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Foundation chooses Morven coordinator

In an effort to help create an interdisciplinary, international academic center for the University, the University of Virginia Foundation recently named Stewart Gamage, current vice president of public affairs at the College of William & Mary, director of the University's Morven Project. The Morven Project seeks to establish an academic center for the University on land given to the University in 2001 by John W.

Clinton projected to win Pennsylvania

Following extensive media coverage of controversial comments made by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama last week about rural Americans, experts anticipate Sen.

Loan policy may affect student aid

As many high school seniors contemplate their options for higher education at the end of an arduous college application process, for some, the real work has just begun.

Single sanction ad hoc committee reinstated

The Honor Committee approved the reinstatement of the single sanction ad hoc committee and approved changes to open committee meeting procedure during last night's meeting.

Students receive first Warner awards

Two University students received a jump-start this weekend toward their planned political careers, as third-year College students Grayson Lambert and Sarah Buckley received the first annual Senator John W.

Maury hall or opera house?

Show me the money

From the College to the Engineering School and extending to all arms of the University, there is neither much variation in the evaluation procedures that lead to raises in faculty salaries nor many differences in how a new hire's salary is determined.

University celebrates retiring faculty

Tuxedos, toile tablecloths and the buoyant sounds of a string quintet characterized last night's annual dinner reception to recognize retiring faculty, held in the Dome Room of the Rotunda.

Symposium displays Engineering research

Biomedical Graduate Engineering student Kristen Wieghaus won first place along with a $1,500 research grant at yesterday's fourth annual University of Virginia Engineering Research Symposium.

IFC spring rush sees 10th year

Though the decision to move Inter-Fraternity Council rush for first-year students to the spring was controversial 10 years ago, the IFC has since adapted, now preferring the second-semester rush process. Former Dean of Students Robert T.

Correction

The Tuesday, April 8 News article "Athletic department leading fundraising initiative" incorrectly stated that the athletic department recently achieved more than 78 percent of its fundraising goal of $300,000.

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Visits present dean finalists to University

The University has selected the final three candidates for the permanent Dean of Students position, each of whom will make a presentation and answer questions in sessions open to the University community in the upcoming weeks. A search committee comprised of faculty members and students formed in mid-January to examine applicants, said Christina Morell, assistant vice president for student affairs.

Board discusses recent mental health bills

University policies concerning mental health issues were the main topic of debate at the Board of Visitors' Student Affairs Committee meeting yesterday.

Controversial lie-in planned in Blacksburg

Some students and family members affected by the Virginia Tech shootings plan to commemorate the tragedy's one-year anniversary by hosting a lie-in on the university's Drillfield April 16.

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Manta ray vehicle research nets hefty Navy grant

A University professor recently received a U.S. Office of Naval Research grant valued at about $6.5 million for her research on a proposed underwater vehicle with similarities to a manta ray. Hilary Bart-Smith, a mechanical and aerospace engineering professor, who received the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative Program grant last month, said she and her team of researchers from the University, West Chester University and Princeton University, are trying to create an unoccupied vehicle that will imitate a manta ray in its movement.

Medical Center, Culpeper hospital may join forces

The University Medical Center and Culpeper Regional Hospital have taken initial steps toward a new partnership slated to begin in January 2009. "We've established a statement of shared values and principles and we have both signed [a] letter of intent about what we want to do," said R.

Magazines rank Charlottesville a top business city

If you're looking to start a new business or pursue a new career, the City of Charlottesville is one of the best places to be, according to recent rankings released by Fortune Small Business and Forbes magazines.

Census shows increase in homeless population

The homeless population in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District has increased 12 percent? during the past year, with an increase of 109 percent in the number of children reported homeless, according to census results released by the Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for the Homeless this week. According to the results, 231 adults and their 46 dependent children were reported homeless by shelters in the City of Charlottesville and surrounding areas when the census was taken in January. This is the sixth year a homelessness census has been issued by TJACH and other service organizations in the area, said Jeffrey Cornelius, homeless management information systems administrator of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission.