A NASA spacecraft scanning the sky has discovered a cold failed star that glows green in infrared light and has an atmosphere filled with deadly gases that would make it pretty stinky, too. … The discovery was confirmed by follow-up observations at the University of Virginia's Fan Mountain telescope, the Large Binocular Telescope in southeastern Arizona, and NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility on Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
The University of Virginia's Curry School of Education is getting $9.5 million to help improve the national Head Start program. U.Va. says the money is part of a $40 million grant from the federal Office of Head Start. The money is being used to create the National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning, a project involving U.Va. and six other universities.
Logan Gates
Second Year
Andrew Bell
Research Coordinator for Kennedy Book Project
Virginia Film Festival: Andrew Bell introduces Primary
Charlottesville Podcasting Network / Nov. 6
Edward T. Burton III
Professor of Economics
A wake-up call on Va. pensions
New Era Progress / Nov. 10
James Ceasar
Professor of Politics
The 2010 Verdict
Real Clear Politics / Nov. 10
James Davison Hunter
Professor of Religion, Culture and Social Theory
Faith Wars: Religion and Politics in America
State Press Magazine / Nov. 10
Robert O'Neil
Director of Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression
Pa...
A study earlier this year found that every $1 the government spends on clean water practices creates $1.56 in new economic activity and new jobs.
Bruce J. Hillman sought to identify some of the causes for overuse of CT scans. Doctors may be afraid they will be sued if they do not order a test even if they feel it is unnecessary, they noted, and patients may also pressure doctors to perform as many tests as possible.
The meeting is part of a joint project by Nelson County and Professor Karen Firehock’s Green Lands class at the University of Virginia . Students have gathered information on county “forests, streams, trails, agriculture and historic and cultural resources.”
As part of stimulus funding, both UVA and Virginia Tech were awarded millions of dollars in research grants. The University will use it to help vets find careers in engineering.
By the time the final credits rolled on its last film late Sunday evening, the festival had attracted more than 23,750 people and had earned more than $90,158 in ticket sales. Both figures represent a 25% increase over last year.
Reserve officers' training corps (ROTC) cadets at the University of Virginia wrapped up their 24 hour vigil honoring our nation's veterans Tuesday afternoon.
Researchers Are Trying to Identify the Most Beneficial Information to Give Teachers to Help Them in Their Professional Growth. A member of the University of Virginia’s MyTeachingPartner team, Sharon Deal works one-on-one with teachers to guide their practice.
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has eyed its first cool brown dwarf: a tiny, ultra-cold star floating all alone in space. The discovery was confirmed by follow-up observations at the University of Virginia's Fan Mountain.
John Hawley
Professor and chair of Astronomy
Scientists use light signatures to track merging supermassive black holes
PHYSORG / Nov. 8
Larry Sabato
Director Center for Politics
Eager Dems put bull’s-eye on Scott Brown
Boston Herald / Nov. 9
Patrick Tolan
Professor in the Curry School of Education
Drugging the children in America: 84 percent of ADHD kids put on medication
Natural News / Nov.
By Daniel Willingham, a psychology and author of “Why Don’t Students Like School?”
In 2008-2009, high school athletes suffered something like 400,000 concussions. Researchers are guessing that the rapid increase is primarily due to better reporting than to an actual increase in injuries. Still, it highlights the prevalence of the problem.
MACAA is working with the Haven, the Boys and Girls Club and the University of Virginia to collect winter coats.
Congratulations to the Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad on its 50th anniversary. Originally formed as a county volunteer service, the rescue squad quickly added members from Charlottesville. Now it even includes University of Virginia students, and has grown from 40 members to more than 200.
...Developed in partnership between the U.Va. School of Continuing and Professional Studies and the Tayloe Murphy Center at the Darden School of Business, the certificate will provide entrepreneurs an opportunity to learn more about how to start, grow and lead their businesses.
Seventh grade students from across Central Virginia got a jump start on planning their future careers Monday morning during the 10th annual Career Expo at the University of Virginia. ... Students attended the expo as a prelude to planning for high school classes and curriculum decisions.
... It was a banner year for the 23rd annual festival, presented by the University of Virginia, according to second-year Director Jody Kielbasa. He noted that the event, which offered 132 films in 3 days, had broken all previous attendance records by Saturday morning.
It was baptism by fire for Meredith Jung En-Woo. When she took over as the University of Virginia's dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences two years ago, the bottom was falling out of the economy, and – as for everyone – it was exactly the wrong time. Faculty demographics suggested a cascade of retirements was approaching, even if they'd be delayed a few years as professors let their retirement savings accounts rebuild. ... At the outset of the economic crisis, many anticipated that the institutions that found resources could actually take advantage of the dow...