A merger between Old Dominion University and Eastern Virginia Medical School? A Hampton Roads lawmaker thinks it would be a great idea. It's unclear, however, how much support he has from either of those institutions. Del. Johnny Joannou, D-Portsmouth, has introduced a measure in the House of Delegates asking theState Council of Higher Education to study the idea and report back to the General Assembly before its 2013 session. ... While EVMS gets some state support, it is not, strictly speaking, a state institution like ODU. The level of state funding at the Norfolk medical school has never re...
The cause is not new. Way back when Thomas Jefferson was President of the United States in the early 1800s, he used to urge Americans to exercise two hours a day. At the very least, the country's third Chief Executive wanted people to get out of their houses and take a walk. PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem no doubt gleaned that bit of information he shared with the audience on Tuesday when he studied law at the University of Virginia, which Jefferson founded back in 1819. President John F. Kennedy's message on health and well-being, though, was much more recent. "He said, 'Well, Thomas ...
Kate Berger has never let her hearing impairment keep her from achieving her goals. She owns her own paralegal business; has served as a Pittsylvania County supervisor and as the chairman of the board; raised a family; and is now an adjunct instructor at Danville Community College while going to school herself. But after a cochlear implant in her right ear, her hearing has miraculously improved to such a point that she is at times brought to tears at the wonder of it. ... “I had my first son and nursed him and could tell my hearing was worse. I went to UVa where a Gretna native, Bill Mus...
Therapeutic massage is now helping breast cancer patients ease their pain and stress at the Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center in Charlottesville. A nurse massage therapist provides massages to patients, survivors and even family members, all free of charge. Dinah Pehrson-Day is a nurse massage therapist at the cancer center and said breast cancer patients often suffer from pain and problems with range of motion after surgery. She said massage therapy can help. ...
A team from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business has won the second annual National Case Competition sponsored by Deloitte and the Deloitte Foundation. Darden’s team comprised of first-year MBA students Samuel He Huang, Tarun Keswani, Daniel Lee and Sarah Washabaugh, won the top prize of $20,000. Sixteen finalist student teams from America’s top MBA programs competed in the evaluation of a complex business issue for Atlanta-based SweetWater Brewing Company. ...
Saying he sees Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s attempt to investigate him for fraud as a move intended to silence climate change scientists, former University of Virginia researcher Michael Mann cast himself as a reluctant spokesman in the climate change debate Tuesday. Mann, now of Pennsylvania State University, was speaking at his old employer Tuesday as part of EnviroDay, a research symposium.
Many MBA candidates return to campus this week to start their spring semesters. At least three of our top-ranked schools report that more students are coming back this year with interviews for full-time jobs and internships already lined up. Formal job recruiting on business school campuses began in the fall. The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, Columbia Business School and the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business all report that early, on-campus recruiting is up this year over last. ... At Darden, industrial companies such as Caterpillar and Danaher ...
An education researcher at the University of Virginia is getting a $1.35 million grant to help students connect science to the real world. Jennifer Chiu is an assistant professor at the Charlottesville university's Curry School of Education. She and a colleague at a non-profit educational technology lab in Massachusetts have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to create new kinds of science lab activities that give students greater understanding of subject matters. ...
The global nitrogen cycle has been profoundly altered by human activities which, in turn, affects human health, air and water quality, U.S. researchers say. ... The report urges a systematic, rather than piecemeal, approach to managing nitrogen and its consequences. "There are a variety of impacts due to the human use of nitrogen," researcher James Galloway, a biogeochemist at the University of Virginia, said. "The biggest is a positive one, in that it allows us to grow food for Americans and people in other countries, and we don't want to lose sight of that." But inexpensi...
John and Amy Griffin
Alumni
Pioneer Va. winery made big shift
Richmond Times-Dispatch / Jan. 16
Angie Littlejohn
Alumna
Upstate attorney moonlights as spotter for TV sports shows
Greenville News / Jan. 15
Johnathan Perkins
Law
Law student who admitted false story is acquitted on honor charges
The Daily Progress / Jan. 13
Malik Shareef
Alumnus
Opinion: Civil Rights and the Digital Economy: It’s Time for Congress to Step Up
Politic365.com / Jan. 16
Matthew Engle
Law professor
Wrongly accused rape convict takes case to Va. Supreme Court
Washington Post / Jan. 13
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A Bill Seeking Justice to Juveniles Wrongly Convicted of Crimes
WVTF National Public Radio / Jan. 17
Deirdre Enright
Law professor
A Bill Seeking Justice to Juveniles Wrongly Convicted of Crimes
WVTF National Public Radio / Jan. 17
Brandon Garrett
Law professor
Court Ruling Reignites Debate Over Sharing Evidence
NPR / Jan. 12
Jonathan Haidt
Psychology professor
What the Right Gets Right
New York Times / Jan. 16
John Herr
Professor of cell biology
Lo...
On television and billboards throughout Hampton Roads, advertisements inform students that if they enroll at Tidewater Community College, it can be a gateway to four-year schools such as the University of Virginia. A bill before the House would help 800 more families pay for that schooling, Ellen Davenport, a representative of the state\'s community colleges, said before the House education committee Monday.
In collaboration with numerous organizations, the University of Virginia Health System and Culpeper Regional Hospital are holding a STEMI/Stroke BootCamp for all Emergency Medical Service (EMS)/clinical providers and students in the area on Thursday, Jan. 19, at Germanna Community College in Culpeper. This free, educational event will offer both instructional and hands-on opportunities to learn more about the protocols and technologies associated with two of the most devastating problems encountered by patients: STEMI (ST elevated myocardial infarction), a severe type of heart attack, an...
A push by the federal government and more than 100 medical schools to increase availability of sound medical care for returning servicemen and women with brain injuries bears a strong resemblance to research on the effect of head injuries on athletes already under way at the University of Virginia. First lady Michelle Obama kicked off the push with a visit to Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond last week, where she met with a number of deans, including UVa’s Dr. Steven T. DeKosky. The medical colleges involved will be boosting the training they give to students both about brain ...
By Arthur Garson, director of the Center for Health Policy, a University professor and professor of public health sciences, and Carolyn Engelhard, assistant professor and director of the Health Policy Program in the Department of Public Health Sciences
Can Texans go it alone on health care? At least one person thinks so: Gov. Rick Perry said, "Texans have a different feeling about independence. When we came into the nation in 1845 … we were a stand-alone nation … and one of the deals was we can leave anytime we want. So we\'re kind of thinking about that again." ... We ...
... Hampton — according to statistics from the University of Virginia using 2010 and 2000 U.S. Census figures — is becoming less segregated and is now the least segregated city in Hampton Roads among cities with a black population of atleast 25 percent. ...
The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) and The University of Virginia (UVA) recently announced details about the 2012 MESDA Summer Institute in Southern Material Culture and Decorative Arts. The 2012 Summer Institute will take place June 25 through July 20, 2012, at MESDA, which is located in OldSalem Museums & Gardens at the Frank L. Horton Museum Center, 924 SouthMain St. in Winston-Salem, N.C. ...
You can start filing your tax returns Tuesday, and if you\'re an employee at the University of Virginia, you are in for a change. University employees can access their W-2 forms online starting Monday - two weeks earlier than paper versions typically reach mailboxes. Employees must opt out of paper forms to begin receiving their W-2\'s electronically. Online W-2\'s will help speed up the filing process for employees, reducing the amount of resources used at the same time.
... The OU chapter of Global Medical Brigades, a non-governmental organization that works in disadvantaged countries, traveled to Ghana during winter break to provide free healthcare and talk to residents about health, nutrition and sanitation issues. Thirteen OU students worked with a group from the University of Virginia.
Can an eighth-grader lampoon her principal online as a sex pervert, with liberal use of the "F bomb" and still be protected from official blowback by the free speech guarantees of the First Amendment? A federal appeals court in Philadelphia says she just might, depending on the conditions. ... A bevy of lawyers, including two from the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at the University of Virginia\'s Law School, helped the district ask the Supreme Court for review. They asked that a separate but similar case from Pennsylvania\'s Hermitage School District be included in the high court\'...