... Both Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano— who graduated from UVA Law School in 1983— and MetLife chief litigation counsel Teresa Wynn Roseborough— who earned her B.A. from UVA in 1980— have emerged in multiple media reports as possible candidates for the vacancy.
Kadeem Cooper
Politics major and one of the 15 college students competing in the “Jeopardy!” 2009 College Championship, which airs May 4-15 on ABC
Smart kids for $200, Alex: The answer is Marine Park native in 'Jeopardy!' tourney
New York Daily News / May 5
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/05/05/2009-05-05_smart_kids_for_200_alex_the_answer_is_marine_park_native_in_jeopardy_tourney.html
and
Outstanding Brooklyn Student To Compete In ‘Jeopardy!’ College Tournament
Brooklyn Daily Eagle / May 4
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_...
Richard Bonnie
A law professor who co-chaired a National Research Council panel on elder mistreatment
The New Old Age: The Rich Aren't So Different
New York Times blog / May 4
http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/the-rich-arent-so-different/
Gene Corrigan
Retired U.Va. Athletic Director
Beth on the Bright Side: Gene Corrigan
WCAV CBS-19 / May 4
http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/news/headlines/44322812.html
... A second study that will also be presented at the conference also explored an alternative method of delivering chemotherapy drugs to malignant gliomas, this time using nanoparticles. After injecting cancerous glioma cells into immunocompromised mice, researchers injected the mice with controlled-release nanoparticles that were able to carry the chemotherapy drug fluorouracil (Adrucil) to the tumor site. The University of Virginia researchers then used high-intensity ultrasound to release the agents in the microvessels feeding the tumor.
A new computer game created at the University of Virginia could help improve the health of the Chesapeake Bay. The UVa Bay Game was designed to not only educate students but to be used as a tool for local decision makers.
KOLKATA: XLRI (Xavier Labour Relations Institute) School of Business and Human Resources, Jamshedpur has entered a collaborative relationship with The University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the University of Virginia an $11 million grant to establish a center that will develop technologies for converting methane gas and other hydrocarbon and fossil resources into more environmentally friendly liquid fuels.
... The UVA Faculty Senate has been setting up strategic priorities for the future of the University, and graduate student funding is at the top of their list.
New Center for Politics analysis of youth voters in the 2008 American National Election Study
Research findings from psychology professor Dan Willingham's new book, "Why Don't Students Like School?"
... Mothers who worry that letting their babies use a pacifier will reduce the chances of successful breast-feeding should relax, a new study says. ...“Pacifiers have traditionally been thought to interfere with optimal breast-feeding,” wrote the researchers, at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. ...
... Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Meredith Woo says the college will focus on raising the number of faculty in the sciences. But first, “we will try, even under adverse circumstances, to increase philanthropy,” she says.
... Virginia's first family will be well-represented at commencements around the state. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will ... also will speak at University of Virginia College at Wise and J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College exercises the next weekend.
...UVa.-Wise won its third [Appalachian Athletic Conference] Tournament in five years on Friday, blanking Union College 10-0 in five innings in the championship game at Domtar Park. ... UVa.-Wise earned a spot in the 2009 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Softball National Championship that begins May 14 in Decatur, Ala. UVa.-Wise’s only previous national tournament appearance was in 2007.
The University of Virginia men's lacrosse team's recent losses to Duke didn't dissuade the NCAA selection committee. U.Va. is seeded No. 1 in the NCAA tournament, whose 16-team field was announced last night.
William R. Hite Jr.
Master's in education graduate and new superintendent of schools for Prince George's County, Md.
Incoming schools chief faces major challenges / Prince George's budget needs, teacher turnover among issues
Washington Times / May 4
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/04/incoming-schools-chief-faces-major-challenges/
Jen Sorensen
Creator of "Slowpoke," the syndicated alt-weekly comic
The Back Story: Sister, Can You Spare a Smile?
Washington Post / May 3
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/style/studio/050309.html
... A comedy short by University of Virginia second-year Sam Taggart and the student improv group Amuse-Bouche has reached one of the final rounds of the RooftopComedy.com National College Funny Film competition.
Shannon Blevins
Director of economic development at U.Va.-Wise, given a Distinguished Citizenship Award by the Russell County Chamber of Commerce
Russell Chamber of Commerce honors UVa-Wise official
Kingsport Times News (TN) / May 1
http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9013572
Bob Bruner
Dean of the Darden School of Business
Local Dealer Reacts to Chrysler Bankruptcy
WCAV CBS-19 / Apr. 30
http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/home/headlines/44088507.html
Rita Dove and Kevin McFadden
Professor of English and new member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers, and associate program director f...
By Harold A. Gould, a visiting scholar in South Asian Studies
The latest news from the Hindu Kush makes one thing painfully apparent: The Taliban/Al Qaeda jihadistani quasi state, “Jihadistan Emirate”, has achieved critical mass. It has now metastasized into a killer disease that threatens the survival of Pakistan’s fragile democracy.