... Thursday, Operation Jumpstart members counted the number of automated external defibrillators (AED) in the area. ... The group has counted 300 so far, mostly in the University of Virginia hospital and downtown areas.
... Kiplinger's famous list of bargain schools distinguishes between private and public, with the University of North Carolina having led the latter category for 11 consecutive years .... followed by three other large, notable schools which include the University of Florida, the University of Virginia, and the College of William and Mary (which is also located in Virginia).
The University of Virginia played host to a key player in the Barack Obama administration Thursday. The president's science and technology adviser John Holdren came not only to talk to students, but to learn from them as well.
... After three years of studying ideas for measuring institutional quality, an expert panel assembled by the National Research Council delivered a 192-page report on Thurday that indicates just how hard it is to do that. ... The panel, led by Teresa A. Sullivan, president of the University of Virginia, nevertheless identified some starting points.
Years of research show that, when it comes to your future paycheck, the name on your degree really does count. ... Bloomberg Businessweek has teamed up with Payscale, which collects self-reported earnings data from its users, to estimate the return on investment for more than 500 colleges. ... The upper ranks of the list is dominated by elite private colleges, though, on percentage basis, some of the best deals are top state colleges, such as Georgia Tech and University of Virginia.
Jim Bassett
A Law School graduate
Bassett will be an excellent justice
Concord Monitor / May 17
Dr Francis Collins
Director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health and a U.Va. alum
Drug trial begins in bid to prevent Alzheimer's onset
Sydney Morning Herald / May 16
Ryan McElveen
Who received a bachelor's degree in anthropology and East Asian studies from the University of Virginia
McElveen Receives Young Leaders Award
Virginia Connection Newspapers / May 16
Matt Miller
An aspiring triathlete injured in a bicycle collision whose recovery has been documented in a new book
Dire prognosis ...
Dr Steven DeKosky
An Alzheimer's researcher who is vice-president and dean of the School of Medicine
Drug trial begins in bid to prevent Alzheimer's onset
Sydney Morning Herald / May 16
and
Should teen football players be tested for Alzheimer's gene?
msnbc.com (blog) / May 16
Tim Beatley
A professor in the School of Architecture
Why We Need Biophilic Cities
Co.Exist / May 17
Robert Fatton
The Julia Allen Cooper Professor in the Politics Department and a Haiti expert.
New Haiti prime minister touts anti-poverty, pro-business agenda
McClatchy Washington Bureau / May 17
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Weekly Roundup f...
ReUnion weekend brings all sorts of anniversaries to mind, and while the college is ready for this year’s annual celebration, it is looking forward as well. Union is already beginning to plan for the celebration of next year’s 200th anniversary of the completion of Joseph-Jacques Ramée’s plans for the campus in 1813 with the creation of the Tour of Historic Union. This tour group began as the idea of retired professor and former interim president Jim Underwood about five years ago. Underwood explains, “such tours were given at University of Virginia,” which not coincidentally, is believed by ...
This weekend families will be pouring into Charlottesville to see their loved ones graduate from the University of Virginia. The 2012 final exercises are set for Saturday and Sunday. As visitors come in from out of town, local businesses are ready to be packed. Hotels and restaurants are already booked for the weekend.
The University of Virginia Art Museum is allowing the public to get a behind the scene look into art conservation. The lectures allows visitors to have a hands on experience with art pieces. The art is shown in magnified versions to see how the artist put together their work.
The University of Virginia is honoring its employees. Eleven winners of the 2012 Leonard Sandridge Outstanding Contribution Awards and longtime employees were recognized at a ceremony at John Paul Jones Arena Wednesday. UVA says the 11 outstanding contribution award winners have improved work methods and productivity, decreased costs, and enhanced internal and public regard for UVA services.
Graduates, proud parents, faculty and onlookers from around the state and around the globe will descend on the Charlottesville region this weekend for the University of Virginia’s 183rd Final Exercises. They will be there to watch students claim the right to the diplomas they’ve worked years to earn.
Jerry Falwell Jr.A Law School alumnus and chancellor of Liberty UniversityFive years after death of Jerry Falwell Sr., growth booming at LibertyLynchburg News & Advance | May 16Charlie PapazianA physics alumnusBrewing the BestSlate | May 16 Mike and Josh PonsThe brothers are U.Va. alumsThe Pons brothers' Country Life Farm is still thriving, thanks to a special horse‎Baltimore Sun (blog) | May 15
Jerry Falwell Jr.
A Law School alumnus and chancellor of Liberty University
Five years after death of Jerry Falwell Sr., growth booming at Liberty
Lynchburg News & Advance | May 16
Charlie Papazian
A physics alumnus
Brewing the Best
Slate | May 16
Mike and Josh Pons
The brothers are U.Va. alums
The Pons brothers' Country Life Farm is still thriving, thanks to a special horse
Baltimore Sun (blog) | May 15
Martin DavidsonA Daren professorDiversity Executive | May|June 2012Barbara PerryA senior fellow at the Miller CenterRisky Business (The Note)‎ABC News (blog) | May 15Josipa RoksaAn assistant professor of sociology and co-author of "Academically Adrift"Getting to the core of higher ed learning‎South Bend Tribune | May 16 Larry SabatoDirector of the Center for PoliticsSociety: 'We have no proof' of Liz Warren's claim‎Boston Herald | May 16Christopher L. ShaffreyA professor of neurological surgery and spine division director at the University of Virginia Sch...
Martin Davidson
A Daren professor
Diversity Executive | May|June 2012
Barbara Perry
A senior fellow at the Miller Center
Risky Business (The Note)
ABC News (blog) | May 15
Josipa Roksa
An assistant professor of sociology and co-author of "Academically Adrift"
Getting to the core of higher ed learning
South Bend Tribune | May 16
Larry Sabato
Director of the Center for Politics
Society: 'We have no proof' of Liz Warren's claim
Boston Herald | May 16
Christopher L. Shaffrey
A professor of neurological surgery and spine division director at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and...
By Robert C. Pianta, dean of the Curry School of Education and a professor of psychologyWhile it might seem counterintuitive, at least some of the answers to turning around our nation’s struggling K-12 public schools can be found at the nearest preschool. At a time of considerable urgency and demand for improvements in our nation’s schools, particularly when it comes to evaluating the effectiveness of teachers, there is no need to reinvent the wheel. Instead of looking to the development and implementation of new educational models and methodologies, K-12 educators would do well to...
By Robert C. Pianta, dean of the Curry School of Education and a professor of psychology
While it might seem counterintuitive, at least some of the answers to turning around our nation’s struggling K-12 public schools can be found at the nearest preschool. At a time of considerable urgency and demand for improvements in our nation’s schools, particularly when it comes to evaluating the effectiveness of teachers, there is no need to reinvent the wheel. Instead of looking to the development and implementation of new educational models and methodologies, K-12 educators would do well to learn from...
In his new book, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Religion and Politics, Jonathan Haidt, a social psychology professor at University of Virginia, argues that our intuitions come before our reasoning and our reasoning is usually a post-hoc justification for those intuitions. As a result, humans do a horrible job at understanding those with whom they disagree.
In his new book, The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Religion and Politics, Jonathan Haidt, a social psychology professor at University of Virginia, argues that our intuitions come before our reasoning and our reasoning is usually a post-hoc justification for those intuitions. As a result, humans do a horrible job at understanding those with whom they disagree.