Among those in attendance at today's news conference and forum were Dierdre Enright, Matthew Engle and several students associated with the Innocence Project of the University of Virginia School of Law.
Turner became Henry Goings, a name he assumed to facilitate his escape to free soil in 1839. Under this name, he wrote the 1869 book, "Rambles of a Runaway from Southern Slavery." At 4 p.m. Thursday in the auditorium of the Harrison Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia, two of the three editors of the book, Michael Plunkett and Edward Gaynor, will participate with other authors in "The Many Faces of American Slavery."
Dewey Cornell, a clinical psychologist and education professor, says incidents like the one in Chardon, Ohio, and the infamous mass shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado and at Virginia Tech have reinforced a perception that schools can be dangerous places. "But that's just not true," says Cornell, who has been examining school violence for decades.
"If we show the immune system is playing a very important role in Rett patients and we could replace it in a safe way, we may develop some feasible therapies in the future," says Jonathan Kipnis, a neuroscientist at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, who led the study.
Sullivan, along with top deputies Michael Strine, executive vice president and chief operating officer, and John Simon, executive vice president and provost, are trying to pilot a legendarily traditional school through what they see as a period of inevitable and dramatic change.
The story of the making of Chad Harbach's debut novel, "The Art of Fielding," was documented in Vanity Fair last fall by Harbach's friend and n+1 co-founder, Keith Gessen.
College entrepreneurs also have their own bracket-busting contest. ... In fourth place: University of Virginia startup TeeGee could be the next Furby. At least that’s what President Tom Giedgowd thinks. He developed the toy, which “grows” with your child, thanks to iPhone technology, to entertain his child, who has a habit of getting tired of toys.
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2012 Lukas Prize Project Awards Announced
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The Large Binocular Telescope is an international collaboration. Partners include: The University of Arizona, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Italy, the Max Planck Society, the Astrophysical Institute Potsdam, and Heidelberg University, The Ohio State University, The University of Notre Dame, University of Minnesota and University of Virginia.
In May 2010, doctors at the University of Virginia Medical Center put Kosen on new medication to limit growth hormone production. Perhaps more importantly, they were also able to perform gamma-knife radiosurgery on his hard-to-reach tumor.
... Fellows will spend at least nine months starting their projects at UVa facilities, then spend up to 15 months at ATCC laboratories finishing their projects. Postdoctoral researchers will work on such projects as screening tools, probes and cell lines, said W. Mark Crowell, executive director of UVa Innovation and associate vice president for research at UVa.
One report, "Well Within Reach: America's New Transportation Agenda," was prepared by a group of the nation's top transportation policy experts chaired by former U.S. Secretaries of Transportation, Samuel Skinner and Norman Mineta. The group was assembled by the Miller Center at the University of Virginia to develop solutions for the funding and planning challenges that confront the nation’s transportation system.
On February 18, 2012, Don Leake was told by University of Virginia Medical Center that doctors were ready to perform heart transplant surgery.
The magazine's recommendations include U.Va.'s Michael Suarez, Rare Book School director, and alumni Kimberly Dozier, Chad Harbach, Eleanor Henderson and Sandra Beasley.
UVA was among the state’s top performers, with 84.5 percent of its students graduating in four years and 92.7 percent of students graduating within six years. The state’s flagship university also had one of the higher spending per completion rates of $110,828 per student.
When any of the University of Virginia’s departments face an unexpected vacancy or need extra support for a special project, Super Temps are ready to come to the rescue.
The University of Virginia and a nonprofit scientific resource group have joined to fund postdoctoral research in genomics, cell biology and microbiology. The Charlottesville university and Manassas-based ATCC say the agreement launched Thursday will help both institutions offer opportunities for researchers to develop bioscience technology and tools after receiving their doctoral degrees.
Hoping to encourage more interdepartment work without creating a flurry of new centers, Virginia is launching OpenGrounds. The network provides resources for both short- and long-term academic partnerships while giving Virginia the versatility to focus on the best research.