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U.Va.’s
own distinguished creative writing professors,
Sydney Blair and Christopher Tilghman,
will be reading from their works tomorrow
at
7:30 p.m. at the Harrison Institute/ Small
Special Collections Library. Blair received
the
Virginia Prize for Fiction in 1991 for
her novel “Buffalo,” just re-released
as part of the Voices of the South Series
of Louisiana State University Press. Tilghman
is the author of two novels, “Roads
of the Heart” (2004) and “Mason’s
Retreat” and two short story collections.
His awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship
and the Whiting Writer’s Award. The
reading is free and open to the public.
Inside
UVA
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 Nobel
laureate Dr. Ferid Murad (right), a groundbreaking
physiologist who conducted some of his most
important research during the 1970s at the
University of Virginia, spoke about his research
into nitric oxide Monday to
a capacity audience in the Rotunda Dome Room.
During
the lecture
he
presented
a video about his work, discussed the history
of the Nobel Prize and the selection process,
and talked about his research and life since
winning the award. The free public lecture,
part of a series of annual public lectures
at U.Va. by Nobel science laureates, was
sponsored by the Office of the Vice President
for Research and Graduate Studies. Full
story.
U.Va. News Services/Photo: Dan Addison
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