
UVA history professor explores origins of Nazi animus toward Jews
UVA professor Alon Confino is intrigued with the stories Nazis told themselves to justify mass extermination.

UVA professor Alon Confino is intrigued with the stories Nazis told themselves to justify mass extermination.

The EMU database contains 46 family names associated with siblings enrolled in the fall of 2014. Three families have a trio of offspring enrolled, including two sets of parents who themselves graduated from EMU.

When a bird flew into the window of Becky Schneider’s office at the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center last year, the avian ecologist rushed outside and found a stunned flycatcher that flew off shortly afterward.

UVA football coach Mike London talks with reporters on Monday. Virginia (4-6, 2-4 ACC) hosts Miami (6-4, 3-3 ACC) on Saturday at 7 p.m.

The UVA men’s soccer team has earned the No. 16 seed in the 2014 NCAA Tournament. On Sunday, UVA will play host to the winner of the Thursday match between UNC Wilmington and Bucknell.

Dr. Hope M. Harrison, associate professor of history and international affairs at The George Washington University, will speak on “The 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall and German Historical Memory.”

The UVA women’s soccer team will host second and third round play of the 2014 NCAA Tournament next weekend at Klöckner Stadium.

November 14-23 will mark the third annual CiderWeekVA festival continuing the tradition of sharing delicious, locally fermented, artisanal ciders from across the Commonwealth.

Using amateur citizen scientists to collect data, such as types of trees in a forest, would seem like an ideal way for budget-strapped agencies and organizations to augment their workforce.

Governor Terry McAuliffe’s Commission on Integrity and Public Confidence in State Government will convene its second meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Friday.
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