Nov 17th, 2008 · The University of Virginia has opened a new high-tech laundry room for its students. Students can look online to see if washers and dryers are available. The machines can even send text messages to the students' phones when the laundry is ready. The only problem ... they can't teach students how to wash their clothes.
Oct 23rd, 2008 · The number of alcohol-related deaths is on the rise at colleges nationwide. But at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, no student has died from intoxication or an accident linked to drinking since 1998. The school's prevention program relies on peer health educators and honesty about the effects of alcohol.
Oct 3rd, 2008 · Viewers of Thursday night's debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden included a group at the University of Virginia's campus in Wise County. Steve Inskeep watched the debate with them and talks to Renee Montagne about the group had to say about the only debate between vice presidential candidates.
Aug 15th, 2008 · iPhones, electric toothbrushes, antilock brakes — all of these are products of a field called mechatronics, which combines physics, computer science and mechanical engineering. Students training in this difficult discipline at the University of Virginia get to have some fun, too; as a class project, they built electric guitars and robotic mice.
Jul 4th, 2008 · A French court ruled this week that eBay must pay Louis Vuitton more than $60 million in damages for allowing fake goods to be sold through its site. Co-host Ari Shapiro talks with Chris Sprigman, a professor of intellectual property law at the University of Virginia, about the implications of the ruling.
Apr 18th, 2007 · Michele Norris talks with Dr. Russ Federman, director of counseling at the University of Virginia. He'll talk about how universities can deal with students that exhibit mental health problems.
Oct 1st, 2006 · In 1918, Robert Frost inscribed a handwritten poem in the cover of a friend's book. It remained hidden from the world for 88 years, until a graduate student at the University of Virginia recently discovered it. It appears this week in the Virginia Quarterly Review.
Sep 30th, 2006 · NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to note the discovery of a previously unknown work by Robert Frost. The work was discovered by a graduate student at the University of Virginia.