Police found toxic chemicals inside a ground floor apartment in the GrandMarc apartment complex at 15th Street Tuesday night after investigating reports of a strange odor coming from the apartment.
Student Council officially opened its new University Unity Project poll yesterday, allowing students to vote for their preferred project theme.
Since the Student Information System?s debut Monday, some students have expressed concerns about the new online system, citing a variety of difficulties logging in and general user unfamiliarity.The SIS, which replaced the Integrated Student Information System as the University?s online course registration system of record, was intended to offer students a greater variety of registration and financial aid features, said Carole Horwitz, director of communications for the Student Systems Project.
Former IBM executive Cynthia Neff said Tuesday that she will seek to represent the Virginia?s 58th district, officially declaring her intent to run as a Democrat in the Virginia House of Delegates? elections later this year.
Research conducted by a University Law professor in conjunction with a non-profit organization highlights ?the need for better oversight and better standards in forensic science,? said Innocence Project spokesperson Eric Ferrero.Assoc.
To adapt to forthcoming budget cuts, the University has adopted a new hiring process based on selectivity and internal hiring, Chief Human Resources Officer Susan Carkeek said.
Multiple Law students have filed reports against University Law Prof.
Student Council announced last night that the Free Ride program?s trial period will end Sunday at 4 p.m.
Selection boards in the Miller Center of Public Affairs, Law and Architecture schools recently selected the recipients of the University?s Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals, the highest honors conferred by the school.
Even though the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was enacted into law only a few weeks ago, the plan has already begun affecting both the University and the Charlottesville area.The stimulus bill, which President Obama signed into law Feb.
City Manager Gary O?Connell presented the proposed City of Charlottesville budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year to community members and City Council last night.
The Student Information System, which officially replaced ISIS yesterday as the University?s course registration system of record, saw a test run yesterday as its creators walked first-time users through the new setup.
A recently implemented Commission on the Future of the University initiative aims to change the way faculty and graduate students use digital technology, said Michael McPherson, associate vice president and deputy chief information officer.
A recent study from Psychology Prof. Timothy Salthouse found that human cognitive processing speed, memory and reasoning abilities peak at age 22 and begin to see noteworthy declines after age 27.
Asst. Ophthalmology Prof. Paul Yates recently developed a new portable, inexpensive camera to take diagnostic images of the back of the eye, with help from second-year Engineering student Kenneth Tran.
The rooms along the Lawn comprise the oldest and ? as many may believe ? most prestigious residences on Grounds.
The Honor Committee last night discussed two legislative changes respectively intended to incentivize the expediency of accused students? trial date requests and ease the selection of jury members for some high-profile trials.The first proposal affects how a student chooses his or her trial date.
Two University students reported being robbed at 2:15 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Virginia Avenue and 15th Street N.W., Charlottesville Police Sgt.
The National Pan-Hellenic Council elected seven students to make up its next executive board last night.Representatives of each of the University?s six active historically black fraternities and sororities elected third-year College student Isaac Bawuah as president and third-year Engineering student Jaleesa Boykin as executive vice president.
Grade inflation is highly prevalent at many top higher education institutions, including the University, according to two decades of data recently cited by a retired Duke University professor.Stuart Rojstaczer said his studies show that the average GPA among students at public colleges and universities has risen from 2.85 in 1991 to 3.01 in 2007.
