... We had finally found it- 13 West Range, of course. The room was preserved, as it would have been on that fateful day Poe was forced to leave the university, that is with the exception of a large sheet of Plexiglas over the door that would have made leaving impossible.
Edgar Allan Poe's enduring literary works, brief life and mysterious death will be marked by an exhibit at two universities in honor of the 200th anniversary of the writer's birth. "From Out That Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe," opening March 7 at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville then moving to the University of Texas, will feature manuscripts of "The Raven" and other works, books, letters and his writing desk.
In two new exhibits at the University of Virginia Art Museum, the work of contemporary artist Patrick Oliphant and 19th-century artist Honore Daumier provide commentary on social and political life.
... University of Virginia: Has the AccessUVa. financial aid plan. U.Va. meets 100 percent of the demonstrated need of students. Students whose families fall below 200 percent of the federal poverty line receive grants-only aid packages. All other students have their need-based loans capped at 25 percent of the cost of attendance for an in-state student, regardless of their state residency. The university also provides financial counseling.
At the University of Virginia, classes will be suspended between 11am and 2pm while video coverage will continue from 10am to 5pm in six library facilities. ... "The coming together of a nation at the same time every four years for presidential inaugurations as dictated by the constitution for noon on January 20 is an educational moment that binds us as a nation and a people," said Arthur Garson Jr, executive vice president and provost.
The University of Virginia Medical Center begins construction on its 40-bed long-term acute care hospital, designed to help those patients who need hospital care for more than 25 days.
An online database called The Mind Is a Metaphor, created by Brad Pasanek, an assistant professor of English at the University of Virginia, is a searchable bank of phrases, verses, and lines from literature that encapsulate metaphors of the mind.
n April, Lee Kirk, president and CEO of Culpeper Regional Hospital, announced the hospital's plans to partner with the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. ... Kirk and Ed Howell, vice president and CEO of U.Va. Medical Center, discussed the terms of the partnership with the Star-Exponent during a telephone conference on Wednesday.
Friends, colleagues and admirers have donated more than $1.5 million to a scholarship fund established in honor of retiring University of Virginia admissions dean Jack Blackburn.
Paul Bowles
Author of "The Sheltering Sky" who lived in Tangier, Morocco for much of his life, playing a role in popularizing the town as a destination for countless Western artists and writers including Truman Capote and Jack Kerouac, as explained in the novel "In Tangier," by Bowles' friend Mohamed Choukri
Jeff Agoos
Five-time Major League Soccer champion who helped U.Va. to a national championship in 1989
Brian Balogh
Co-chair of the American Political Development Program at the Miller Center
Debating the Bush Legacy
WCAV CBS-19 / Jan. 15
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Larry Becker
Associate director of Darden's executive MBA program
Bringing high-flying web design down to earth for shoppers
InternetRetailer.com / Jan. 15
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=29076
Robert Bruner
Dean of the Darden School of Business
Stimulus: Boost or budget buster?
Politico / Jan. 15
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17473.html
Gary Gallagher
John L. Na...
By Richard J. Bonnie, director of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy and chair of Virginia's Commission on Mental Health Law Reform
... important new legal reforms can be achieved without additional cost. The mental health reform commission has developed several legislative proposals that offer people more choice in their mental health care, protect the dignity of those who are subject to involuntary commitment proceedings, and reduce the need for involuntary treatment in the first place. ...
Comments from Darden Dean Robert Bruner
... The most recent attempt to unravel this mystery comes from researchers at the University of Virginia who used high-speed cameras and special treadmills with force-measuring surfaces to compare joint motion and impacts. The results, published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise last June, showed that there are statistically significant differences in several parameters, such as knee orientation and peak force. But over all, the researchers concluded that the biomechanics of running on a treadmill are close enough to "overground" running that the differences don't matter.
Edwin Burton
A professor of economics and a trustee of the Virginia Retirement System
Senior Center and Senior Statesmen of Virginia Host Financial Seminar
WCAV CBS-19 / Jan. 15
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Robert Fatton
A politics professor and a Haiti expert
Haiti at a crossroads as donations dry up and upheaval looms
Miami Herald / Jan. 15
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/haiti/story/853954.html?asset_id=672518&asset_type=gallery
Larry Sabato
A politics professor and director of the Center for Politics
Challenges Await Kaine at DNC
Media Gener...
Legendary host of the 'The Price is Right' always ended his TV show with the notable quote, 'Help control the pet population; have your pet spayed or neutered.' Now the longtime animal rights activist has donated $1 million to the University of Virginia to establish an Animal Rights Law Program.