A crystal that changes from and reverts to its original color could become a valuable new type of mechanical sensor technology, according to a discovery by Guoqing Zhang, a Graduate Arts & Sciences student in the chemistry department. Chemistry Prof.
[caption id="attachment_33215" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Leonard Sandridge, pictured with his wife, Jerry, will retire after serving the University for more than 40 years.
The University's endowment declined 22.7 percent during 2008-09, according to the 2009 annual report released by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and the Commonfund Institute. The decline reflects a larger national trend of decreasing endowments for higher education institutions, said John Griswold, executive director of the Commonfund Institute.
City Council unanimously voted to elect Maurice Jones Acting City Manager at a meeting last night. Jones, who currently serves as Assistant City Manager, will serve as interim manager after current City Manager Gary O'Connell steps down April 12 after 15 years of service. Council members expressed confidence in Maurice's ability to replace O'Connell, who was recently appointed to be the next head of the Albemarle County Service Authority.
The race for Virginia's fifth district's congressional seat has begun, and early poll results released by Public Policy Polling last week suggest that Robert Hurt leads the seven Republican candidates.
[caption id="attachment_33175" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Windows were shattered at Cocke Hall last weekend, the second break-in that has occurred on Grounds during the past two weeks.
Members of Student Council's Environmental Sustainability Committee outlined the provisions of a referendum to establish the Green Initiative Funding Tomorrow fund, which aims to bolster the University's commitment to sustainability, before Council's representative body Feb.
[caption id="attachment_33171" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="University alumnus David Foster is sworn in by the Honorable Ronald L.
After three Graduate Engineering students lost their home on Robertson Avenue to fire Feb. 8, various groups in the University community have come together to show support. "These students were made homeless and lost all of their belongings," Assoc.
The Ambassador's Speakers Forum will next bring Jaime Aleman, the U.S. ambassador to Panama, to the University tomorrow. Vice Provost for International Programs Gowher Rizvi founded the forum last fall.
The Women's Center has chosen Cheryl Mills, counselor and chief of staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as the 2010 U.Va.
[caption id="attachment_33130" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Ten society is the first secret organization to accept applications for membership and will do so until March 10.
[caption id="attachment_33128" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Education Prof. Carol Tomlinson served as the film's education advisor.
The University ranked 10th among large-sized universities for producing the most Peace Corps volunteers last year.
The Tayloe Murphy Center at the Darden School will introduce the Tayloe Murphy Resilience Awards Competition this spring, a state-based competition that aims to recognize entrepreneurs that have thrived despite a struggling economy. The awards are designed to recognize local businesses that have continued to grow, regardless of the hard economic hits to the local community, said Assoc.
Four bills that would have limited the percentage of out-of-state students admitted to Virginia state colleges and universities were tabled by a House of Delegates subcommittee Monday. These proposals would have mandated state colleges and universities to admit a somewhat higher percentage of in-state students.
Members of the American Indian Student Union hope to establish a Native Studies minor within the College.
The North Grounds Recreation Center reopened at 5:30 this morning after having been closed because of safety concerns caused by the heavy snow accumulation on its roof. The roof of the facility is designed to bend and did so "significantly" because of the weight of the snow, said Chief Facilities Officer Donald Sundgren, whose department advised intramural sports to close the building. Nevertheless, the weather since has allowed the facility to reopen. "We had some good help from the sunshine [yesterday] in melting the snow," Sundgren said. All other University recreation facilities have remained open. "All of our buildings are doing really well right now," said Kelly Bernier, assistant director of fitness programs. -compiled by Amanda Morgan
[caption id="attachment_33087" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Committee hopes to address transparency and improve education efforts with the new proposal.
President John T. Casteen, III delivered his 20th and final State of the University address yesterday in Old Cabell Hall auditorium. During his address, Casteen focused on assessing the University's current condition and the evolution of the institution during the course of his 20-year-long presidency.
