The nation's top-ranked public law schools, faced with dwindling state funds, are stepping up their fundraising efforts with new alumni programs in an attempt to bolster their endowments and launch large campaigns like those typical of private institutions. … Two public law schools, the University of Virginia School of Law and the University of Michigan Law School, took the lead on fundraising several years ago by building substantial endowments and raising hundreds of millions of dollars in capital campaigns.
School's out for summer vacation, but the classrooms at Morristown Elementary School were recently overflowing with more than 100 eager students. They weren't the second- through fifth-graders who usually fill the school; they were educators - from as far away as Louisiana, California and Beijing - attending a weeklong institute on an approach to teaching and learning called "responsive classroom." … Responsive classroom offers several benefits for students, according to an independent study done by researchers at the University of Virginia: Children scored higher in reading and math; t...
After singing the University of Virginia's school song in front of hundreds of incoming students and their parents, UVa's 32 orientation leaders passed a microphone Thursday to introduce themselves. "Hi, I'm James," said orientation leader James Allman-Gulino. "I'm a fourth-year Ravenclaw. I'm majoring in Defense Against the Dark Arts, with a minor in General Wizardry." Harry Potter mania was evident among the many muggles attending UVa's summer orientation this week.
Scholars of Altruism Explain What Works and What Does Not at Conference on Philanthropy
Chronicle of Higher Education / July 19
Campaigns to raise money for colleges and other philanthropic causes, at once an act of psychological appeal and financial solicitation, are increasingly the subject of research by scholars of altruism. A conference here last weekend illuminated the status of the field, showing what approaches seem to work best and what conventional wisdom may be open to question.
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Student Lending Hits the Web / Amid 'Preferred' Lists Scandal, Services Sprout Up to Help Borrowers Shop for Financing, but They Face Scrutiny, Too
Wall Street Journal / July 19
Amid controversy about how colleges steer borrowers toward certain lenders for student loans, a slew of Web-based services have popped up in recent weeks to help people shop for college financing -- and already, they, too, are drawing official scrutiny.
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Campus Killings Spur States to Act to Protect Students
Chronicle of Higher Education / July 19
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Jenny Boucek
Boucek leapfrogs straight to the top / Former U.Va. star has Sacramento in playoff contention
Richmond Times-Dispatch / July 19
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Eleanor Brown
1981 gradate of the University
Love of outdoors drives popular attorney
DelMarVaNow.com / July 19
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Stan Fischer
Who played quarterback for the U.Va. football team from 1959 to 1961
Catching Up With Stan Fischer
Richmond Times-Dispatch / July 19
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Mary Lucey
Who earned a degree in bi...
Somdev Devvarman
NCAA tennis champion
I can wait for a year, says Devvarman
India Times / July 18
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Somdev Devvarman
NCAA tennis champion
The complete player / Devvarman's confidence gets boost after pro showing
Charlottesville Daily Progress / July 19
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James H. Aylor
Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science
Enhancements, Parallelization Improves Beamforming Algorithm
Dr. Dobb's Journal / July 18
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Richard J. Bonnie
Professor of law and director of its Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy
Virginia Tech Panel Hears Views on How College Officials Deal With Troubled Students
Chronicle of Higher Education / July 19
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Richard J. Bonnie
Director of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy
Tech Panel Holds Last Public Meeting
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New ID Numbers To Replace Use Of SSNs / University Looks To Better Protect Sensitive Information By Issuing Randomly Generated ID Numbers
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Perils And Ties / Find Out The "Worst Case Scenarios" Of Many Of The University's Most Popular Student Traditions
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Witnesses Tell Virginia Tech Panel No Easy Answers
U.Va. Engineering School Hosts Summer Science Camp
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Construction is causing parking problems for Cavalier football fans. The 200 Wahoos who parked in the Jefferson Park Avenue lot don't know where they are going to tailgate starting in September. What used to be home to their pre-game fun, is now the site of the South Lawn Project.
... In a move to lessen the influence of post-high school prep schools, the NCAA will limit incoming freshmen to only one additional core course after he or she graduates high school. The new rule, which also ups the required core courses to 16 from 14, will make it harder for athletes to become academically eligible after graduation and could have a major effect on UVA football.
The war on terror has spread to America's federal prisons - and Jewish inmates appear to have become unintended victims. Fearful that some religious books - particularly those of Muslims - might promote "violence and radicalization," the federal Bureau of Prisons has removed all but 150 books per religion from its prison chapels. As a result, Jewish inmates who have long had access to hundreds of Jewish books, complain that now even the Torah is denied to them. … The new rule follows release of a report last September by George Washington University and the University of Virginia that w...
Beamforming is a signal processing technique used with arrays of transducers that control the directionality of -- or sensitivity to -- radiation patterns. While beamforming algorithms have been used in ultrasound scanners for nearly 50 years, they typically result in degraded images that are blurry or cluttered. Why? Because of off-axis signals -- the sound wave reflections coming from undesired locations within the organ or tissue. Led by Associate Professor Wiliam F. Walker, biomedical engineers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science have come up with an imp...
The Virginia Tech Incident Review Panel is tasked with explaining the inexplicable. As University of Virginia President John T. Casteen III says in welcoming the panel to his campus this morning, the challenge for everyone is "how to draw rational conclusions from an irrational event."
Federal privacy laws do not bar college administrators and staff members from sharing crucial information about troubled students, campus mental-health experts told an independent panel that is investigating this spring's fatal shootings at Virginia Tech on Wednesday. The daylong hearing, held at the University of Virginia, revealed the legal and ethical complexities of campus mental-health issues in the aftermath of an incident that one panelist called "the 9/11 for colleges and universities."
Drivers traveling near UVa may experience some delays starting Monday, July 23rd through August 17th. A new crosswalk will be installed on the west side of the intersection of University Avenue and Culbreth Road. Construction includes installing a concrete island and new crosswalk markings on University Avenue.
Residents in Nelson County seeking mental health care have a lot of obstacles to overcome. 'In Nelson County, the mental health facility is located right next to the public health facility, which is located right next to the courthouse, which is located right next to the jail,' says Dr. Emily Hauenstein, director of the Southeastern Rural Mental Health Research Center. She illustrates one of the barriers patients must face is rural areas: privacy. The Center, based at UVA's School of Nursing, is at the forefront of mental health research in rural communities and has the highest concentration o...
The eight-member panel investigating the April 16 massacre at Virginia Tech met in Charlottesville on Wednesday, weighing a long list of issues including campus security, access to firearms and gaps in Virginia's mental health care system. In its fourth and final public meeting, the panel convened in the Abbott Center Auditorium at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.