A class project among students at the University of Virginia is helping raise money for rotunda repairs. UVA student Quinton Clemm had to come up with a proposal for business class. He knew his friend Miles Morin had painted a portrait of the rotunda so the two students got together and decided to sell the prints. Four hundred of the prints are now on sale. Twenty percent of the proceeds will benefit the rotunda restoration fund. Artist Miles Morin said, "It's been great. A lot of people have wanted them. A lot of people think it's a really cool thing that we're doing, and I think it's go...
On the surface, it might seem like central Virginia is getting more than enough rain especially after Saturday's storms, but groundwater levels are lower than normal for this time of year. Climatologists at the University of Virginia closely monitor how much water the ground contains in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. They said our dry winter could mean the region will be seeing some water supply problems pop up by late summer. ... UVA Climatologist Jerry Stenger adds that the recent gains in rainfall have not helped underground water reserves. He said that could be cause for concern whe...
Tornado outbreaks like the 11 twisters that struck Virginia on Saturday seem to be on the increase. "We are finding and confirming more tornadoes than ever before," said Jerry Stenger, director of the University of Virginia's climatology office.
Dr. Steven DeKosky
Dean of the School of Medicine
New Alzheimer’s guidelines focus on much earlier detection
American Council on Science and Health / Health Facts and Fears.com / April 20
Kirk Martini
Professor of architecture
Army accidentally reveals Mark Center's bomb security
Washington Examiner / April 20
The professed goodwill that had marked discussions between the University of Virginia's administration and the protestors seeking better wages for university workers seems to be evaporating quickly this week....
The first annual Cavalier Calculator Collection Drive kicked off this week and will run through May 22. Buford Middle School, in partnership with the Office of Diversity and Equity at the University of Virginia, is spearheading a drive to collect Texas Instruments graphing calculators. Donated calculators will be given to Buford students who are unable to purchase their own.
A warm spring evening at picturesque Davenport Field brought out 3,128 baseball fans last night. But the chance to enjoy hot dogs and peanuts in a scenic atmosphere isn't the only reason for the University of Virginia midweek record crowd. The team that occupies the venue has a little to do with it, too. The Cavaliers are ranked No. 1 in the country. They rolled past nonconference foe Richmond 12-1 last night to earn their 19th win in the past 20 games. "To have a crowd like we had tonight for a midweek game really says something about our program and where we're at," Virginia head c...
The FDA has approved a new human papillomavirus test that provides early and accurate information to identify women at greatest risk for developing cervical cancer ... The cobas HPV Test (Roche Molecular Systems) is a qualitative in-vitro test for the detection of HPV in patient specimens. The test was designed to provide rapid analysis of screening tests for HPV infections and offer walk-away results by performing up to 282 tests in less than 12 hours ... This method bests the Pap smear alone, according to Mark H. Stoler, MD, professor and associate director of Surgical Pathology and Cytopath...
When Romania’s dictator fell in 1989, the world discovered a terrible secret: more than 100,000 children were living in crowded orphanages, the majority of whom were abandoned by parents who could not care for them. In response to horrifying news reports, many charities stepped up, including one founded by a college student (U.Va. Curry School of Education graduate student Clare Vierbuchen) with a novel idea. Sandy Hausman has her story.
Terry Sieg, the chairman of J.W. Sieg Wines, a former University of Virginia football standout, a longtime businessman and benefactor in Charlottesville, has died.
Gary Gallagher
Professor of history
Book review: America's "Union War"
Boston Globe / April 19
Anita Jones
Professor of computer science
U.S. budget a taste of battles to come
Nature news / April 19
Larry Sabato
Politics professor and director, Center for Politics
Kaine talks debt, budget bickering
Charlottesville Daily Progress / April 19
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Bachmann's bid: The what-if game
The Hill (blog) / April 20
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Haley elated, job seeker unmoved by latest jobless rate report
Post and Courier (Charleston, S.C.) / April 20
Saras Sarasvathy
Associate professor of business, Darden School
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It would be noble, perhaps, to think the only color that counts in business is green. But race can cloud decision-making, as was illustrated in a recent study by researchers at Clarkson University and the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, and so can religion and sexual preference.
The National Industrial Defense Association honored the pair on Tuesday as winners of the Colonel Leo A. Codd Memorial Award. One thousand instructors are nominated for this prestigious award, but only nine are named instructor of the year, nationwide. UVA has two of the nine: Major John Prather of the U.S. Marine Corps and Captain Jared Hoover of the U.S. Air Force.
Leonard W. Sandridge, executive vice president and chief operating officer, represented the University of Virginia at the public meeting on Tuesday.
The U.S. has its expensive cosmopolitan areas, too, but it also has highly ranked universities, such as Louisiana State and University of Virginia, where the cost-of-living is low enough to live comfortably.
Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia Larry Sabato joins Coy Barefoot to discuss a recent discovery.
The founder and director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, Larry J. Sabato, has given the university an original entrance pass to President Abraham Lincoln's funeral.