University students and other community members seeking an easier way to visit Washington D.C.
The University officially launched its U.Va. Today Daily Report yesterday, University spokesperson Carol Wood said, noting that the new electronic daily newsletter seeks to better deliver and ?push? University-related news, updates and headlines into the hands of students, faculty and staff.An e-mail announcing the launch sent by Leonard Sandridge, University executive vice president and chief operating officer, stated that people signed up to receive the newsletter ?will receive top stories about University staff, faculty and students, calendar items and general information about what?s happening.? Links to other media outlets and University blogs will also be included, the e-mail stated.Wood said the report is an outgrowth of the current U.Va.
Democrat Tom Perriello was declared the winner in Virginia?s fifth congressional district race yesterday, following the completion of an extensive vote count and canvass by the Virginia State Board of Elections.
The Jefferson Scholars Foundation recently created the Hartfield-Jefferson Teaching Prize to acknowledge exceptional teaching in the University?s Engineering School.In determining the recipient of prize, which is limited to undergraduate professors, the foundation looks for commitment to curriculum issues as well as excellence in teaching, Jefferson Scholars Foundation President James Wright said.
Civic literacy does necessarily go hand in hand with a college degree, according to a study released by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute last Thursday.?We thought it might be good to look at how Americans of all educational attainments did, so we could compare and contrast and isolate the impact of college,? said Richard Brake, ISI director of university stewardship.
Variations in the gene for serotonin transport may affect drinking habits in alcoholics, according to Neurobiology Prof.
The Darden School proved successful at the sixth annual Innovation Challenge, where two student teams swept all three possible awards, including one worth $20,000.The Innovation Challenge is the world?s largest innovation competition available to M.B.A.
Utility installation and construction for two new science buildings, which were put on hold during the October Board of Visitors meeting, will begin Nov.
The headline for an article in yesterday?s Cavalier Daily stated ?Miller Center hosts 10th democracy conference.? The headline should have stated ?Center for Politics hosts 10th democracy conference.? The Cavalier Daily regrets the error.
Former men?s lacrosse team captain Will Barrow, a ninth-semester College student, passed away Saturday in Charlottesville.University spokesperson Carol Wood could not confirm the cause of death and said Charlottesville City Police are currently investigating Barrow?s death.According to a press release issued by the athletic department, Barrow was a sociology major enrolled as a part-time student in order to finish the courses needed to complete his degree.
During halftime of Saturday?s football game between Virginia and Clemson, the Seven Society delivered a $14,777.77 gift to the University community.With the U2 classic ?Beautiful Day? blaring from the loudspeakers, a man in a black cape parachuted onto the football field and presented the check to the University.
The Center for Politics and Congressional Quarterly Politics hosted the 10th annual American Democracy Conference at the University Friday with a keynote address from Senator-elect Mark Warner.In his address, the first since his election to the Senate, Warner spoke about the need for bipartisan cooperation.?The stakes are too high for our country to be about retribution, to be about payback,? Warner said.
In response to a 2004 complaint filed by the non-profit organization Security on Campus, the Department of Education has ruled that aspects of the University?s sexual assault policies at the time requiring confidentiality violated federal law.Security on Campus filed the complaint on behalf of Annie Hylton, a former University student who was sexually assaulted and chose to bring her case to the Sexual Assault Board, an autonomous subcommittee of the University Judiciary Committee.
The University began using an eBay-like Web site last week to auction off its used property, including items such as LCD screen monitors, copy machines, stainless steel carts, fire extinguishers and a massage table.The site, Govdeals.com, is designed for local and state government agencies wishing to auction off surplus and confiscated goods, according to owner Liquidity Services? Web site.
The Faculty Senate met yesterday to discuss an agenda heavily influenced by concerns pertaining to the global economy and the implications it could hold for current University operations.
A lifelong teacher and school librarian decided before her death in 2006 to make a final commitment to the world of education, including to the University?s Education School.
In an effort to create a dialogue about the single sanction, students and Honor Committee members discussed some of the pros and cons of the policy during an open forum hosted by the Single Sanction Ad-hoc Committee last night.Sam Leven, member of the ad-hoc committee and president of Hoos Against Single Sanction, said the single sanction creates a black-and-white distinction between right and wrong.
President John T. Casteen, III was the third highest-paid public University president in the country last year, according to a recent report by the Chronicle of Higher Education.Despite the struggling economy, Casteen?s almost $800,000 salary will be the same next year, University spokesperson Carol Wood said, explaining that despite decreases in commonwealth funding imposed by Gov.
The Office of Emergency Preparedness tested the University?s emergency notifications systems yesterday afternoon from 2:30 p.m.
The University?s Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities recently teamed with Google Earth to bring the institute?s three-dimensional recreation of ancient Rome to the masses in a more innovative and involved way.Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno hosted an event Nov.
