Ben Turnbull Incoming first-year

Jill Rowley alumna (Part 3 of 5 focuses on getting the most out of social media and how to get sales management on board.)

Amato Evan Assistant professor of environmental sciences Wet weather makes a return; making the most of your cell phone after a hurricane Palm Beach Daily News / June 6 Jonathan Haidt Psychology professor Richard Handler: Evaluating Jonathan Haidt's liberal-conservative thought experiment CBC News Canada / June 6 Kyle Kondik Communications director, Center for Politics California primary sees fierce contests but low turnout MSNBC.com (Reuters) / June 6 Larry Sabato Politics professor and director of the Center for Politics Mitt Romney’s VP balancing act The Hill.com (blog) / June 6 and Wisc...

The Virginia Film Festival has announced the launch of its annual call for entries, inviting filmmakers from around the state, region and throughout the world to submitfeature films, documentaries, shorts, animation and experimental works for consideration for its upcoming 25th Anniversary year.

On the same day The New York Times opined in 1903 that flying machines might be possible in a million to 10 million years, Orville Wright wrote in his diary: “We started assembly today.” That’s the kind of visionary thinking Columbia and the University of Missouri need to have to secure the state’s spot in a rapidly changing global economy, Tom Skalak, vice president for research at the University of Virginia, told a group of community leaders this morning. ... Skalak and MU Vice Chancellor of Research Rob Duncan are on a two-day tour of Missouri touting the benefits of building a knowledge-ba...

In the 18th century, astronomers used the solar transit of planet Venus to calculate the distance from the Earth to the sun. After the 1882 Venus transit, John Philip Sousa scored a march in its honor. Since it was first predicted in the 17th century, we've only had a chance to view the phenomenon six times. And Tuesday's our day ... Edward Murphy, associate professor of astronomy at the University of Virginia, explains more about the transit in the video.

A crowd of disappointed stargazers filledDarden Towe Park in Albemarle County Tuesday night. Low hanging cloudsobstructed their view of Venus passing over the sun, but bad weather didn't get in the way of the fun. ... UVA astronomy professor Edward Murphy ... still used the event to educate people about the skies. He says Venus only passes the sun twice each century, meaning this won't happen again until 2117.

In June 1962, Roy Willis became the first black person to graduate from the University of Virginia. ... The University of Virginia honored him in 2010 for his perseverance, which changed the culture of the school. Willis’ action was an example of what racial justice consultant Terry Keleher  calls a “Choice Point,” when individuals make a decision and stand to “efficiently remove the barriers” of racism. ...

Employees at the University of Virginia who have worked 25 years or more there were honored Tuesday evening at its annual banquet. "We have so many people who have put in so many years of service. This is just one small way that we can thank them for allthat they do," said Chief Human Resource Officer, Susan Carkeek. ... "It doesn't seem like 50 years I can tell you that, I love my job and I get up in the morning happy to be able to go to work," said Harriett Lee, "50 Years" Honoree. One person honored has worked at the University for 55 years.

When Kelly Anderson shed her arm cast two months after a wrist operation, her joints were so stiff she couldn’t turn a doorknob. She didn’t fully recover for another four months. Daniel Amante suffered similar post-cast complications after he injured his knee; Amanda Harton watched her soccer teammates struggle following various injuries; and Clara Tran saw even greater suffering among the frail patients in the nursing home where she volunteered. By the time the four met as undergrads at the University of Virginia, they all recognized a common medical dilemma: Long periods of immobilization he...

As high school seniors attend their graduation ceremonies this month, speakers will quip about bad dining hall food and sharing dorm rooms. But fewer than half of those graduates will experience living on campus at a four-year college this fall ... More are choosing to enroll at a community college or to earn certifications in fields that will help pay for a four-year school as tuition costs continue to spiral upward ...

By Mark Edmundson, English professor Who hasn't at least once had the feeling of being remade through music? Who is there who doesn't date a new phase in life to hearing this or that symphony or song? I heard it—we say—and everything changed. I heard it, and a gate flew open and I walked through. But does music constantly provide revelation—or does it have some other effects, maybe less desirable? For those of us who teach, the question is especially pressing. Our students tend to spend hours a day plugged into their tunes. Yet, at least in my experience, they are reluctant to talk about music...

More than one in four adults in Virginia has high blood pressure, putting them at risk for heart attacks, heart failure, kidney disease and stroke. Most can control their condition with prescription drugs, but for up to ten percent, medication doesn’t work. Now, doctors at the University of Virginia are trying a whole new approach to controlling blood pressure. ... John Angle is a professor of radiology at the University of Virginia and the man in charge of a study ...

Margaret Brennan U.Va. alumna Margaret Brennan Named CBS News Correspondent TVNewsCheck.com / June 4   Brennan Sigel U.Va. alumna Atlee teacher named Hanover's teacher of the year Richmond Times-Dispatch / June

Jonathan Haidt Psychology professor Disrupt & Delight column Sustainable Brands / June 4 Kyle Kondik Communications director, Center for Politics Do California elections mean an end to partisan politics? Alaska Dispatch / June 5   Brian Nosek Psychology professor Researchers show ease of finding dubious results Philadelphia Inquirer / June 5 Larry Sabato Politics professor and director of the Center for Politics A global recession: How did we get here? National Public Radio Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal / June 4   John Stagg History professor and Editor-in-Chief of the Papers of James Madison...

Collectors of Aboriginal art could be forgiven for being confused by two sales this week that both boast works from the collection of the late American media mogul John Kluge.  Kluge, who died in 2010 at the age of 95 ... established the most significant public holding of Aboriginal art in the US: the Kluge-Ruhe Collection, housed at the University of Virginia. ...

Willie Sutton is famously said to have claimed he robbed banks “because that’s where the money is.” Now, in a similar vein, the University of Virginia wants to offer more education courses in Northern Virginia because that’s where the teachers are. UVa has offered a number of courses at its Falls Church center for years, but school officials are hoping to greatly expand those offerings in tandem with an internal shift of which academic unit runs the program. “The Curry School is rethinking its role within the University of Virginia and the University of Virginia’s role within the commonwealth,...

The Ministry of Health and the University of Virginia (UVa) continue to collaborate to improve health care delivery in the Federation. Five undergraduate students and one graduate student from UVa have received a grant to carry out research in St. Kitts and Nevis commencing June 5th. The student-led research projects will examine the utilization of primary and preventative care. 

Last November, only five days after former Penn State football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested and arraigned on 40 criminal counts of sexually assaulting eight boys over a 15-year period, University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan opened the school's board of visitors meeting with a promise. Speaking as both a university leader and a mother, Sullivan vowed to continue her review of the safeguards and oversight in place to protect children on the school's grounds. "I want UVa to learn from negative events that happen at any university," she said.