Before turning her attention to the future of the University of Virginia's women's basketball program, Joanne Boyle first made a point of paying tribute to the past.
Boyle, introduced Monday as the successor to outgoing Hall of Fame coach Debbie Ryan, said she regards the distinction of following Ryan, a 700-game winner, as a privilege and a responsibility. Boyle said she regards Ryan as "my mentor, my inspiration and my dear friend." She insisted that "No one can replace Debbie Ryan."
An increasing number of United States soldiers are suffering traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by bomb blasts. As the first step toward better treatments and protective gear for soldiers, researchers at the University of Virginia Health System are developing potential improvements in diagnosing TBI, including a hand-held ultrasound machine that could assess brain injuries right on the battlefield.
The University of Virginia has several events planned this week in connection with the inauguration of Teresa A. Sullivan as the university’s eighth president. The inauguration ceremony begins at 3 p.m. Friday on the UVa Lawn. If it rains, the ceremony may move to John Paul Jones Arena. Other events include a "Cavaliers Care: A Day of Service" on Saturday and an Inaugural Walk hosted by the Cavalier Volkssporting Club on Sunday.
A graduate of the Law School
Russell V. Palmore Jr., a Richmond attorney and chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, died Thursday after eye surgery.
Tina Fey
A graduate of the College of Arts & Sciences
Book offers unexplored side of Tina Fey's personality
The Oklahoma Daily | April 11
Marietta McCarty
Earned her masters degree in philosophy and is the author of "Little Big Minds: Sharing Philosophy With Kids."
TCC's literary festival focuses on 'our fragile planet'
The Virginian-Pilot | April 10
Kat Sheperd
A U.Va. graduate
A mix of history, modernity
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star | April 10
On Saturday, more than a dozen homes around Charlottesville have a fresh new look after a one-day building blitz. Every April, the non-profit Building Goodness Foundation teams up with UVA business students to take on the repairs and offer up some much needed assistance to city neighbors.
The women of Kappa Alpha Theta at the University of Virginia, fired up the griddles and flipped up a pancake breakfast to support a local charity Saturday morning. The 16th Annual Pancakes for CASA event raised money for the Piedmont Area Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). ... More than 400 people came out to enjoy the $5 all you can eat breakfast and raffle. The event raised nearly $3,000 for CASA.
As part of the University of Virginia's annual Springfest students from UVa gathered at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion on the Downtown Mall Friday night to take part in an ice cream eating completion.
Robert F. Bruner
Dean of the Darden School of Business
Success in These M.&A. Deals Appears on a Report Card
New York Times | April 8
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Schools Set Global Track, For Students and Programs
Wall Street Journal | April 8
Jennifer Burns
Assistant professor of history
‘Atlas Shrugged’ finally makes it to the screen
Washington Post | April 8
Jonathan Haidt
Professor of psychology
The Templeton Foundation is not an enemy of science
The Guardian UK | April 8
Sidney Milkis
A politics professor
Drafting a presidential candidate is tougher than it sounds
Washington Post | April 9
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The Hoya is a microcosm of campus journalism nationally in other ways, too. Like most student newspapers, it has not seen the same drop in readership experienced by most professional papers. Indeed, although hard data are scanty, a national survey of 600 students conducted between Jan. 31 and Feb. 11 by Alloy Media and Marketing and research firm Hall & Partners found that a full 85 percent of students had read the print edition of their campus paper in the past month. Seventy-two percent had read the paper online. ... No reliable tally exists, but financially independent college papers appear...
If you were a business school dean and had the chance to pull out a blank piece of paper and design the ideal global MBA program, what would it look like? For Peter Rodriguez, an economics professor and an associate dean at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, this was no theoretical exercise. Four years ago, Dean Robert Bruner asked him to do just that -- sketch out the best possible design for a new global MBA program for executives.
UVA has dedicated a small park on the South Lawn to remember a once-thriving neighborhood of free black people. Friday's event honored Catherine Foster, a free black woman who purchased the property in 1833.
The University of Virginia dedicated a small park on its South Lawn on Friday to remember a once-thriving neighborhood of free black people.
Joanne Boyle couldn't say "no" to a second opportunity to return to her Atlantic Coast Conference roots. Boyle, the women's basketball coach at the University of California for the past six seasons, has been hired to replace Hall of Fame coach Debbie Ryan at the helm of the University of Virginia women's program.
Teresa A. Sullivan will be inaugurated as University of Virginia president this week. The Daily Progress sat down with her for a Q&A.
John Stephens
1998 alumnus, M.F.A. in fiction writing
Stephens' path to novelist was somewhat circuitous. As a graduate student in creative writing at the University of Virginia, he aspired to write fiction, but says humbly, "I wasn’t good enough at the time." Watching "ER" on TV one night, he had what he calls "a revelation. It suddenly occurred to me that someone writes this show." Stephens wrote for TV shows, and he also read Philip Pullman's "The Golden Compass," which he says "really turned me on to kids' literature."
Lee Ann Whitesell
Curry School of Education doctoral student
Lee Ann Whitesell is in her fifth year as a math teacher at the Governor’s School. Whitesell has also served as head of guidance at Stuarts Draft and Riverheads high schools, as a math teacher at Stuarts Draft and has worked in the adult education program. She is working on a doctorate from the University of Virginia in curriculum, instruction and special education with a concentration in gifted education. Whitesell’s appointment takes effect July 1.
“Day of Silence” was started in 1996 at the University of Virginia. In 2001, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network became the official sponsor of the event.