Three history professors spent a recent Sunday afternoon leaning into microphones in a small studio near the University of Virginia, trying to become radio stars — and attempting to invent a new model of educational programming in the process. When they don their bulky headphones, they become "the American history guys," hosts of the monthly public-radio show BackStory. Peter S. Onuf, a UVa history professor known for his work on the American Revolution, gives his perspectives on the 18th century. Edward L. Ayers, president of the University of Richmond and a Civil War historia...
… [Virginia assistant director of media relations Mike] Colley died of an apparent heart attack during a walk at Virginia Beach, where he was vacationing with friends. Colley, 46, had worked at the University of Virginia, his alma mater, for the past 18 years, serving as a liaison between the school’s athletic teams and the media.
Eight college students have summer jobs at NASA this year, thanks to their participation in a contest to design a supersonic airliner. College students from the U.S., Japan and India researched technology and created concepts for a supersonic passenger jet as part of a competition sponsored by the Fundamental Aeronautics Program in NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. … A team of undergraduates from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., and a team of graduate students from the Georgia Institute of Technology in the U.S. division.
… UVa’s Board of Visitors met Friday and Saturday at the Boar’s Head Inn for its annual retreat. The No. 1 topic of discussion focused on possible actions the university could take to curb costs, raise revenue and maintain its reputation as a top-tier academic and research institution.
Good friends and [U.Va.] teammates Whitney Neuhauser and Lauren Greenlief registered victories in quarterfinal and semifinal round action and will meet in today’s scheduled 18-hole final at the 84th Virginia State Golf Association Women’s Amateur Championship at Danville Golf Club (5,714 yards, par 36-36—72).
On the first day Division I men's basketball coaches were allowed back on the road to evaluate prospects this month, Tony Bennett was in Hampton. The University of Virginia's new coach wasn't there to scout players Monday. The classes of 2010,'11 and'12 were elsewhere. Bennett traveled to Tidewater to introduce himself to members of the Virginia High School Coaches Association.
Sarah Kennelley
Biology major participating in a coast-to-coast Habitat for Humanity bike tour
Bike and Build volunteers are busy with Springs home
Colorado Springs (Colo.) Gazette / July 10
Dave Evans
Associate professor of computer science
Cyber Attacks Are More Common Than You May Think
WCAV-CBS-19 / July 9
Frederick Hayden
Clinical virologist
Obese Exposed as Swine Flu Collides With Fat Epidemic
Bloomberg News / July 10
Jay Hertel
An associate professor of kinesiology
How to Fix Bad Ankles
Well (New York Times blog) / July 8
Larry Sabato
A politics professor and director of U.Va.'s Center for Politics
Just You Wait, Barack Obama, Just You Wait
Huffington Post / July 9
James Shipe
Postdoctoral trainee in athletic drug testing in the Department of ...
High school and middle school students from across Virginia are at band camp and the University of Virginia this week.
State universities, along with other state agencies, are preparing contingency plans to deal with state budget cuts for the second time in less than a year. University officials responded Thursday to the news of more cuts with letters from their presidents bemoaning the additional loss of funding while expressing hope that the next round of cuts will be managed with minimal ramifications for their employees and academic missions.
Greg Roberts, the dean of undergraduate admissions at the University of Virginia, stopped by CBS 19 News at 6 Thursday to talk about the transition from high school to college. (Video available at link)
The University of Virginia's Center for Politics will hold a conference July 17 in Richmond to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of Massive Resistance. The conference will feature former students, civil rights leaders and politicians from around the state reflecting on one of the most divisive periods in Virginia's history.
Michael David Zoghby
Undergraduate student from Midlothian
Midlothian student’s project chosen for U.Va.‘s inaugural Jefferson Public Citizens Program
Midlothian Exchange / July 8
Francis Collins
U.Va. chemistry graduate (and memorable 2001 graduation speaker/singer) now nominated to head the National Institutes of Health
Obama Picks Francis Collins as NIH Director
Washington Post/ July 9
Emily Wade
Art graduate who leads art therapy sessions at he Centra Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center in Lynchburg
Art therapy helps cancer patients put emotions to paper
Lynchburg News & Advance / July 9
Christopher Gorman
Chief resident in the department of dermatology
Farming calls for sun protection
Southeast Farm Press / July 8
Andy Mink
Director of outreach and education at U.Va.'s Virginia Center for Digital History
Area schools get U.S. history grant
Charlottesville Daily Progress / July 9
James C. Turner
Executive director of U.Va.'s Elson Student Health Center
Binge Drinking: Purge the Drinking Age
Campus Progress / July 9
Scott Wallace
Batten Fellow at U.Va.'s Darden School of Business
In Retooled Health-Care System, Who Will Say No?
Washington Post / July 8
… In the meantime, they're working on a product that remedies the cause of dry eye. That affects millions of patients — and potential buyers — a year. Instead of using manufactured saline to re-wet the eye, it stimulates the tear ducts to produce tears and decreases inflammation, Williams said. For this project, the company is working with researchers at the University of Virginia and James Madison University with grant funding from the National Institutes of Health.
When University of Virginia chemistry professor Cassandra Fraser and her research team crossed a light-emitting dye with a corn-based polymer, they discovered a material with some very unusual properties.
The Charlottesville Transit Service is celebrating a major milestone. For the first time ever, CTS had more than two million passengers board its buses in a single year. That's an 18% increase over the previous year. Officials say new routes and University of Virginia ridership can be credited for the rise in passengers.