On the morning of May 6, 1957, Nobel Prize-winning novelist William Faulkner dropped by the school to talk about the writing profession. The writer in residence at the University of Virginia had graciously agreed to share part of his morning with the young writers.
Thanks to a collaboration with the University of Virginia's Med Lab, the physicals are one stop shopping for the entire fire department.
University of Virginia dining and housing got some special recognition on Monday for going green on grounds. ... This is the first time a school in Virginia has earned an honor this high from the Virginia Environmental Excellence Program.
In a new study in the journal Psychological Science, researchers from the University of Virginia, led by psychology professor Judy deLoache, and Vanderbilt University tested 72 infants aged 12 to 18 months for how many new words they absorbed after repeated viewing of a popular educational DVD. ... the children did not learn any more words from their month-long exposure to the educational DVD than their control counterparts. In fact, the highest level of learning occurred in a no-video environment in which parents taught their children target words during everyday activities.
"A cappella was kind of dormant," said Michael Winters, president of the University of Virginia Hullabahoos, a men's group known for wearing colorful robes during concerts and throwing huge after-parties. "Then, all of a sudden, it's something everyone knows about."
U.Va. alumnus Chris Farina stars in the documentary, "The Parking Lot Movie":
In other documentaries this week, a keen insight comes to the slacker culture of the overeducated parking-lot attendant in Meghan Eckman's "The Parking Lot Movie," chronicling life at a lot across from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. It makes its debut on "Independent Lens" (WGBY, Tuesday, 10 p.m.; CPTV, Tuesday, 11 p.m.).
A freshman at the University of Virginia, she took her first trip when she was 15 as a People to People Student Ambassador with about 40 others.
Maurice Cox
Architecture professor
Starting Over–Again–On McMillan Planning
Washington City Paper / Oct. 17
Rita Dove
Commonwealth Professor of English and poet
Signs of success: Roads honor icons
Akron Beacon Journal / Oct. 16
Jonathan Haidt
Psychology professor
Overstating Differences Within the Tea Party
Cato@liberty / Oct. 16
Debra Nystrom
Professor of poetry writing
Library of Virginia awards announced
Richmond Times-Dispatch / Oct. 17
Daniel Ortiz
Law School professor
Pentagon halts enforcement of gay ban amid legal challenge to 'don't ask, don't tell' policy
Miami Heral...
As per the recent review performed on three-year-olds, by Vikram K. Jaswal, from the University of Virginia and his apprentices, namely, Alison R. Setia, A. Carrington Croft, and Caitlin A. Cole, discovered out that immature children have formed a favoritism to deem what they are conveyed.
In the August issue of the journal Applied Developmental Science, University of Virginia and George Washington researchers who studied preschoolers adopted at birth by lesbian, gay male and heterosexual couples concluded that the sexual orientation of the parents has nothing to do with the psychological health of the child. It's the quality of the parenting that counts.
Although players predicted they'd feel much better after they retaliated, the reverse turned out to be true. The researchers measured their mood on a seven-point scale (with 7 being extremely satisfied) and found that avengers scored 1.5 points lower than other players who didn't get a chance to retaliate, according to results published in 2008 in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Colgate University conducted the studies with colleagues at Harvard University and the University of Virginia.
The University of Virginia’s Center for Politics announced Friday the publication of "Get in the Booth: A Citizens Guide to the 2010 Midterm Elections," a collection of essays by experts from academia and the media that provide insight into the political, social and economic issues playing a role in the Nov. 2 midterm elections.
In response to more awareness about the impact of poverty and trying to get all types of students from all walks of life to apply to college, there are a number of schools that have completely eliminated loans for students whose parents make under $40,000, this is also known as "free tuition." These schools include Princeton University (which has eliminated loans for all students), Rice University, UNC-Chapel Hill, University of Virginia, and the University of Pennsylvania.
University of Virginia students' reception of state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli contrasted favorably with those given controversial speakers at some other campuses.
Richard Kahlenberg, editor of a new book unabashedly titled "Affirmative Action for the Rich: Legacy Preferences in College Admissions."
On the home front, Kahlenberg identifies UNC-Chapel Hill, N.C. State and Duke as ready practitioners. ... Similarly, in 2002, 91 percent of the legacy early admits at the University of Virginia were white; 1.6 percent were black and 0.5 percent were Hispanic. A leg up, once again, for the well-positioned.
College and university staff and administration are by far the highest earners on the state payroll, according to a list of state salaries obtained by the Richmond Times-Dispatch using Virginia's Freedom of Information laws.
University of Virginia students were whipping up batter and flipping some hot cakes Saturday morning to raise money for Parkinson's disease research. The fundraiser was held on the lawn at UVA Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Members of a University of Virginia fraternity spent their Saturday sprucing up Yancey Elementary School in Albemarle County. Alpha Phi Omega is UVA's only co-ed service-oriented fraternity.
Charlottesville police are looking into an attack on a woman waiting for a ride early Saturday near Rugby Road, the latest in a string of crimes in the University of Virginia area. According to authorities, the woman had called UVa's SafeRide program for a ride around 3 a.m. Someone grabbed her from behind as she was walking on Barracks Road near Rugby, police said, but she was able to fight him off.