New research shows that implicit stereotypes could influence gender equity in science and mathematics engagement and performance. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the results showed that more than two thirds of the study's participants connect science with men, not women. … 'We correlated our data with a measure of actual science achievement among eighth-graders in those 34 countries and found that in the countries with the largest sex gap - where the boys were performing much better than girls in maths and science - there also was the strongest implicit...
Tuesday a group with a Charlottesville connection took its knowledge to the Congo hoping to help the women who suffer every day. In the Congo, a worldwide relief organization treats around 250 new rape victims in its clinics every month. Forensic nurse Sarah Anderson coordinates the sexual assault nurse examiner program at UVa. and teaches a course on the subject.
State colleges and universities have been asked — again — to prepare proposals to pare the state-funded portion of their budgets by 5 percent, 10 percent and 15 percent and submit those plans to Gov. Timothy M. Kaine by July 22.
Warren Byrd
Alumnus of the School of Architecture and principal of Nelson Byrd Woltz • Landscape Architects
Sculpture to Invigorate a Shrinking City
New York Times / July 1
Somdev Devvarman
Former Cavalier tennis star
Somdev knows time has come for him to deliver
Deccan Herald (India) / July 7
Mark Reynolds
Former Cavalier baseball player, seeking election to National League All-Star team
Reynolds in need of Final Vote support / Despite multitude of sources helping, slugger trails in voting
MLB.com / July 6
Ed Murphy
Astronomy professor
Space Station Sighting Opportunities
WCAV-CBS-19 / July 6
Elizabeth Teisberg
Darden professor and co-author of the recent book "Redefining Health Care"
As science progresses, health care management is faltering
Expatica.com / July 7
Isaac Wood
Assistant communications director at U.Va.'s Center for Politics
Support Growing for Tea Party
WVIR-NBC-29 / July 7
New research shows that implicit stereotypes could influence gender equity in science and mathematics engagement and performance. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the results showed that more than two thirds of the study's participants connect science with men, not women.
… You can read the Victorian "penny dreadful" novels about Sir Francis Varney, the vampire, in etexts at the University of Virginia Library.
Some Charlottesville teenagers aren't getting to enjoy the typical lazy summer vacation. More than 80 students are working part time jobs as part of the city's Youth Internship Program. At-risk teens are getting hands on experience working at places including the University of Virginia, the Food Bank, and Charlottesville’s Public Works Department. The students also attend a class once a week to learn job skills.
Of the 249 cases of swine flu in Virginia, 2 percent, or five total have been in the Thomas Jefferson health region, which includes Greene, Fluvanna, Albemarle, Nelson and Louisa counties. Two have been UVA employees, and Marge Sidebottom, University director of emergency preparedness, says she expects there to be more. So, as the fall approaches and Charlottesville becomes congested with students, UVA officials are preparing for the possible increase of swine flu cases.
The voice of former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, one of the architects of America’s involvement in the Vietnam War, can be heard through the Presidential Recordings Program at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center for Public Affairs.
What would it mean for the University of Virginia if Bob McDonnell or Creigh Deeds were elected governor? That’s what C-VILLE asked a group of political experts as the race to November continues.
A University of Virginia research building was evacuated Monday after a cabinet filled with containers of nitric and hydrochloric acid blew open and chemicals flowed out “like lava.” ... No one was harmed and everyone had been located shortly after the incident occurred at 4 p.m., fire officials said.
Sleepless people sometimes use the Internet to get through the night. Now a small study shows promising results for insomniacs with nine weeks of Internet-based therapy. … "This is a very interactive, tailored, personalized program," said study co-author Frances Thorndike of the University of Virginia Health System, who helped design the software, called Sleep Healthy Using the Internet, or SHUTi.
The University of Virginia says they've seen an increase in the number of students applying for financial aid. Scott Miller, associate director of financial aid at UVA, said, "We've also had people doing a request for an appeal for reconsideration because they've either lost their job or they've had reduced employment."
David N. Montague
Earned bachelor's, law degrees from U.Va., former member of the Board of Visitors
Former Hampton Mayor David N. Montague, 72, dies
Daily Press / July 3
Led by four players bound for Virginia's two Division I football programs, Team USA won the inaugural Junior World Championship in Canton, Ohio, Sunday afternoon, beating Canada 41-3 in the title game. … Cornerback Corey Lillard, headed to the University of Virginia, had 11 tackles and two interceptions in three games. Cavaliers recruit Oday Aboushi played on an offensive line helped the U.S. average 238.7 rushing yards per game.
Juan Mendez
May graduate whose computer music composition won a national contest
The Sound of DNA
WVTF / July 3
Ryan Zimmerman
Former U.Va. baseball star selected to first National League All-Star team
National League all-star roster has Hampton Roads flavor
Hampton Roads Daily Press / July 6
If I can, so can YOUth
Daily News & Analysis-India.com / July 5
A 19-year-old from Mumbai city, Kunal Doshi, who is currently studying as a student at the University of Virginia, has formed 'Prerna: Inspiring Lives' (a non-profit student organisation University Of Virginia -- dedicated to social causes that they are personally attached to) along with the others from the same University.
http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report_if-i-can-so-can-youth_1271337
Jack Danilkowicz
Member of the varsity wrestling team
Brothers use sports to reach out to kids
Daily Herald (Suburban Chicago) / July 6
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Thaddeus Elliott Kelly
Professor emeritus of medicine
Charlottesville Daily Progress / July 4
http://www.legacy.com/DailyProgress/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=129309986
Mark Abel
Head of pediatric orthopedics
Straight talk: Could new scoliosis treatment hold promise?
The Hook / July 2
Jonathan Z. Cannon
Environmental law professor
Environment Groups Find Less Support on Court
New York Times / July 3
Dr. Frederick Hayden
Flu expert
Tamiflu resistant H1N1 from Hong Kong more worrying than earlier findings
Canadian Press / July 4
Rich Hynes
Nicholas E. Chimicles Research Professor in Business Law and Regulation and director, John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics
Bankruptcies low in states that don't seize wages
Associated Press / July 5
Gregory B. Saat...