The Global Development Organization held a discussion Tuesday with Peace Corps Representative William Evans regarding future volunteers for the Peace Corps program.
The University is set to launch a Diversity Data Dashboard that will help make data on diversity at the University more accessible.
Politics Prof. Larry Sabato hosted his annual Crystal Ball predictions Monday night, predicting Republican gains in Tuesday’s congressional and state elections. Sabato and his team said they predict the Republican Party would gain a total of eight seats in the Senate to gain a 53-47 majority as well as nine seats in the House of Representatives, which which would give them a 243-192 majority.
Agencies in Albemarle, Buckingham, and Greene counties will receive grants totalling nearly a quarter of a million dollars to improve emergency preparedness .
At a summit held to address sexual violence on college campuses in Virginia on Thursday and Friday, Governor Terry McAuliffe said he intends to lead an effort that changes the sexual assault culture at Virginia schools.
The Honor Committee is organizing a pair of events to foster discussion about the informed retraction and single sanction, hosting upcoming discussions with Sustained Dialogue, Mainland Student Network and the Chinese Students Scholar Society.
Attorney James Camblos requested a psychiatric evaluation of Jesse Matthew Friday in relation to a 2005 sexual assault case.
History Prof. Melvyn P. Leffler and Darden Prof. Alexander B. Horniman received Thomas Jefferson Awards last Friday during the University’s Fall Convocation ceremony at John Paul Jones Arena.
A recent study conducted by members of the psychology department found that parents who exercised psychological control on their teenagers hinder their child’s ability to develop close relationships later on in adulthood.
Recognizing the large amount of energy wasted by residential homes in the U.S., Computer Science Prof.
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) announced that medical school enrollment numbers have reached record highs, with a total of 20,343 students enrolled in medical colleges this fall.
The Engineering School placed 11th in a list recently published by website NerdScholar, ranking universities with the highest salaries for engineering and computer science graduates. The University was pegged higher than any other school in the state.
The University is hosting a symposium this week to reflect on and celebrate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Art collector Robert Hefner loaned two pieces of the Berlin Wall to the University that are currently displayed outside Alderman Library.
Volunteer organization CAR2Vote, or Charlottesville Albemarle Rides to Vote, will provide transportation to polling locations Tuesday for anyone who needs it.
Students and community members joined Sen. Mark Warner, D-VA, and other Virginia leaders in the Newcomb Gallery Saturday afternoon to rally support for his campaign against Republican challenger Ed Gillespie.
Election day is this Tuesday. Below, read candidate profiles for the three Senate candidates vying for the Virginia seat. Additionally, find information about the two candidates competing in the Charlottesville-area House of Representatives race.
The University tied for 102nd out of 500 total universities in a new Global University Rankings list recently published by U.S. News & World Report.
Former mayors and other Charlottesville community leaders released an open letter Wednesday, demanding City Registrar Sheri Iachetta be put on administrative leave and calling for the immediate resignation of members of the local Electoral Board.
CustomInk announced the completion of its multi-million dollar facility expansion in Charlottesville Thursday. The project marks the fourth major facility opening for the company during 2014, according to a company press release.
Now four month's into the 2014-15 fiscal year, University administrators are ironing out the kinks in a new budget model, which is shadowing the existing model this year before being fully implemented July 1.
