A Virginia Circuit Court judge on Thursday ordered the release of sealed police records in the murder case against former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V of Chevy Chase.
A man who sexually assaulted a woman in Fairfax City in 2005 may be the same person who abducted and killed Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington after an October rock concert in Charlottesville, police and law enforcement sources said Thursday.
Gov. Bob McDonnell has appointed Sheila C. Johnson of The Plains to the board of visitors at the University of Virginia. Johnson, a co-founder of the Black Entertainment Television, donated $50,000 to McDonnell's campaign for governor and was co-chairwoman of his inauguration. ...Also named to the U.Va. board were Hunter E. Craig of Charlottesville, Marvin W. Gilliam Jr. of Bristol and Mark Kington of Alexandria.
An American scientist accused of manipulating research findings on climate science was cleared of that charge by his university on Thursday, the latest in a string of reports to find little substance in the allegations known as Climategate. An investigative panel at Pennsylvania State University, weighing the question of whether the scientist, Michael E. Mann, had “seriously deviated from accepted practices within the academic community for proposing, conducting or reporting research or other scholarly activities,” declared that he had not. ... Dr. Mann remains under investigation ...
Shigehiro Oishi
An associate professor of psychology
Money can buy one form of happiness, massive global study concludes
Washington Post / July 1
Steven E. Rhoads
A politics professor
Study: Casual Sexual Attitudes Not Women's Choice, Lead to Depression
The American Culture / June 30
Larry Sabato
A politics professor and director of the Center for Politics
Tea Party candidate misfires in Senate race
Montreal Gazette / Canwest News Service / Jan. 30
Tyler St. Clair
A faculty member of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
Council members get visionary at retreat
Newport News Daily Pre...
... Such questions tend to arise in the wake of a tragedy. ...The alleged murder of a student by her classmate this spring at the University of Virginia prompted its president to propose checks of students' criminal records every semester.
...Since 2000, the county’s population has increased by about 12,000, according to data from the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
A team of consultants from the University of Virginia recently recommended that the Tacoma School District reach consensus on which population of students are gifted, then develop a vision and curriculum to serve them in its Highly Capable program.
If you know anyone who ever consumes beef, pork, or lamb -- you may want to make sure they know about new findings coming out of the University of Virginia regarding a tick-induced food allergy.
... It’s all a part of Building a Cleaner James, a program developed by the James River Association, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Virginia and Virginia Tech aimed at protecting and conserving water quality through the evaluation of local development codes and ordinances, according to the project website. Powhatan, along with 41 other counties and 14 cities, has been analyzed as part of the project.
The University of Virginia has plans in place for a bicycle sharing program. Ubikes is just one initiative to help students and faculty get around grounds more efficiently said Andrew Greene, the Sustainability Planner for the Office of the Architect.
Some tech-savvy kids are taking part in a summer camp at the University of Virginia. The ID Tech Camp is a week-long technology program being held at universities all across the nation. At UVA, kids spend their days learning about web design, computer programming, and how to make their own video games.
We posed questions to admissions officials at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business regarding the application process, what they look for in applicants, and what sets their school apart. These are their responses:
Dr. Thomas Platts-Mills, U.Va. professor of medicine, allergy and clinical immunology, is the first researcher of allergies named to the United Kingdom’s Royal Society of Fellows. He tells "Virginia Insight" about his research team’s latest investigations into the causes of -- and cures for -- allergies.
John Harrison
Professor School of Law
A Brown Learning Curve
National Review Online / June 30
Tonya R. Moon
Associate Professor Curry School of Education
New Gifted Testing in New York May Begin at Age 3
The New York Times / June 29
Larry Sabato
Director Center for Politics
Legislators rated on business and environment
Richmond Times Dispatch/June 3