The University of Virginia is doing its part to get the word out that computational science--the use of massive parallel processors and supercomputers to explore nature's knottiest complexities--is the key to economic competitiveness for the United States. The university will host a "High-Performance Computing Boot Camp" this month to introduce its faculty, graduate students, and researchers to the basics of high-performance parallel computing and the national cyber-infrastructure.
More than 6,400 people have signed up for the University of Virginia's new emergency notification system. The school says organizers hope to have 10,000 registered by the end of September. The system will send text messages to those who register and also will be displayed on a dozen computer displays throughout campus.
Enrollment Surge for Women
Inside Higher Ed / Aug. 7
As concern has grown about declining enrollments of men generally in higher education, engineering colleges and technology institutes have the opposite problem: not enough women. But more than two years after Larry Summers thrust the controversy over women in the sciences into the spotlight, a number of technologically oriented colleges have posted significant gains in women's enrollment that admissions officers are attributing in part to beefed-up outreach efforts.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/08/07/enrollment
Oriented Toward ...
Tom Davis
Who holds law degree from U.Va.
Davis Drops by Davis Street
Culpeper Star-Exponent / Aug. 7
http://tinyurl.com/2ztq5m
Asad Saqib
An engineering student and member of the Muslim Students Association
Prayer space sited on Grounds / Meditation room open to members of all faiths
C-Ville Weekly / Aug. 7
http://tinyurl.com/ynns4n
William Ashby
Associate dean of students
Prayer space sited on Grounds / Meditation room open to members of all faiths
C-Ville Weekly / Aug. 7
http://tinyurl.com/ynns4n
Thomas Baber
Associate professor of civil engineering
Time of Spans / Engineers Monitor the Steady Deterioration of All Bridges
Roanoke Times / Aug. 7
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/127109
Thomas Baber
Associate professor of civil engineering
A UVA professor speculates on a Minnesota bridge collapse
WINA 1070 AM / Aug. 7
http://www.wina.com/page.php?category_id=355
Robert Bruner
Dean of the Darden School of Business...
John Graham
Longtime professor and children's book author who died July 16
Obituaries: John Graham, Professor and Author
Washington Post / Aug. 6
http://tinyurl.com/yuf3j2
Sidebottom to Head New Emergency Preparedness Office
McIntire Grad Named to '40 Under 40' List
Class of 2011 Will be U.Va.'s Most Diverse
http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/
... U.Va. opened its 2007 training camp last night, and with eight returning starters on offense and 10 on defense, Al Groh's team figures to lift more spirits this season. But whether the Cavaliers will win eight or more games -- as they did in three of Groh's first four seasons as their coach -- or slog through mediocrity for another year may hinge on the performances of several players.
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Virginia guard Monica Wright drained a 3-pointer in the third quarter to help start a game-changing run that propelled the USA Women's U19 World Championship team into today's gold medal game.
The University of Virginia will host a free 'High-Performance Computing Boot Camp' Aug. 7-10 and 13-16, to introduce faculty, graduate students and research professionals to the basics of high-performance parallel computing and the national cyberinfrastructure.
A member of the University of Virginia Engineering School faculty has a theory on why a bridge collapsed in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Thomas Baber says he believes the bridge failed due to brittle steel that cracked.
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The woman who has handled emergency preparedness for the University of Virginia Health System for the past 14 years will take on a larger assignment. Effective September 1st, Marge Sidebottom will be the first-ever Director of Emergency Preparedness for the entire University. Sidebottom will be responsible for annual assessments of UVA's preparedness for natural, epidemic and terrorist emergencies.
There's no sound in space. At least, not in the way that most people think about sound. But, today's astronomers monitor many kinds of frequencies that emit from the far reaches of the universe. U.Va Astronomer Ed Murphy brings a collection of recording to WINA to give Coy Barefoot lessons on what can be heard out there. Examples include Voyager crossing out of the solar system, charged particles in Saturn's magnetic field, and pulsars.
Carl Smith was a true-blue Wahoo. How many people can support their university with multimillion-dollar gifts long after they've passed away? In this case, it was Mr. Smith's company, Amvest, that provided the support. And what a gift it is. Amvest donated its headquarters, which is across a small lake from the Boar's Head Inn.
On July 24, Dr. Jae Lee, a bioinformatics statistician, and Dr. Dan Theodorescu, an oncologist, announced a breakthrough algorithm (calculation method) that will predict success rates for cancer patients considering treatment options. C-VILLE spoke with Dr. Lee about this research and how it might change cancer therapy.
One of America's most respected literary magazines-Virginia Quarterly Review out of the University of Virginia-is teaming up with the University of Georgia Press, longtime publisher of the now-retired Contemporary Poetry Series to bring out a new series of poetry books, tentatively called the VQR Poetry Series, which will debut its first four titles next January.
Muslim students seeking space for prayer on UVA Grounds need look no further than the Lawn. Two years ago, the Office of the Provost designated classroom space in Pavilion VIII as an area for "quiet meditation and reflection." The room was the result of lobbying by Asad Saqib, an engineering student and member of the Muslim Students Association, whose efforts to get prayer spaces in universities nationwide was recently highlighted in USA Today. "It shows how much the University really cares about its students and how it really tries to accommodate for students with diverse needs and background...
We so love the credit markets at Deal Journal that we have spent the past few days curled up with galleys of 'The Panic of 1907,' a soon-to-be-published book by University of Virginia business school dean Robert Bruner, with help from Sean. D. Carr.