100 films and events, a stellar lineup of special guests, and an array of conversations that will once again take VAFF audiences beyond the screen to explore some of the most important issues of our time. HIGHLIGHTS: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Opens, Empire of Light Closes. Highlights Include All The Beauty And The Bloodshed; Good Night Oppy; Living; The Lost King; She Said; and Women Talking
Virginia Film Festival Focuses on Community, Both Close to Home and Abroad
The Virginia Film Festival will present more than 100 films, including dramas, comedies and documentaries, and will feature events with a lineup of guests discussing their careers and latest films. The festival runs from Nov. 2 to 6.
Elgin Cleckley Receives Distinguished Public Scholar Award
UVA School of Architecture is proud to announce that Elgin Cleckley, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Design Thinking, was recently named a 2021–22 Distinguished Public Scholar by the University of Virginia Office of Engagement. Cleckley was one of six UVA faculty to receive the award, which acknowledges excellent service to alumni, parents, and friends of the University.
Rabih Alameddine wins PEN/Faulkner Award in Fiction
We are excited to announce that Rabih Alameddine, UVA’s Kapnick Foundation Distinguished Writer-in-Residence, has been selected as the winner of the 2022 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for his novel The Wrong End of the Telescope (Grove Atlantic). “This year’s judges have done the seemingly impossible,” said Louis Bayard, PEN/Faulkner Awards Committee Chair. “They have found a ‘first among equals’ in a diverse slate of five extraordinary titles. We look forward to celebrating Rabih Allameddine’s exquisite novel, as well as the enduring work of his fellow finalists.”
