Murray Foundations, a Tampa, Fla.-based firm that supports charitable causes, recently donated $700,000 to the Commerce School to recruit and retain a professor to serve as a senior scholar in finance or management information systems. Murray Foundations is funded by Jack K.
In the past decade, pharmaceutical companies, along with other manufacturing businesses, have gone global.
Have you ever had heart palpitations, sweaty palms, racing thoughts or tension? Have you ever thought these anxiety symptoms could be due to a bacterial infection?
"Let's do lunch," soon may be a more frequently used phrase among University students and faculty members. In a survey recently issued to University faculty regarding the establishment of a faculty dining option, preliminary findings indicate that "people are interested in [having] faculty dining," Faculty Senate Chairwoman Patricia H.
The Harry S. Truman Foundation this week announced it will award one of seventy $30,000 scholarships to third-year College student Brad Barnett, the 20th University student to receive the prestigious scholarship. Established by a 1975 congressional memorial, the Truman Foundation awards scholarships to college juniors for their academic excellence and commitment to public service.
Students driving down Emmet Street to Barracks Road Shopping Center or those driving to the Downtown Mall probably have noticed the plague of heavy traffic that Charlottesville faces. The population of Charlottesville has grown by 20,000 people in the past 10 years, and each year the traffic gets worse. Areas around the University especially are jammed with traffic because of the huge student population. Most of the roads around Grounds are one lane going in each direction, which contributes to the problem, said Justin Pfeiffer, a student member of the University Transportation and Parking Committee. But the University does not have much influence over improving traffic, so the committee must work with the city. Charlottesville City Council is working to alleviate the traffic problem through a series of programs aimed at encouraging drivers to use public transportation or even ride bikes to their destinations instead of clogging the roads with their cars. Meadowcreek Parkway One of the most controversial city plans is the Meadowcreek Parkway, a proposed road that would extend McIntire Road to improve access to downtown Charlottesville and provide an alternate route to Route 29. VDOT proposed the Meadowcreek Parkway plan to the city in 1967 to improve traffic conditions in downtown Charlottesville. Last fall, City Council finally approved beginning construction on a two-lane road by a 3-2 vote. VDOT is bringing Council new design plans for the parkway, Council member David Toscano said. Whether or not the parkway will alleviate traffic in Charlottesville has been debated heavily.   Related Links Traffic Flow Statistics Toscano, who supports building the road, said "a new road gives more options.
Statistics released by the American Bar Association this month revealed that, for the first time, the number of women applying to law school this year exceeds the number of men. Although the study only reflected those individuals who had applied to law schools as of March 16 of this year, it showed that of the 67,239 applicants nation-wide 50.4 percent were women.
(This is the first of a four part series examining the way members of the University view the honor system.) When they enter the University, first years are bombarded with information regarding the honor system.
University faculty may benefit from an amendment to a teacher retirement bill proposed by Gov. James S.
With only one dissenting vote, Student Council passed a resolution last night asking the University to divest, or sell off, its investments in companies doing business in Burma.
Even after last month's ruling in U.S. District court about limited access to Napster, the online music file-sharing service, college and university officials may be able to breathe a sigh of relief.
Although the courts reached a decision deeming George W. Bush the president of the United States, the jury is still out on the role of the Electoral College in elections.
It will now take at least six months longer for Virginia teen-agers to be able to drive, courtesy of a bill Gov.
In a move to promote more responsible drinking, the Alcohol Policy Review Committee at Duke University has recommended major changes to the school's alcohol policy.
After days of speculation and rumor, the Dave Matthews Band confirmed yesterday that it will give a second benefit concert at Scott Stadium on Sunday, April 22. At a press conference yesterday at the Omni Hotel downtown, Coran Capshaw, the band's general manager, said the band made the decision in the interest of raising more money for local charities and to allow more fans from out of town to attend. Most tickets for the first show on April 21 were sold March 3 during the pre-sale for local residents and few tickets remained for the general public.
On Saturday night, fourth-year College student Benjamin Levy's vision for the International Conference on "Music Suppressed by the Third Reich" culminated in a revival of an era of music not heard in more than 50 years. Levy, a music major, organized the three-day International Conference as part of his distinguished music major project.
Upset over another upcoming rise in QualChoice health care rates, some graduate students are about to say they have had enough. QualChoice is the University-sponsored health care plan many graduate students use because it is the only plan recognizing Student Health as an authorized care provider. Over the past three years, however, QualChoice has raised its rates for graduate students. Graduate students now have two different package options.
Charlottesville General District Court Judge William G. Barkley heard a victim's testimony of her February rape in a preliminary court hearing Thursday.
Who doesn't love a warm, home-cooked meal? On the other hand, who doesn't love the thought of trading in that roasted turkey and rent-free bedroom at home for swinging apartment living?
Last week the Federal Reserve lowered the interest rate known as the Federal Funds rate. It was the third such reduction in interest rates over the past three months.
