Supervisor Ann Mallek suggested that a major factor in Albemarle’s growth has been University of Virginia alumni who either stuck around after graduation or returned after living elsewhere for a number of years.
University of Virginia Health Services teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to build health homes in this part of town. Those houses are equipped with high-tech medical equipment to help out-patients keep up with treatment.
When University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan was sworn in Friday, among those in the crowd was a 12-year-old girl who one day wants to lead a big organization too.
Years from now, when Michael Shabaz and Sanam Singh have finished their playing careers and reflect back on their time at Virginia, they’ll remember much more than their tennis.
Lee Downey
U.Va. graduate
Richmond names head of economic development
April 15 / Richmond BizSense
Derek Mitchell
1986 alumnus, College of Arts & Sciences
Obama appoints Special Representative on Burma
April 15 / The Hindu
Christopher Krentz
Director of the American Sign Language Program and associate professor of English
New law marks sign of the times in county high schools
Fairfax Times / April 15
Claire Raymond
Lecturer, Studies in Women and Gender, Sociology
David Foster Wallace's suicide will color how people read 'Pale King'
Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.) / April 14
Larry Sabato
Professor of politics and director, Center for Politics
Romney, Santorum Move Toward US Presidential Bids
Voice of America / April 14
and
Another one of Ron Paul's children may run for Congress
Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Tex...
Neil Snyder
Retired McIntire School of Commerce professor
The Next Gaza War Will Be a Coordinated Attack
American Thinker / April 15
Snyder taught leadership and strategy at the University of Virginia for 25 years. He retired from UVA in 2004 and is currently the Ralph A. Beeton Professor Emeritus. His blog, SnyderTalk.com, is posted daily.
The latest blow against the proposed maps for House of Delegates and Senate district came Wednesday. Two political scientists, one from Christopher Newport University and the other on the staff of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia, released their analysis of the new district. Quentin Kidd and Dustin Cable pulled no punches in their 17-page report. "In short, the maps presented to the governor by the General Assembly would make a bad situation worse for the coming decade," they said, putting yet more pressure on McDonnell.
A new Web-based role-playing simulation called ValleySim that some school districts have piloted draws on the Valley of the Shadow project, a vast digital archive compiled by the University of Virginia that details life in two communities, one Northern and one Southern, in the Civil War era. "The problem for teachers is there's too much stuff, so how do you make sense of it?" said Andrew T. Mink, the director of outreach and education at the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia, who has administered several Teaching American History grant initiatives.
The 78th annual Historic Garden Week in Virginia starts Saturday and continues through April 23. This year’s local tours will include Monticello, Farmington Country Club, Morven Estate, the Pavilions on the Lawn at the University of Virginia and the gardens of private homes.
On Tuesday ... "Living for 32" documents Colin Goddard's story and his efforts to raise awareness of gun violence in the United States. Goddard and his father, Andrew, will be at UVa for a discussion following the 7 p.m. screening in Newcomb Hall Theater.
The cost of undergraduate tuition and fees at The University of Virginia will increase 8.9 percent next year, a move officials credited in large part to state cuts.
Friday's Daily Progress included a special section on the inauguration of Teresa A. Sullivan as U.Va.'s eighth president. As of midday Friday, the contents were not posted online.
Academics must make deliberate, data-driven efforts to improve the way they teach, according to Lee S. Shulman, president emeritus of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. “If we believe that evidence [that suggests many students learn little during their stay at college] is flawed, we must reply with more evidence,” he said Thursday, speaking at an academic symposium held to mark today’s inauguration of University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan.
Vivian Marie Watkins Keeton
A graduate of the School of Nursing
Dustin Cable
Demographer with the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
New legislative districts would be worse than the old ones
Washington Post | April 13
and
Experts slam lawmakers' effort on redistricting
Newport News Daily Press | April 13
Dr. Steven DeKosky
Vice president and dean of the School of Medicine
Brain May Shrink in Decade Before Alzheimer's Symptoms Appear
US News & World Report | April 13
Daniel Ortiz
A law professor
Health care law gets day in court
USA Today | April 14
Sophia Rosenfeld
Associate professor of history
The History of Common Sense
Boston Glo...
Born on April 13, 1743, Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, would have celebrated his 268th birthday today. Instrumental as a founding father, Jefferson authored the declaration of independence, spurred the American Revolution and developed the political ideals on which America built itself. ... Birthday festivities will be celebrated today at Monticello, Jefferson's former estate and a popular historical landmark. Music from U.S. Army's Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, a presentation of wreaths and a commemorative speech fill the schedule. Likewise, the University ...