Patrick Cohn
Who received a Ph.D. at U.Va. and is president of the Orlando-based Peak Performance Sports
Talking With ... Patrick Cohn: Helping athletes perform
Orlando Sentinel / Sept. 12
Judy Hatcher
Who earned her master’s degree in early childhood development
Woman describes living with disorder
News Virginian / Sept. 12
Paul Murdoch
An architecture graduate
Local firm working on Sept. 11 United 93 memorial
Charlottesville Daily Progress / Sept. 10
Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy
Who received a bachelor’s degree in biology
My name is Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy, and I'm The Next Apprentic...
Gerard Alexander
An associate professor of politics and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.
Conservatism does not equal racism. So why do many liberals assume it does?
Washington Post / Sept. 12
Cammy Brothers
An associate professor of architectural history and author of "Michelangelo, Drawing and the Invention of Architecture"
Michelangelo, Radical Architect
Wall Street Journal / Sept. 10
Valerie C. Cooper
Assistant professor of religious studies
Local congregations make the world their church
Charlottesville Daily Progress / Sept. 11
Carol Craig
A governm...
Within a minute or two of meeting Dr. John Buckman, one likely would discover two of his finest qualities — the first being his immense personal warmth and kindness. … Buckman, who passed away Aug. 20, joined the University of Virginia faculty in 1966 with plans to continue his groundbreaking work on the use of the drug LSD-25 as an aid to psychotherapy. Within months, almost all the clinical work being done with the drug was banned, because of the tremendous increase in the recreational use of the mind-altering substance.
The #6 UVA women's soccer beat Boston University 3-0 Sunday afternoon at Klockner Stadium in front of 1,132 fans. With the win over the Terriers, and Virginia's win over Texas Friday night, the Cavaliers won the Nike Soccer Classic for the fourth straight season. The 'Hoos are 6-0-1 this season.
Former U.S. ambassador Ryan Crocker told a packed audience in Charlottesville on Friday that there are key lessons to be learned from a long war: knowing when to get in and when to get out and the ramifications of each. “For most Americans the War on Terror started on 9/11 when the act of terrorism reached our shores,” Crocker said at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs. “But for me personally, it started many years earlier.”
The Jefferson Scholars Foundation at the University of Virginia formally celebrated its new building Saturday night. "Tonight, we celebrate the fact that we're able to have this place," said Jimmy Wright, president of the foundation. ...
Using alcohol-based hand sanitizer doesn’t significantly decrease how often someone is infected with a cold or flu, a University of Virginia study has found. The results came as a surprise to research team leader Dr. Ronald Turner, whose study was sponsored by the Dial Corp. “We all thought if you used hand disinfectants, it would have an impact,” Turner said.
In the Make-A-New-Plan-Stan Dept., state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's effort to subpoena a ton or two of documents involving former U.Va. climate professor Michael Mann suffered a setback the other day. An Albemarle County judge rebuffed the lawsuit against the school because it contained no evidence that Mr. Mann, a leading global-warming theorist, did anything crooked. Even so, a chipper e-mail from Mr. Cuccinelli's office pronounced the hard-charging A.G. "Pleased With Aspects of UVa Ruling."
Antoinette Bacon
An assistant U.S. attorney who graduated from U.Va. Law School
Veteran federal prosecutor Ann Rowland is the captain of the team handling the corruption probe
Cleveland.com / Sept. 9
Jared Felker
Who graduated in 2000
Seacoast Swimming Association names new coach
Foster's Daily Democrat / Sept. 10
Dr. Calvin H. Thigpen
Recipient of medical and law degrees from U.Va.
HHFI hosts final Lunch & Lecture program in series
Progress Index / Sept. 1
Toshihiko Mukoyama
An assistant professor in the Department of Economics
From Zombie Banks to Zombie Mortgages?
Wall Street Journal / Sept. 9
Larry Sabato
Director of the Center for Politics
Senate Republican establishment not exactly looking forward to Tea Party majority?
Hot Air (blog) / Sept. 9
Dr. William Gerald Teague
A professor in the Department of Pediatrics
Research and insights on severe asthma in children
PhysOrg.com / Sept. 9
Dr. Ronald Turner
A professor in the Department of Pediatrics and an expert on colds
Hand Sanitizers Not as Helpful as First Thought
WHSV / Sep...
James W. Ceaser
A visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution and professor of politics at the University of Virginia
Help solve the global water crisis by leaving your laptop alone for a few hours and letting it join the millions of other computers on the Worldwide Community Grid. … Scientists from the University of Virginia will use the Worldwide Community Grid to gain a better understanding of the effects of agricultural, commercial and industrial actions on Chesapeake Bay on the East Coast of the USA, and in Brazil scientists are using the grid to seek a cure to waterborne disease schistosomiasis.
Senator Mark Warner took part in an education town hall meeting Thursday morning with education graduate students at the University of Virginia. Warner referenced state cuts in education funding, telling a group of aspiring teachers that "we need to do more with less."
A team of researchers led by University of Virginia cold expert Ronald Turner, MD, found in a nationwide study that alcohol-based hand disinfectants fail to significantly reduce the frequency of infection from either the rhinovirus or the influenza virus. Turner is presenting the results of the study at the 50th Inter-science Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in Boston.
The University of Virginia Foundation has been given the greenlight to expand its research park on Fontaine Avenue. The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning for the park at its meeting Wednesday night.
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Alexandria, is backing President Barack Obama’s proposal to allow tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans to expire — but only if new tax breaks for businesses are also implemented. “I think that for the 98 percent of Americans, the tax cuts should be made permanent,” Warner said Thursday at the University of Virginia. “The deal ought to be made on the top 2 percent that we ought to let those expire if we couple those with additional business tax breaks.