[caption id="attachment_46662" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The authors of the study said Facebook can be used as a "complementary and innovative screening tool" in assessing drinking problems in undergraduates.
[caption id="attachment_46582" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="University Law Prof. Douglas Laycock, a leading expert on religious liberty law, argued a case before the Supreme Court yesterday.
[caption id="attachment_46580" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Smith Aquatic Center received LEED certification Tuesday.
All registered Charlottesville voters can expect to receive new voter cards within the next two weeks.
University Music Assoc. Prof. Matthew Burtner, in collaboration with Scott Deal, music professor at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis, won an Internet2 Driving Exemplary Applications award Monday for his telematic opera, "Auksalaq." "Auksalaq" is an opera which incorporates multimedia presentations and performances live from multiple locations to present a balanced discussion of climate change issues, Deal said. The opera won the award for its innovative work in using networks to connect both performers and audiences, said Tom Knab, chief information officer at Case Western Reserve University and head of the judging committee for the IDEA awards.
A report published Monday by the National Marriage Project, a research initiative at the University, found that marriage and the national economy affect each other. The project monitors the cultural and social forces affecting marriage to strengthen the institution of marriage, said Bradford Wilcox, assistant sociology professor and project director. The report found that the institution of marriage is stronger when people feel more confident with their financial prospects, he said. Wilcox pointed to the economy as an explanation for the growing gap between the fertility rate and the American ideal fertility rate, which is based on the desires expressed by 18- to 46-year-old Americans.
[caption id="attachment_46494" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="Richard Dawkins visited the University yesterday and discussed the questions presented in his most recent book, "The Magic of Reality," to a sold-out audience in Old Cabell Hall.
[caption id="attachment_46488" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="St. Paul's Rector James Richardson announced he will begin blessing same-sex unions at the Episcopal Church on University Avenue.
[caption id="attachment_46491" align="alignleft" width="263" caption="Morgan Dana Harrington was abducted and killed two years ago after leaving a concert on Grounds.
[caption id="attachment_46426" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="City Council will provide funds to help improve the safety and appearance of the intersection at Emmet and Ivy Roads.
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli submitted a petition Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court appealing his health care lawsuit, which had been struck down by a federal appellate court in Richmond early last month. Cuccinelli filed the lawsuit in response to President Obama's March 2010 federal health care legislation.
[caption id="attachment_46423" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The improved ECG software will allow paramedics in the greater Charlottesville area to transfer information about patients to physicians while en route to the hospital.
Charlottesville City Council placated concerned citizens and interest groups by tabling the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority's regional water supply plan at its meeting last night. The water supply plan compares the 50-year demand forecast for each public water system within the region with the existing available supply.
[caption id="attachment_46304" align="alignleft" width="249" caption="If the University receives funding, the UBikes program will be the largest bike sharing program in the nation.
[caption id="attachment_46302" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The UVA Bay Game is a participatory simulation game about the environmental sustainability of the Chesapeake Bay.
The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities signed an agreement last week with the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to provide up to $2.5 million to allow free online access to 68,000 previously unpublished papers of
[caption id="attachment_46236" align="alignleft" width="219" caption="Elkanah Odembo met with students and faculty in Nau Hall to discuss the past and future of Africa.
The National Science Foundation announced this week the introduction of an initiative intended to help women working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields balance their work and family. The new initiative "will allow researchers to delay or suspend their grants for up to one year in order to care for a newborn or newly adopted child or fulfill other family obligations," among other new programs, according to a White House press release. The new initiative comes as part of a broader move by the Obama Administration to open careers to men and women with families. "The White House has also been committed to making the government a model employer in the area of workplace flexibility," the White House press release said. The NSF is especially working to increase the number of women in STEM fields. "It is timely, therefore, to provide incentives that will affect change in institutions that result in gender-neutral policies and practices that lead to the increased participation and advancement of women scientists and engineers in the scientific enterprise," NSF Director Dr. Subra Suresh said on the foundation's website. Pamela Norris, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and chair of the President's Women's Leadership Council at the University, pointed out some of the major hurdles for women in STEM fields. "By the time you enter the [research] profession as a faculty member, many women are seeking to start families themselves," Norris said.
[caption id="attachment_46233" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Princeton Review considered the curriculum of Darden's program, evaluations of faculty, and student successes when establishing the rating.
[caption id="attachment_46231" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Between Oct. 3 and Oct. 12, barricades and signs will reroute pedestrian traffic.
