Matthew Crawford
A fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and author of
“Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work,”
Working in Oil
styleweekly.com / June 9
http://www.styleweekly.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=75EB29B8FBE944059B3F2610744A9066
Rob Cross
An associate professor at the McIntire School of Commerce and co-author of "Driving Results Through Social Networks"
Mapping how work really does get done
Globe and Mail / June 10
http://www.theg...
... But all is not lost regarding that unforgivable act of negligence; for the University of Virginia's Jefferson Digital Archive makes it easy for contemporary Senators to live up to the oath they took to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic" as they simultaneously honor the great Founder.
Prospective school principals and other administrators are required by the state to complete a Virginia-approved preparation program. The University of Virginia's (UVA) Curry School of Education has designed the Administrative Endorsement Program with options for endorsement for principals as well as to the master's and education specialist degrees.
‎Food Lion has pledged $1 million to help finance a new building at the University of Virginia Children’s Hospital. The donation to the Barry and Bill Battle Building comes as part of Food Lion’s six-year commitment to UVa to help fund the building and related programs in health and wellness.
Over the next 5 years, scientists will work to developing better technology to convert natural gas and methane into higher value liquid fuels. This is the primary goal of the new 11 million dollar Energy Frontier Research Center. "The center itself is actually dispersed over 10 universities, it is centered at the University of Virginia."
Emphasizing the important role that universities play in addressing global sustainability, member institutions of Universitas 21 signed a "Statement on Sustainability" at their annual meeting. The agreement is one aspect of the consortium's Year of Sustainability. The University of Virginia, represented by President John T. Casteen III and Arthur Garson Jr., executive vice president and provost, was among the signers, expressing its commitment to engage in research toward a sustainable future.
Robert Carraway
Darden’s Associate Dean for MBA Education at the Darden School of Business
BusinessCast 117 with Robert Carraway
Charlottesville Podcasting Network / June 8
http://www.cvillepodcast.com/
Matthew Crawford
A fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture
Making Things Work
New York Times / June 5
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/07/books/review/Fukuyama-t.html?_r=1&ref=books
Wearing a blue collar like a heart on his sleeve
National Post / June 5
http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=1667101
Dorrie Fontaine
Dean of the School of Nursing
Virginia Dean Rings NAS...
Robert Bruner
Dean of the Darden School of Business
I, a new MBA, solemnly swear...
Forbes / June 8
http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/08/business-school-mba-opinions-contributors-oath-of-honor.html
DANVILLE — The University of Virginia is offering a free weeklong seminar in July on teaching nanotechnologies to middle and high school students. The U.Va. Summer NANO Academy, scheduled for July 20-24 at the University of Virginia, will offer teachers the opportunity to learn about the creation, measurement, manipulation and use of objects at the nanoscale in a three-credit graduate course.‎
DANVILLE — A new program through Danville Community College and the University of Virginia gives Southside residents the opportunity to earn an engineering degree without leaving the area. The Institute for Advanced Learning & Research and DCC are partnering with U.Va.’s School of Engineering and Applied Science to develop an engineering work force in southern Virginia.
Early childhood development researchers have discovered that a simple, five-minute self-regulation game not only can predict end-of-year achievement in math, literacy and vocabulary, but also was associated with the equivalent of several months of additional learning in kindergarten. Claire Ponitz from the University of Virginia and Megan McClelland of Oregon State University assessed the effectiveness of a game called the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders (HTKS) task, which is a new version of the Head-to-Toes task developed by researchers at the University of Michigan.
In his State of the University Address in February, UVA President John Casteen proclaimed the University would respond to the sagging economy and its falling endowment by innovating and re-inventing itself. One change that he hoped would rake in more money was expanding online and distance learning.
In historic fashion, Virginia and coach Brian O’Connor punched the program’s first-ever ticket for the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., registering a 5-1 victory over Ole Miss on Sunday at sun-splashed Swayze Field at Oxford-University Stadium.
Edgar Allan Poe
An early student at the University
Baltimore celebrates 200th anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe's birth
McClatchy Newspapers / June 7
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/lifestyle/stories.nsf/travel/story/9CAFDFC601BBCAB1862575CA0073D62B?OpenDocument
Ryan Zimmerman
Former U.Va. baseball player and currently third baseman for the Washington Nationals
Supporting His School
Washington Post / ‎June 5‎
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/05/AR2009060503167.html
Their names are unfamiliar and send spell-check off the deep end. Their deeds rarely make SportsCenter or create traffic headaches on Emmet Street. But these are the young men and women responsible for what likely will be, by at least one standard, the finest year in University of Virginia sports history.
Anita Clayton
Professor of psychiatry and coauthor of "Satisfaction: Women, Sex, and the Quest for Intimacy"
Coping with sexual woes
FOX43.com / June 6‎
http://www.fox43.com/health/women/sns-health-coping-with-sexual-woes,0,1520457.story
Anne Coughlin
A law professor
Animal-rights groups want Vick to serve nearly 5 years
FOX43.com / June 8 ‎‎
http://www.fox43.com/dp-vickdogadvocates,0,2738406.story
Mark Edmundson
A literature professor and author of the essay "Against Readings," which concerns teaching.
J.D. Salinger's Teaching Advice
Huffington Post - &lrm...
Representatives of the five countries with Arctic Ocean shorelines say existing international laws and treaties provide a sufficient framework to address political, environmental and commercial issues relating to the fast-melting polar sea. ... U.S. Arctic Research Commission cosponsored the 33rd annual conference of the Center for Ocean Law and Policy, a University of Virginia Law School think tank.
When a University of Virginia class got the assignment -- create an ad campaign to keep students from drinking too much -- students knew two things right away.
Part of the University of Virginia Children's Hospital has been named one of the premiere care centers for kids with brain injury.
Mark R. LaNeve
A former linebacker at the University of Virginia, General Motors vice president of vehicle sales, service and marketing, and one of the key people on the front lines of the company
Beaver Falls' native Mark LaNeve remaking GM behind the scenes
Trading Markets / June 4
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2361207/