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Since summer 2005, the University's Rainey Academic Program has provided students participating in AccessUVA the opportunity to adapt more quickly to life at the University, spending time in Charlottesville during the summer before their first year.
The University's attorneys and the attorney who represents former University employee Dena Bowers are in a legal conflict regarding Bowers' lawsuit against the University.
Students enrolled in Physics Prof. Stuart Wolf's PHYS 105, "How Things Work" course are required to not only buy a traditional textbook, but also an i-Clicker.
Recent University research focusing on a particular gene in diabetes-prone mice may help pave the way for several practical, human applications regarding the Type 1 form of the disease. According to Craig Nunemaker, director of the University's Pancreatic Islet & Cell Core Facility, researchers used a specifically bred non-obese mouse that was susceptible to developing a form of diabetes similar to the Type 1 variety. Type 1 diabetes, according to University Microbiology Prof.
Ryan McElveen, chair of the Committee on Curriculum Internationalization, challenged the University to respond within 10 days to his report outlining student dissatisfaction with University efforts to internationalize the University's curriculum at last night's Student Council meeting.
The leaves are not the only thing changing in Virginia this fall -- yesterday's election ushered in a Democratic majority in the Virginia Senate for the first time in 12 years.
Concerned students met with the University's Security and General Safety Committee as well as representatives of the University and Charlottesville police departments yesterday to discuss safety issues affecting the University.
Charlottesville Democrats will maintain complete control of City Council for two more years, following the solid re-election of current Mayor David Brown and the election of Holly Edwards and Satyendra Huja. Huja and Brown each received about 24 percent of the vote, while fellow Democrat Edwards received 23.62 percent of the vote.
As undergraduate students begin registering for next semester's classes, they now have the option to log into ISIS either with their new student ID numbers or their old ID numbers, which were typically Social Security numbers. The Information Technology and Communication Office added the new option to ISIS as part of continuing efforts to reduce the University's use of Social Security numbers, according to University spokesperson Carol Wood. According to Wood, University officials are encouraging all members of the University community to use their new ID numbers. "The goal," Wood said, "is to transition everyone over to these new ID numbers and reserve Social Security numbers only where they are required by law." Brian Davis, project manager on the University's Social Security Initiative, stated in an e-mail that the University registrar has not decided how long both options will be available to students. "The University ID option is intended to be a permanent option, and we haven't yet determined how long the Social Security number will be an option," Davis' e-mail noted.
The year-long national debate regarding student protection within the student loan industry has resulted in a critical reconstruction of the federal rules surrounding the industry according to a recent announcement by U.S.
Today, Charlottesville citizens head to the polls to decide the political fates of several local campaigns, the most contentious of which is the City Council race. Five candidates are campaigning for three seats in Charlottesville's City Council: incumbent mayor David Brown, Democrat Holly Edwards, Independent Barbara Haskins, Democrat Satyendra Huja and Independent Peter Kleeman.
'Helicopter' parents -- those who hover over their children -- may not have as negative of an effect on their children as originally thought, according to a recent report released by the National Survey of Student Engagement. In fact, according to Todd Chamberlain, assistant director for survey operations, NSSE researchers discovered positive effects of "helicopter parenting" in regards to the lives of many college students. "Helicopter parents," Chamberlain said, is a term that has received much, often negative media attention in recent years; however, he said the results of the survey indicate a benefit relating to parents who "show intense involvement with the lives of their students." According to Chamberlain, the NSSE gave an 85-question survey to 313,000 randomly-selected first- and fourth-year students at 610 four-year higher education institutions.
University and Charlottesville police have begun stopping students in their tracks when they use the train tracks as a shortcut. According to Charlottesville Police Sgt.
Electronic library information accessed by non-U.S. users overseas could be subject to federal surveillance if legislation currently before Congress is passed. The proposed Senate and House bills would allow the government to access e-mails and other electronic information sent to non-U.S.
The Fourth-Year 5K, scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, was postponed Friday night because of "safety and liability concerns related to traffic of the football game," according to Jordan Glist, a member of the Peer Health Educators and the Fourth-Year 5K intern.
The Honor Committee discussed a remake of its "On My Honor" video, which contains outdated testimonies and scripted speeches, at last night's meeting. The video, which provides students an introduction to the University's honor system, has been in use for more than five years, according to Committee Chair Ben Cooper. "It's not engaging for the students," Vice Chair for Education Allie Moore said.
Two University researchers recently released a report stating Virginia's driver fines constitute flawed policy.
