CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Simmons executive Tim Oakhill told graduates of the University of Virginia's business school that university founder Thomas Jefferson would be pleased to see his vision of "educational ethos" realized in their program. Oakhill, executive vice president of marketing at Simmons, spent two years attending classes online and on the campus here to earn his Master's of Business Administration degree. He was chosen by his fellow graduates in the MBA program to deliver the graduation speech for the class, which Oakhill described as "a great honor.
Ear infections are common in kids and toddlers, and it's just as common for doctors to prescribe antibiotics to treat them. New research, though, has some pediatricians rethinking that. ... Research from the University of Virginia found that, for kids under the age of three, 90 percent of ear infections will resolve on their own – without antibiotics. Over-the-counter medications are just as effective as well, particularly for toddlers.
A documentary produced by U.Va.’s Center for Politics and the Community Ideas Stations has won the International Academy of Visual Arts' highest honor. “Questioning the Constitution,” a film by Mason Mills, explores constitutional reform and it ultimately questions whether the document should be changed or reformed. Larry Sabato and NAACP Chairman and UVA history professor Julian Bond are among the film’s commentators.
Steven Boker
A professor of psychology
Psychologists find that head movement is more important than gender in nonverbal communication
innovations report / May 27
http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/studien/psychologists_find_head_movement_important_gender_133306.html
Dr. Steven T. Dekosky
A researcher, physician, pioneer in the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease and the dean of the Medical School who appears as a "Rock Star of Science" in the June issue of GQ magazine.
UVA Medical School Dean Named A "Rock Star of Science"
WCAV / May 27
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Tom Guterbock, director of U.Va.'s Center for Survey Research, discusses his new research on how pollsters can modify message testing polls to make them less off-putting to respondents and less like push polls. [Includes video.]
Virginia, which lost to Cornell in the NCAA semifinals Saturday, placed three players on the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association’s All-America first team: senior attackman Danny Glading, sophomore midfielder Shamel Bratton and junior defenseman Ken Clausen.
... While a handful of law schools offer joint degree programs combining the J.D. and M.B.A., few, if any, are really addressing the law firms' desire to have new attorneys think like lawyers and business people. One that is trying is the University of Virginia School of Law, which allows students to declare an outside concentration in business organization and finance. 

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A University of Virginia program designed to keep higher education affordable for its students is celebrating five years of success. Access UVA offers loan free packages to low-income students and caps on need-based loans for other students. UVA's director of student financial services says they're pleased the program is meeting its goals.
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Cali Bulmash
An undergraduate from Teaneck, N.J., who will be riding across country on a bicycle to raise money for Habitat for Humanity
2 Hunterdon natives biking across country for Habitat for Humanity
Hunterdon (N.J.) County Democrat / May 27
http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2009/05/two_north_hunterdon_high_schoo.html
A.E. "Dick" Howard
A law professor
Professor Calls Sotomayor a Solid Pick
WVIR-NBC29 / May 26
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=10422870
John Jeffries
Professor of law and author of a biography of Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell
Identity Justice / Obama's Conventional Choice
Washington Post / May 27
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/26/AR2009052602348.html?hpid=opinionsbox1
Dr. Mary McMasters
An assistant professor in the Department of Medicine
Seminar to address substance abuse in mining industry
Kingsport, Tenn., Times-News / May 26
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As President Barack Obama attempts to fill the vacancy on the US Supreme Court soon to be left by the departure of Justice David Souter, a pair of UVA law professors foresee little confirmation trouble for the self-proclaimed “kid from the Bronx,” Judge Sonia Sotomayor, whose nomination was made public Tuesday morning.
Jody Kielbasa has joined the University of Virginia's College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences as the new director of the Virginia Film Festival, which runs from Nov. 5-8 in Charlottesville, Va.
The University of Virginia in Charlottesville and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg are partnering with UK-based Rolls-Royce to create the Commonwealth Center for Aerospace Propulsion Systems (CCAPS), a virtual research and technology center focused on propulsion systems.
Perez Zagorin
A research fellow at the Edgar F. Shannon Center for Advanced Studies.
Historian Was Expert On English Revolution
Washington Post / May 25
Zagorin, 88, a leading historian of the 17th-century English Revolution and a critic of Marxist interpretations of history, died April 26 at George Washington University Hospital of complications following open-heart surgery.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/24/AR2009052402804.html
Walker Blanton
A history professor at Jacksonville (Fla.) University who received his Ph.D. at U.Va.
Well-liked JU professor defies liberal stereotype/ He seems to relish role of being politically incorrect
Florida Times-Union / May 26
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Ryan Zimmerman
A U.Va. graduate currently playing third base with the Washington Nationals
Nats' Zimmerman streaks to superstar status / Spotlight on marquee third baseman
Washington Times / May 24
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/24/nats-zimmerman-streaks-su...
Lily Fox-Bruguiere
Master's student in architectural history
U.Va. student to study Jefferson garden plan
Richmond Times-Dispatch / May 23
http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/education/article/CAMP23_20090522-222409/269458/
Steven Boker
Professor of psychology
Head Motions More Important than Gender in NVC / Women and men shake their heads differently
Softpedia / May 26
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Head-Motions-more-Important-than-Gender-in-NVC-112456.shtml
Robert Bruner
Dean of the Darden School of Business
UVA Darden's School of Business, Dean Robert Bruner on What's Ahead for MBA's
Nightly Business Report / May 22
http://www.pbs.org/nbr/site/onair/transcripts/uva_dean_robert_bruner_090522/
Paul Cantor
Professor of English
A Conservative Journey Through Literary America
Big Hollywood / May 24‎
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Technology originally used as sonar for submarines could be part of a revolutionary medical treatment, and the University of Virginia Medical Center will be among the pioneers in the new treatment method. Medical use of ultrasound technology was discovered in 1950, but it proved ineffective because doctors couldn’t see what they were doing.
Lafayette Parish School System goals for the upcoming academic year and the strategies to attain them will be outlined Thursday during a parish School Board workshop. The goals were formulated with the assistance of a new management tool the system has implemented known as the “balanced scorecard,” School Superintendent Burnell Lemoine said. ... District staffers traveled to the University of Virginia last summer for a training session about the philosophy as part of the university’s Partnership for Leaders in Education’s Executive Leadership Program.
The University of Virginia’s College at Wise has been saluted as a beacon since its founding in 1954, but salutes of another sort will take place on campus beginning with the fall term. U.Va.-Wise will offer, for the first time ever, an ROTC program.