The UVA Athletics Department announced a $5 million pledge from alumna Amy Griffin. The donation allows the Virginia Athletics Foundation to proceed with the design and construction of a new track and field facility that is expected to cost nearly $14 million.
Indoor Biotechnologies has announced plans to create a research center in the old Coca-Cola bottling plant on Charlottesville’s Preston Avenue. Its location near downtown Charlottesville and U.Va. should allow important linkages between the traditional commercial district and the U.Va. research community.
Mark J. Kingston, U.Va. Board of Visitors member, MBA alumni
Brandon Garrett, a University of Virginia School of Law professor
Isaac Wood - Political Analyst, The Center for Politics
Female athletes who suffer a concussion report different symptoms than male athletes.
University of Virginia researchers say that in addition to traditional headache, high school girls are more likely to complain about sensitivity to light or sleeplessness. Teen boys on the other hand were more likely to report loss of memory or balance control.
Gil Harrington, the mother of Morgan Harrington addressed a crowd at the University of Virignia's Women's Center Wednesday in honor of the release of the most recent issue of Iris: A Magazine for Thinking Young Women.
Gov. Robert F. McDonnell’s amendments to the state budget include $43.8 million in new spending. That includes $2.5 million for economic development programs, $3 million to fund overtime costs for state police and $2.6 million for the aging Rotunda at the University of Virginia.
Along with fully funding state police overtime, calling for increased state contributions and a chunk of General Fund change to support the Virginia Retirement System and, oh, $43.8 million in total budget amendments, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has another request: fund the Rotunda repairs.
Officials are breaking ground on a new facility in Prince George County that will bring together researchers from Virginia universities and global manufacturing companies. Gov. Bob McDonnell is set to join the heads of the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech and other institutions for the groundbreaking of the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing on Thursday.
University of Virginia students learned more about the variety of sustainable foods available on grounds Wednesday.
The University of Virginia has acquired a rare anti-slavery manifesto. The declaration of principles dates back to 1829 and was once considered a major threat to southern leaders who worked to prevent it from being circulated. "Walker's Appeal" is joining notable publications in UVA's Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library.
The University of Virginia will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies with a symposium April 7 to 9. The event, “African-American and African Studies: At Work in the World,” will cover topics ranging from the African diaspora to education, labor and economics.
A surprise proposal to use $2.69 million in state bond funds to replace the roof on the Rotunda at the University of Virginia is among the changes Gov. Bob McDonnell has suggested for the state’s budget.
Mark J. Kington
Member of the Board of Visitors
Colonial Williamsburg makes board additions
The Associated Press / March 30
Tom Shadyac
Hollywood movie director
Film director comes home for documentary screening
Fairfax Times / March 29
Barry Word
Former Cavalier football star, selected to the Halifax County-South Boston Hall of Fame
Siblings, coaches steer success for Barry Word
South Boston Gazette-Virginian / March 30
Ryan Zimmerman and Mark Reynolds
Former Cavalier baseball teammates and now Major League Baseball stars
2 Va. Beach ball players in big leagues
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot / M...
Rita Dove
Poetry writing professor
Former poet laureate Dove draws link between storytelling and poetry
The Tufts (University) Daily / March 30
William Ruddiman
Environmental sciences professor emeritus
Research Suggests Prehistoric Man First Influenced Climate Change
Voice of America / March 29
and
Climate meddling dates back 8,000 years
Science News / March 29
Larry J. Sabato
Politics professor and director of U.Va.'s Center for Politics
Christie Crashes Redistricting Party
WNYC "It's a Free Country" radio show / March 29
Siva Vaidhyanathan
Professor of media studies and law
P...
Charles Mathewes
Associate professor of religious studies
Obama on Libya: “A Cold-Hearted Realist and Warm-Blooded Moralist”
PBS "Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly / March 29
Neil Snyder
Ralph A. Beeton Professor Emeritus in the McIntire School of Commerce
Obama's Slippery Slope
American Thinker / March 30
The Debbie Ryan era is over, and in an almost indefinable way it feels as if a fissure has opened up in the Hooville psyche. Ms. Ryan has been such a fixture in University of Virginia sports and such a large part of the Charlottesville-area experience that her departure as coach of the Virginia women’s basketball team leaves a gaping hole.
University of Virginia police are investigating two incidents of possible anti-Semitism over the weekend, UVa spokeswoman Carol Wood confirmed.