The Presidential Oral History Program at the University's Miller Center for Public Affairs is filling holes in White House records through comprehensive interviews with former presidents and high-ranking Washington officials. What began in the early 1980s as University Prof.
A former University Medical Center employee, convicted of sexually assaulting two patients while on duty in the psychiatric ward in April and May of 2001, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday morning. Rudolph T.
Gov. Mark R. Warner announced Tuesday that former University professor George Garrett will serve as Virginia's next poet laureate. Garrett, a Henry Hoynes professor emeritus of creative writing, previously has received such prestigious national honors as the Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry.
Advertising their new drug as having twice the effectiveness of traditional cold medicines, University researchers are well on their way to providing more effective treatment for the widespread winter ailment. Though the medication currently is in its testing phase, researchers have found that the drug, Covam, kills the common cold virus as well as reduces its symptoms at a faster rate than typical over the counter treatments. The researchers conducted a double-blind trial study of 150 participants, in which the researchers did not know which participants received the new drug and which received placebos.
Virginia drivers now have one more way to display their patriotism and remembrance of the victims of Sept.
Charlottesville City Council members unanimously voted to name Maurice Cox the next Charlottesville mayor at a meeting held Monday night.
Thirty rising high school seniors from across the country received a lecture on business ethics from Darden Prof.
Beneath the chandeliers of the stately McGregor Room on the second floor of Alderman Library, a new special collections exhibit celebrates the rich history of the American stage. The exhibit, entitled "In the Brilliancy of the Footlights: Creating America's Theatre," will be on display through October 26. According to theater exhibit curator Margaret Hrabe, the selected items largely were taken from the Clifton Waller Barrett Library, a section of the special collections library that houses over two centuries of American literature.
For most people, a family history is just that - history. But former Charlottesville resident Alice Norris' genealogical records have leapt to life, serving as important clues unlocking the University parking garage's archaeological enigma. About three weeks ago, University-hired archaeologist Ben Ford discovered possible remnants of a human burial in a grave shaft under the University's planned parking garage site.
The criminal case involving a University student charged with the construction and detonation of a bomb in a Rugby Rd.
Medical Center employees gathered at the Corner yesterday to protest a proposed staff realignment plan, which would reassign 170 hospital workers. The protesters, some of whom covered their mouths with bandanas and duct tape to protest their exclusion from the decision-making, urged passers-by to sign a petition that will be sent to R.
Five months after the debut of The Hook, an alternative news weekly that targets a readership similar to the C'ville Weekly, the two papers continue to battle for dominance. C'ville Weekly began 13 years ago and pushed aside The Observer as the dominant free weekly paper in Charlottesville. In February, competition arose when C'ville Weekly co-founder and former editor Hawes Spencer started his own paper after being ousted from C'ville by his two co-owners. Although The Hook is not yet turning a profit, Spencer said he firmly believes "the tide will turn," and within a year his paper will be the best weekly paper in Charlottesville. "We have enough funding so our ad sales could dip and we'd still be around for a year," Spencer said. Spencer said he believes The Hook will oust its competitor because his paper places a greater emphasis on hard news than C'ville Weekly does. He also cites the Web site, which is "chock full of stories and useful links" as possessing a distinct advantage over the competition. But according to C'ville Weekly Editor Cathryn Harding, history clearly favors the preexisting paper in such cases.
The man accused of murdering University graduate student Alison Meloy last year has been declared fit to stand trial following a nearly year-long hospitalization for psychiatric treatment. Hospital officials returned Jamie Jovin Poindexter, 19, to the Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Jail last week.
The University, the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County each have big plans for growth over the next decade and are working together to avoid stepping on each other's toes while expanding. Representatives from the three entities spoke yesterday in a public meeting to describe and discuss all building projects in the near future.
The Fontaine Medical Research Building officially opened its doors several weeks ago, improving the research capabilities of the Medical Center's endocrinology department. The building, which had been in planning since spring 2000, is located in the Fontaine Research Park, near where Fontaine Rd.
In the wake of the resignation of Virginia House Speaker Vance Wilkins Jr., Richmond lawmakers have become more outspoken about the issue of sexual harassment. According to several delegates, the most frequent victims of sexual harassment are female lobbyists and legislative aids who work in the capital. Teresa Gregson, president of Vantage Point Consulting, LLC., who has lobbied in Richmond for 14 years, said she has had several experiences with sexual harassment. "There are legislators who made my life very difficult," said Gregson, noting that Wilkins was not among that group.
A collection of original notes taken by early American writer Washington Irving have found a new home in the University's Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library. University Prof.
The Bama Works Fund of the Dave Matthews Band earmarked a $10,000 gift for two of the University Art Museum's youth programs. The grant marks the first time that the fund, which is administered by the Charlottesville-Albemarle Community Foundation, has supported youth programs. The Early Visions Program and 2003 Summer Arts Camp are the two programs that will benefit from the fund's donation. Both programs offer hands-on arts programs and alternative learning opportunities for teenagers identified as "at-risk students." Starting in 1998, the Early Visions Program has brought high school students together to meet in the museum for one hour each week during the spring semester. Throughout the semester, the students work with artists, strengthen their visual literacy and artistic skills and receive mentoring from University student tutors.
As a Democrat competing against a Republican incumbent in a traditionally conservative district, Meredith Richards will have her work cut out for her come November. In a campaign that pits her against incumbent Republican Rep.
A thunderstorm caused $16,700 worth of damage to two University buildings Tuesday night. Hospital West and Wilson Hall suffered water damage during the downpour that began late Tuesday evening. There was "more damage than usual" in a thunderstorm, Director of Facilities Operations Chris Willis said.
