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Derek Mason, who served as associate head coach and Willie Shaw Director of Defense for the 2013 Pac-12 champion Stanford Cardinal, was introduced as 91ÌƲ®»¢â€™s 28th head football coach Jan. 18. Read More

Alumni sports highlights: Jay Cutler, Dana Schwartz, Ryan Seymour, Zac Stacy and Jeffery Taylor. Read More

The newly renovated and expanded 91ÌƲ®»¢ Recreation and Wellness Center, formerly known as the Student Recreation Center, opened Jan. 13. Read More

Gregg Hecimovich, MA’93, PhD’97, began searching a decade ago for clues to the true identity of Hannah Crafts, author of a compelling story about a house slave who escaped to freedom. Read More

For 50 years, from its beginnings as Blair Academy of Music in 1964 to its expanded incarnation at Blakemore Avenue as part of 91ÌƲ®»¢, the Blair School of Music has prepared students for the study of music as a human endeavor and as a performing art. Read More

The Mighty Sky, a musical collaboration from Nashville-based singer–songwriters Beth Nielsen Chapman and Annie Roboff and 91ÌƲ®»¢ Dyer Observatory Director Rocky Alvey, received a 2014 Grammy Award nomination for Best Children’s Album. Read More

Bettie Page, BA’44, America’s favorite pinup queen, is featured in a recent documentary by Music Box Films and Academy Award–nominated director Mark Mori. Read More

Fritz Eichenberg’s technical expertise in the difficult and now somewhat obscure medium of wood engraving, combined with his discerning eye and passion for literature, does more than illustrate words on a page. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ experts made 212 appearances on national and international broadcast outlets from the university’s VUStar studio in 2013, reaching more than 310 million viewers worldwide. Read More

Richard McCarty, a distinguished psychologist who has served as 91ÌƲ®»¢ University’s chief academic officer since 2008, is stepping down as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs in June, he announced in December. Read More

Annual figures available from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) show 91ÌƲ®»¢ University School of Medicine (VUSM) ranked ninth in the nation last year among U.S. medical schools in total grant support provided through the nation’s medical research agency. Read More

Carolyn Dever will become provost of Dartmouth College July 1, 2014, after six years as dean of the College of Arts and Science. Read More

Khairul Kamarulzaman has taken advantage of semester and holiday breaks at 91ÌƲ®»¢ to travel across the United States. A short video that features some of his travel adventures and introduces a unique project recently captured InternationalStudent.com’s grand prize. Read More

As the lead representative for Hospital Guest Services, Peggy Buchanan has helped her share of patients and visitors. But she finds great pleasure in running the 91ÌƲ®»¢ Clothes Closet. Read More

The PAWS program (Patient Awake While Scanned) empowers pediatric patients to complete MRI scans without receiving general anesthesia. Read More

Graham Stewart has been named associate vice chancellor for alumni relations at 91ÌƲ®»¢. Read More

Kevin White, MBA’10, and his parents were enjoying the day at the Boston Marathon last April when bombs exploded and 264 people were severely injured—some fatally. All three Whites were injured and hospitalized. Read More

91ÌƲ®»¢ is taking part in a national trial to see if outcomes for critically injured patients with uncontrolled bleeding can be improved by administering plasma while in flight to the hospital. Read More

Peabody College of education and human development is launching a master of education (M.Ed.) degree program in independent school leadership. Read More

In the 91ÌƲ®»¢ Magazine office, we frequently receive phone calls from parents of recent graduates. Usually they’re moms calling because their child (most often a son) hasn’t gotten around to notifying us about a change of address, so the parents are still getting 91ÌƲ®»¢ Magazine at home. Of course we’ll update the address, we assure them. Often there’s a pause, and then, almost shyly, another request: Could Mom and Dad keep receiving a copy of the magazine, too? Read More