Rebecca P. Arrington

2013 Outstanding Employee: Pamela Joseph Is Physics’ ‘Lifeline’

May 17th, 2013

Pamela Joseph’s longtime knowledge of grants makes her an ideal trainer of others involved in research funding.

Class of 2013: Fast-Track Grads Comment on What It Means to Finish Their Degrees in Three Years or Less

May 13th, 2013

As you’re looking around the Lawn during Final Exercises, if U.Va.’s graduates happen to look younger than usual, there’s a reason. Some of them are. Here’s what nine of them have to say about graduating early.

Class of 2013: In a New Tradition, U.Va. Honors Grads Who Earn Degrees in Three Years or Less

May 13th, 2013

A new tradition will commence May 19 when 82 members of the Class of 2013 process the Lawn sporting orange academic stoles to recognize their completion of bachelor’s degrees in three years or less.

U.Va.’s ‘Big Data’ Initiative One of 16 Projects Receiving Alumni Association Jefferson Trust Grants on Friday

April 17th, 2013

U.Va.’s Big Data initiative and Saturday’s Stan Winston Festival of the Moving Creature are among the 16 projects receiving grants from the U.Va. Alumni Association’s Jefferson Trust this Friday. Since 2004, the trust has awarded nearly $3.5 million.

U.Va. Experts Discuss Why the U.S. Stock Market Is Performing So Well

March 19th, 2013

Governmental gridlock is the reason for the stock market run-up, says one professor. Another says it’s due to firms cutting costs and jobs while maintaining output. Will the run last?

U.Va. Tipsheet: Why Is the U.S. Stock Market Performing So Well?

March 18th, 2013

Several professors offer insight on the run-up in the stock market despite recent developments that might make one expect a decline.

Tip Sheet: U.Va. Experts Weigh In on Sequestration from Policy, Education and Business Standpoints

March 7th, 2013

Will there be a sequester come Friday? Yes, says politics professor James Savage, “If the power relationships stay as they are.” What does that mean for the state and nation? Savage and other U.Va. experts weigh in on the issue.

U.Va. Kinesiology Expert Comments on Latest Federal Survey on American Diets

March 1st, 2013

Children are consuming fewer calories, and adults are eating less fast food, according to a federal government survey released Feb. 21. U.Va. kinesiology professor John Sirard is “cautiously optimistic” about the findings.

With Sequestration Looming, U.Va. Experts Weigh In On Its Effects

February 28th, 2013

What does the sequester mean for the state and nation? Politics professor James Savage and other U.Va. experts weigh in on the issue.

Secretary of State Kerry Speaking at U.Va. Today

February 19th, 2013

See history in the making today when John Kerry delivers his first public address as secretary of state in Old Cabell Hall around 11 a.m. If you don’t have a ticket, follow the address via a live webcast, on Twitter or at a remote viewing site.

This Week’s U.Va. Board of Visitors Meeting To Be Streamed Live

February 19th, 2013

This week’s Board of Visitors meeting will be webcast live. New procedures for media and the public who are planning to attend open sessions of the meeting are also being instituted, effective Wednesday.

U.Va. Tip Sheet: Shobe, Scheppach Can Comment on State’s Transportation Issues

February 14th, 2013

Two faculty members can comment on the state’s transportation policy and what’s now unfolding as the Virginia General Assembly debates transportation issues.

In Memoriam: Wade Lancaster

February 6th, 2013

Wade Lancaster, a professor on the current voyage of the Semester at Sea and husband of former U.Va. School of Nursing Dean Jeanette Lancaster, died Feb. 3 of natural causes while visiting Shanghai.

Children and Grandchildren of Employees: Apply by March 1 for Two U.Va. Scholarships

February 4th, 2013

Children or grandchildren of full- and part-time faculty and staff who will be U.Va. undergraduate students in 2013-14 may be eligible to apply for the Leonard W. and Jerry S. Sandridge Scholarship and the Faculty and Staff Undergraduate Scholarship.

Peace Corps Ranks U.Va. Among Nation’s Top 25 Volunteer-Producing Schools

February 4th, 2013

Fifty-five U.Va. undergraduate alumni are currently serving with the Peace Corps, landing the University among the nation’s top volunteer-producing schools for 2013. Interested in joining the Corps? Attend a meeting tonight.

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Rebecca P. Arrington

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