...But say you find your own unpaid internship, but you're broke. Several universities have special funds to help. The University of Virginia has a Parents Committee that gives out $2,500 grants to second- and third-year undergrads. The committee has 20 grants available this year. ...
By Mark Hoofnagle, a Ph.D. graduate in physiology currently a third-year student in U.Va.'s Medical Scientist Training Program (an MD/Ph.D program), and a contributor to denialism blog
... At denialism blog we have identified five routine tactics that should set your pseudo-science alarm bells ringing. Spotting them doesn't guarantee an argument is incorrect – you can argue for true things badly – but when these are the arguments you hear, be on your guard. ...
Jonathan Haidt
A professor of psychology and author of "The Happiness Hypothesis"
Good Question: What Makes Us Happy?
WCCO / CBS Broadcasting (Minneapolis, MN) / Mar. 11
http://wcco.com/health/makes.us.happy.2.956931.html
James Loeffler
Assistant professor of European Jewish history, and research director of Pro Musica Hebraica—a project to revive forgotten Jewish classical music from a century ago
Pro Musica Hebraica performs 'lost' Jewish works
Baltimore Sun / Mar. 12
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-li.hebraica12mar12,0,6583709.story
Steven Walt
A professor at...
By Thomas C. Skalak, vice president for research and president-elect of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering
When times get tough, policymakers often sacrifice the arts. This is a mistake. While science is rightfully seen as an economic engine, the arts inspire science and vice versa. Both embody human creativity, skill, determination, and altruism. Both produce beautiful works of discovery and invention. Both create jobs. ...
Falls are associated with a higher mortality risk among patients on hemodialysis (HD), researchers at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville have found.
Two University of Virginia law professors are the editors of a book exploring the impact the Brown v. Board of Education decision had on the generation that grew up during the struggle against segregation. "Law Touched Our Hearts," published last month, features 40 personal essays compiled by professors Richard Bonnie and Mildred Robinson.
... Since leaving Congress, [Sen. John] Warner has been working with archivists at the University of Virginia, where he earned his J.D., to organize personal documents spanning his 40 years in government service. The photos and papers will be made publicly accessible "as soon as they are collated," Warner said. ...
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s memoir is scheduled to come out sooner than originally planned — in the fall. ... Kennedy’s book, first scheduled to come out in 2010, builds upon the oral history project that Kennedy has been working on through the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs. The project, which began in 2004, will include interviews with the senator, family members, colleagues, journalists, foreign leaders and others.
In these economic times, there's an incredible bargain to be had Saturday night at the University of Virginia's Old Cabell Hall, when jazz great Terence Blanchard will be the guest artist with the U.Va. Jazz Ensemble.
Dean Robert Pianta's study of first-grade classrooms finds not enough teachers are effectively teaching critical thinking skills, but video taping good teaching may help.
The University of Virginia will open a new research building next week, providing office and lab space for companies such as defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. The four-story, 85,000-square-foot facility is the third of six buildings that eventually will be the Town Center section of the University of Virginia Research Park, located off U.S. 29 north of Charlottesville.
A University of Virginia researcher has designed a camera lens that could improve health care in rural areas. Paul Yates, assistant professor of ophthalmology, said the lens, which allows for photographing the retina, will be smaller, more user-friendly and costs thousands of dollars less than similar technology on the market. Yates said physicians look at the retina, located on the back of the eye, as the “canary in the coal mine” where microvessels often show signs of larger health issues.
...a recent policy shift from President Obama could mean big changes for researchers at the University of Virginia. Dr. Jeffrey Corwin, a professor of neuroscience at UVA is searching for a way to restore hearing to people going deaf, regenerating sensory cells in the inner ear with stem cell therapy. ...
U.Va.'s Patent Foundation and Research Park "represent exactly what we need to focus on to build the kind of diversified economic development that thrives on advanced skills, higher education and innovation."
Cordel Faulk
Communications director for the Center for Politics
A Look at Central Virginia Earmarks
WVIR NBC-29 / Mar. 10
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=9979435&nav=menu496_2_1
Yvonne Hubbard
Director of Student Financial Services
Briefs: Public education in Virginia: Higher education
Richmond Times Dispatch / Mar. 11
http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/education/article/OBAM11S_20090310-220204/228316/
John Knapp
A senior economist at the Weldon Cooper Center
Federal aid helped Va. avoid deeper budget cuts
The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk) / Mar. 11
http://hamptonroads.com/2009...
It can be difficult to see that cosmetics and contact lenses may not mix, especially if the cosmetics are misapplied. The University of Virginia Health System offers these suggestions for contact lens wearers who use makeup: ...
... High school students who focus more intensely on core topics within their biology, chemistry, and physics classes fared better in beginning college science than those who delved a little bit into a larger list of topics, the study found. ... The study... was written by ... and Robert H. Tai, an associate professor of science education at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville.