A team of cancer biologists at the University and the University of Colorado were awarded $9.55 million by the National Cancer Institute last week to fund five years of prostate cancer research.
!["Like many scholars and practicing writers who also teach," writes Lisa Russ Spaar, "I do so because I loved being a student and am grateful for the ways in which teaching invites a lifetime practice of intellectual, creative rigor and (re) visiting texts in fresh ways." Described by colleague Michael Levenson as a "teaching legend," Spaar is praised by students for giving them "new ways to think about poetry and the recurring themes of love, death, truth, beauty, God and time."
A former student writes, "She expected us to move fluidly between critical and writerly lenses. In this way, Professor Spaar not only supported my developing sensibility as a writer, but also as a young scholar." English department chairman Jahan Ramazani summarizes: "Lisa Russ Spaar is a stunning teacher, one of the very best at the University and quite possibly anywhere in the country."
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[caption id="attachment_47125" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Lisa Russ Spaar received $10,000 Saturday for her contribution to contemporary poetry.
[caption id="attachment_47055" align="alignleft" width="201" caption="Editor-In-Chief Jason Ally exited the University Judiciary Committee trial last night free of any penalty.
Gil Harrington, mother of murdered Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, announced Monday that she has filed a civil lawsuit against Regional Marketing Concepts for failing to protect her daughter the night she was abducted after leaving a concert at John Paul Jones Arena.
[caption id="attachment_47052" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Members of the Virginia Sierra Club disapprove of the Governor's approach to alternative energy sources.
[caption id="attachment_47050" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The University Women's Center is hosting several events in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
[caption id="attachment_46982" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Charlottesville City Council met last night to discuss the continuing efforts of Occupy Charlottesville.
[caption id="attachment_46975" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Dan and Gil Harrington presented law enforcement officials working on Morgan Harrington's case with a painting to thank them and encourage them to continue the investigation.
[caption id="attachment_46972" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sergei Khrushchev, son of former Soviet Union prime minister Nikita Khrushchev, spoke to members of the University community via video conference yesterday.
President Obama Friday turned down an invitation from Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell to visit earthquake-rattled Louisa County during his bus tour of Virginia this week.
More than 70 percent of voters surveyed in a Christopher Newport University/Richmond Times-Dispatch poll released this week said they are paying little to no attention to the state legislature elections to be held this November. Democrats, currently holding a four-seat majority in the state senate, will look to hold their check on Republican Gov.
The Honor Committee introduced last night the first draft of a new legislative proposal that would offer an alternative penalty to the single sanction for students who are informed they are under investigation for an honor offense. Such an "informed retraction" would allow students to admit formally to an honor offense and return to the University after leaving for the remainder of the semester and completing a suspension period of two full academic semesters. Chair Ann Marie McKenzie said informed retraction would be "an option for students to admit to their wrongdoing and avoid the trial process and the single sanction." The tentative legislation must undergo a student body vote before being permanently implemented. Under the proposal, a student may submit an informed retraction to the Committee within 10 days of being notified that he has potentially committed an honor offense.
[caption id="attachment_46869" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="About 40 members of the Occupy Charlottesville movement marched from McGuffey Park to Carr's Hill Saturday to protest against corporate greed, unemployment and financial inequality, among other things.
[caption id="attachment_46867" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Several professors and officials spoke on the "Bush as Commander in Chief" panel Friday at the Miller Center as part of a two-day symposium.
[caption id="attachment_46865" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Practice modules in Old Cabell Hall will now be open three hours earlier on Sundays.
Citizens for a Sustainable Water Plan held a news conference last Thursday to call for a full rejection of the current regional water plan, asserting Charlottesville City Council has turned a blind eye to facts in favor of speculative future growth and development interests. CSWP rebuffed the proposal to construct a new dam and pipeline at the Ragged Mountain Reservoir, saying the decision was based on outdated and flawed information.
[caption id="attachment_46814" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="English Prof. Jon D'Errico (left) said Colomb (right) not only remained excited about teaching ideas but also cared about his students and colleagues.
[caption id="attachment_46811" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The meeting hosted nearly 100 individuals who discussed common sources of discontent in Charlottesville.
[caption id="attachment_46809" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Quandt said these uprisings are larger, better uprisings, and more inspiring than previous ones.
Virginia House Democrats launched a website, Virginia Jobs First, this week to aid the Democratic Party's political campaign and highlight its efforts to create jobs for Virginians. Cianti Stewart-Reid, director of the House Democratic Caucus, said the website is a "platform talking about a major issue that we're dealing with, not only in the whole country but also in Virginia.
