Former University Environmental Sciences Prof. Michael Mann began legal procedures last Friday to intervene on the attempt of the American Tradition Institute to acquire documents of his research on global warming. The move comes a week after the University submitted nearly 4,000 pages of Mann's documents to ATI, which requested the information through the Freedom of Information Act.
Rep. Robert "Bobby" Scott, D-Newport News, announced Monday that he will not run for U.S. Senate in 2012, instead endorsing fellow Democrat and former Virginia governor Tim Kaine. "Though I believe I can win the Democratic nomination and the general election, a winning campaign would require me to devote all of my time for the next 14 months to that campaign," Scott said in a statement.
Market Central, a non-profit created by vendors and patrons of the weekly farmers' market downtown, helped these same growers host market customers at 19 local farms around the area Monday. As part of Market Central's 2011 "Meet Yer Eats!" Farm Tour, farmers opened their doors to market regulars, families, students and Charlottesville residents to see the working farms and farmers who live near the City. Event programs included guided tours of greenhouses, meet and greets with farm animals, and seminars on topics such as incorporating culinary and medicinal herbs into daily life.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell issued an executive order last Thursday, establishing a task force to confront the potential loss of state revenue from cutbacks in federal spending. McDonnell created the Multidisciplinary Task Force on Economic Competitiveness and Versatility after Virginia's AAA credit rating was placed on review for downgrade July 19 by the Moody's credit-rating agency.
The job market for political scientists is recovering from the trials of the economic recession, according to a study by the American Political Science Association. "Even during 2009
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[caption id="attachment_44864" align="alignleft" width="175" caption="University Democrats hosted a breakfast Saturday with Tim Kaine.
The University Judiciary Committee voted unanimously last night in favor of changing the first standard of conduct to reflect the recent University policy change broadening the conditions under which a student can accuse another student of sexual misconduct. In July, the University changed its definition of sexual assault to the more encompassing and broader term of "sexual misconduct" in its policies.
Newsweek released its rankings of the nation's best colleges last week, placing the University in seven of its 25 categories.
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The College announced Tuesday it received $41.7 million in new fundraising commitments in fiscal year 2010-11.
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Southern Living magazine named Charlottesville one of the five best college towns in the South last week. "IPads and laptops have replaced satchels and quills, but students still sign honor codes, dress up for football games and vie for coveted spots in secret societies at the university Thomas Jefferson founded in 1819," Southern Living stated in the issue. City spokesperson Ric Barrick said he was particularly proud of the ranking because it demonstrates the partnership between the City and the University. "We are just a good combination of many factors that make us a small town with a big city feel," he said. Third-year Nursing student Elizabeth Mathews agreed. "I like the Downtown Mall a lot," she said.
Hispanic enrollment in North American colleges and universities has increased by 24 percent from 2009 to 2010, according to a report from the Pew Hispanic Center released last week.
Students planning on applying to graduate schools from now on will face a reformatted and longer Graduate Records Examination, which went into effect in August. The GRE, a standardized test administered by Educational Testing Services, is an admissions exam required by most graduate programs in the U.S.
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Nine percent of people in Charlottesville and surrounding Albemarle County, including 16 percent of children, suffer from food insecurity, according to a report released last Thursday by Feeding America, a national hunger relief charity.
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