The University was named one of the 25 "New Ivies" in Newsweek's 2007 edition of the Kaplan College Guide, which profiled 25 of the top schools in the nation. The guide attempts to show that universities do not need ivy on their walls to give their students a top-notch education, according to Brandon Jones, one of the contributing editors of the article.
Disagreement continues between University officials and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine's office surrounding the contested power of appointment of the Virginia state climatologist.
Participation in study abroad at the University this past year, including this past summer, has reached an all time high.
The University Medical Center was recognized Friday with Magnet status by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a branch of the American Nurses Association. The Magnet Recognition Program, an international program which recognized its first organization in 1994, awards organizations that meet the ANCC's 14 Points of Magnetism, their criteria for nursing merit, said Jan Moran, assistant director for Magnet operations at the ANCC. "It's a recognition of nursing excellence and it actually is attributed to a positive and dynamic environment where nurses work," Moran said.
Yesterday the annual Student Activities Fair was held in the Amphitheater. The event featured a collection of nearly 300 organizations of every kind, from intramural sports to service clubs and cultural organizations set up booths and advertised their offerings to prospective members from 10 a.m.
The Honor and University Judicial Committees introduced themselves to incoming first years during summer orientation. The groups co-hosted a session at summer orientation entitled "Joining the U.Va.
College of Arts & Sciences students will no longer be able to hoard courses because the administration has lowered the maximum number of allowed credit-hours per semester.
University student Brett Gosnell passed away last Thursday at his home in Hickory, N.C. after a three-year battle with cancer. A diligent student and passionate football fan, Gosnell graduated as his class valedictorian at Hickory High School in 2004 after being diagnosed with a rare form of childhood cancer known as rhabdomysarcoma during his junior year, his father, Mark Gosnell said. After attending classes at Lenoir-Rhyne College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gosnell was finally able to live out his dream of attending the University last year, Gosnell's father said. "He went to UNC and he really liked Carolina, but he asked me to drive him up to U.Va.
Fourth-year Engineering student S.R. Sidarth found himself at the center of a political controversy sparked by comments U.S.
The Center for Politics recently announced a new internship program designed to match students with local and state politicians. The Awards for Civic Excellence (ACE) program will be launched this fall with interns being placed in the offices of Del.
The Board of Visitors left the Rotunda this summer and traveled to historic Williamsburg for their annual summer retreat where Board members and administrators used the retreat to discuss progress on committee goals set at last year's summit.
The 17 Living Wage Campaign protesters arrested for trespassing at Madison Hall during their sit-in last April were successful in both General District Court and in their dealings with the UJC this summer.
As the first day of class rapidly approaches, many students are trying to secure spots in their desired courses.
At last Thursday's Board of Visitors meeting former rector Gordon F. Rainey jokingly suggested that the Board send its architectural plans to the New York Times, a reference to Adam Goodheart's New York Times article published in late May which criticized the University's architecture and the structural plans for the South Lawn project.
A University environmental science professor has come under fire recently from environmentalists and ethicists after reports surfaced that the professor, who is skeptical of the extent to which humans play a role in global warming, had received money from a coal-burning utility. The New York Times reported in a July 28 story that the Intermountain Rural Electric Association, a coal-burning utility co-operative, gave money to Environmental Science Prof.
University students and faculty are mourning the loss of Leonard Robinson, the University's first Diplomat Scholar and an expert in the field of African affairs.
The University Board of Visitors Buildings and Grounds committee approved the design for the University's Clinical Cancer Center during its meeting July 27. The main purpose of the new cancer center will be to house all of the cancer technology, research and treatment equipment in one building, said Peter Jump, University Hospital Center spokesperson. The cancer center will be located at the intersection of Jefferson Park Avenue and Lee Street where a covered parking garage now stands.
The University has appointed Maurice Apprey, a professor of psychiatric medicine and the School of Medicine's former dean of diversity, as the interim dean of the Office of African-American Affairs.
