Student Council has held a voter registration drive in recent weeks to garner attention about next month’s midterm elections. Student Council’s Legislative Affairs Committee designed the drive to make voter registration as easy and simple as possible for students, who typically have low turnout in midterm elections.
University officials announced Dr. Randolph J. Canterbury accepted his appointment to Interim Medical School Dean earlier this week. His term is set to start on December 1, 2014.
In July, Forbes magazine listed the University as the 19th richest school in the country, with an endowment just surpassing $5 billion ? good for the fifth richest public school in the nation.Handling the annual budget, managing the endowment, and making sure payments are actually dispersed proves an extensive operation.The approved budget for the current fiscal year ? which began July 1 — calls for $2.8 billion in spending — a number higher than the GDP of more than 30 countries.
More than 650 anthropologists — including University Anthropology Prof. Richard Handler — are responding to a call by many Palestinian civil society organizations to boycott academic institutions affiliated with Israel.
Attorney Michael Hallahan requested that Nelson County Commonwealth Attorney Anthony Martin re-examine DNA samples and social media activity from the Alexis Murphy missing persons case.
University Law Prof. Douglas Laycock appeared before the Supreme Court Tuesday to argue the religious liberties case Holt v. Hobbs.
The University’s Center for Survey Research is partnering with Voice Of the People, a non-partisan organization advocating for the “founding principles” of democracy by offering a robust survey of public opinion.
A panel of University faculty and guests convened Tuesday to discuss the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa and illustrate issues of treatment and prevention.
The University announced Tuesday same-sex spouses of all benefit-eligible faculty and staff will be allowed to enroll in the University Health Plan.
Virginia Tech announced a policy change last week that will protect transgender individuals as part of the school’s comprehensive anti-discriminatory statement.
A panel of federal judges Tuesday ruled Virginia’s congressional district map unconstitutional because of racial gerrymandering in the 3rd District.
At the College of Arts and Sciences’ faculty meeting Tuesday, faculty members discussed an ongoing initiative to reconstruct the curriculum for undergraduate students.
Student Council discussed its role in supporting the recently-formed Buddies on Call program Tuesday. The organization plans to offer students the ability to call in another student to walk them home at night.
The Medical School dedicated the Ivy Foundation Translational Research Building Friday in honor of a $45 million dollar gift from the Ivy Foundation.
In the wake of the Sept. 13 disappearance of second-year College student Hannah Graham, mobile safety applications have gathered significant interest in recent weeks.
The City of Charlottesville sent out postcards to 1,200 households Monday asking for participation in the National Citizen Survey, which will gauge citizens’ opinions about the usefulness of city services.
Former Charlottesville Police Lieutenant Ronnie Roberts will begin his tenure Monday as the Chief of the Louisa Police Department after serving the city of Charlottesville for 40 years.
Same-sex marriage was legalized in Virginia and four other states Monday morning, as the Supreme Court rejected petitions to review same-sex marriage cases, upholding the Fourth Circuit Court’s decision to make same-sex marriage legal in the state.The decision immediately affected Virginia, Indiana, Wisconsin, Oklahoma and Utah.
Groups around Grounds and throughout the state are working this month to bring heightened attention to the issue of domestic violence in recognition of October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Officials from the University, Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville announced Friday that they would collectively form a new community safety advisory committee to improve safety measures around the area. This initiative follows the sudden disappearance of second-year College student Hannah Graham.
