University of Michigan Law Prof. Douglas Laycock - husband of University President-elect Teresa Sullivan - will join the Law School faculty next semester, making what Laycock calls a "lateral move" from one prestigious law school to another. Sullivan's selection this year allowed the Law School to finally nab Laycock, a long-sought law scholar and educator.
The University Art Museum recently acquired several new pieces, including notable additions to its print collection. Among the museum's new features are two works by printmaker Wassily Kandinsky.
[caption id="attachment_32365" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="President John Casteen, III will step down Aug.
[caption id="attachment_32363" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Honor Committee approved a Semester at Sea amendment and a plagiarism supplement this semester.
Student Council's Student Life Committee announced Tuesday that it has successfully negotiated a plan with University Library officials to keep the Brown Science and Engineering Library in Clark Hall open until 4 a.m.
The Charlottesville City Council will continue to plan its 2011 fiscal year budget throughout December and January, looking for ways to overcome obstacles raised by the current economic state. At Council's Nov.
[caption id="attachment_32327" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Batten School will soon have a home in Garrett Hall after renovations are complete.
[caption id="attachment_32325" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Some Lawn rooms will host artwork as part of a new Student Council initiative tomorrow.
Two University professors have been awarded fellowships by the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, while another has been awarded the Fulbright Senior Scholarship from the Australian-American Fulbright Commission.
As the fall semester draws to a close, sustainability planners for Dining Services and the Energy and Utilities Department are reflecting on major initiatives undertaken in the past year and are looking to expand upon these efforts in 2010. Dining Services has broadened the reach of sustainability in its locations on Grounds, starting a new reusable to-go box program in September and hiring Kendall Singleton as sustainability coordinator in August.
[caption id="attachment_32163" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Council members, pictured above earlier this year, listened to the Student Life Committee's report on the recently launched UVAirBus program last night.
The University's Department of Systems and Information Engineering has developed an Accelerated Master's Program in systems engineering designed specifically for providing United States Veterans with inexpensive career and educational training. The program is modeled after the department's current accelerated master's program, in which students participate in the program for only one year and complete a total of 30 credits, the program's Executive Director Mike Smith said.
The Medical Center's Ryan White Program, along with the Charlottesville AIDS Services Group and the Charlottesville/Albemarle Health Department, hosted a free HIV testing event for University students and city and county residents yesterday.
The Inter-Sorority Council elected five of 17 required members to its 2010 Executive Board Monday night. Third-year Commerce student Sarah Feldner was elected ISC president while third-year College student Ally Svirsky will fill the board's vice president of administration position.
After spending nearly 28 hours trapped in a Utah cave, second-year Medical student John Jones died late Wednesday.
[caption id="attachment_32239" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington has been missing since the night of Oct.
Student Council passed a resolution at its Nov. 17 meeting to support responsible investing principles for the University's $4 billion endowment. The resolution supports a proposal by the Socially Responsible Investment Organization - a contracted independent organization at the University - that updates the University's endowment policy and includes guidelines to encourage considerations of the environmental and social implications of its investment options. Commerce Rep.
Student Health will hold the University's second H1N1 vaccination clinic today from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
[caption id="attachment_32203" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The University's Resident Staff program has made adjustments to its selection process for resident advisors for the upcoming year.
The Honor Committee is currently looking at two changes to its constitutional bylaws and general policies that would have a significant impact on the honor system as a whole. The first of these changes occurred at Sunday's weekly meeting, during which the Committee passed its new plagiarism and paraphrasing supplement in a 19-0 vote.
