Dr. Steven DeKosky
Dean of the School of Medicine
New Alzheimer’s guidelines focus on much earlier detection
American Council on Science and Health / Health Facts and Fears.com / April 20
Kirk Martini
Professor of architecture
Army accidentally reveals Mark Center's bomb security
Washington Examiner / April 20
The professed goodwill that had marked discussions between the University of Virginia's administration and the protestors seeking better wages for university workers seems to be evaporating quickly this week....
The first annual Cavalier Calculator Collection Drive kicked off this week and will run through May 22. Buford Middle School, in partnership with the Office of Diversity and Equity at the University of Virginia, is spearheading a drive to collect Texas Instruments graphing calculators. Donated calculators will be given to Buford students who are unable to purchase their own.
A warm spring evening at picturesque Davenport Field brought out 3,128 baseball fans last night. But the chance to enjoy hot dogs and peanuts in a scenic atmosphere isn't the only reason for the University of Virginia midweek record crowd. The team that occupies the venue has a little to do with it, too. The Cavaliers are ranked No. 1 in the country. They rolled past nonconference foe Richmond 12-1 last night to earn their 19th win in the past 20 games. "To have a crowd like we had tonight for a midweek game really says something about our program and where we're at," Virginia head c...
The FDA has approved a new human papillomavirus test that provides early and accurate information to identify women at greatest risk for developing cervical cancer ... The cobas HPV Test (Roche Molecular Systems) is a qualitative in-vitro test for the detection of HPV in patient specimens. The test was designed to provide rapid analysis of screening tests for HPV infections and offer walk-away results by performing up to 282 tests in less than 12 hours ... This method bests the Pap smear alone, according to Mark H. Stoler, MD, professor and associate director of Surgical Pathology and Cytopath...
When Romania’s dictator fell in 1989, the world discovered a terrible secret: more than 100,000 children were living in crowded orphanages, the majority of whom were abandoned by parents who could not care for them. In response to horrifying news reports, many charities stepped up, including one founded by a college student (U.Va. Curry School of Education graduate student Clare Vierbuchen) with a novel idea. Sandy Hausman has her story.
Terry Sieg, the chairman of J.W. Sieg Wines, a former University of Virginia football standout, a longtime businessman and benefactor in Charlottesville, has died.
Gary Gallagher
Professor of history
Book review: America's "Union War"
Boston Globe / April 19
Anita Jones
Professor of computer science
U.S. budget a taste of battles to come
Nature news / April 19
Larry Sabato
Politics professor and director, Center for Politics
Kaine talks debt, budget bickering
Charlottesville Daily Progress / April 19
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Bachmann's bid: The what-if game
The Hill (blog) / April 20
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Haley elated, job seeker unmoved by latest jobless rate report
Post and Courier (Charleston, S.C.) / April 20
Saras Sarasvathy
Associate professor of business, Darden School
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It would be noble, perhaps, to think the only color that counts in business is green. But race can cloud decision-making, as was illustrated in a recent study by researchers at Clarkson University and the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, and so can religion and sexual preference.
The National Industrial Defense Association honored the pair on Tuesday as winners of the Colonel Leo A. Codd Memorial Award. One thousand instructors are nominated for this prestigious award, but only nine are named instructor of the year, nationwide. UVA has two of the nine: Major John Prather of the U.S. Marine Corps and Captain Jared Hoover of the U.S. Air Force.
Leonard W. Sandridge, executive vice president and chief operating officer, represented the University of Virginia at the public meeting on Tuesday.
The U.S. has its expensive cosmopolitan areas, too, but it also has highly ranked universities, such as Louisiana State and University of Virginia, where the cost-of-living is low enough to live comfortably.
Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia Larry Sabato joins Coy Barefoot to discuss a recent discovery.
The founder and director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, Larry J. Sabato, has given the university an original entrance pass to President Abraham Lincoln's funeral.
Steven Carroll is supervising everyone on this sunny day. He is the University of Virginia botanist who is director of public programs at the Virginia state arboretum at Blandy Experimental Farm, where he is expanding the community garden plots to several dozen.
Article cites the new book, "Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses," by sociologists Richard Arum and U.Va.'s Josipa Roksa, and also discusses U.Va. McIntire School of Commerce. A forthcoming report from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching praises 10 American colleges of business as models for integrating the liberal arts and practical training. The University of Virginia's business school, which is often ranked in the top five, is included.
Daniel McDowell
Doctoral student in international relations
In an email interview, Daniel McDowell, a doctoral student at the University of Virginia and an expert in international lending practices, discussed the IMF's proposal.