[caption id="attachment_36284" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Politics Prof. Robert Fatton, originally from Port-Au-Prince, addresses a crowd in Alumni Hall on the state of the nation nine months after the earthquake that devastated it.
An audit of the Virginia Department of Transportation, released Thursday by the Office of the Governor, has uncovered $1.45 billion available for transportation projects. [caption id="attachment_36285" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="According to the audit, the Virginia Department of Transportation was "hesitant" to use all available funds because of the economic downturn.
A Charlottesville resident was wounded in a shooting that took place yesterday at about 2:30 a.m. on 13th Street. The wounded individual fled the scene on foot and sought treatment at the University Medical Center.
[caption id="attachment_36259" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Alcohol policies vary at colleges across the state.
[caption id="attachment_36256" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Freshman incumbent candidate Tom Perriello propelled "Patient's Bill of Rights" in a public event Wednesday.
The United States is officially out of the longest recession since World War II, but unemployment continues to present a challenge both nationally and locally. The Business Cycle Dating Committee, a division of the National Bureau of Economic Research, announced Monday that business activity hit its lowest point in June 2009 since the recession officially began in December 2007 and that the figure has since moved out of the declining phase of the business cycle.
The National Science Foundation has presented a University research team with a $2 million grant to produce "smart building" energy systems, focusing on reducing energy use. Computer Science Prof.
One year ago, Barbara Schaedel addressed the Honor Committee regarding the case of her daughter, who was accused in April 2008 of plagiarism and expelled in October.
The 2008-09 academic year marked the first time that women in the United States earned more doctorate degrees than men, according to a report issued by the Council of Graduate Schools. Following trends of the past decade, the percentage of doctorates that are awarded to women each year slightly increased and edged out the men with a majority of 50.4 percent.
Despite the rising cost of higher education and the rough state of the economy, college is still a worthwhile investment, according to the College Board's third edition of its Education Pays study. Those without bachelor's degrees are currently struggling to find jobs, the study found.
A new demographic study by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service investigating the implementation of federal health reform found that half a million more Virginians will be eligible for Medicaid coverage by the year 2014.
[caption id="attachment_36099" align="alignleft" width="213" caption="The release of Politics Prof. Larry Sabato's new book on the legacy of John F.
[caption id="attachment_36097" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Additions such as the Emily Couric Cancer Center will be part of the Health System's planned expansion in coming years.
The Darden School will launch a new Global Executive MBA program for experienced business leaders next fall. This Master in Business Administration program is geared toward individuals with a minimum of 10 years experience in management and leadership positions.
[caption id="attachment_36094" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Cavalier Education courses allow students to propose and teach subjects of special interest not offered within the regular curriculum.
University employees are scheduled to receive a 3 percent bonus this fall, the first fiscal incentive employees have received since 2007. The bonuses will be given to eligible employees, or regular, non-temporary employees who are on salary.
[caption id="attachment_36024" align="alignleft" width="215" caption="Former University President John T.
Hoping that no student is left out in the rain, Student Council's Student Life Committee is planning to kick off a trial period for an umbrella sharing program this semester. "This program is targeted for those students on rainy days when they're in class all day, and they come out and it's rainy, and they don't have an umbrella to take to the next class or home," Committee Co-Chair Mary McGuirk said.
New data collected by the U.S. Department of Education shows the number of students defaulting on their student loans has increased during the past year. U.S.
As universities across the nation continue to cope with a tough economy, state officials are looking at ways to cut costs by decreasing energy and infrastructure use and outsourcing some services and programs to private companies. These cost containment and savings strategies are particularly important, said Minnis Ridenour, senior fellow for research and development at Virginia Tech, because of the dramatic change in how much funding public universities receive from the state.
