The Inter-Fraternity Council's nearly two-year effort to have formal rush returned to fall is going nowhere fast. Despite numerous fraternity leaders' requests, Board of Visitors Rector John P.
Although snoring is an annoyance among adults, among children it may point to a serious problem, according to the research of a pediatric and sleep apnea team of Pediatrics Asst.
Virginia Sen. Charles Robb (D) met with the Charlottesville City Council yesterday to discuss the future of the National Ground Intelligence Center, a federally owned building located beside City Hall.
Construction crews continued work on the renovation and expansion of the Carl Smith Center at Scott Stadium over Winter Break and Assoc.
The University officially recognized the Alpha Epsilon chapter of Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. Tuesday, making it the first Latino-oriented fraternity on Grounds. The Office of the Dean of Students made the group of men a fraternity by approving its Fraternal Organization Agreement, which outlines the relationship between the University and the fraternity. Lambda Upsilon Lambda will be the third member of the Fraternity-Sorority Council, an umbrella organization created in September for Greek organizations who do not fall under the auspices of the Inter-Fraternity Council, the Inter-Sorority Council or the Black Fraternal Council. Asst.
Although laser surgery is a focal point in contemporary media, keratomileusis, or corneal shaping, has been used since the 1960s to correct nearsightedness. LASIK (Laser-Assisted Stromal In-Situ Keratomileusis), is the newest method of correcting vision problems in the line of different keratomileusis variants, and it appears to be the first largely marketable version of the procedures. First, anesethetizing drops are placed in the eye, and the surgeon marks the eye, to show where the cornea will be cut.
The Center for Equal Opportunity has released a study that alleges a black student is 111 times more likely to gain admission to the University than a white student with similar test scores and class rank. The study was released last month, nearly a year after a similar study was conducted by the same Washington-based think tank.
A new University Web site, sponsored by Student Council, allows students to exchange books directly with each other.
The Engineering School topped its $50 million Capital Campaign goal last month -- the latest in a string of individual schools to surpass their original expectations. Thomas N.
An electronic book provider, netLibrary, announced an agreement with the University's Electronic Text Center that will make 2,000 historic texts from the University's collection available to the public over the Internet. The agreement, announced Friday, is intended to preserve historic texts in digital form and allow other communities to access the information. According to netLibrary spokesman Brian Bell, the company produces about 100 electronic books a day. The online company is pleased with the deal "because netLibrary has a growing user base," Bell said.
The University has filled the position of assistant to the vice president for student affairs -- a job that had remained vacant since mid-August. Lori Willy, who previously worked in the Office of the Registrar during her 12-year tenure at the University, began work Monday as the replacement for H.
Third-year Education student Megan Parker passed away Jan. 7 at University Hospital after suffering injuries in a car accident Jan.
Virginia's recent booming economy is beginning to show returns for public higher education institutions.
After hearing three days of testimony, an Albemarle County Circuit Court jury convicted University running back Antwoine Womack Dec.
Although the University surpassed its $1 billion Capital Campaign goal with a $62 million gift to the Darden School Dec.
The University hopes to enter the 21st century with a bang. Virginia 2020: The Agenda for the Third Century at the University of Virginia, the brainchild of University President John T.
The University Library Special Collections Department has received four handwritten letters from Civil War Confederate generals Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, Joseph E.
What does the future hold for sports at the University? Perhaps robots will serve as referees or improved shoe technology will force basketball hoops to be raised to 20 feet. Such changes may be in the cards, but members of the Strategic Planning Task Force for Athletics plan to tackle more realistic issues pertaining to the future of University athletics. The task force, a component of the University's long-term planning initiative, Virginia 2020: The Agenda for the Third Century at the University of Virginia, has been assigned to set long-term goals for the University athletic department in areas ranging from playing fields and other facilities to athletes' academic performance to Title IX compliance. Members of the task force include several directors of the University's Athletics Department, current and former student athletes, and faculty members in several non-athletic departments. The task force already has had two meetings -- one in December and one Monday. Task force members have received background information on the Athletics Department budget, intramural and recreational sports programs and National Collegiate Athletic Association graduation rates, said Amy D.
Representatives from Coca-Cola stressed the booming job market for University students in an information session about its career possibilities last Wednesday night in Newcomb Hall.
After receiving a $60 million gift to the Darden School -- the largest gift ever donated to any business school in the world -- the University announced Dec.
