Christoph W. Leemann, an internationally recognized particle-accelerator physicist as well as a University faculty member, has been selected by the Southeastern Universities Research Association to serve as the new director of the U.S.
Hoping to encourage more law school graduates to pursue public service careers, the Law School has revised its approach to loan assistance through two new initiatives launched by Dean John C.
With the success of the "Science and Society" program co-sponsored by the Faculty Senate and the Institute for Practical Ethics, both groups already are planning for an even more exciting program next semester. In addition to the Senate and Institute, the University's Center for Global Health and the Forum for Contemporary Thought will co-sponsor the events next semester. This semester, the Senate and Institute sponsored a lecture series that focused on the theme of "Genetics and Society," featuring prominent speakers such as Francis Collins, director of the Human Genome Project. The lectures have "been successful, beyond my wildest imagination," said James Childress, director of the Institute for Practical Ethics. The lecture series will continue into the spring semester, but its focus will broaden to include issues of global health, Faculty Senate Chairman Robert Grainger said. Issues that the lecture series will address include global justice as related to research in developing countries, AIDS as a world crisis, inequalities in socioeconomic status among countries and bioterrorism. "We are in an interdependent world - a fact never more obvious than after Sept.
Judith Miller, New York Times journalist, best-selling author and biological warfare expert, addressed students, faculty and local residents yesterday and took questions about how the government could be more prepared for bioterrorist attacks against the United States. Miller, the co-author of the New York Times best-selling book "Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War," described to an audience of over 200 people in the Chemistry Auditorium the history of biological warfare and the potential types of biological attacks that could occur today. Miller's visit was particularly timely because of the recent anthrax mailings that have plagued the United States, an issue she addressed.
Thus far, advertising on the web has been a decidedly mixed bag. Advertisers initially were titillated by the prospects of advertising on the web.
At its meeting last night, the Honor Committee discussed ideas on the "informed retraction" amendment proposal that it also considered at its annual retreat last weekend.
Candidates hoping to fill the late Emily Couric's state Senate seat were confirmed Saturday with the selection of Jane Maddux as the Republican candidate.
The travel industry has been hit hard by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and last week's crash of American Airlines Flight 587.
The Dave Matthews Band continued its tradition of community involvement in Charlottesville last week when the group's Bama Works Fund gave the University's largest community service volunteer organization, Madison House, a $114,576 gift. The gift, the largest single donation to Madison House in recent history, was a percentage of proceeds from the charity concert the band held last April, and represents more than half of Madison House's yearly budget of $200,000. The band established the Bama Works Fund in 1998, primarily to provide support to charities in the Charlottesville City and Albemarle County area, though the group occasionally makes national and international grants.
With the holidays approaching, student travelers need to make transportation arrangements and, despite the Sept.
In securing the NCAA championship last season, Duke experienced a bittersweet victory, knowing the loss of two crucial players - national player of the year Shane Battier and Nate James - would follow.
With the addition of a McDonald's high school All-American, Florida State hopes to rebound from its first 20-loss season in school history and battle for respect in the ACC. The Seminoles, who finished 9-21 overall and 4-12 in the ACC in 2000-01 return four starters from last year's eighth-place ACC team.
Despite the loss of starters Adam Allenspach and Will Solomon, Clemson is confident that its returning players and five incoming freshman have what it takes to make the Tigers a threat in the ACC.
The gift will go towards clinical trials on a vaccine for melanoma, as well as vaccines for lung, ovarian, breast and colon cancer.
There are many fresh faces on the Georgia Tech squad, and they need to have an immediate impact for the Yellow Jackets to be successful.
This season, Carolina blue could be a few shades duller and that much less intimidating. With the loss of starters Brendan Haywood and Joseph Forte to the NBA and key reserve Julius Peppers to the football program, the remaining Tar Heels find themselves with big shoes to fill. Seniors Kris Lang and Jason Capel provide North Carolina with experience.
Following the Democrat's Nov. 6 capture of the Virginia governorship, many in the Republican Party are blaming Gov.
At a press conference yesterday afternoon, Gov. James S. Gilmore III announced that the state could no longer afford to eliminate the car tax next year. Given the current economic situation, "it was inevitable that the car tax would not be extended to 100 percent," said Larry J.
