Graduates of the Class of 2013 at the University of Virginia will hear from a former U.S. Senator. Jim Webb is also a former Secretary of the Navy and decorated Vietnam veteran.
Wage information—by major, degree and institution — was made available for the first time this fall in Arkansas, Tennessee and Virginia, which joined Florida and Washington. Colorado, Nevada and Texas are in the process of producing it, and a bill in Congress would require every college in the country to disclose the average annual earnings of its graduates. The information is also based on such things as state unemployment insurance records, so it doesn’t take into account graduates who work for the federal government, join the military, move away or go on to graduate s...
"The current language would have narrowed Aaron's indictment, so possibly would have reduced sentence," tweeted University of Virginia law professor Chris Sprigman. But he conceded that Swartz would likely be "still indictable" under Lofgren's proposal. Sprigman argued that "if it attracts GOP co-sponsors and gets a hearing, there will be plenty of opportunity to amend."
It’s a relationship “that’s fraught because there are differences in ideology and partisanship,” said Barbara Perry, a presidential and Supreme Court scholar at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. “But there certainly is a respect between this chief and this president.”
Edward Hess, professor of business administration at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, says innovation requires both organizational support and "individual resilience." One way to avoid innovation trauma: Nurture a culture that encourages innovation.
"Great innovative companies have created the right environment, attracted the right employees who constantly want to learn, and they've figured out how to get people highly engaged in innovative processes without fear and without the dominance of quarterly earnings," says Edward Hess, professor of business administration at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.
Jeannine Lalonde is extremely well known for her blogs Small and Chic Home in Cville and Notes from Peabody (a UVa admission blog) and she’s also a blogger on Weddingbee (she was married in 2012 to Mark Smith). CavDog (aka Baxter) was present for the wedding, of course.
U.Va.'s Darden School of Business is ranked fifth overall.
"There are mental health professionals and educators cheering all over America," said Curry School of Education professor Dewey Cornell, director of the Virginia Youth Violence Project, after reading Obama's plan. "No single action is going to solve the problem, but there are many actions here that will help." ... Richard Bonnie, a professor of medicine and law at the University of Virginia, said Obama's proposal to improve the reporting of involuntary commitments to the national gun background check system "is an important goal," but difficult to ach...
“Anytime you have one of these tragic cases like Newtown, it’s going to expose deficiencies in the mental health system, and provide some opportunity for reform,” said Richard J. Bonnie, a professor of public policy at the University of Virginia’s law school who led a state commission that overhauled policies after the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings that left 33 people dead. “But you have to be very careful not to overreact.”
Physics professor Lou Bloomfield offers microwave cooking tips.
The University of Virginia's Miller Center is getting a big donation. Philanthropist Howard Milstein has contributed more than $2 million to the center to help launch the Milstein Symposium.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has given the American Cancer Society $75,000 for its new Patient Navigator site at the University of Virginia Medical Center.
If you've been wanting an excuse to try out a MOOC (that's a massive open online course), "Grow to Greatness" may be your answer. The University of Virginia's Darden School of Business is making its first entry into large-group online instruction this month, with a course on managing the risks of getting bigger. It will be taught by Edward Hess, whose "Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Entrepreneurial Businesses" was one of last year's best business books.
The private Regent University in Virginia Beach ranks 10th for best online bachelor’s programs in a new survey by U.S. News & World Report. The University of Virginia’s graduate nursing program ranked 24th.
A University of Virginia student is being recognized for his mission to save money through merit-based scholarships. Fourth-year student Joe Riley is featured in this week's Forbes Magazine.
(Commentary) "A father who has a good relationship with the mother of his children is more likely to be involved and to spend time with his children and to have children who are psychologically and emotionally healthier," said W. Bradford Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia and one of that study's authors. "Indeed, the quality of the marriage relationship affects the parenting behavior of both parents."
The University of Virginia governing board leader, who last year lost a prolonged power struggle at the historic campus in Charlottesville, took a key step toward victory Tuesday in a battle to stay on the board.
For students at the University of Virginia, the decision to confirm Helen Dragas' reappointment brings a mixed bag of emotions. Some agree, some disagree, but many of them are just tired of the politics since the failed ouster of President Teresa Sullivan last summer.
A Senate committee advanced Helen Dragas’ reappointment to the University of Virginia board of visitors Tuesday, rejecting separate efforts to remove her name from consideration and to call the U.Va. rector before the panel to testify.