Television personality Bob Barker, who hosted ?The Price is Right? for many years, recently donated $1 million to the University Law School for the establishment of an animal law program.?The Bob Barker Animal Law Program will include a course on animal law taught by Prof.
The Jefferson Scholars Foundation plans to award fewer scholarships this year than in years past as a result of limited endowment funds.
Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Charlottesville, sponsored his first bill, the College Learning Access Simplicity and Savings Act of 2009, last Friday in an attempt to simplify the process of claiming federal tax credits for students and their families.
In response to pending commonwealth budget cuts preventing the Office of the Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences from funding events with guest speakers and guest artists, Arts & Sciences Council has launched a departmental grant program to help fund such events at the University.
In the current economic downturn, with jobs scarcer than usual, staying out of debt can be difficult for college students and young graduates.
A team of University engineers working on a project to improve the security of radio frequency identification computer chips recently received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation.RFIDs are small, patch-like devices primarily used to transmit information over very short distances to devices capable of reading them, said John Lach, University associate electrical and computer engineering professor.
While residents of houses along the greater Rugby Road area celebrated the holidays out of town with families and friends, criminals were busy breaking into their Charlottesville homes, stealing belongings and damaging cars left on the streets.
With the American economy in a recession, many college students are starting to worry about tuition costs.
It may seem sadistic to suggest, as you place your shiny new books upon your shelf and print out your new schedule, that you will probably be stressed, overworked and maybe even runny-nosed two weeks from now.But wait!
Herpes is a viral infection and a resilient one at that. Knowledge of the disease has been around since the time of Hippocrates ? think old, Greek ? but it is clear that herpes is not going anywhere.
While some University students spent Winter Break recovering from the busy fall semester, others volunteered their time to help University admissions officials sort through thousands of pieces of mail from prospective students.
Charlottesville resident Reynold Samuels Jr., 40, was sentenced yesterday to 24 years and four months in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute controlled substances and one count of copyright infringement.According to U.S.
Remember the first time you walked in on your parents performing the vertical dance?
The University will suspend classes Jan. 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to allow members of the University community to watch the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.The University also plans to open John Paul Jones Arena to the public and will be showing live coverage of the inauguration that afternoon beginning at 11:30 a.m., University Provost Arthur Garson said.The decision was made, Garson noted, after a number of individuals contacted him and President John T.
Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine recently called for the University to cut another $12.4 million from its budget in the 2009-10 academic year, in addition to the $10.6 million proposed for the 2008-09 academic year, according to Leonard Sandridge, executive vice president and chief operating officer.
As a new year begins, the research efforts of the University?s various schools and academic departments are continuing to forge ahead, contributing to what Vice President for Research Tom Skalak called progress in key areas of interest.Skalak, who emphasized that ?the deans of the [University?s] schools have the job of building their schools,? noted that there is ?a lot of creativity and initiative within each school? to provide public service and research opportunities for students.
?Honor, of course, is a complex and multidimensional principle,? according to the University Honor Committee?s constitutional bylaws.
As fourth-year students begin their final semester today, the Class of 2009?s Leadership Council is continuing its push for financial gifts and pledges from soon-to-be-graduates, seeking donations of all sizes.?We just want to get as many people to donate as possible,? Class Giving Co-Chair Kathy Feeney said, later adding, ?the most appropriate time to give back to programs is right now.?A common misperception among students, Feeney noted, is that the Trustees have a specific financial goal.
In the midst of South Lawn Project construction and first-year student housing development, the University is poised to make significant changes to its use of space that could benefit both the University and Charlottesville communities during the next two decades, University Architect David Neuman said.Using a new Grounds Plan unveiled in late November as a starting point, the University aims to develop a site that is both economically and environmentally sustainable, Neuman said, noting the Grounds Plan serves as a document guiding University construction efforts and architectural development.Neuman, who has served as University architect for the past five years, explained that the current plans have been a work in progress for the past 30 years.?The plan is not a traditional or conventional master plan,? Neuman said, noting that because of this, the plan will not be greatly affected by the commonwealth?s current budget crisis.
Gov. Tim Kaine asked various agencies and higher education institutions to prepare budget reduction plans of 5 percent, 10 percent and 15 percent Sept.
