University of Virginia officials have explored ways a potential federal government shutdown might affect the school. President Teresa Sullivan (pictured) says the most immediate impacts might include those researchers whose work is funded by federal grants. It could also impact Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements for the UVA Hospital.
University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan held a news conference on Wednesday to address several initiatives that have been launched on grounds to improve the safety of students.
University of Virginia president Teresa Sullivan opened the floor to questions from the press - on any topic - for first time since she took the post eight months ago. She invited the media to the Rotunda on Wednesday to discuss everything from security on grounds to the general assembly's budget.
Hungry college students have helped donate close to 11,000 bowls of cereal to families in need. University of Virginia Dining Services teamed up with Kellogg's in February as part of the company's "Food Away From Home" program. ... Brent Beringer, UVA's director of dining services said, "it was so successful here that they started doing it at multiple schools across the country. This was the first one, but since that time, they've done it at JMU, NYU, Duquesne University - so it's really started to get on a roll."
The state will give the University of Virginia $64.5 million to renovate New Cabell Hall, a major project that had been approved but not funded, UVa President Teresa A. Sullivan announced Wednesday."This is not as much money as we asked for, but with the decline in construction costs in recent months, I am confident that we will be able to do this," she said. ... The renovation will take about four years. The renovated building will hold language, literature and culture departments.
Local health care providers in some cases aren’t yet sure what effect the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have on them. “We’re looking at that act and coming up with more questions than answers,” said the University of Virginia Medical Center’s vice president and CEO, R. Edward Howell, at a Tuesday forum hosted by the Charlottesville Free Clinic.
The day is held throughout the country to call attention to bullying and discrimination of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students.
Lisa Lovejoy, alumna, dietitian
Adam Healey, alumnus and company co-founder
If it’s a game day for the Virginia men’s lacrosse team, it means that somewhere in the Middle East, Naval flight officer Caroline Darney, a 2007 UVa alum, is hunched over a laptop, alternately cheering and agonizing over every Wahoo save, groundball and goal.
Many area residents went without shoes on Tuesday to raise awareness about the impact a single pair of shoes can make in a child's life in a developing nation. The One Day Without Shoes Event was hosted by TOMS Shoes.
College students will be gathering in Morgantown this month for the American Society of Civil Engineers' annual Virginias' Conference. Among the schools expected to be represented are WVU, Marshall, Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia and Old Dominion.
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Virginia Political Update
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Girl likes boy, boy shows little interest in girl, girl likes boy even more. It's a familiar story in the dating world — the less interest someone appears to have in us, the more attracted we feel to them.
The public is invited to a vigil this week to honor survivors of sexual violence. The event is sponsored by UVa’s Sexual Assault Leadership Council and Feminism is for Everyone.
Darden students fix reverend's house his father built 50 years ago. It will be part of a one-day, region-wide blitz of home repair involving hundreds of volunteers from the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business Administration and the local construction industry. The project is put on by Darden students and the Building Goodness Foundation.
Students from the University of Virginia's Darden Business School are working with the Building Goodness Foundation to improve homes in the area for those who unable to make repairs themselves.w
University of Virginia football coach Mike London has been on the recruiting trail, but Tuesday he was recruiting to save lives. London and his team spent the day raising awareness about bone marrow donations on UVa grounds for the Be a Match Foundation.