After 10 weeks at the FBI National Academy Program outside Washington, D.C., Gary Sgt. Anthony Titus returned home with 17 college credits, a decent 6-mile run time and a renewed vigor for police work. And a straight A average. … Classes offered through the University of Virginia began in mid-January, requiring 45 hours of class time for each course.
A section of Alderman Road near the University of Virginia's Scott Stadium will close this summer to accommodate utility work.
Now that the University of Virginia Class of 2010 graduates have their diplomas following Sunday's final exercises, for many it's time to land their first job as an adult. Experts still say it's not an easy task.
Sitting in class while slowly rocking back and forth, Robyn Chazen was amazed when her professor stopped lecture to let students watch the dolphins swimming outside of the boat window. … Chazen, a third-year sociology student, was taken aback by this spectacle and knew she had made the right decision to attend the Semester at Sea program. Semester at Sea is a global, comparative study abroad program offered by the nonprofit Institute for Shipboard Education. The program is run through the University of Virginia but accepts students from all areas across the United States as well as inte...
While many fourth-year UVA students spent yesterday afternoon walking the Lawn and picking up their diplomas at spots around the university grounds, the men's lacrosse team spent it sweating out a close victory over Stony Brook University. This afternoon, those players (along with two members of the school softball team) scheduled to graduate from UVA picked up their diplomas during a short ceremony at Old Cabell Hall.
As students begin moving out of dorms and apartments at the University of Virginia, the school has organized the Sofa Shuffle, where students can drop off unwanted furniture to be donated to the Salvation Army and Habitat Store.
Bill Baroni
Law School graduate, emerging figure in New Jersey politics
Savvy ex-senator walks the line / As Port Authority No. 2, Baroni hopes to use bipartisan skills to protect New Jersey's interests
NJ.com / May 24
Emily Papach
English literature graduate
Va. woman nears top ranks of sommeliers
Richmond Times-Dispatch / May 23, 2010
Gerald L. Baliles and Mike London
Director of U.Va.'s Miller Center of Public Affairs and head football coach, respectively
Editorial: Recognizing area nonprofits
Charlottesville Daily Progress / May 24
Carolyn Callahan
Curry School professor
Tacoma gifted program has ‘wandered,’ says consultant
Bellingham (Wash.) Herald / May 23, 2010
Anita H. Clayton
Professor of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences
FDA considers endorsement of drug that some call a Viagra for women
Washington Post / May 24
Barry Condron
Biology professor
A pregnant question / How antidepressants may subtl...
Martin Davidson
Darden professor
Commentary: Too smart to lead?
Washington Post “On Leadership”/ May 23
Timothy C. Pfeuffer
Aquatics manager
Commentary: Keep swimming a safe priority
Charlottesville Daily Progress / May 23
Most students don't think violent relationships are a problem at college, said Georgetown University senior Jared Watkins, who helps lead a group of men there who are concerned about sexual assault and violence. … Then Yeardley Love was found dead. The death of the University of Virginia senior, and the murder charge against her classmate George Huguely, defied the stereotype for students who couldn't imagine such a brutal crime on a college campus. Now some students and school officials are wondering whether they are doing enough to prevent problems and recognize that dating viol...
The Virginia Cavaliers jogged slowly across the turf towards the grandstands here at Fetzer Field Saturday afternoon. They stopped, smiled and waved to their applauding fans before turning back and returning to their sidelines. Each step brought reality into focus. Their lacrosse season was over. … One day before slain teammate Yeardley Love, 22, was supposed to graduate, UVa lost to North Carolina 17-7 in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.
The top-seeded Cavaliers edged eighth-seeded Stony Brook 10-9 to secure a third straight trip to the Final Four, outlasting the resilient Seawolves before a partisan crowd of 10,024 at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.
After losing [the] doubles point for only the fifth time in 40 matches this season, the Cavaliers found themselves down to upset-minded UCLA in the NCAA tennis quarterfinals at the Dan Magill Center at the University of Georgia. … Instead, they relied on gritty singles play to pull out a 4-2 win over the ninth-ranked Bruins and advanced to today’s national semis against another Pac-10 foe, fifth-ranked Southern Cal, at 4 p.m.
The commencement ceremony at University of Virginia held a special meaning for one student who graduated with a degree in chemistry despite being deaf. Now that her undergraduate career has come to a close, Jasmine Saleh continues to overcome her disability with plans to attend medical school.
… At the University of Virginia, as many as 80 percent of MBA students who participated in Amazon's pilot program said they would not recommend the Kindle DX as a classroom study aid (though more than 90 percent liked it for pleasure reading).
University officials still reeling from the death of a Virginia student-athlete want a better system to tell them when students are arrested off campus, though authorities warn any changes could prove costly and difficult to enforce.
The University of Virginia "white ribbon campaign" against domestic violence is reaching beyond grounds. Businesses throughout Charlottesville are coming together to take a stand against violence towards women.
Saturday the Corner was full with proud friends and relatives of soon-to-be UVA grads. Tourist attractions are seeing the boost, hotels are booked and so are dinner reservations. Restaurant owners, like Trinity's Kevin Badke, are enjoying the extra business.
Fourth year students spent their last night together Saturday night at the Fourth Year Class Party held on Grounds at Alumni Hall.