University Vice President and Provost Peter W. Low will step down when his appointment ends in July and return to teaching at the Law School.
The attorney for heavy-metal band Metallica and rap artist Dr. Dre sent letters to 18 colleges including the University last Wednesday, urging them to block the use of Napster, the popular online music file-sharing service. Howard E.
The University added some necessary space to the sprawling Medical Center this August when it purchased a building on the corner of Jefferson Park Avenue and West Main Street.
If Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush triumphs in November's election, Virginia's own Gov.
To further educate students about black leaders in American history, the University's Institute for Public History and the Darden School have teamed up to work on an innovative program entitled "Explorations in Black Leadership." With videotaped interviews from prominent black leaders as well as a public forum to be held next Wednesday, the project hopes to teach the community about civil rights and leave a legacy for generations to come.
Albemarle County employees now will earn at least $8 an hour, after a unanimous vote by the Board of Supervisors at its Wednesday night meeting. "We were losing valuable workers in a whole number of different fields," Board member Charlotte Humphris said, explaining the county lost minimum-wage employees who work in the technology sector. To combat the loss of employees, the county identified positions with pay at least 10 percent below the current competitive wage and areas where jobs were most troubled by high turnover. The county was also "guided by a sense of fairness" in deciding to raise its minimum wage, Humphris said. The county is not alone in mandating an $8 minimum wage for its employees.
The University is attempting to build another bridge across the Potomac by participating in a new federal program that allows residents of Washington, D.C., to pay in-state tuition at public colleges across the country. The $17 million D.C.
Realizing the seriousness of inadequate College funding, University officials have defined fundraising objectives for the College through the year 2005, estimating that efforts over the next five years need to yield over $250 million. University President John T.
Accidentally-bred mice may hold the cure for a debilitating intestinal disease. The mice, originally bred by a group of Japanese scientists to study the aging process, developed lower intestinal problems and now are key players in the study of Crohn's disease, which is the inflammation of the lower intestine. After scientists realized the mice were no good for their study, they shipped them all the way to Charlottesville, where University researchers are studying the disease. The University research got a jump start recently when the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases gave a $5.1 million grant over five years to fund further study of Crohn's disease. "If this mouse model truly represents human disease, this research will lead to a mechanistic understanding of Crohn's disease and help in the development of new therapeutic strategies," said Biomedical Engineering Prof.
The work of University physicians has helped bolster the fight against one of the deadliest diseases on the planet: lung cancer. A lung screening technique, introduced by a trio of University doctors - Thomas Daniel, Jonathan Truwit and Spencer Gay - promotes the early detection of lung cancer. Their method is not only cheaper than past methods but also safer for the patient.
As presidential candidates Texas Gov. George W. Bush (R) and Vice President Al Gore (D) embark on whirlwind campaign tours to woo potential voters, both camps have blatantly omitted traditionally Republican Virginia from their campaign itineraries.
Charlottesville Police Chief J.W. "Buddy" Rittenhouse announced his retirement yesterday, ending 35 years of service to the community. Rittenhouse will retire Feb.
University President John T. Casteen III and Leonard Sandridge, executive vice president and chief operating officer, will head a committee to search for a vice president of finance, a new position at the University. The vice president is one of several new executives who will report to Sandridge. He or she will be responsible for financial systems, policies and procedures and will perform "the detailed responsibilities of finance and business operations," Sandridge said. The vice president also will oversee several University divisions, including Business Operations, Financial Administration, Human Resources, Risk Management and Business Analysis. All of these departments now report to Sandridge.
We're number one - or are we? In a list of the 100 best values in public colleges released yesterday by Kiplinger's Personal Finance, the University ranked second behind the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The rankings are in slight contrast to the U.S.
In his first address to faculty since announcing his resignation last week, Dean of the College Melvyn P.
Coming all the way from Kansas, Vicki Coleman set up office in Clemons Library yesterday, where she will serve as the library's new director. "I would like to ensure meeting the needs of the students today and in the future," Coleman said of her new position at Clemons, which also houses the Robertson Media Center. Coleman, who has significant experience in working with library systems, previously worked at the University of Kansas at Lawrence, where she was the director of the Spahr Engineering Library.
While going through their workout routines at the North Grounds Recreation Center yesterday morning, several people were forced to evacuate after a small gas leak at a neighboring construction site. No one was injured and the evacuation took only 20 minutes, said Benjamin Powell, battalion chief of the Charlottesville Fire Department.
The company that produced the identification bracelets used in 1995's infamous University Hospital baby swap filed a motion last week to dismiss one of the switched babies' mother's lawsuits against the corporation. Precision Dynamics Corp.
Ending a long Greek social tradition, sororities will no longer mix with fraternities at fraternity houses if alcohol is served. Almost all of the University's 16 sororities' national chapters have passed policies prohibiting mixers at fraternity houses with alcohol.
U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode (I-5th) emphasized the importance of voting Republican in this fall's elections during a speech to the College Republicans last night, despite his current lack of party affiliation. Goode, a former Democrat who is now an Independent, often aligns himself with Republicans and last night he expressed many views that lined up with GOP positions. For example, Goode voted to eliminate the marriage tax penalty and voted against the estate tax, which places a tax on people's estates to be paid by their heirs.
