The Jefferson Scholars Foundation recognized Biology Prof. Barry Condron, Chemistry Prof. James Landers and Accounting Prof. Susan Perry Williams last week as the 2014 recipients of the Jefferson Scholars Award for Excellence in Teaching.
SumZero, a private social network for people in the investment industry, recently released data suggesting that the University produces the most successful investors ? as compared to graduates of other universities in terms of picking stocks.
Gov. McAuliffe appointed Engineering Prof. James C. McDaniel to the state Aerospace Advisory Council last Friday. The Council is the tasked with advising the governor and other executive agencies on policy and funding in aerospace economic development, workforce development in the industry and educational programs and curriculum related to aerospace.
A new laser technology system is being used to aid in the renovation of the University’s iconic Rotunda.
With Ebola spreading rapidly across West Africa and two reported cases in the United States, many in the University community have started a conversation about the disease.
The National Institute of Justice awarded two professors with the University’s Curry School a $6.1 million research grant Monday.
The University’s National Marriage Project released a report earlier this month analyzing the effects of premarital conditions on future marital success.
Newsmagazine The Economist released its 2014 ranking of the Top 100 international MBA programs, placing the University’s Darden School as No. 3 in the world.
The Virginia Task Force on Combating Campus Sexual Violence held its first meeting last Thursday in Richmond to discuss ways to prevent and respond to sexual violence, an issue plaguing colleges nationwide.
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation announced the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint, a plan to restore the Bay, will increase the economic benefits of the Bay by $22.5 billion, part of an economic report released Monday.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe awarded $1.6 million in grants Wednesday to 29 schools in 13 divisions to support existing year-round education programs and help schools implement new programs in the 2014-15 or the 2015-16 school years.
The Route 29 Project Delivery Advisory Committee reconvened on Thursday to discuss updates for the solutions package. The project aims to reduce congestion and improve safety and the movement of traffic from Route 29 onto the Route 250 Bypass, as well as improve the flow of traffic continuing south on Route 29, or Emmet Street, into Charlottesville.
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring joined the attorney generals of the other 49 states and the District of Columbia, the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission in a $105 million settlement with AT&T Mobility.
The University Federalist Society hosted Law Prof. Douglas Laycock to discuss his involvement as a defense attorney in the Supreme Court case Holt v. Hobbs on Thursday.
Members of Sustained Dialogue and Teach for America co-hosted an open forum Tuesday to discuss the nation’s opportunity gap and rural inequalities with Teach for America corp members.
Print shop and framing business Freeman Victorius, a store on the Corner for more than 60 years, is moving from their location in the next couple months due to an increase in property rent.
The International Relations Organization and the Class of 2015 Board of Trustees held a career panel at Jefferson Hall on Wednesday to discuss navigating the job-searching process. Approximately 90 students, many of them fourth-years, attended to listen to a panel of four University alums give advice about post-undergraduate life.
Virginia ranked 43rd out of 48 states in energy efficiency in a recent study by WalletHub, a personal finance website.
Student Council has held a voter registration drive in recent weeks to garner attention about next month’s midterm elections. Student Council’s Legislative Affairs Committee designed the drive to make voter registration as easy and simple as possible for students, who typically have low turnout in midterm elections.
University officials announced Dr. Randolph J. Canterbury accepted his appointment to Interim Medical School Dean earlier this week. His term is set to start on December 1, 2014.
