C. Richard A. Gilbert
School of Medicine, 1944
Jamie Jiao, Vienna
Psychology major
Speaking outside the hospital late Monday night, still dressed in clothes streaked with soot from the accident, Jiao, a University of Virginia student, recounted being knocked out by the impact. He woke up to find that his glasses and shoes had been knocked off. His lower back ached. He was no longer in his seat, and he felt a hard, semi-smooth surface under him. At first, Jiao said, he thought that the train had flipped and that he was on the ceiling. Washington Post
James Burroughs
An associate professor of commerce
Recession generation? Young adults brace for simpler lifestyle
USA Today / June 24
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-06-23-millennial-recession_N.htm
Farzeneh Milani
A professor of Asian and Middle Eastern languages
'Courageous' women front Iran's resistance
Toronto Star / June 24
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/655618
Ken Hughes
Presidential recordings researcher at the Miller Center
Nixon was ready to 'cut off head' of S.Vietnam leader
Agence France-Presse / June 23
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gZDTWEe...
A new study finds a strong correlation between hidden or unconscious stereotypes that link males with science and mathematics to higher achievement among males in those fields. The findings, by University of Virginia psychology professor Brain Nosek, are published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Virginia's Danny Hultzen and Jarrett Parker yesterday were named to the American Baseball Coaches Association All-America team. Hultzen was a first-team selection at utility, and Parker was a second-team outfield choice. Both made the ABCA Atlantic Region first unit.
The in vitro study, led by Patricia A. Trimmer, PhD, associate professor of neurological research at the UVA School of Medicine, showed that a single, brief treatment with a 810 nm low level, near-infrared laser increased for two-hours the velocity of mitochondrial movement in cells taken from patients with sporadic Parkinson’s disease, speeding it up to levels comparable to cells from a disease-free, age-matched control group.
Among the successful tactics for retaining students, used by such schools as the University of Virginia, which graduates 93% of its students, including 85% of its African-American students, within six years:
– Peer support for low-income and minority students.
– Remedial class work for students who arrive academically underprepared.
– Personalized contact between college officials and at-risk students
Ed Burton
A professor economics
How Crutchfield Corp. survived the recession
June 22 / Charlottesville Daily Progress
http://www.dailyprogress.com/cdp/business/local/article/how_crutchfield_corp._survived_the_recession/41824/
Anne Coughlin
A professor of law
Police: Robber killed in Suffolk break-in had no gun
The Virginian-Pilot / June 23
http://hamptonroads.com/2009/06/police-robber-killed-suffolk-breakin-had-no-gun
Ken Hughes
Presidential recordings researcher at the Miller Center
Nixon library releases more tapes
USA Today / June 22
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2009...
James W. Ceaser
Harry R Byrd Jr. professor politics
"We found a general tendency, across every country that we investigated, that people on average have an easier time associating science concepts with male, rather than with female," said lead investigator Brian Nosek, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Virginia.
U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello and House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer visited the University of Virginia on Monday to draw attention to the federal deficit of more than $1 trillion that today’s college students will inherit one day.
John O. "Dubby" Wynne of Virginia Beach, who was elected vice rector two years ago, will begin his two-year term as the University's 40th rector, or chairman of the board. He succeeds W. Heywood Fralin of Roanoke, who will remain on the board until 2012.
A coalition of state business leaders, hoping to catch the ear of the next governor, on Monday launched a campaign to expand enrollment, financial aid and funding at Virginia's colleges.
A simple five-minute behavioral test for children entering kindergarten can predict significant gains in mathematics skills over the course of the year, researchers have found. Claire Cameron Ponitz, a research associate at the University of Virginia, led a group that tested 343 children with the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task
On Friday, June 12, UVA President John Casteen announced his retirement after what will be 20 years at the helm of the University. In some ways, Casteen’s departure was expected. But at the same time, the decision to step down leaves the Board of Visitors with the responsibility to choose his successor. For those who have worked with Casteen for most of their adult life, the next UVA president will have “big shoes to fill.”
First Lt. Arthur Karell
A Law School graduate
A Change in Mission / Lt. Arthur Karell and his Marine battalion were sent to Now Zad, Afghanistan, to train Afghan police. Instead, they had to fight the insurgents who had taken over the town.
The Washington Post / June 21
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/12/AR2009061202123.html
Four days after losing control of his bicycle and slamming - face-first - into an oncoming car, Matt Miller lay in the ICU at the University of Virginia Medical Center.
Philadelphia Inquirer / June 21, 22
Grace And Grit / A Young Athlete's Fight for Life / A swerve, a crash - 'That boy's dead'
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/48695427.html
A Young Athlete’s Fight for Life / Driven to heal, and beat a deadline
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/20090622_Driven_to_heal__and_beat_a_deadline.html