Matthew Crawford
A writing fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and author of "Shop as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work"
Questions for Matthew B. Crawford, Author of Shop Class as Soul Craft
Popular Mechanics / June 4
http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/workshop/4320347.html
Rita Dove
Commonwealth Professor of English and author of “Sonata Mulattica”
The Books Interview
The New Statesman / June 4
http://www.newstatesman.com/2009/06/poetry-music-poems-laureate
Cordel Faulk
Director Of Communications, Media and Research at ...
When the University of Virginia faces the Ole Miss Friday in NCAA Super Regional Baseball action at Oxford, the Cavaliers know the Rebels are more than whatever they can get off the mound from star pitcher Drew Pomeranz.
... According to the University of Virginia Climatology Office, while large scale natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes and tornadoes grab most of the headlines, the most dangerous weather event and also one of the most common-is lightning.
More than $1.8 million was raised last weekend during the 25th annual NBC29 and University of Virginia Children’s Hospital telethon. The hospital also received a $120,000 donation from Klockner Pentaplast and an $85,000 gift from Food Lion.
Joe Forrester
A medical student who has begun a 3,900-mile solo kayaking on the Missouri and Mississippi rivers on a money-raising trip to fight Parkinson's disease and honor his grandfather.
Former Saline resident to kayak 3,900 miles to honor his grandfather
The Ann Arbor News / June 3
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2009/06/former_saline_resident_to_kaya.html
James Ceaser
A politics professor
The Wilderness Years Begin
RealClearPolitics / June 4
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/06/04/the_wilderness_years_begin_96814.html
Ted Genoways
Editor of the literary journal, the Virginia Quarterly Review
National organization hopes to help save LSU Press
CNBC / June 3 ‎‎
http://www.cnbc.com/id/31086833
Frederick P. Hitz
A lecturer at the Law School and former inspector general of the CIA
Cheney’s Role In CIA Briefings Unusual, But Legal
NPR / June 3
http://www.wbur.org/2009/06/03/cheney-cia-briefings
Patrick Michaels
Researc...
Eight summers ago, the thought that Virginia's baseball program would be arriving in Oxford today to prepare for an NCAA Super Regional was laughable. Two wins away from the College World Series? More like months away from being downgraded to a club sport.
What a ride Virginia’s baseball team is enjoying as the Cavaliers open play in the NCAA Super Regionals on Friday at Ole Miss. They swept through the ACC tournament without a loss, then as an encore followed suit in the NCAA tournament, beating one of the best pitcher’s in college baseball history and sweeping two games from No. 1 ranked Cal-Irvine at the Anteaters’ home stadium. Through it all, the Wahoos have made the necessary adjustments and did whatever was required to get the job done.
A record gathering of up to 5,000 University of Virginia alumni and their family and friends are expected to flood Charlottesville this week for the annual Reunions Weekend.
After months of steep losses, the University of Virginia’s endowment has found more sure footing. A new report shows the giant investment pool generated $115.6 million in April, which follows a return of $78.3 million in March.
Tom Faulders, Jason Life
President and CEO of the Alumni Association, director of reunions and class activities
Charlottesville-Right Now: Tom Faulders and Jason Life / Tom Faulders and Jason Life joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss Reunions 2009 , happening this weekend at the University of Virginia.
Charlottesville Podcasting Network / June 2
http://www.cvillepodcast.com/
Stephen Knott, Jeffrey Chidester
An associate professor and a research assistant at the Miller Center for Public Affairs
Charlottesville-Right Now: Stephen Knott and Jeffrey Chidester / Stephen Knott and Jeffrey C...
By Thomas S. Bateman
The Bank of America Professor in the McIntire School of Commerce
The age of sports injuries like tennis elbow, golf elbow and hyper-extending the elbow, is giving way to a new age of technology- related injuries. Move over Nintendo thumb and make way for cell phone elbow. ... The University of Virginia lists the early symptoms as a feeling comparable to hitting a funny bone.
Everyone knows you need to be careful what you wish for because you just might get it. Few realize you also need to be careful about your complaints. ... When the University of Virginia baseball team received its bracket pairing for the NCAA tournament, the Cavaliers' supporters listed complaints that outnumbered compliments.
Walloon Lake, Mich.-based GasTechno says it has developed a single-step process to convert natural gas into liquid methanol that has the triple benefit of reducing the consumption of natural resources, the creation of emissions, and the cost of production. ... Dow Chemical and the University of Virginia have also said they are developing single-step technology to produce liquid methanol, but Breidenstein said his company is ahead of the pack, giving it a market advantage.
Va. colleges' graduation rates higher than US average
A national survey of college graduation rates gives high marks to James Madison University, the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia.
Ethan Wirt
A 2005 graduate
Trade Names: 89-Paint wants professional finish
Metro Business / June 1
http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/business/local/metrobusiness/article/NAME01_20090529-224507/270845/
Risa Hunter
A women's studies major
Students to sample life in international business world
The Bermuda Royal Gazette / June 2
http://www.royalgazette.com/siftology.royalgazette/Article/article.jsp?articleId=7d961333003001c§ionId=65
Lou Bloomfield
Professor of physics and author of "How Everything Works: Making Physics Out of the Ordinary"
Hanging mobile
Men's Health / June 2009
http://health.asiaone.com/Health/News/Story/A1Story20090602-145510.html
Lise M. Dobrin
Assistant professor of anthropology and director of the linguistics program
An Ethics First
Inside Higher Ed / June 2
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/06/02/ethics
Paul Freedman
A political scientist who studies public opinion.
Poll: Most oppose closing Gitmo
USA TODAY / June 1
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-06-01-gitmo_N.htm
George...
Motivated by a desire to understand why sudden heart attack death claims the lives of women under 60 at twice the rate of their male counterparts, Angela M. Taylor, M.D., an interventional cardiologist at the University of Virginia Health System, is launching a unique heart attack study that will color-code and measure plaque deposits inside the coronary arteries of male and female patients between the ages of 18 and 50.