Colgate University’s Peter Baum, who led college lacrosse in goals and points, is one of five men’s finalists for the Tewaarton Award, given annually to the sport’s best male and female players. The other men’s finalists are ... last year’s winner, University of Virginia attack Steele Stanwick, according to an e-mailed statement from US Lacrosse.
Brian Balogh and Peter OnufProfessors of history and hosts, along with University of Richmond president Ed Ayers, of "BackStory with the History Guys" withWCVE-FM to air 'BackStory with The History Guys' every SaturdayRichmond Times-Dispatch | May 11 Brandon GarrettA Law School professor and author of "Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong"Show Me Your ID: Cops, Courts Re-evaluate Their Use of EyewitnessesABA Journal | May 1 Jay HertelA professor of kinesiology in the Curry School of EducationA Fitness Writer Reveals Her 3 Top Healt...
From desks to beds and futons to couches, University of Virginia students are chucking their stuff for charity. The Chuck it for Charity program, an initiative of U.Va.'s Office of Community relations in collaboration with local charities, began 12 years ago as a way for UVA students to donate things they do not want when they move out of the dorms.
The University of Virginia’s Business School, McIntire School of Commerce has been named the second best undergraduate business school in the Nation by Bloomberg Business Week. The school was ranked second out of 124 colleges. ... McIntire School of Commerce topped the rankings in the corporate strategy discipline.
Darden professor Mary Margaret Frank, a specialist in tax policy and the economic impact of tax and patent law policy, was a guest on the "Virginia Insight" show discussing "The Patent Economy."
A friend and I had ducked into a pub across from the University of Virginia campus to escape the rain after taking a private tour of the Rotunda – university-founder Thomas Jefferson’s pride and joy. We had been talking about the Sevens because as legend has it, the only way to contact the secret society is by placing a letter by the founding father’s statue in the building’s upper entrance hall.
The University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce and Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business were named among the top undergraduate B-schools in the country by Bloomberg Businessweek. McIntire and McDonough ranked second and 14th overall, respectively, out of 124 colleges.
John Cooney,He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Virginia in 2000 with a dual major in English and comparative religion.
James P. BassettA 1982 graduate of the Law SchoolLynch: Bassett would bring fresh perspective to top court Union Leader | May 9Rebecca Campbell A 1991 graduate of the Law SchoolBBP BOE Race: Q&A With Rebecca Campbell Sayville-Bayport Patch | May 9
Leanne MarekA third-year law student who assisted in the prosecutionCraigsville woman faces federal prison term Staunton News Leader | May 8Lauren BryantA U.Va. studentIn Virginia, a Test of the Obama MachineThe Atlantic | May 7 Jared KingA member of the U.Va. baseball teamJared King Overcomes On and Off the Field to Lead CavaliersWVIR NBC 29 | May 9 Bryce Robbins and Stephanie Yeung Students at DardenConsider this trend a swing and a missStar Tribune | May 9
A group of MBA students recently gave Metro some ideas on how to improve bus service as part of an unusual student-initiated competition to make the transit agency better. ... All told, four teams from Georgetown and the University of Virginia\'s MBA programs competed.
The 100-year-old Madison resident was recovering Wednesday from a bad reaction caused by medication, according to his son Joe Goodall, but still planned to throw out the first pitch before the Cavaliers game against Georgia Tech on Mother’s Day. Culton, a lifelong resident of Madison, was given the opportunity to throw out the first pitch when a group of friends —the Coffee Club — bid on the chance to throw out the first pitch at the game during a UVa. fundraiser this spring.
Virginia men's basketball coach Tony Bennett, who led UVa to its first NCAA Tournament since 2007 this past season, has agreed to a five-year contract extension.
Joe AllenA professor of psychologyDisagreeing with teen helps prepare them for real worldEvansville Courier and Press | May 10Kyle KondickA political analyst with the Center for PoliticsU.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann bill targets GSA conference partytimesfreepress.com | May 9 Douglas LaycockA professor of constitutional lawOpinion: Illinois Would Not Vote To Ban Gay MarriageNBC Chicago | May 9andConstitution's Assembly Clause Underutilized, Author Argues at AEI Panel Blog of LegalTimes | May 9 Dr. Alan MatsumotoA professor and chair of the department of radiology and medical imaging...
Most Americans celebrate Thomas Jefferson as the author of the Declaration of Independence and one of the illustrious Founding Fathers who ornamented the presidency in our republic’s fledgling years. Famously, though, the accomplishments he chose for his grave were authoring the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and founding the University of Virginia.
According to a recent study by the University of Virginia, UK's in-state tuition now is more than in-state tuition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Texas at Austin.
The motion seeking access was filed by Corporate Counsel senior reporter Sue Reisinger and its parent company, ALM Media. Reisinger is represented by attorney Joshua Wheeler, of the Thomas Jefferson Center For The Protection Of Free Expression, based in Charlottesville, Virginia, with assistance from students in the University of Virginia's law school clinic.
With a new executive director on the job and plans for a new building, the New College Institute (NCI) is thinking about its future. ... With help from the University of Virginia, the advanced health care program would train medical workers to use modern equipment to remotely monitor patients with various types of ailments, said Wampler.
An anthropologist from the University of Virginia is using a hybrid of modern communications platforms to resurrect Arapesh, a defunct language from Papua New Guinea. University of Virginia linguist Lise Dobrin has used Facebook, Skype and mobile apps to create a digital archive, consisting of transcribed audio recordings and a lexicon that will form a resource and depository for the language.
A cadre of leaders of industry, business, arts, politics, community, culture and education honored civil rights icon Julian Bond in the grand ballroom of The Plaza Hotel in New York on May 2. The celebration was planned to applaud Bond’s retirement last month from University of Virginia, where he was a professor who taught courses on the Civil Rights Movement for the past 20 years. To ensure that his legacy continues, proceeds from the gala fund-raiser have been earmarked for Julian Bond Professorship in Civil Rights and Social Justice at the University of Virginia.