Linwood Holton, a former Republican governor of Virginia, has formally endorsed Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in the ongoing presidential race.
The University Law School?s Class of 2011 is being heralded as one of the most talented and accomplished in the school?s history by Law School administrators.
ServiceNation, a nonprofit, national campaign, has been working with various University student organizations to organize Reach Out 2008, an upcoming two-day event that will work to increase University and local awareness of service and volunteer opportunities.
As the Nov. 4 presidential election approaches and Virginia polls remain closer than ever, both the John McCain and Barack Obama campaigns work around the clock to secure votes in the hotly contested commonwealth.?Since Palin was announced as the vice presidential candidate we?ve really been inundated with people wanting to help out and make sure that McCain [and] Palin get elected,? Albemarle County Republican Committee Chairman Chris Schoenewald said.
It is what Mayor Dave Norris called ?arguably Charlottesville?s biggest problem.? It is what, according to many city officials and non-profit groups, makes finding a proper home in Charlottesville so difficult.
Charlottesville?s City Council voted last night to support a policy that would prohibit the city?s Retirement Commission from investing in companies that support the Sudanese government.
The University Judiciary Committee plans to re-examine efforts to diversify its membership after a self-reported survey found low representation of students from a number of backgrounds.
College affordability was the central topic of a recent congressional roundtable discussion held by Sen.
The Honor Committee is in the process of creating a reporter feedback survey in an effort to improve the Committee?s relationship with students who choose to report Honor violations.
University researchers have developed a method for treating cancerous tumors that takes advantage of new research in laser technology to amplify the effect of radiation treatment.?The project was designed to solve a dilemma in radiation therapy,? said Ke Sheng, an assistant professor with the department of radiation oncology.In cancer patients, tumors are surrounded by normal, non-cancerous tissue.
Now welcoming its third class of transfer students, the University?s guaranteed admission program for community college graduates is rapidly expanding and redefining how some students pursue an education.?I think it is progressing extremely well,? Associate Dean of Admissions Greg Roberts said about the program.
The Virginia Aviation Board has approved more than $4.5 million of funding to be used by the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Authority for several planned improvement projects, including the first, preliminary phase of a runway expansion that could result in slightly lower airfares.Commerce Prof.
An international team of physicists including University Assoc. Physics Prof. Bob Hirosky announced at the end of August the first observation of a particle that has been called a potentially crucial step in discovering and understanding fundamental laws of physics, the nature of matter and the forces around us.Hirosky and his team observed the force-carrying particle, known as the Z boson, at the U.S.
Neuroscience Prof. Jeremy Tuttle earned a $1.4 million grant in August from the National Institute of Aging for his research about bladder control drugs and their possible effects on Alzheimer?s disease patients.
FAIRFAX, Va. ? A crowd of 23,000 people gathered yesterday for a political rally for Republican presidential nominee John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin, making the Fairfax campaign stop McCain?s largest to date.McCain and Palin said maintaining Virginia a Red state will not be easy, but they stressed the fact that they believe a Republican victory in the commonwealth is achievable and important to the overall election.
The General Faculty Council, which represents full- and part-time general faculty and the senior professional research staff, held its first meeting of the semester yesterday afternoon, discussing the progress of restructuring currently taking place in the University Human Resources office.Chief Human Resources Officer Susan Carkeek presented information about the differences between the current and the new human resources structure, the latter of which will go into effect Oct.
The University Medical Center?s Surgical Intensive Care Unit has implemented a new antibiotic rotation method to try to ensure patients remain healthy during their hospital stays.The research team, headed by Dr. Robert Sawyer, co-director of the surgical trauma intensive care unit, looked to prevent bacterial staph infections common in hospitals ? officially known as methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infections ? from occurring in ICU patients.MRSA ?is, in many hospitals, the most common cause of pneumonia developed in hospitals,? Sawyer said.Sawyer?s team used ?cycling,? or switching the type of antibiotic medicine given to patients, to prevent them from contracting other illnesses caused by MRSA while they recovered.A different antibiotic would be used on patients every three months, Sawyer explained.?Other hospitals have done this with other bacteria, but we?re the first that we know of that has used it for MRSA,? Sawyer said, noting this method has proven very effective.?We have 25 to 35 new infections a year in our intensive care units,? Sawyer said.
Valued for his knowledge of metal alloys, Prof. Robert Kelly, of the department of materials science and engineering, has been involved in the planning and production of the national Pentagon Memorial since summer 2003.
Dr. Lainie Friedman Ross of the University of Chicago?s Center for Clinical Medical Ethics discussed the question ?Can Adolescents Refuse Medical Treatment?? yesterday at the University of Virginia?s Medical Center Hour.
Last night Student Council discussed a resolution that would work to allow part-time and research-only graduate students partial access to athletic events, proportional to the fees these students currently pay.Part-time and research-only graduate students pay a $189 athletic fee per semester as a part of their tuition costs, while full-time students pay $644, said Graduate Arts & Sciences Rep.
