Women who enter college as engineering majors are less likely than their male peers to graduate with an engineering degree and pursue a related career path, according to a study published in the October edition of the American Sociological Review. The authors of the review attributed this trend to a lack of confidence.
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia suggested in an annual report this week that the government should spend $117.7 million this fiscal year on higher education institutions in Virginia. The report proposes a $51.2 million increase in funding toward "base adequacy," which aims to "support base operating needs, enrollment growth, additional faculty and staff, library and other instructional and research materials, and efforts to facilities." It also proposes a $6.4 million increase in faculty salaries and a $3.6 million increase in graduate financial aid. "The proposals made by SCHEV would be advantageous to higher education in general and therefore to the University as well," Colette Sheehy, vice president for management and budget, said in an email. University students will also benefit from these proposed increases in funding. "Any funding we receive from the state will benefit students as we are able to hire additional faculty, purchase equipment, support our AccessUVa program and mitigate tuition increases," Sheehy said. Kirsten Nelson, director of Communications and Government Relations for SCHEV, said the council took into account the size of institutions, financial aid and state tuition, among other factors in reaching its conclusions. The increase in funding necessitates a 3 percent to 5 percent increase of student tuition for each fiscal year, the report says. Now that the recommendations have been made, the General Assembly and Gov.
[caption id="attachment_47509" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Incoming students will now be able to apply directly into the Education School's program rather than waiting until their second year.
[caption id="attachment_47507" align="alignleft" width="244" caption="Carol Browner, a former Obama administration official, visited the Law School yesterday to discuss environmental protection.
[caption id="attachment_47505" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Occupy Charlottesville can now camp out in Lee Park for 30 more days.
[caption id="attachment_47469" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Fran Lawrence, right, represents George Huguely, the former University student and lacrosse player charged with the murder of his former girlfriend, Yeardley Love.
College student Farah Shah, facing a Class 1 misdemeanor for computer trespassing, was sentenced Tuesday to complete 50 hours of community service.
[caption id="attachment_47466" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Sierra Student Coalition at the University hosted John Cruickshank, chair of the state-wide chapter, yesterday.
The ongoing legal battle between Virginia Attorney General and University alumnus Ken Cuccinelli and the University about the release of documents related to climate change research is currently on hold, as both parties wait for the state Supreme Court to set a hearing date.
[caption id="attachment_47397" align="alignleft" width="239" caption="This evening Circuit Court will address the motion on behalf of George Huguely's defense to access Yeardley Love's medical records.
The University announced yesterday that it will reorganize its financial structure in the 2013-14 fiscal year.
[caption id="attachment_47394" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Student Council hosted a debate last night between Democratic State Sen.
Stephen Braga, partner in law firm Ropes & Gray's Government Enforcement Practice in Washington, D.C., and renowned white-collar criminal defense and innocence lawyer, began teaching a seminar yesterday at the University's Law School concerning his involvement with the prominent West Memphis Three Case.
[caption id="attachment_47334" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Washington Post Associate Editor Bob Woodward spoke at the Miller Center yesterday.
[caption id="attachment_47332" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The new pay system at the University Medical Center was implemented earlier this month.
The American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar is adding new reporting requirements for law schools releasing information about their graduating classes, the ABA announced last week in response to a letter from Sen.
The University Health System and 27 other participating universities published a study last week about a new, noninvasive prenatal blood test which can detect Down syndrome in a fetus. The test, which was released in 20 metropolitan regions last week, can reduce the need for risky diagnostic procedures which may put the health of the mother and the fetus at risk. The study, published in the journal "Genetics in Medicine," found that a noninvasive method using blood tests may be a safer alternative to the normal screening process, said Glenn Palomaki, a lead researcher on the study and senior research associate in the division of biology and medicine at Brown University.
[caption id="attachment_47251" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sen. Jim Webb, D.-Va., delivered the keynote address at a luncheon Friday celebrating the opening of the Batten School's new location in Garrett Hall.
[caption id="attachment_47249" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Honor Committee continued last night to debate the possibility of an informed retraction option for students who violate the honor code.
A new report from a Georgetown University team shows that students who major in science, technology, engineering or mathematics fields will have greater income potential than non-STEM majors, though they show high levels of attrition from the job field. The report finds that non-STEM occupations will earn on average an entry salary of $36,000, compared to a STEM employment's $51,000.
