The University Teaching Resource Center awarded fourteen faculty members teaching awards this week. Biology Prof.
South African Richard Goldstone, former chief prosecutor of the international criminal tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, spoke yesterday in Newcomb Hall about the current state of international criminal justice. Goldstone is a notable and experienced leader in the field of international criminal law.
Albemarle County Police responded to a bomb threat Thursday morning at 545 Ray C.
Jurors for the wrongful death case filed by the parents of slain Virginia Tech students Erin Peterson and Julia Pryde ruled yesterday the university had not done enough to inform the school community about the two shootings which occurred the morning of April 16, 2007. Seung-Hui Cho, the gunman who committed the morning shootings, killed another 30 people later that afternoon, but Virginia Tech maintains its officials did not act improperly. "The heinous crimes committed by Seung-Hui Cho were an unprecedented act of violence that no one could have foreseen," Virginia Tech spokesperson Mark Owczarski said in a statement yesterday.
The Batten School entered the U.S. News and World Report rankings for the first time yesterday, placing 46th among the nation's top graduate public affairs programs.
Stimson Center Senior Advisor Mona Yacoubian spoke yesterday about the current Syrian uprising one year after the Arab Spring at the weekly meeting of the International Relations Organization. The discussion centered on Syrian politics, including concerns about the nation's deteriorating domestic situation and the possible collapse of Pres.
The Virginia General Assembly failed to agree on a budget before its March 10 deadline this weekend, pushing the legislature into a Special Session which will ultimately pose extra costs to taxpayers.
The University's Law School ranks seventh among the nation's top law schools, according to the 2013 Best Graduate Schools rankings released yesterday by U.S.
Student Council representatives yesterday evening passed a resolution 14-0 to signal the body's support of lobbying group Virginia21's efforts to increase funding for higher education. Alex Reber, second-year Engineering student and co-chair of the Legislative Affairs Committee, introduced the resolution last month.
Professors at the University's Medical Center have stopped the world's tallest man from growing, according to press statement released Monday by the University's Health System.
Charlottesville City Council yesterday evening discussed raising the minimum wage of Charlottesville employees to $13 an hour from the current rate of $11.67.
The Law School earlier this month began an $8 million redesign of Slaughter Hall in an effort to expand office space for the school's 20 legal clinics and create more accessible student spaces. Preliminary design work for the project began Jan.
The American Council on Education published a report yesterday which found the typical American college president is a married, white, 61-year-old male with a doctorate degree in education who has held his position for seven years.
The College Council hosted a film screening yesterday evening of "Habibi Rasak Kharban," a film written, directed and produced by 1999 University alumna Susan Youssef.
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled this month that Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli does not have the right to review former University Environmental Sciences Prof.
University Judiciary Committee Chair Victoria Marchetti yesterday evening proposed 11 articles which, if all passed by the UJC, will result in a new version of its bylaws.
The University's YOUTH-NEX Center collaborated with American pop singer Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation last month to prevent youth bullying.
Senate Bill 1, which requires voters to present identification before being permitted to cast a ballot, awaits Gov.
