Better communication between police and college officials might have averted a fatal attack on a University of Virginia women’s lacrosse player a year ago, but such a policy has to be weighed against privacy and fairness concerns, Gov. Bob McDonnell said Tuesday.
Research strongly links anesthesia to brain deficits in children. According to a Pediatric Anesthesia Neurotoxicity Panel, led by Dr. Vesna Jevtovic-Todorovic, professor of anesthesiology and neuroscience at the University of Virginia Health System, infants and children who undergo procedures requiring anesthesia could experience learning disabilities, memory problems, ADHD and cognitive difficulties.
There is one telling number to judge the strength of a school's alumni network: the percentage of graduates who give money to a school every year. Here are the schools with the most alumni donors. … And after Tuck? It's Yale University's School of Management, which last year saw 46 percent of its MBA alums reach into their pockets to donate money to the school; the University of Virginia's Darden School, the beneficiary of a 43 percent alumni giving rate last year; and the Stanford Graduate School of Business, which reported a 41 percent participation rate by MBA alums.
It's worth remembering that not so long ago, the phrases "University of Virginia" and "baseball powerhouse" went together only in moaning jest. Yet today U.Va. is a legitimate baseball powerhouse.
Alexis Ohanian
Co-founded Reddit while a student at U.Va.
Founder Stories: Reddit’s Ohanian: What Competition?
Tech Crunch (video) / May 30, 2011
Carrie Perdue
Commerce School graduate
Life in Honduras / Business advisor and Peace Corp volunteer shares adventures
Bluefield (W.Va.) Daily Telegraph / May 29
Andrew Rose
Darden graduate and CEO of Elephant Insurance
Getting to know: Andrew Rose from Elephant Insurance
Richmond Times-Dispatch / May 28
Dr. William Sykes
19th-century U.Va. student and an inspiration behind Memorial Day
Ask Rufus: Memorial Day and the legacy of Dr. William S...
Edmund D. "Butch" Brodie III
Biology professor
My view: State's 'official reptile,' the garter snake, poses no threat to humans
Salem (Mass.) News / May 31
Susan Chaplinsky
Darden professor
IPO for Virginia Beach company assessed
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot / May 29
Greg Fairchild
Darden professor
Commentary: Let's Breed Some Dolphins
Tidewater News / May 28
Brandon Garrett
Law professor
From Bin Laden to Ex-IMF Chief, the Devil’s in the DNA
Agence France Presse / May 29
Jonathan Haidt
Psychology professor
Commentary: Winning Argument: As a 'New' Critique of Reason, Argumentat...
Yet another study questions the value of the cholesterol-lowering drug ezetimibe, marketed by Merck as Zetia. Previously, two major clinical trials found that even though ezetimibe decreases LDL cholesterol, it doesn't halt artery wall thickening, called atherosclerosis, and may even make it worse. The new study, by University of Virginia Health System researchers, looked at the impact over two years of combining ezetimibe with a statin, a class of drugs that lowers cholesterol in a different way.
Virginia's Asian population has grown nearly 70 percent over the past decade and now accounts for 5.5 percent of the state's total population. A University of Virginia study of 2010 U.S. census data shows that almost 440,000 state residents are of Asian descent, up 69 percent from 2000. The growth reflects a continuation of Asian immigration to Virginia that started in 1990.
The list of crimes punishable by execution during England’s Bloody Code included everything from murder to theft from a rabbit warren. A University of Virginia associate professor of law said those mandatory death sentences have similarities with modern mandatory life without parole sentences. Josh Bowers said the comparison and a look at the rigidities of mandatory life without parole sentences are the topics of an essay he recently wrote called “Mandatory Life and the Death of Equitable Discretion.”
While UVA students have fled Grounds in favor of sandy beaches and the luxuries of summer vacation, construction crews are gearing up for the completion of five new University buildings by the end of August.
Freedom of information laws are critical tools that allow Americans to see what their leaders do on their behalf. But some global warming skeptics in Virginia are showing that even the best tools can be misused. Lawyers from the Environmental Law Center at the American Tradition Institute have asked the University of Virginia to turn over thousands of e-mails and other documents written by Michael E. Mann, a former U-Va. professor and a prominent climate scientist.
Behind three timely homers and solid pitching from starter Danny Hultzen and Wilson in relief, top-seeded Virginia won the 2011 ACC Tournament title with a 7-2 win over second-seeded Florida State on a hot and humid day at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Finally, winning the ACC Tournament paid off for Virginia. A day after claiming the league crown in Durham, N.C. the Cavaliers were named the top overall seed in the field for the NCAA Tournament.
But what happens when you look at earnings per dollar spent to get an education? Before you spot a single Ivy League or big-name private school, public campuses grab 17 of PayScale's first 18 spots. Leading is Georgia Tech's 13.9 percent return on investment. Next is the University of Virginia's 13.3 percent.
The spring break journey to Panama was Kasey Crute's first foreign trip on her own. An adventure-seeker interested in learning about new cultures, she wanted to travel the world and was excited to go abroad. A first-year student at the University of Virginia, where she was pursuing a degree in environmental studies, Crute had decided to join a campus environmental group making eco-friendly latrines in Central America.
On a steamy Memorial Day in Baltimore, Virginia accomplished something that a month ago not many people in the lacrosse world — or any world — thought possible. UVa, thanks to back-to-back fourth-quarter goals by Matt White and a career-high five goals from the previously suspended Colin Briggs, won themselves an NCAA championship, defeating Maryland, 9-7, in front of a crowd of 35,661 at M&T Bank Stadium.
Michael Guthrie
Received a bachelor's in education from the Curry School in 1975 and a master's in education from Curry in 1976; now a Charlottesville real estate executive
Chamber of Commerce honors Roy Wheeler CEO
Charlottesville Daily Progress / May 26, 2011
Bobby Whitten
Graduated with a degree in finance and marketing; now an executive at a Richmond auto dealership
'I just like this business' / Bobby Whitten reflects on life
Richmond Times-Dispatch / May 27
Dr. Arthur (Tim) Garson
Vice president and provost
EMU launches community health pilot project
Augusta Free Press / May 26
Daniel Murrie
Professor of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences
Can A Test Really Tell Who's A Psychopath?
NPR "All Things Considered" / May 26
Larry J. Sabato
Politics professor and director of U.Va.'s Center for Politics
Virginia Median Age in 2010: 37.5
MyFoxDC.com / May 26
and
Colorado Reps. Tipton, Gardner defend Medicare vote
Denver Post / May 27
and
Will Women Save the Democrats' Senate Majority?
The Daily Beast / May 27
Costi D. Sifri
Hospital epi...
CBS19's Dan Schutte is taking aim at your community. Where the darts land is where the story begins. This week Dan's darts sent him to Richmond Road, in Charlottesville. There he discovered what most people drive by everyday without noticing it, the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum.