An SAR filing in the U.S. is required if a bank suspects a transaction of $5,000 or more could involve money laundering or terrorist financing. The definition of suspicious activity is vague and forces banks to use discretion in filing the reports, said Brandon Garrett, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law. But a company also can be prosecuted for not having an effective anti-money-laundering program in place, he added.
"A court might say that contraception is relatively inexpensive and that failure to provide coverage for it is not sufficiently compelling to justify burdening an employer's religious liberty, while at the same time holding that failure to provide coverage for blood transfusions or vaccinations goes too far" because of the costs of getting those treatments and the potential health consequences of not having them, said Micah Schwartzman, a University of Virginia law professor.
For the most part, the sun still shines brightly on the most selective schools, which, so far, have been generally sheltered from the law school crisis, the report says. That goes for both prestigious private institutions, like Harvard, Yale, or Stanford, and public ones affiliated with flagship campuses, such as University of California, University of Michigan, University of Texas and University of Virginia.
(By Mike Lenox, professor at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and academic director at Darden’s Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Rebecca Goldberg, a management consultant and educator at Goldberg Productions. Darden Professor Jared Harris co-authored the original case.) The big idea: As the holidays approached, video-game-console makers Sony and Microsoft released new machines. What factors and market dynamics will determine the winner in this latest gaming-industry battle?
Show up. It’s crunch time for recruiting, and finals mean another helping of stress. But a big—some say the biggest—part of business school is building relationships, and you can’t do that at home in your sweatpants. Even if you stop by for only a little while, that’s better than nothing, says Genie Ko, a vice president of the student association at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
With the 2013 election over, next year's election seems far away but not for the University of Virginia Center for Politics. Friday the American Democracy Conference started looking ahead.
A team of three U.S. business school professors studied the differences between how North Americans and Asians settle conflict and negotiate--and if you plan to expand globally you may want to listen. Jeanne Brett, professor at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, Kristin Behfar, an associate professor at the Darden School of Business at University of Virginia, and Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, a professor at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, say that both Westerners and Easterners need be aware of their inherent differences in business communication.
Two sisters are working to make this time of year special for kids who don't get to spend the holidays at home. Alyssa and Amanda Connor spent Friday evening making teddy bears to deliver to the kids at the University of Virginia Children's Hospital.
A candlelight vigil and private screening of the new Nelson Mandela film organized by University of Virginia students will be held Friday, Dec 6th. UVa. is one of only 10 colleges across the country to win the honor of hosting a private, pre-release screening of the new film, MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM and in light of President Mandela's passing, the college students will be holding a candlelight vigil to honor his legacy immediately following the film outside the theater.
A climatologist at the University of Virginia spoke with NBC29 to break down the process of predicting a storm, which can be challenging in this part of the country. With 60-degree temperatures earlier this week, it's hard to believe central Virginia may see snow on Sunday. Climatologist and professor in UVA's environmental science department Robert Davis says things can change from one minute to the next, especially in this area.
Colleges and universities need to train a whole new generation of faculty leaders, University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan told a University of Georgia audience on Friday.
As University of Virginia professor Daniel Willingham recently observed, “Just as body temperature is a reliable, partial indicator of certain types of disease, a test score is a reliable, partial indicator of certain types of school outcomes.”
Wahoo Nation lost one of its greatest legends late Wednesday night with the passing of Joe Palumbo.
If you take a trip to the mail corridor of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, it won’t take long to find David Davis’ office. A few signs on the outside will tell you he’s a fan of NASCAR and Jeff Gordon. Then you open his door, and you realize he REALLY likes Jeff Gordon.
Dorothy Sandridge Gloor clearly recalls the day that changed American history. The Albemarle County resident was working at the University of Virginia hospital 72 years ago on Dec. 7, 1941. “I was working in the delivery room when I heard that they had bombed Pearl Harbor,” Gloor said. “I just knew instinctively that my life had changed forever.”
There’s a new guy in Frisco and he’s developing an impact in a big little way. Nathan Glassman is but 25 years old and just built his first multi-residential development — and it’s already sold out.
(By Dr. Mike Mangrum, an electrophysiologist at the U.Va. Heart and Vascular Center) During the holidays, the spirits flow freely, the treats are always within reach and the to-do lists are endless. Perhaps more than any other time of year, this is the season we tend to overdo and overindulge. For some, all of this excess can lead to more than just a headache and indigestion. It can result in a condition called Holiday Heart Syndrome.
Legislators from Central Virginia will discuss issues facing the 2014 General Assembly session during a forum this month at the University of Virginia. U.Va. says the annual legislative forum is set for Dec. 18 at noon in the Rotunda Dome Room.
Implementing the University of Virginia’s five-year strategic plan could cost more than a half-billion dollars, much of the money going to faculty, according to school estimates.