A local company will be taking part in a University of Virginia project that just earned a $2.5 million award from the Tobacco Commission — designing modular, affordable, energy-efficient housing that can be quickly transported disaster areas where they can be assembled easily, as well as address general residential housing needs. “The grant will fund research, development, testing and demonstration of housing for disaster recovery and residential housing markets — encompassing design and computer-aided manufacturing — and may lead to a robust modular and panelized hou...
What started as a University of Virginia class project could be the key to getting a northern Virginia man off death row. A judge overturned Justin Wolfe's murder-for-hire conviction because of new evidence obtained by law students and professors. UVA's Innocence Project is a class where law students look through evidence related to cases where they believe the jury got the verdict wrong. Now their work could help save Wolfe's life but obviously not everyone is convinced that he is innocent.
Sophie Cocke
Who graduated as a history major
Civil Beat Welcomes Sophie Cocke
Honolulu Civil Beat / July 13
Paul Schlauch
Who completed a law degree in 1966 at the University of Virginia.
Rare Element Appoints Paul Schlauch as Director and Norman Anderson as Chairman
Sacramento Bee / July 13
Larry Sabato
Director of the Center for Politics
Cantor's role in debt talks could shape his future
Sacramento Bee / July 13
Philip J. Stenger
University of Virginia climatologist
Water down: Lots of rain but still below average
The Hook / July 12
Del. Patrick Hope (D-47th) has been selected to participate in the 2011 Emerging Leaders Program, an initiative of the State Legislative Leaders Foundation and the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.
The Albemarle Board of Supervisors has approved a rezoning that will allow the University of Virginia Health Services Foundation to construct what will be the second-largest office building in the county.
Louis A. Bloomfield
Professor of Physics
The Physics of Very Hot Kitchens
Seattle Weekly / July 7
Gary Gallagher
Professor of History
‘Civil War in the Borderland’ sesquicentennial event set at TTU
Crossville Chronicle / July 7
Paul G. Mahoney
Law School Dean
U.S., Chinese law deans collaborate on rule-of-law project
The National Law Journal / July 7
Larry Sabato
Queens Democratic Party boss lives in northern Virginia
New York Post / July 8
Teresa Sullivan
University President
Elizabeth Warren's Dream Becomes A Consumer Bureau She May Never Lead
Bloomberg / July 7
Beth Turner...
A group of Zimbabwe's leading attorneys is in Virginia to learn about the U.S. constitution-making process as part of an effort to draft a new constitution for their African nation. "People who aspire to freedom and democracy and rule of law do have something to share, something in common," said law professor A.E. Dick Howard.
A proposal to develop the Charlottesville City Market in its current downtown location received a favorable response from city officials Thursday night, but the feasibility of such a plan remains in question. Suggestions include a call for collaboration with the University of Virginia to conduct further research on the market to inform future decision-making.
Bullying remains the top safety concern among Virginia’s public school students, according to a statewide survey of principals and superintendents. University of Virginia education professor Dewey Cornell, one of the authors of the report, said Thursday that most bullying prevention programs are aimed at the lower grades, but the responses show that there also is a need for them at the high school level.
Although it's still summer, many soon-to-be University of Virginia students were around grounds on Thursday for the first summer orientation session.
Dan Lantz, a rising third-year student, walked on to earn his spot on Virginia's national championship lacrosse team.
Jay Converse
Founding pep band member
Robert Fatton
Professor of Politics
Martelly's Haiti PM pick had rocky tenure as top cop
Miami Herald / July 6
Jonathan Haidt
Professor of Psychology
The Moral Foundations of a Fiscal Crisis
The Atlantic / July 7
A.E. Dick Howard
Professor of Law
Sketching Out the U.S. Supreme Court's Term
The National Law Journal / July 6
Frederick Epstein, a professor of radiology and biomedical engineering, will become the chair of the University of Virginia’s Department of Biomedical Engineering.
As a new "Political Map of North Carolina," produced by the University of Virginia Center for Politics, illustrates, out of the state's 100 counties, the 36 that constitute these three metro regions now account for over 62 percent of the state's 9.5 million people.
University of Virginia architecture students designed the $1 million barge, and construction was completed in 2009.
With the threat of emerald ash borers — invasive Asian insects capable of decimating ash trees — perched just a few counties north, the University of Virginia is doing its best to protect ash trees that dot areas of Grounds including the Lawn and McCormick Road.