Darden Professor Saras Sarasvathy featured in podcast
As victims and advocates looked on Friday, Gov. Bob McDonnell symbolically signed 12 bills designed to help victims of crime. One, arising from the slaying of University of Virginia student Yeardley Love, would allow someone in a dating relationship to get a protective order.
Some University of Virginia students are selling used clothing to raise money for Haiti relief efforts.
Supervisor Ann Mallek suggested that a major factor in Albemarle’s growth has been University of Virginia alumni who either stuck around after graduation or returned after living elsewhere for a number of years.
University of Virginia Health Services teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to build health homes in this part of town. Those houses are equipped with high-tech medical equipment to help out-patients keep up with treatment.
When University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan was sworn in Friday, among those in the crowd was a 12-year-old girl who one day wants to lead a big organization too.
Years from now, when Michael Shabaz and Sanam Singh have finished their playing careers and reflect back on their time at Virginia, they’ll remember much more than their tennis.
Lee Downey
U.Va. graduate
Richmond names head of economic development
April 15 / Richmond BizSense
Derek Mitchell
1986 alumnus, College of Arts & Sciences
Obama appoints Special Representative on Burma
April 15 / The Hindu
Christopher Krentz
Director of the American Sign Language Program and associate professor of English
New law marks sign of the times in county high schools
Fairfax Times / April 15
Claire Raymond
Lecturer, Studies in Women and Gender, Sociology
David Foster Wallace's suicide will color how people read 'Pale King'
Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.) / April 14
Larry Sabato
Professor of politics and director, Center for Politics
Romney, Santorum Move Toward US Presidential Bids
Voice of America / April 14
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Another one of Ron Paul's children may run for Congress
Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Tex...
Neil Snyder
Retired McIntire School of Commerce professor
The Next Gaza War Will Be a Coordinated Attack
American Thinker / April 15
Snyder taught leadership and strategy at the University of Virginia for 25 years. He retired from UVA in 2004 and is currently the Ralph A. Beeton Professor Emeritus. His blog, SnyderTalk.com, is posted daily.
The latest blow against the proposed maps for House of Delegates and Senate district came Wednesday. Two political scientists, one from Christopher Newport University and the other on the staff of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia, released their analysis of the new district. Quentin Kidd and Dustin Cable pulled no punches in their 17-page report. "In short, the maps presented to the governor by the General Assembly would make a bad situation worse for the coming decade," they said, putting yet more pressure on McDonnell.
A new Web-based role-playing simulation called ValleySim that some school districts have piloted draws on the Valley of the Shadow project, a vast digital archive compiled by the University of Virginia that details life in two communities, one Northern and one Southern, in the Civil War era. "The problem for teachers is there's too much stuff, so how do you make sense of it?" said Andrew T. Mink, the director of outreach and education at the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia, who has administered several Teaching American History grant initiatives.
The 78th annual Historic Garden Week in Virginia starts Saturday and continues through April 23. This year’s local tours will include Monticello, Farmington Country Club, Morven Estate, the Pavilions on the Lawn at the University of Virginia and the gardens of private homes.
On Tuesday ... "Living for 32" documents Colin Goddard's story and his efforts to raise awareness of gun violence in the United States. Goddard and his father, Andrew, will be at UVa for a discussion following the 7 p.m. screening in Newcomb Hall Theater.
The cost of undergraduate tuition and fees at The University of Virginia will increase 8.9 percent next year, a move officials credited in large part to state cuts.