... Mobility is supposed to be the cornerstone of our system: If you work hard you can make it, however humble your beginnings. That appears to be more true of other countries than of ours, at least when it comes to educational outcomes. Here, if you’re poor and you get a good education, it’s despite the educational system, not because of it.
...a study published online May 3 in The Journal of Experimental Medicine reveals how the immune system's T cells, which aren't present in the brain, can impact learning and memory. Inflammation around the brain can hamper thinking, and attacks by inflammatory immune cells have been linked to declines in cognitive ability in patients who have, for example, multiple sclerosis or dementia. "Unexpectedly, however, T cells were recently shown to support learning and memory, though the underlying mechanism was unclear," wrote the study's authors, led by Noel Derecki of the Department of N...
An annual tradition returns this month to UVA where students can donate household items.
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II is demanding that the University of Virginia turn over a broad range of documents from a former professor to determine whether he defrauded taxpayers as he sought grants for global warming research.
As part of its bid to better commercialize its research innovations, the University of Virginia has hired a top official at the Scripps Research Institute to build on its licensing efforts and to steer its corporate, private and government partnerships. M. Mark Crowell, vice president for business development at Scripps, will become UVa’s first executive director and associate vice president for innovation partnerships and commercialization.
Two U.Va. professors of physics, Bradley Cox and Christopher Neu, discuss their research on the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment team at the Large Hadron Collider outside Geneva, Switzerland.
They were standout athletes who went to the University of Virginia to play for the school's nationally ranked lacrosse teams. George Huguely, 22, of Chevy Chase had been the starting quarterback, an honor roll student and a lacrosse all-American at the renowned Landon School. Yeardley Love, 22, of Baltimore County had been a four-year member of the lacrosse and field hockey teams at Notre Dame Prep in Baltimore. At some point, they had a romantic relationship. But early Monday, Love was found dead inside her apartment, and a few hours later, Huguely was charged in her death.
University of Richmond graduates will hear from President Barack Obama's secretary of education. One of his top economic advisers will speak at Virginia Union's commencement. Hampton University graduates will get the president himself.
Stay healthy. Don't flunk out. Those were the goals that freshman Robby Andrews set for himself when he arrived at the University of Virginia last fall. A national championship and the anchor leg on the school's first Penn Relays Championship of America title in 67 years, not to mention a solid academic showing thus far, are so far beyond his expectations that he can barely contain himself.
... Sometimes the load youngsters are being asked to shoulder extends well beyond the diamond. The Washington Nationals placed large expectations on third baseman Ryan Zimmerman when he arrived in the big leagues three months after being drafted out of the University of Virginia in 2005. In short order he was labeled the face of the franchise.
... "The Case for Working with Your Hands or Why Office Work is Bad for Us and Fixing Things Feels Good," by Matthew B. Crawford. In it, the author, a fellow of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, who left a think-tank after six months to set up a motorcycle repair shop, argues that people have lost touch with the benefits of skilled manual labour, such as creativity, independence and pride of accomplishment. ... And I’m surprised to report that it’s all really quite good.
Former MLS midfielder Joe Vide is battling Hodgkin's disease, the same blood cancer that afflicted D.C. United Coach Curt Onalfo. Both played at the University of Virginia. Onalfo was diagnosed on his 24th birthday, in 1993; Vide is 25. ...Please visit his blog/Web site, created by former UVA teammate Will Hall, for additional details and ways to help.
Girl Scout [and U.Va. first-year] Heather Morris of Fishersville wanted to help Hispanic families overcome communications barriers, so she effected a "Cultural Conversion" in her community. In doing so, she has earned the Gold Award, the highest achievement given by Girl Scouts of the USA.
Henry J. Abraham
Retired law professor and author of a book on Supreme Court appointments
Supreme Court in need of some regional diversity
Associated Press / May 1
Dr. Donald E. Detmer
Professor emeritus of medical education and past president and chief executive officer of the American Medical Informatics Association
Electronic Health Records Promote Better Care, Expert Says / But Privacy Advocates Are Hindering Effectiveness
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News / Apr. 30
Edward Hess
Darden professor and author of "Smart Growth," a new book that studies the way in which successful gr...
... Between 2007 and 2009, [U.Va.] Law sent 77 percent of its students directly into private practice, but [director of the School of Law's career services office Kevin] Donovan expects that number to be lower this year. Donovan said that last year fewer law firms recruited on the school's campus than in the past. ... Donovan said he's seen "tremendous resilience among our students ... . They're picking themselves up off the deck and keeping their head in the game." Some even see the lack of law firm jobs as a positive effect of the recession. They "feel liberated," he said...
By Dr. Yad M. Jabbarpour, clinical assistant professor of Medicine, and chief of staff at Catawba Hospital.
... Dr. Compton and his colleagues have succeeded in providing a manual to help us realize the 13th century English jurist Henry de Bracton's adage: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing ranked No. 4 nationally among schools of nursing receiving federal research funding awarded by the National Institutes of Health in 2009. ... Among other notable schools from the DC/Maryland/Virginia region were ... the University of Virginia, Charlottesville (38th, $1,005,509) and George Mason University (51st, $515,220).
... According to a recent study titled “Eyeballs in the Fridge: Sources of early interest in science” by researchers Adam V. Maltese from Indiana University and Robert H. Tai from the University of Virginia, 65 percent of scientists and graduate students became interested in science before middle school.