Though this year's Cavaliers have fought their way into postseason football play on their own merits, they will ultimately share the financial fruits of their labor with the rest of the member schools of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cavaliers will face the Texas Tech Red Raiders Jan.
The Honor Committee voted Sunday on four bylaws meant to clarify rules regarding evidence, post-trial procedures and 'the scope of the honor system.' One amendment passed and went into effect immediately.
A new sub-committee recently formed in the Virginia House of Delegates will review and evaluate bills dealing with mental health care policies in the Commonwealth.
University Police responded to reports of a break-in and vandalism at Rouss Hall, currently under construction, early Friday morning, according to University Police Lt.
A third-year graduate student in the University's computer science department, Joy Kamunyori, recently won first place in the graduate division of the fourth annual Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference for her work on computer systems that could help detect viruses.
Students living in the Gooch and Dillard Residence Areas, many of whom have complained in recent weeks about construction noise stemming from a roof replacement project, will soon have some respite from the disturbance on what have been deemed "three quiet days" during the upcoming exam period. Housing officials, according to Associate Chief Housing Officer Marshall Hunt, have agreed with both builders and roofing contractors to grant the residents of Gooch and Dillard the periods of peace and quiet after receiving several complaints from students about the ongoing construction. Several Gooch/Dillard residents said the roof replacement, which has been underway since October, has been noisy and obtrusive. Jenny Anderson, a second-year College student and Gooch resident, noted that earlier in the year, when the roof above her room was being replaced, her desk vibrated due to the machinery in use.
A University researcher may have found another source of air pollution in addition to the usual suspects such as fossil fuel emissions: the kudzu plant. While the research is ongoing, Environmental Science Prof.
Starting in February University students will be able to pay their tuition bills online through QuikPay@UVA. According to Sarah Jordan, director of communications for Student Financial Services, students' bills will no longer be mailed to their permanent addresses.
Members of Student Environmental Action, a University Contracted Independent Organization, protested Bank of America's financing of new coal-fired power plants Friday, as group members staged a "die-in" at the University Avenue branch of the bank.
One year after the University eliminated its early decision admissions program in an effort to even the playing field for low-income prospective students, other universities are seeing a leap in their number of early applicants.
The Federal Communications Commission has offered the University Health System funding to improve the University's telemedicine program as part of a pilot program to expand and enhance health care in rural communities. Telemedicine seeks to use broadband Internet technology to allow hospitals and health care centers throughout the Commonwealth and beyond to communicate with one another, according to Karen Rheuban, medical director of the University's Office of Telemedicine.
The University Health System recently selected Claraview, a strategy and technology consulting firm, to develop a "data warehouse" that will be used to improve the quality of patient care and to maximize efficiency. "The health system has lots of different computer systems to help it provide care," Health System Computing Administrator Kevin Burbules said.
Black enrollment at historically black colleges and universities continues to fall as black enrollment in so-called "black-serving" institutions is on the rise, according to a new report released by the U.S.
Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell appointed Steven Rosenberg, attorney for Augusta County, to the position of associate university counsel and special counsel to the University. According to David Johnson, Virginia's deputy attorney general for health, education and social services, McDonnell is the official attorney for all Virginia colleges and universities.
The Public Education Fund of Charlottesville-Albemarle recently launched a new program, "Odyssey: 2025," aimed at helping local students better understand the critical areas of math and science. The program is a collaboration between city and county schools and one in which several University professors will be lending a helping hand. "Regionally, we want to promote an educated workforce, and that certainly makes for a better community, educationally and economically," said Cass Cannon, Charlottesville City Schools community relations specialist.
r Voters wishing to participate in the Republican presidential primary Feb. 12 will be required to sign a "good faith" pledge before they are permitted to cast a ballot. The pledge reads, "I, the undersigned, pledge that I intend to support the nominee of the Republican Party for President," and is meant to ensure that those voting in the primary are doing so in good faith, according to Shaun Kenney, spokesperson for the Republican Party of Virginia. The Commonwealth does not require its voters to register by associating with a specific political party, so parties are not able to close Virginia primaries to include only party members. Although the Virginia GOP instituted the policy in 2003, Kenney said he believes the fact that this is the first time that the pledge will be required statewide in the presidential primary has refocused debate on the policy.
University Transit Service administrators discussed changing the Blue and Orange bus routes to better serve the University community during a forum last night sponsored by Student Council.
Virginia is for happy people, according to a national ranking by Mental Health America. This analysis places the state in the top 20 of the nation, ranking the state as 18th for good mental health and 16th for low suicide rates. The ranking reflected statistical associations between states' access-to-care facilities and their mental health outcomes, such as suicide rates, according to the report. Paula Price, executive director of Mental Health America of Virginia, attributed the ranking to the fact that Virginians have a good deal of access to psychological treatments from both governmental and private providers.
Members of the Honor Committee gave a presentation to the Faculty Senate yesterday about its proposal for flexible exams, a new method still in the works that would change the way professors administered exams. College Rep.
