Since its founding in 2001, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Virginia has encouraged thousands of seniors to reconnect with their love of poetry, learn more about the criminal justice system and even take up a new hobby. “We had maybe 125 students in our first semester,” said James McGrath, OLLI’s president and CEO. Now about 1,800 adult students register for classes each year.
... During the Valedictory Exercises, UVa alumna Val Ackerman, a former basketball player who went on to become the founding president of the Women’s National Basketball Association, hiked up the microphone as she stepped to the podium to deliver her address. “My advice to you is just to relax, take a deep breath, accept that whole new chapters are about to unfold for you,” Ackerman said. “And embrace the journey. Trust me, it will be a journey.”
Persevere — it’s what Thomas Jefferson would have done, newswoman Katie Couric told the University of Virginia’s Class of 2012. ... “Thomas Jefferson was the ultimate optimist,” Couric said. She told the class that despite the adversity they’ll face, they should take risks, overcome rejection and outlast setbacks. She recounted the deaths of her husband and her sister, both of whom died of cancer. “Life can deal you some crushing blows, and we all need a deep reserve of resilience to survive,” she said.
... Which historical figure would you most like to have dinner with – and why?
This was very hard to answer. Ultimately I chose Thomas Jefferson, an interest that dates back to my visit to Monticello as a teenager. I was deeply impressed with his studies of science, which range from meteorology, to geology and paleontology, interest in meteorites (such as the Weston meteorite and the associated controversy), and his meticulous notes on nature, which includes chemically related phenomena. ...
Thirty former and current swimmers at the University of Virginia have a shot at making the 2012 Olympic team. Olympic trials will take place in Omaha, Nebraska at the end of June.
Ph.D. graduate Diane Cole Ahl is a consulting curator for the Michener Museum's first major traveling exhibition of European art
College graduate Derek Mitchell was nominated to be ambassador to Burma, completing the full renewal of diplomatic ties that had been largely frozen for two decades.
Kim Forde-Mazrui
Law professor
Law experts challenge Virginia lawmaker Bob Marshall on 'sodomy is not a civil right' comment
msnbc.com / May 17
Josipa Roksa
Associate professor of sociology and education and co-author of "Academically Adrift"
Opinion: Colleges fail students in liberal arts
Muncie Star Press / May 18
Dr. Nina Solenski
A neurologist in the Primary Stroke Center
A toast to good health
Culpeper Star Exponent / May 18
Ruth Stornetta
Associate professor of pharmacology who rides to work every day
Receive a Reward for Biking to Work Friday
NBC 29 News / May 17
Sarah Turne...
... "As a citizen of Charlottesville, I'm pretty excited," said Siva Vaidhyanathan, chair of the Media Studies Department at the University of Virginia. ... "Warren Buffett has chosen his newspapers very carefully," Vaidhyanathan explains. "He just hasn't bought any newspaper."
... According to a recent study by the University of Virginia, UK's in-state tuition now exceeds in-state tuition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and ...
... The district is working with the University of Virginia and the Texas Turnaround Leadership Academy to create an educational program for Hood Junior High ...
... Thursday, Operation Jumpstart members counted the number of automated external defibrillators (AED) in the area. ... The group has counted 300 so far, mostly in the University of Virginia hospital and downtown areas.
... Kiplinger's famous list of bargain schools distinguishes between private and public, with the University of North Carolina having led the latter category for 11 consecutive years .... followed by three other large, notable schools which include the University of Florida, the University of Virginia, and the College of William and Mary (which is also located in Virginia).
The University of Virginia played host to a key player in the Barack Obama administration Thursday. The president's science and technology adviser John Holdren came not only to talk to students, but to learn from them as well.
... After three years of studying ideas for measuring institutional quality, an expert panel assembled by the National Research Council delivered a 192-page report on Thurday that indicates just how hard it is to do that. ... The panel, led by Teresa A. Sullivan, president of the University of Virginia, nevertheless identified some starting points.
Years of research show that, when it comes to your future paycheck, the name on your degree really does count. ... Bloomberg Businessweek has teamed up with Payscale, which collects self-reported earnings data from its users, to estimate the return on investment for more than 500 colleges. ... The upper ranks of the list is dominated by elite private colleges, though, on percentage basis, some of the best deals are top state colleges, such as Georgia Tech and University of Virginia.
Jim Bassett
A Law School graduate
Bassett will be an excellent justice
Concord Monitor / May 17
Dr Francis Collins
Director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health and a U.Va. alum
Drug trial begins in bid to prevent Alzheimer's onset
Sydney Morning Herald / May 16
Ryan McElveen
Who received a bachelor's degree in anthropology and East Asian studies from the University of Virginia
McElveen Receives Young Leaders Award
Virginia Connection Newspapers / May 16
Matt Miller
An aspiring triathlete injured in a bicycle collision whose recovery has been documented in a new book
Dire prognosis ...
Dr Steven DeKosky
An Alzheimer's researcher who is vice-president and dean of the School of Medicine
Drug trial begins in bid to prevent Alzheimer's onset
Sydney Morning Herald / May 16
and
Should teen football players be tested for Alzheimer's gene?
msnbc.com (blog) / May 16
Tim Beatley
A professor in the School of Architecture
Why We Need Biophilic Cities
Co.Exist / May 17
Robert Fatton
The Julia Allen Cooper Professor in the Politics Department and a Haiti expert.
New Haiti prime minister touts anti-poverty, pro-business agenda
McClatchy Washington Bureau / May 17
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Weekly Roundup f...
ReUnion weekend brings all sorts of anniversaries to mind, and while the college is ready for this year’s annual celebration, it is looking forward as well. Union is already beginning to plan for the celebration of next year’s 200th anniversary of the completion of Joseph-Jacques Ramée’s plans for the campus in 1813 with the creation of the Tour of Historic Union. This tour group began as the idea of retired professor and former interim president Jim Underwood about five years ago. Underwood explains, “such tours were given at University of Virginia,” which not coincidentally, is believed by ...
This weekend families will be pouring into Charlottesville to see their loved ones graduate from the University of Virginia. The 2012 final exercises are set for Saturday and Sunday. As visitors come in from out of town, local businesses are ready to be packed. Hotels and restaurants are already booked for the weekend.