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The assembly concluded with an address by Oldfields alumna Angelica Jackson ’09, now a sophomore at University of Virginia. Jackson brought King’s legacy to campus as she spoke about “Finding Joy in the Journey.” While at Oldfields, Jackson served as president of both the Black Awareness Club and the Student Council.

Darryl Brown professor of law Suffolk shooting not necessarily OK under Va. law The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk) / Jan. 20 Robert Fatton Julia Allen Cooper professor of politics Haiti mulls ex-dictator's intentions as crisis deepens Agence France-Presse / Jan. 20 Murray Milner professor emeritus of sociology Netizens Are More Active Citizens InfoWeek / Jan. 19 Dr. Robert O'Connor chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine Mechanical versus manual CPR may be too close to call PhysOrg.com / Jan. 19 Larry Sabato professor of politics and director of the Center for Politics Still voting 'no:' ...

2011's Chappell Lecture Series kicked off on Tuesday night with a stirring talk by University of Virginia historian Jennifer Burns, author of "Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right." A former Hollywood screenwriter, Rand became the darling of conservatives for her promotion of capitalism and defense of limited government.

The study, carried out by New York University sociologist and education expert Richard Arum and University of Virginia sociologist Josipa Roksa, attributed much of the problem to easy courses and lax study habits.

Bankole Johnson, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, and colleagues suggest that personalized medicine help to better predict a successful treatment option.

Efficient thermoelectric materials need to be very good at conducting electricity, but not heat – and that's the problem; these materials are not efficient enough to be practical. In most materials, electrical and thermal conductivity go hand in hand. So researchers have to find ways of boosting the performance of thermoelectric materials by separating the two properties. The goal for efficiency is a value of 1 or more for a performance measurement called the thermoelectric figure of merit or ZT… Using a nanocomposite approach, [Xiao] Yan, a research associate in the Department of...

The University of Virginia Art Museum recently received a gift over 100 amateur photographs taken by Warhol between 1971 and his death in 1987. Now the majority of them on display at the museum.

The screening is part of UVa's two-week celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. Prior to the feature presentation, there will be an open discussion with Professor Julian Bond, an American social activist and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement, who was featured in the film.

U.S. scientists say they've finished the first detailed description of the complete protein package within the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) thought to be essential to its ability to infect human cells. … Much more work will need to be done before that kind of research can begin, stressed senior study author Dr. Mark Yeager, a Scripps Research professor and staff cardiologist and chair of the Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics Department at The University of Virginia School of Medicine.

A study concluded in December by John Monahan at the University of Virginia found that people with mental illness are more likely to seek treatment if it's a condition for receiving housing or money, or avoiding jail.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is not the only thing he left behind. Recorded conversations between Dr. King and President Lyndon B. Johnson were played Wednesday afternoon at the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs.

Jonathan Clark U.Va. graduate Press release: Sallie Mae Appoints Jonathan Clark Chief Financial Officer SLM Corp. / Jan. 18

Robert Lynn Canady Curry School professor emeritus Expert, teachers discuss drop-out prevention Savannah (Ga.) Morning News / Jan. 19 James Davison Hunter Sociology professor in the College of Arts & Sciences and director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture Why do some religious affiliations produce more political leaders? Dallas Morning News "Texas Faith" blog / Jan. 18 Dr. Robert E. O'Connor Chair of emergency medicine Press release: Mechanical Versus Manual CPR—Too Close to Call Cochrane Library / Jan. 18 Larry J. Sabato Politics professor in the College of ...

Follow up on a new book, released Tuesday, about higher education that asserts that many college students graduate without actually learning anything. One of the book's co-authors is Josipa Roksa, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Virginia.

"Act, intent and triviality," may soon make way for "act, knowledge and significance." The Honor Committee proposed changes to the intent and triviality clauses — two of the three criteria that constitute an honor offense — of its constitution at its Dec. 5 meeting. Because changes to the Committee’s constitution require a University-wide referendum, students will have the opportunity to vote on the proposals during next month’s elections.

From its tiny international office on Hartwell Lane in Chestnut Hill, LEAD, (Leadership Education and Development), has been growing its pipeline to channel young, talented minorities into careers of business and engineering for more than 30 years. … University partners, besides Penn, include the business (and/or engineering) schools of Northwestern, University of Virginia, University of Michigan, Stanford, the University of Illinois, Cornell, Dartmouth and Duke.

Judge Thomas H. Wood Law School graduate Wood remembered for fairness, wisdom on Circuit Court bench Staunton News Leader / Jan. 16

Tyler Davidson U.Va. grad, movie producer Cleveland-area movie producer Tyler Davidson's 'Take Shelter' competing at Sundance Cleveland Plain Dealer / Jan. 17 Edward Elson U.Va. grad, retired diplomat Ambassador Elson has rich treasure of political tales Palm Beach (Fla.) Daily News / Jan. 17 Conor Grenan U.Va. grad and author A promise to the children / Emotional, stirring tale of one man's dedication to Nepal's children of war Winnipeg (Canada) Free Press / Jan. 15 Kristy Harmon U.Va. grad now managing Blenheim Vineyards Musician Dave Matthews' Blenheim wines a must Richmond Times-Dispat...

Anna Estes Graduate student in ecology A Long and Winding Road / The debate over a road through the Serengeti is heating up again, but for all the wrong reasons Scienceline / Jan. 14 Nicole Gugliucci Graduate student in astronomy The Universe in High Definition DiscoveryNews.com / Jan. 16