In the November issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, University researchers in the endocrinology department published their discovery of a way to increase growth hormone levels in the elderly that may lead to advances in reversing the physical effects of aging.Asst.
The Web site through which many College students were supposed to obtain their access codes for course registration was taken offline Nov.
Two prominent Charlottesville landlords agreed at a meeting yesterday to work with Student Council next fall to encourage students to not rush to sign leases for off-Grounds housing.
Student Council?s Student Arts Committee recently announced the creation of the Arts Education Program, through which committee members and other interested University student volunteers will teach Albemarle County elementary and middle school students about art.This effort, Committee Chair Jenny Smith said, seeks to supplement both art education and education on a broader level.?The arts are enriching to education generally,? Smith said.
Though Charlottesville had its highest voter turnout ever this year, the percentage of registered voters who voted Nov.
The Tuesday, Nov. 11 News article ?Slutzky may run against Bell in 2009? quoted Del.
Though Democratic candidate Tom Perriello declared victory Friday in his Fifth District congressional race against Republican incumbent Virgil Goode, the official outcome of the race remains unknown.
The Albemarle Housing Improvement Program honored Madison House, the University?s student volunteer center, with the 2008 Housing Hero Award last Thursday.The award is given annually ?to highlight families or organizations or individuals within the community that embody the spirit of AHIP?s vision or have someway promoted what it means to be a good neighbor in our community,? said Jennifer Jacobs, director of resource development at AHIP.Jacobs noted that Madison House was recognized for its decades-long relationship with AHIP, the latter of which grew out of a University volunteer group formed in response to the destruction caused in 1969 by Hurricane Camille.
Albemarle County Supervisor David L. Slutzky is contemplating whether he will run against four-term incumbent Del.
The Department of Education announced plans to expand the department?s ongoing loan purchase program Friday in the hopes of continuing to stabilize the credit market for college students and families seeking education loans in light of the current economic crisis.?This is sort of the student loan bailout program,? University Financial Aid director Yvonne Hubbard explained.
According to a press release issued by Semester at Sea?s Institute for Shipboard Education, which is academically overseen by the University, Kurt Leswing, a 21-year-old student participating in the program, was fatally struck by a driver while visiting Hong Kong last week.
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D), a 1983 University Law graduate, has been named to the advisory board of the Obama-Biden Transition Project.?Governor Napolitano exemplifies the Virginia ideal of the citizen lawyer,? University Law School Dean Paul Mahoney said regarding the alumna?s appointment.
At a work session last Thursday, Charlottesville City Council members discussed strategies for improving the situation of Charlottesville citizens living in poverty.?We have more trouble than a lot of other communities,? Council member David Brown said, noting, though, that because Charlottesville is home to the University , the poverty rate is inflated because it includes University students who earn under $15,000 a year.Council member Holly Edwards pointed to the number of free and reduced lunch recipients as a more accurate measurement of poverty in the city.
From Brown College to the language houses, the University features a number of housing options geared toward specific student interests.
On Election Day last week, 58 percent of voters in Nebraska supported a measure to end the practice of affirmative action in public employment, public education and public contracting.Colorado voters faced a similar choice on their ballot this year, and although votes are still being counted, the votes to keep the practice currently outweigh the alternative, 51 to 49 percent.Bill Harvey, University vice president and chief officer for diversity and equity, noted that he was pleased that voters in Colorado looked at the proposition on their ballot carefully enough to understand that ?there is a need and opportunity for us to provide a chance for people who are historically not represented to get a chance to be involved in higher education and employment.?Roger Clegg, president and general counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity based in Falls Church, Va., which supports banning some kinds of affirmative action, however, holds a different perspective.
Last week University Police Chief Michael Gibson was named Police Chief of the Year by the National Alliance on Mental Illness? Crisis Intervention Team.
The shorter day length and colder weather that comes with the onset of fall can make many people yearn for the sunny days of summer.
The University will hold its first Assembly for the Arts Sunday, featuring dance choreographer Bill T.
The City of Charlottesville lost its competition with Falls Church, Va., to see which city would have a higher percentage of registered voters go to the polls Tuesday.
The annual Virginia Film Festival, which ended its four-day run Sunday, saw a decline in attendance this year but still managed to exceed the expectations of the event?s artistic director, Richard Herskowitz.Herskowitz explained that the festival, which is hosted by the University and was based this year on the theme of ?Aliens,? put its focus on featuring filmmakers from all around the world.?My main goals were really to satisfy the broadest audience with the programming, and based on the responses I received from a wide range of people, I?m very satisfied with the results,? Herskowitz said.
