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Students create new science publication

By Prateek Vasireddy | November 23, 2009

A group of University Engineering students is working to launch an undergraduate research journal titled The Spectra Engineering and Science Research Journal. "Our goal for the journal is to increase the exposure of engineering research, applied science research and engineering design," said Chris Belyea, a fourth-year Engineering student and The Spectra's founder and editor-in-chief.

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Thornton Hall displays art exhibit

By Radina Belberova | November 23, 2009

[caption id="attachment_31236" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Engineering School revealed its first art exhibit last week to help demonstrate the artistic aspects of the subject matter.

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Police investigate garage bomb scare

November 23, 2009

University and Albemarle County Police officials closed the 11th street parking garage Thursday afternoon because of a suspicious box that was thought to contain an explosive, but turned out to be a harmless toolbox. A University security officer discovered the box, which was shaped like a briefcase, and quickly reported it.

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University leaders reflect on initiatives

By Katherine Raichlen | November 19, 2009

At the Board of Visitors Educational Policy Committee meeting Monday, faculty members discussed the impact of their Cross-Grounds Initiatives on the University's future. One year after beginning these projects, initiative leaders presented their plans for the year ahead, explaining how these initiatives would "further [distinguish] the University," University Provost Arthur Garson said. The Commission on the Future of the University has identified priorities and core values that are addressed through the Cross-Grounds Initiatives, he said.

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Student Health notes drop in number of reported H1N1 cases

By Rodger Nayak | November 19, 2009

Student Health officials have seen a 30 to 40 percent decrease in the number of H1N1 cases reported to the clinic each day since the virus' peak, Executive Director James Turner said. This decline, which officials first noted last week, appears to be part of a national trend.

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Charlottesville announces top designs from clock competition

By Rebecca Rubin | November 19, 2009

Charlottesville's Department of Neighborhood Development Services selected four designs Saturday that it would consider constructing on the Downtown Mall, as part of the 2009 Sister Cities Clock Design Competition. The competition was first announced in August as a way to honor Charlottesville's Sister Cities Program, the goal of which is to create cultural and economic ties among Charlottesville and its four sister cities: Besancon, France; Pleven, Bulgaria; Poggio a Caiano, Italy; and Winneba, Ghana. A jury of six individuals - including Architecture School Prof.

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Police search for trespasser

By Virginia Terwilliger | November 18, 2009

[caption id="attachment_32080" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A middle-aged black man in a wheelchair was reported to the University police for making inappropriate comments toward a student at Alderman Library on Sunday.

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Board members hear construction plans, proposals

By Kate Colwell | November 18, 2009

The Board of Visitors' Building and Grounds Committee met yesterday to discuss and vote on a variety of construction projects, including proposed renovations to New Cabell Hall and a concentrated push for more widespread "green" technologies on Grounds. University officials, looking to bring New Cabell Hall's facilities and classrooms up to par with those found in adjacent buildings, approved plans to renovate New Cabell Hall.

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StudCo supports new slave memorial

By Jane Ma | November 18, 2009

[caption id="attachment_32077" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Student Council voted in favor of a resolution to support the construction of a student-initiated memorial site to recognize the contributions of slaves to the University.

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Report recognizes study abroad program

By Tom Christensen | November 18, 2009

The Institute of International Education ranked the University ninth in short-term study abroad programs in its annual Open Doors report. The report serves as a comprehensive study of the experiences of international students in the United States, as well as of American students studying abroad.

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Board sheds light on University

By Kate Colwell | November 17, 2009

[caption id="attachment_32039" align="alignleft" width="261" caption="Board of Visitors Rector John Wynne discussed the current challenges the University faces from recent state budget cuts.

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Developers enhance turbines

By Rodger Nayak | November 17, 2009

University researchers are developing a smaller, more efficient wind turbine uniquely designed to generate power in low-wind-speed areas such as Virginia. Researchers completed a smaller-size prototype of the wind turbine last month, said Mechanical Engineering Prof.

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Honor passes Truetzel

By Cameron Feller | November 16, 2009

[caption id="attachment_31982" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Honor Committee approved Chair David Truetzel's proposal by a wide margin last night.

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Police say Harrington hitchhiked on bridge

November 16, 2009

Investigators now believe missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Dana Harrington was hitchhiking while on the Copeley Road bridge the night she disappeared after leaving a Metallica concert Oct.

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