Julian Bond
A professor of history
'Endangered' Minority Children
Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal / July 1
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Farzaneh Milani
Professor of Persian literature and women's studies
'Islamic bicycle' can't slow Iranian women
USA Today / June 29
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/2007-06-28-iranian-bicycle-women_n.htm
... (T)he era of the printed authoritative edition may be coming to an end quite soon. The era of the online authoritative edition has arrived. ... One of the most prominent efforts to produce online editions of major writers - along with many other documentary projects - is sponsored by the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, founded at the University of Virginia in 1992.
Innovative Nanocomposite Material Wins Award
College of Arts & Sciences Wins Safety Star Award
You Kin Do It: Genealogy for Beginners
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Unusually heavy menstrual bleeding, medically known as menorrhagia, can be caused by a variety of factors. Here are common causes, courtesy of the University of Virginia Health System: Hormonal or chemical imbalances. Platelet disorders. ...
The idea that high heels are hazardous to your health is not a new one, but along with corns and calluses ladies, the shoes you choose could be causing a lot more damage. "No, I'm sorry I won't give an inch on that literally,' said UVa Researcher Dr. Casey Kerrigan. We women love our high heels, but with every inch, Dr. Kerrigan says we aren't just hurting our feet, we're also hurting our knees. ...She's linked not only high heels but wide heels, moderate heels and even some running shoes to the cause of a painful degenerative joint disease called knee osteoarthritis.
The University of Virginia's economic clout for the Charlottesville area and the state included total local spending of more than $1.1 billion in 2005 by the university, its employees, students and visitors, according to a study the institution unveiled Thursday. The $47,200 study by UVa economists, the first in 17 years to measure the university's economic impacts, focused on 2005 data and also found that UVa brings in $4.71 from outside the state for every dollar it gets in state support. Spending by students in Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene and Nelson total...
They may not even be in high school, but some Buford Middle School students can't wait for college. 26 soon-to-be eighth graders have been spending their summer days studying algebra at the College Math Academy [hosted at U.Va.]. Friday marked the students completion of the program called Gear-Up, which stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs.
Saturday was the final day on the University of Virginia's payroll for Ed Ayers, who has been the Dean of UVA's College of Arts and Sciences and Graduate Arts & Sciences since 2001. Ayers is now the President of the University of Richmond. Back in January, Ayers told the UVA Board of Visitors some of the things he's proudest about during his time in Charlottesville. His list includes the graduation rates for UVA students.
One of the 25 surviving copies of the Declaration of Independence that was printed on the night of July 4th, 1776, will be exhibited this week at the University of Virginia. This will highlight a free exhibit from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library on UVA's Central Grounds. This 231-year-old item is part of a permanent exhibit titled "Declaring Independence....Creating and Recreating America's Document."
Jack and Carol Weber are a husband and wife team who teach executive education programs on leadership and strategic change management at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. They have developed many executive development programs, including Leadership for Extraordinary Performance, which was named No. 1 in 2006 among open-enrollment programs in the world by the Financial Times for its faculty and course design. In their experience, leadership is increasingly about collaboration across all levels of the organization and conversations, not just among supervisors and subordinat...
...Increasingly, large, complex companies such as LandAmerica are partnering with business schools to adapt traditional subjects such as communications, finance and change management to their corporate culture and management style. ...As with open-enrollment executive education programs, companies gain access to outside expertise that enables workers to upgrade their skills and knowledge of industry practices. A customized program, however, adds an in-depth conversation about day-to-day issues that managers face. ...This ability to offer company-specific learning was a big reason why AES Corp....
Supreme Court Leaves Affirmative-Action Precedents Intact in Striking Down School-Integration Plans
Chronicle of Higher Education / June 29
Despite striking down two voluntary school-integration plans in a 5-to-4 ruling on Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court left solidly intact its precedents dealing with affirmative action in higher education.
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Mixed Messages on Affirmative Action
Inside Higher Ed / June 29
But as lawyers spent more time with the decision, many said its message to higher education was not a clear endorsement of affirmative action as practiced by many ...
Angela C. Huang
Recent Darden graduate who now works as an associate for the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton's office in Cleveland
The Professor Is A Headhunter
BusinessWeek / July 9
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_28/b4042055.htm
Robert L. Mahoney
1992 graduate of Darden School of Business
Northwest Pipe Company Appoints Robert Mahoney to Lead Tubular Products
Market Wire Via Comtex News Network / June 28
http://www.stockhouse.com/news/news.asp?tick=NWPX&newsid=5593834
Tom Shadyac
Graduate who directed the film "Evan Almighty"
They'll Listen to 'Almighty' Dollars
Charl...
Edward L. Ayers
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences who becomes president of the University of Richmond on Sunday
Ayers Says His First Priority Is to Listen / University of Richmond's New President
Richmond Times-Dispatch / June 29
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Tomiko Brown-Nagin
A professor of law and history
Divided Court Rejects Using Race to Classify Students / Ruling May Call into Question Roanoke's Attendance Zones
Roanoke (VA) Times / June 29
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/122531
John T. Casteen III
President of the University
Numbers Out On UVA's Economic Impact
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Study Shows How U.Va. Affects Local and State Economies
Biomedical Engineer Wins Coveted CAREER Grant
Virginia Finishes 13th In Directors' Cup Rankings
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...Former Virginia basketball player Jason Cain already has several offers to play in German professional leagues, according to his agent, Tyler Glass. Cain, who, as expected, was not selected in Thursday night's NBA Draft, averaged 6.8 points and 6.3 rebounds for Virginia this past season
UVa had more All-America distance runners this year than the last 16 years combined. No less than seven individuals earned the honor, with Stephanie Garcia putting up the biggest performance as she scored a blue ribbon in the steeplechase at the NCAA Championships.
...in 1957, with head basketball coaches from UVA, VMI, and W&L, [former UVA athletic director Gene] Corrigan founded Camp Wahoo, a two-week camp devoted to traditional camp activities like snipe hunts, singing songs, and all manner of athletics. ... Bones McKinney, a former NBA standout with the Boston Celtics, who was head basketball coach at Wake Forest. In 1960, he came to Corrigan and his partners with what was, at the time, a revolutionary idea. ... Camp Wahoo added a week-long basketball camp to its season. Immediately, Corrigan says, they knew they had tapped into something big, and s...
Researchers at the University of Virginia (UVa) Health System have discovered a way to transfer genes, which they hope will restore hearing, into diseased tissue of the human inner ear. This important step brings scientists closer to curing genetic or acquired hearing loss (Gene Therapy Online, June 14, 2007).
Charlottesville is warning motorists that three municipal projects may affect traffic in July. The stretch of Emmet Street between Stadium Road and the McCormick Road overpass will be affected by steam tunnel and duct bank work until July 15. One lane of traffic in each direction will remain open.