Doctors at the University of Virginia performed surgery last week to try to prevent future growth spurts.
Dr. Saher Sabri performs free, life changing surgery on teen with facial hemangioma.
Jonathan Haidt
Department of Psychology
The Saucy Misadventures — The savvy girl’s guide to finding a friend in failure
Arbiter online, Boise State / Aug. 25
Charlotte Patterson
Department of Psychology
GW study surveys adoptive parents
The GW Hatchet / Aug. 26
Larry Sabato
Director, Center for Politics
Not-So-Special Election
WVNS TV, West Virginia / Aug.26
and
Now, Meek must keep those voters
Herald Times / Aug. 26
and
Where GOP's Lisa Murkowski went wrong and John McCain went right
Christian Science Monitor / Aug. 26
Kristina Hill
Chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture
The Sorenson Institute for Political Leadership will sponsor 5th District Debate.
The debate between incumbent Democratic Congressman Tom Perriello and Republican State Senator Robert Hurt will air on WSET at 7:00 p.m., Thursday October 21.
UVa recently rid its residence halls of landline phones after striking deals with AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. However, landline phones will remain a staple in Tech residence halls into the foreseeable future.
Zipcars have been around for a decade and are offered in about 50 cities and 100 campuses, including the University of Virginia.
The University of Virginia's Cavalier Daily challenged the ban prohibiting advertising of beer, wine and mixed drinks in college student publications unless in advertisements for dining establishments. . In 2008 a U.S. magistrate judge ruled that the ban violated the newspapers' free-speech rights, and invalidated the ban for all state college newspapers.
Sheila Crider
alumna
Sheila Crider and Lisa Marie Thalhammer create a mural, 'Butterfly Speeches'
The Washington Post / Aug. 25
Frans Hansen
alumnus
Meet a family of car lovers: meet the Hansens
Calgary Herald / Aug. 25
John Luessenhop
College of Arts & Sciences, drama
The wait is over for 'Takers' director John Luessenhop
Los Angeles Times / Aug. 25
LeAnn M. Buntrock
Executive director, Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education
Fewer Americans Back Obama’s Education Programs
Education Week / Aug. 25
Dr. Steven DeKosky
Dean, School of Medicine
The Alzheimer's test
Minnesota Public Radio / Aug. 23
Ed Freeman
Darden professor
The Crisis in America
CNBC.com (Squawk on the Street) / Aug. 24
Edward D. Hess
Professor and Batten-Executive-In-Residence, Darden School
Your Perception of Business Growth Is Wrong (Q&A)
Business Week (Smart Answers column, Karen E. Klein) / Aug. 24
and
Prosperity Without Growth (Review of Hess' book,...
The Fontaine Research Park expansion plan went before the Albemarle County Planning Commission for the second time Tuesday evening, and for the second time, it was approved. Planners unanimously approved more than 300,000 square feet of new office and medical space at the park ... The plan also includes a connector that would alleviate traffic in the area.
... The average cost of college textbooks is $700 a year, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. At the University of Virginia, a politics class taught being taught this fall by professor Larry Sabato has seven required texts -- three of them written by the professor himself. None of the books cost more than $38 new, but the total cost is $189.40. Science books can run considerably higher. ...
The U.S. Department of Education is awarding Teaching American History grants totaling $4,448,914 to four Virginia school divisions to improve American history instruction by expanding the content knowledge of teachers and promoting effective teaching strategies. ... (The University of Virginia is partnering with two of the divisions): Chesterfield County Public Schools - $1,449,457 to implement a “Learners to Leaders Institute” (and) Wythe County Public Schools - $1 million to create a “My History Partner” program of individualized professional development and instruct...
This summer, the state is working to prepare for the impact of sweeping federal health care reforms. Those changes have the potential to hit Virginia's teaching hospitals especially hard ... Federal cash to support low-income patients is set to plummet at the same time state education dollars are dwindling. ... Members of the Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing in Charlottesville on September 21 at UVA Medical Center. That meeting will focus on the specific challenges the hospital will face moving forward.
... The audit suggested a formal tracking process. It also suggested changing the name to the Virginia Transportation Innovation Center to reflect a focus beyond just roads and bridges. The council works with the University of Virginia and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute to research, test and implement transportation improvements.
... The event was part of the annual Southside Public Leadership Series, sponsored by the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia and the Danville Register & Bee. ...
... As reported by the Chronicle of Higher Education and others, (Bill) Gates said, "Five years from now on the Web for free you'll be able to find the best lectures in the world. It will be better than any single university. ..." He also stated that online learning could bring down the cost of a college education. ... As an adjunct professor of Journalism ... I'm aware of the value of online learning, but I still strongly believe in the value of place-based colleges. ... Taking a virtual tour of the Lawn and the Rotunda at the University of Virginia isn't the same experience as actu...
In college resource site Unigo's "10 For '10" school rankings, more than 31,000 students from participating colleges voted in a variety of categories, grading their schools in each one on a scale of 1 to 10 and sharing their candid thoughts about their campus experiences. Here at HuffPost College, we'll be relaying that information by rolling out one list per day for the next ten days. ... (U.Va. is the only public to make Unigo's New Ivies list.)