Heather Morris of Fishersville, a 2009 graduate of Robert E. Lee High School, is a lifetime Girl Scout and former member of Girl Scout Troop 3032 of the Beverley Manor service unit. She was among those recognized June 27 at a reception honoring girls who have earned the highest achievement in Girl Scouting, the prestigious Gold Award. … She is a freshman at University of Virginia majoring in biological sciences.
William Brady
professor of emergency medicine
Don't let time in the sun turn into emergency
Shreveport (Miss.) Times / July 16
Larry Sabato
professor of politics and director of the Center for Politics
Democrats were behind Branstad ads
Des Moines Register / July 16
and
Financial reform bill another win for Obama, but will the public care?
Christian Science Monitor / July 1
Lester Hoel, a professor emeritus at the University of Virginia and former director of the Center for Transportation Studies, was one of the panelists invited to provide feedback.
For some children, of course, frequent moves can improve coping skills. An author of the new study, Shigehiro Oishi, who teaches psychology at the University of Virginia, concedes that moving affects each child differently; extroverts have an easier time of it than introverts.
… [H]is work has managed to find a new life on the Internet, through the newly digitized and streamable audio files of his lectures at University of Virginia, where he served as Writer-in-Residence in 1957 and 1958.
Marino did just fine with the early start, shooting a bogey-free 3-under 69 in his first competitive round at St. Andrews. The Fairfax native and University of Virginia graduate began with eight pars, birdied 9, 10 and 12, and then parred in. His only real regret: a three-putt for par on the par-5 fifth, where he missed a four-footer.
Sarah Collie, assistant vice president for management and director of the University of Virginia’s state government relations, worked on House Bill 903, which gives the public more access to records of college and university threat assessment teams.
Thousands of Virginians are living without health insurance, but for 10 years, the Remote Area Medical Clinic has offered free screening and check-ups to those who need them.
Decades ago, Gov. Mills Godwin had the foresight to beef up the state's community college system and make public colleges such as the University of Virginia and William & Mary world-class. Doing so gave the Old Dominion a much better training base for company employees. The recession and the stubborn refusal to support education by mostly Republican legislators is putting this golden asset in jeopardy.
While aspirations have their place, [Gov. Bob] McDonnell and his latest study commission must make a quick transition into the gritty reality of college finances if they intend to accomplish consequential reforms. In his farewell message this summer, retired University of Virginia President John Casteen provided a stark analysis of trends since 1990, when "our primary sponsor left the table."
Henry Theodore Northcott Graves was at the helm of family-owned Luray Caverns Corp. from 1952 to 2008 as the caverns grew into a popular tourist destination, with about 500,000 visitors a year. Mr. Graves died July 8 in a Winchester hospital. He was 87. … Mr. Graves earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia in 1949 and a few years later was at the helm of the family business.
Joe Baker
president of the Medicare Rights Center and Law School alumnus
Baker takes readers' questions about Medicare.
Answers About Medicare: Part 1
New York Times blog / July 14
Deborah Stroman
former U.Va. basketball player and assistant coach at the University of North Carolina
The point of it all appears to be that a Black man’s decision to exercise his freedom within a capitalistic society and commercialized sport business can lead to unnecessary mudslinging and hostility.
Op ed: And The Point Of It All.......More examination of the LeBron James affair
Blackathlete.net / July 1
Larry Sabato,
politics professor and director of the Center for Politics
Census defies anti-government boycott calls
Reuters / July 14
and
Bristol and Levi's engagement: Why are they back together, and why did they go behind Sarah Palin's back?
Washington Post blog / July 14
Stephen Levine, visiting scholar in the Corcoran Department of History
Acoustic blues duo, Dr. Levine and the Dreaded Blues Lady, will perform for one of Stone Soup's regular Friday night music shows, a tradition established not long after the shop opened three and a half years ago. … Stephen Levine of Charlottesville is one half of Friday night's act. He plays acoustic and slide guitar on a steel-bodied resonator, while Staunton resident Lorie Strother sings
A story several years ago on NPR's "All Things Considered" profiled a University of Virginia professor's new innovation to catch Internet cheaters — a search engine that can locate patterns of phrasing and match them to other works. The device has already turned up a number of cheaters not only in academia, but also in other areas of our lives.
Animal-law courses are now taught at many of the nation's leading law schools. Harvard Law School recently hosted a "Future of Animal Law" conference sponsored by the Animal Legal Defense Fund. A prime financial backer of the rise of animal law is Bob Barker, the longtime host of the game show The Price Is Right and a prominent animal-rights advocate. He has given $1 million gifts to the University of Virginia Law School, Columbia Law School and Duke Law School — among others — to endow animal-law programs.
Jeff Chidester, of the Miller Center of Public Affairs… is the co-author of “At Reagan’s Side: Insiders’ Recollections from Sacramento to the White House.” Multiple presidencies are discussed and several clips of past interviews were played throughout the segment. Other topics include up-coming events which will take place at the Miller Center.
Instructors from the Huntington area got a lesson this week on teaching civics. The aim for the University of Virginia program is to improve civics education in public schools.
The University of Virginia's medical school has started an educational website for doctors and health-care providers that focuses on Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
The University of Virginia will dedicate a new building on Friday. Bavaro Hall, off Emmett Street, will be part of the Curry School of Education. UVa. President John Casteen will perform the dedication