The University of Virginia Health System celebrated an important milestone on Sunday. The health system's transplant center has performed its 1,000th liver transplant since opening in 1989. U.Va. is the first medical center in Virginia, and the Carolinas, to reach the milestone. U.Va. transplant survivors and physicians gathered on grounds to mark the occasion.
Taking a page from “flash mobs” — those sudden assemblies of people brought together by social media — University of Virginia students and faculty are gathering outside the classroom for special lectures simply for the sake of learning.
The South Lawn Extension, a project at the University of Virginia that was 10 years in the making culminated Friday afternoon. On hand for the dedication were Gov. Bob McDonnell, UVa. President Teresa Sullivan, and the namesakes for the new buildings, John Nau and David Gibson.
Frank Luxing Huang
alumnus
Young Burke Author Publishes High-School Series
‘Troom’ — A Story of Self-Publishing and Dreams
... High schools have for years copied the logos of big-time universities and professional teams, or turned to them for inspiration. But as those insignias have become more valuable through licensing for merchandise and apparel - deals that can be worth millions to a university - many campuses have become more vigilant in protecting them. ... The W.T. Woodson Cavaliers in Fairfax County, for example, use a variation of the University of Virginia's distincitive cross-swords logo on their helmets and uniforms...
There are no words adequate to express my dismay over the “press release” by the Madison County Board of Supervisors published in the Oct. 7 Madison County Eagle as a guest column. George Beker’s guest column and letters in the Oct. 14 issue respond very well to the substantive issues of county governance raised by the supervisors. I want to instead respond to their choice of Thomas Jefferson quotes with which to defend their press release. ...
Health care futurist Jeff Goldsmith says health IT adoption has lagged in the U.S. because there's no definable return on investment. Goldsmith -- president of Health Futures and an associate professor of public health sciences at the University of Virginia -- warns that health IT adoption, combined with the current U.S. payment system and quality measurement requirements, is actually hurting productivity.
UVA is taking steps to create a safer environment for students in reaction to several recent incidents. UVA Vice President Leonard Sandridge reported in a recent letter to students that the school is increasing police patrols, doubling the number of people who answer SafeRide phones, and increasing the number of SafeRide phone lines from two to five. The University Transit System will begin a pilot program Thursday, October 28th to extend late-night bus service on Thursdays through the end of this semester. The UVA Police Department is hosting a rape aggression defense class for women at the N...
The head of University Democrats at the University of Virginia tries to register voters for the upcoming midterm elections. (Photo and caption of U.Va. students illustrates article.)
The University of Virginia is preparing to show off the newest addition to grounds at a ceremony Friday. Governor Bob McDonnell, university President Teresa Sullivan and others will be on hand for a dedication of the completed South Lawn. The $105 million addition includes three academic buildings: Nau Hall, Gibson Hall, and the commons building connecting the two.
The student government at the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education is helping to put on a panel discussion of the new documentary “Waiting for Superman.” The discussion is open to the public and will follow Sunday’s 1:15 p.m. screening of the film at the Regal theater on the Downtown Mall. ...
... “The creation of a preschool center affords our children the opportunity to benefit from a consolidated program in a state-of-the-art facility,” board member Colette Blount said, adding that collaborating with the University of Virginia and other specialists would allow the division to have long-lasting positive work on students’ educational foundation. ...
The University of Virginia is asking a Circuit Court for a stay on Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's latest demand for information on climate research while the case is under appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court. In separate filings Wednesday, the university also asked Albemarle County Circuit Court to set aside Cuccinelli's revised civil investigative demand seeking information about the research of former U.Va. professor Michael Mann. ...
Dozens gathered on grounds at the University of Virginia on Thursday to celebrate the groundbreaking of a $13.5 million theatre. The Ruth Caplin Theatre, named in honor of donors Ruth and Mortimer Caplin, will be an addition to UVA's drama building. Once completed, the addition will feature a 300 seat theatre, dressing rooms and an expanded lobby. UVA Vice Provost for the Arts Elizabeth Turner said, "The university can showcase new ideas, new work and can also invite the community in to see and to celebrate wonderful arrivals in exhibitions and in performances." ...
University of Virginia chemical engineers Robert J. Davis and Matthew Neurock have uncovered the key features that control the high reactivity of gold nanoparticles in a process that oxidizes alcohols in water. The research is an important first step in unlocking the potential of using metal catalysts for developing biorenewable chemicals.
The scientific discovery could one day serve as the foundation for creating a wide range of consumer products from biorenewable carbon feedstocks, as opposed to the petroleum-based chemicals currently being used as common building blocks for commodities such...
Philip Geiger
Art professor
Artists fanning out across Norfolk to paint
The Virginian-Pilot Oct. 21
Ervin Jordan
U.Va. historian
Textbook: Blacks fought for the Confederacy
Richmond Times-Dispatch / Oct. 21
and
Virginia 4th-grade textbook criticized over claims on black Confederate
soldiers
The Washington Post / Oct. 20
Jon Megibow
Director of Operations for the Darden Center for Global Initiatives
Businesscast 149 with Jon Megibow
Charlottesville Podcasting Network / Oct. 20
Larry Sabato
Professor and director of the Center for Politics
Poll: Rand Paul leads Kentucky Se...
... the good news is that it is easy to reduce your nitrogen output. With
that in mind, James Galloway from the University of Virginia, US, and
colleagues have created N-PRINT – a model to calculate your nitrogen
footprint, and help you find ways of reducing it. ...
Rolls-Royce Plc has nearly completed construction on its first manufacturing
plant in Prince George County. ... plans also are progressing on the
Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing, a research center in
Crosspointe that will operate as a partnership between Rolls-Royce and other
businesses, the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech. Construction work
on the center could start in December.
A single-center study suggests that more patients with celiac disease may
stop responding to their gluten-free diets, researchers reported here. The
retrospective chart review found 17 patients that had refractory celiac
disease -- which ultimately responded to thiopurines, Christopher Hammerle,
MD, and Sheila Crowe, MD, of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville,
reported at the American College of Gastroenterology meeting. ... When 14 of
the patients were given a thiopurine, all but one had "a substantial
improvement in symptoms," the researchers said. ...