Republican Senate candidate Ed Gillespie announced today that is conceding the Virginia Senate race to incumbent Democratic Senator Mark Warner. Pre-election polling projected Warner to win the election easily, however Gillespie lead Warner for most of the night as precinct results trickled in.
The Albemarle County Fire and Rescue department announced Wednesday they will begin a new initiative known as Project RISK (Residential, Inspections, Smoke Alarms, Knowledge). Through the program, the county hopes to target a single problem — lack of smoke alarms — to bring down residential civilian fire casualties, which includes severe injuries and deaths.
On Thursday, the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy hosted a talk on social entrepreneurship presented by John Kluge. Kluge, a social entrepreneur with a focus on sanitation, is currently working in South Africa and Nigeria. Kluge said his mission, though important to him, is difficult and stressful.
Dr. Sergei Khrushchev, the son of former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, was the featured speaker at a panel discussion held Wednesday commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Batten Prof. Raymond Scheppach, Batten Prof. Gerry Warburg and Center for Politics spokesperson Geoffrey Skelley held a discussion in the Batten School Thursday following the strong Republican showing in Tuesday’s midterm elections.
Three words painted across Beta Bridge helped to keep hope alive for 35 days: Bring Hannah Home. Now more than two weeks since second-year College student Hannah Graham’s body was found, Second Year Council painted over the message Wednesday night, covering the cursive scrawl with a thick layer of neutral-toned paint at the request of Graham’s friends. “I think it’s time,” said Graham’s friend Jenna Van Dyck, a third-year College student.
Two University students have created a new app, VotersChoice, to allow for greater communication between politicians and their constituents. The app allows politicians to survey the opinions of their constituents by sending out polls which examine sentiment regarding relevant public issues.
As a result of the booming Chinese tourism industry in Virginia in the past few years, Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced plans to add a new landing webpage to the state’s tourism website.
The Honor Committee and Sustained Dialogue hosted a discussion Wednesday to gain insight into student perspectives on the Honor single sanction policy. Participants analyzed case studies of various scenarios and moderators led facilitated discussions in groups.
The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) plans to markup the price of liquor sold in its stores in an effort to generate more revenue. The income will go towards a combination of the state government budget and an investment in ABC’s technology.
Republicans nationwide made a strong statement in yesterday’s 2014 Midterm Elections, winning a majority in the U.S. Senate in addition to numerous House seats and governorships.
A section of the newly built fence enclosing the railroad tracks between 15th street and a private parking lot on the Corner has gone missing.
Student Council met Tuesday to vote on a CIO approval bill and to discuss student safety. The CIO bill passed was scheduled to be voted on during last week’s meeting, but the representative body of Student Council did not meet quorum and therefore could not vote.
More than 16,000 students applied to the University Early Action this year, representing a six percent increase from last year’s Early Action applicants.
The Minority Rights Coalition hosted a panel Tuesday of student leaders they endorsed in last spring’s student elections to follow up on their activities.
The University Board of Visitors has convened a Special Committee on Research for the first time in more than two years.
University doctoral candidate Elizabeth Leet has received Phi Beta Kappa Society’s 2014 Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship in French Studies.
The Virginia Hospital & Health Care Association Board of Directors Monday announced an agreement to initiate an Ebola treatment response plan, designating the University as one of two response centers. The VHHA is an alliance of 110 hospitals and 35 health delivery systems that develops health care policies in the commonwealth.
The Global Development Organization held a discussion Tuesday with Peace Corps Representative William Evans regarding future volunteers for the Peace Corps program.
The University is set to launch a Diversity Data Dashboard that will help make data on diversity at the University more accessible.
