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The notion of restoring the University of Virginia’s iconic Rotunda to the original Thomas Jefferson design is not new. It dates to at least 1964, when the university’s Jefferson Society co-hosted the first Restoration Ball to raise funds for that purpose. The tradition continued last weekend with the 2011 Restoration Ball, which raised over $5,000 at a time when the Rotunda is in dire need of restoration.

The advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics, issued Monday, is based primarily on a 2007 University of Virginia study finding that children under 2 are 75 percent less likely to suffer severe or fatal injuries in a crash if they are facing the rear.

The University of Virginia and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation have announced that their highest honors this year will go to the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the chief justice of the Virginia Supreme Court and a philanthropist.

Within hours of the release of the National Research Council's ratings of doctoral programs last year, individual departments and universities were stating objections to the methodology, the data or both. Six months later, the American Sociological Association has released one of the most detailed analyses of the ratings -- and the panel of sociologists was unsparing in its critique.

William J. Stuntz, an influential legal scholar known for his counterintuitive insights, who blamed liberal judges, conservative legislators and ambitious prosecutors for what he saw as a criminal justice system that imprisons far too many people, died on Tuesday at his home in Belmont, Mass. … [He] was born in Washington on July 3, 1958, grew up in Annapolis, Md., and graduated from the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia School of Law. He clerked for Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. and taught at the University of Virginia for 14 years.

The Wahoos held an open practice, their first in full pads this spring, in front of hundreds of Cavalier fans at Darling Stadium in Hampton.

Past members of the University of Virginia Glee Club were invited back this weekend to celebrate the club's 140th year.

University of Virginia law students and undergrads are teaming up to offer tax help to those who need it most.

Robert Bruner Dean of the Darden School of Business The Complication of Leadership Forbes magazine (blog) / March 18 James Childress John Allen Hollingsworth Professor of Ethics and director of the Institute for Practical Ethics and Public Life God's Wrath? Japan Quake Stirs Religious Debate ABC News / March 18 Robert Fatton Julia Allen Cooper Professor of Politics Not on the Ballot, but on All Minds in Haiti New York Times / March 19 Brandon Garrett Professor of law Law officials work to reduce chances for misidentification Richmond Times-Dispatch / March 20 Jonathan Haidt Professor of ps...

Short story writer Deborah Eisenberg says there is always a terrifying moment as she nears completion of a story. She told a reporter that when she is almost done she will say to herself, is this story going to work or is it going to fall apart?

By Rajkumar Venkatesan Bank of America associate professor in the Darden School of Business Communities that are critically aligned with a specific business objective, such as customer retention, are more likely to survive.

By Brent Cebul Fellowship coordinator at the Miller Center of Public Affairs and doctoral candidate in history A year after the passage of Obamacare, there's some great news for liberals: The Tea Party loves big government.

Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa, sociology professors at New York University and the University of Virginia, respectively, in their book "Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses," suggest that a lack of vigorous coursework and a lack of student focus have undercut educational achievement.

It's to benefit the Heart of the Grounds Campaign. U.Va. students and alumni gather Saturday evening at the Jefferson Society's 48th Annual Restoration Ball.

A pair of instructors from the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law will each argue a case on Tuesday in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Professor Daniel Ortiz and clinic instructor Mark Stancil will stand before the court for two different cases, a first since the clinic’s start in 2006.

Brandon Garrett, a professor at the University of Virginia's School of Law, has a two-part message for Houston State Sen. Rodney Ellis. The first part is that Ellis has made "a good start" with his bill to cut down the number of wrongful convictions in Texas by improving the way police obtain witness identifications. … The second part is that unless we're careful, Ellis' bill could make things worse.

William Stuntz, a renowned scholar of criminal justice at Harvard Law School, an evangelical Christian and a teacher much beloved by students and colleagues, died March 15 after a long battle with cancer. … Stuntz grew up in Annapolis, then attended the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia School of Law.  After two judicial clerkships, he was a professor at the University of Virginia for 14 years until he joined the Harvard Law faculty in 2000.

William Keyse Rudolph is now the [Milwaukee Art Museum's] curator of American art and decorative arts. … Rudolph received his M.A. in Art History from the University of Virginia with an emphasis in 18th-Century Art, and Modern Art …

Nelson Saiers College '97 and '98 (Ph.D.) After a few wild days this week, Alphabet’s chief investment officer, Nelson Saiers, said cooler heads appeared to be prevailing Thursday as volatility levels in several markets fell slightly.

Robert Fatton Julia Allen Cooper Professor of Politics Aristide’s return threatens to undermine Haiti poll Financial Times / March 18 Vanessa Ochs Associate professor of religious studies Purim celebration has roots in tale of war, bloodshed Columbus Dispatch / March 18