UVa spokeswoman Carol Wood said the university takes the issue “very seriously” and has multiple offices and initiatives in place to help students understand what’s expected of them when living in city neighborhoods. “We want our students to be good neighbors,” Wood said
University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan focused on progress and potential on Tuesday when she sat down with local media outlets for the first time since this summer’s university leadership crisis. She also said she’s hopeful about the performance of the university’s board.
Louis Bloomfield
Professor of physics
The physics of crazy slackline walk between trucks at 80 mph
Science on NBC News / Aug. 20
Deirdre Enright
Director of investigation at U.Va.'s Innocence Project
Hash ready to begin life as free man
Richmond Times Dispatch / Aug. 21
Kyle Kondik
Political Analyst for UVA's Center for Politics
Rep. Quico Canseco vs. the TSA: 'assault' or 'unruly passenger'
Houston Chronicle "Texas on the Potomac" blog / Aug. 21
and
Sen. Scott Brown Calls for Todd Akin to Resign From Missouri Senate Race
U.S. News and World Report / Aug. 20
Douglas Laycock
Professor of law...
Louis Bloomfield
Professor of physics
The physics of crazy slackline walk between trucks at 80 mph
Science on NBC News / Aug. 20
Deirdre Enright
Director of investigation at U.Va.'s Innocence Project
Hash ready to begin life as free man
Richmond Times Dispatch / Aug. 21
Kyle Kondik
Political Analyst for UVA's Center for Politics
Rep. Quico Canseco vs. the TSA: 'assault' or 'unruly passenger'
Houston Chronicle "Texas on the Potomac" blog / Aug. 21
and
Sen. Scott Brown Calls for Todd Akin to Resign From Missouri Senate Race
U.S. News and World Report / Aug. 20
Douglas Laycock
Professor of law...
U.Va. chemistry professor Donald Hunt assists in the research of an HIV vaccine, with the assistance of a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
U.Va. chemistry professor Donald Hunt assists in the research of an HIV vaccine, with the assistance of a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
When Teresa A. Sullivan was reinstated as the University of Virginia's president this summer, she asked for nothing more than a new start with the board members who had wanted her gone just days before. "There were no conditions on either side," Ms. Sullivan said in an interview on Monday.
When Teresa A. Sullivan was reinstated as the University of Virginia's president this summer, she asked for nothing more than a new start with the board members who had wanted her gone just days before. "There were no conditions on either side," Ms. Sullivan said in an interview on Monday.
When the University of Virginia’s College at Wise officially makes the leap to the NCAA Division II ranks in 2013, the Highland Cavaliers will be charter members of a new conference.The school announced on Monday that it will compete in the 12-team Mountain East Conference which commences competition in 2013-14.
When the University of Virginia’s College at Wise officially makes the leap to the NCAA Division II ranks in 2013, the Highland Cavaliers will be charter members of a new conference.The school announced on Monday that it will compete in the 12-team Mountain East Conference which commences competition in 2013-14.
Under director Frank Dukes, associate director Tanya Denckla Cobb and graduate associate Melissa Keywood – all from U.Va.'s School of Architecture – the institute for Environmental Negotiation is working to develop awareness of, and strategies to face, rising sea levels.
Under director Frank Dukes, associate director Tanya Denckla Cobb and graduate associate Melissa Keywood – all from U.Va.'s School of Architecture – the institute for Environmental Negotiation is working to develop awareness of, and strategies to face, rising sea levels.
President Sullivan outlined challenges that are in fact present all over the country. Public universities, she said, face "pressure on all revenue sources," from declines in state appropriations, to political "resistance" to tuition increases, to likely "stasis ... if not retrenchment" in federal research support. Sullivan said Virginia must look for ways to economize, but also said that "you do not cut your way to greatness."
President Sullivan outlined challenges that are in fact present all over the country. Public universities, she said, face "pressure on all revenue sources," from declines in state appropriations, to political "resistance" to tuition increases, to likely "stasis ... if not retrenchment" in federal research support. Sullivan said Virginia must look for ways to economize, but also said that "you do not cut your way to greatness."
Professor Christine Mahoney's spring course at the University of Virginia's Frank Batten Sr. School of Leadership and Public Policy secured a $20,000 grant for the local Offender Aid and Restoration office.
Kyle Kondik
Political Analyst
Brit Hume: I stumbled into journalism
The Washington Examiner / August 20
Larry Sabato
Politics professor and director of the Center for Politics
Sacramento Times / August 20, 2012
Bachmann left out of Republican convention limelight
and
Changes in immigration policy gradual but vast
My San Antonio / August 20
and
After 40 years, Florida returns to the convention spotlight
Sarasota Herald-Tribune / Aug.19
Geoff Skelly
Communications director for the Center for Politics
Excluded eight say Obama's travel plans not to be taken personally
Access News / August 20
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Bruce Barry and his co-author Thomas Bateman, of the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce, write that long-term thinking is especially hard in American businesses because businesses are often pressed toward short-term success, even if that impedes on long-term planning or goals.
A new study says many people in Virginia don't have access to dental care because of costs, and a lack of dentists.The study by two economists at the University of Virginia found cost is the greatest barrier. Those least likely to visit a dentist are low-income residents without insurance, who have low-cost public health.
Conventional wisdom says one of every two marriages will result in divorce. Researchers at the University of Virginia put the figure at 43 percent, not as high but still discomforting to marriage advocates.
Rowdy house parties near the University of Virginia soon could land hosts in a heap of trouble. The city of Charlottesville is set to make noise violations a much more serious offense to snuff out loud partying in student-heavy neighborhoods.