Student Council's Athletic Affairs Committee announced the launch of a new club sports council and discussed sports publicity projects during Council's general body meeting yesterday.
New research from psychologists at Purdue University suggests memory retrieval exercises, such as self-testing, are the most efficient study techniques for students. "Our new research shows that practicing retrieval is an even more effective strategy than engaging in elaborative studying," Asst.
University Law students working for the Innocence Project are currently reviewing the case of Justin Wolfe, a man convicted of murder-for-hire in Northern Virginia. In 2001, Owen Barber shot and killed Daniel Petrole, a major marijuana dealer in Northern Virginia.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, visited Prof. Larry Sabato's introductory American Politics class yesterday afternoon.
George Allen, who served as Virginia's governor before taking a seat in the U.S. Senate, officially announced his plans yesterday morning to reclaim the Senate seat in November 2012.
American college students show little to no academic growth in the fields of critical thinking, complex reasoning and written communication during their first two years, according to a recently published study by Sociology Prof.
With next month's University-wide elections in sight, members of the Honor Committee discussed both the progress they have made this term and what work still needs to be done at last night's meeting. Thus far, the Committee has focused largely on educating the student body at large about the honor system and improving the efficiency of case reporting.
University inventors were awarded 32 patents last year, setting a new record for the University of Virginia patent foundation. Interim Executive Director Miette Michie said the foundation seeks to "commercialize inventions" that stem from research at the University.
Dr. Gordon Ralph Woody, Jr., College alumnus from the class of 1954 and a member of the Seven Society, passed away Jan.
[caption id="attachment_39182" align="alignleft" width="239" caption="Former University lacrosse player George Huguely is charged with first-degree murder in relation to the death of fellow lacrosse player Yeardley Love.
[caption id="attachment_39180" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Although the Housing Division washed and dry-cleaned clothes that were damaged in the flooding, the University stated it is not responsible for replacing property.
University researchers have found a way to treat alcohol-addicted individuals, reducing their dependence on alcohol with a drug specifically tailored to their genetic profiles. Study participants aged 19 to 65 identified as alcoholics received standard cognitive behavioral therapy, then received either a placebo or a drug called ondanestron for 11 weeks.
Del. David J. Toscano, D-Charlottesville, has proposed legislation to lengthen the school year for K-12 students.
A male individual reported an attempted robbery that occurred at 1 p.m. yesterday near the Women's Center and the Old Medical School, according to the University Police department. The suspect reportedly sprayed the victim in the eyes with an aerosol can before attempting to steal the victim's bag, the press release stated.
The Charlottesville Police Department charged Braden MacPherson, a 19-year-old Charlottesville resident, with filing a false police report Tuesday. MacPherson originally reported that he had been robbed at gunpoint at 3 a.m.
University and Charlottesville police officials saw a dramatic decrease in the number of reported crimes on Grounds and in surrounding neighborhoods this Winter Break compared to last year during the same period. The number of larcenies reported on Grounds decreased from 28 in December 2009 to 12 in Dec.
[caption id="attachment_39112" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sens. Donald McEachin and "Chap" Petersen have proposed separate pieces of legislation, both partly prompted by the attorney general's 2010 investigations.
Del. Tim Hugo, R-Centreville, is proposing legislation that would require at least 75 percent of accepted students at state universities and colleges to be Virginians. If passed, the bill would mandate a 75-25 ratio of in-state students to out-of-state students to be reached in the next three years at the University, as well as at all other public institutions except for the Virginia Military Institute, Norfolk State University and Virginia State University. Currently the ratio at the University is nearly 70 percent to 30 percent.
President Obama appointed former University President John T. Casteen, III to the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars earlier this month. The Board of Trustees is comprised of 17 members, nine of whom are appointed by the president of the United States. Casteen said the center works with issues concerning internal government affairs in Washington, D.C., but also sponsors and presents scholarly work related to public affairs, foreign relations and foreign policy. Executive Vice President Michael Van Dusen said Casteen is one of the first two of Obama's appointees and has high hopes for his time on the board. "Dr. Casteen's expertise in higher education both in the U.S.
[caption id="attachment_39051" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A suspect robbed a Charlottesville resident at gunpoint early Saturday morning on Washington Avenue before departing in the victim's car.
