Auction of Historic Items to Fund Rotunda Restoration

A sheepskin diploma from the Class of '52 -- that's 1852 -- is one of several items featured in an online auction of U.Va. memorabilia helping to fuel a fundraiser to benefit the restoration of the Rotunda. The face behind the project is third-year student Whit Hunter, who grew up in Charlottesville attending U.Va. football games, watching his father teach and his siblings learn at U.Va.

U.Va. to Pilot Electronic Textbook Program

The next time you see University of Virginia students fiddling with their cell phones or iPads, don't assume they are procrastinating. They just might be reading a textbook. Students in select courses are testing an e-text pilot program in which all students receive electronic copies of assigned textbooks -- free of charge.

U.Va. Professor Emeritus Oscar Miller Jr. Dies

Longtime University of Virginia biologist Oscar Lee Miller Jr., whose scientific discovery in the 1960s led to many important advances in DNA science and is still used in labs today, died Jan. 28. He was 86. His memorial service will likely be held in March.

Law Alumnus, History Professor Recall Relationships with MLK

U.Va. School of Law alumnus Michael Cody and civil rights leader Julian Bond, a history professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, shared their personal stories about Martin Luther King Jr. in a discussion Tuesday night at the Law School.