Catch up on some of the news from around the University.

Professor Lucien Bass (Engr ’63, Darden ’65) teaches students the art of negotiation.

The physics class, created by professor Louis Bloomfield in 1991, is a big hit with nonscience majors.

Why I happily traded 7 million viewers for 20 undergraduates in a classroom. A report from our correspondent on the frontlines.

A new exhibit, located in the main gallery of UVA’s Harrison Institute and Small Special Collections Library, marks the 60th anniversary of William Faulkner’s arrival on Grounds.

Virginia’s Curry School of Education climbs in the rankings; a new student center opens on the Corner; and a Grammy Award-winning producer visits Grounds.

At the University of Virginia, the postelection ignited a distinctly UVA form of protest: an outbreak of remarkably civil discourse about Thomas Jefferson.

Julian Bond and Marcus Martin honored with named professorships; Tom Walls named director of the Sorensen Institute.

UVA poet and National Book Award finalist Rita Dove shares stories of her family, writing career and teaching at UVA.

The Mead Money program encourages faculty to form strong bonds with students outside the classroom by paying for their lunch.

As up to 30 percent of UVA faculty prepare for retirement, the University prepares new hiring methods to fill the vacancies.

Many readers sent in feedback to the summer cover story “Modern Honor.” A selection of letter excerpts appear, along with a letter from the Editor on the Honor System piece.

In a series of experiments in a lab on Grounds in 1977, pharmacology professor Alfred G. Gilman made a breakthrough that won him a Nobel Prize.

Economics professor Ken Elzinga has taught more than 40,000 UVA students. But before he found his calling as a teacher, he considered another career path.

Busy-ness seems to be an epidemic. We asked several UVA students, professionals and alumni how they manage their time. Here are their answers.