Virginia and Virginia Tech have been recognized by the American Football Coaches Association as two of 32 NCAA Division I institutions to graduate at least 70 percent of their football student-athletes. ...The overall graduation rate of the 107 schools that responded to the survey was 60 percent, surpassing the 58-percent mark in each of the previous two years.
If Downtown Mall retail merchants want to boost sales, they should extend their hours, advertise more frequently and increase the visibility of their signs. That's the conclusion of a new market report conducted by graduate students at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.
... The University of Virginia appears to have built the first memorial wall 16 years ago, the fruit of a concerted campaign by an alumnus, Leigh B. Middleditch Jr. A graduate of both Virginia's undergraduate college and law school, Mr. Middleditch has practiced law for 50 years in Charlottesville and has been active with the university as a lawyer, adjunct professor and trustee.
TAMPA - Presidents from three of Florida's largest universities say that for the price of a cup of coffee paid daily for one semester, they can graduate more students in four years.... Florida's public university graduation rates lag far behind the schools' peers nationally, Machen said. For instance, 52 percent of UF's students graduate in four years, compared with 84 percent at the University of Virginia, he said.
... Some skilled visual illusionists simply painted the bridge to look like aged brick, leaving only the maroon and orange 'Hoos for Hokies' message that was painted there on the day tragedy struck Virginia Tech one month ago. ...Beta Bridge paintings are typically far less considered than this one must have been, says UVA spokeswoman Carol Wood, and she expects the elaborate project to discourage would-be painter-overs of the Virginia Tech message.
The Virginia Glee Club will perform a variety of choral masterworks and sentimental Virginia favorites during its Finals Concert at 9:30 p.m. Saturday in Cabell Hall Auditorium.
A ROTC cadet from UVa received a big honor Thursday after meeting President Bush during a joint commissioning ceremony. Cadet Sean Mayhard from UVa was involved in the ceremony at the White House. It's the first time a President has played a personal role in such a ceremony. ...Only 53 cadets and midshipmen from across the country were selected to take part in Thursday's ceremony.
The University of Virginia's graduation ceremony is just two days away, but crews began preparing almost a year ago and began setting up a week and a half ago. Six thousand graduates are set to get that diploma and 50,000 loved ones are set to watch. It takes an army of a hundred workers to set up a total of 50,000 chairs, a sound and visual system, and several ramps and stages.
If your baby isn't born with a neonatal center right next door, you'll need very special help getting there. NETS, or Newborn Emergency Transport System, is an intensive care unit on wheels from the University of Virginia Children's Hospital. It's a vehicle that travels the distance to make miracles happen.
Mice lacking a gene involved in regulating the daily biological clock stayed trim even when fed a high-fat diet, say University of Virginia researchers. ...Their results could shed light on how disruptions in biological clocks exacerbate the problem of obesity and perhaps ways to combat it.
UVa's Health System won a difficult commendation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. The commendation comes with three-year approval from the commission because of UVa's treatment of patients with cancer. The school has ranked among the nation's top 50 cancer centers since 1999. It's an honor that no other provider in the Commonwealth can claim.
After losing four starters, including three All-Americans from last year's squad, the University of Virginia men's tennis team hasn't missed a beat. In fact, the Cavaliers may be better. This year's team has already set a school-record with 28 wins this season, won the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament and earned the No. 4 seed in Division I Championship.
Suggestions on Mental Health
Inside Higher Ed / May 17
Advocacy group offers best practices for campuses dealing with troubled students.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/05/17/bazelon
Fixing the Student Loan Mess
New York Times / Editorial / May 17
Colleges that have been caught steering students to loan companies in exchange for kickbacks and goodies have often blamed financial aid officers, insisting they were violating school policy. Congress, which clearly knows better, is fashioning bills that would explicitly outlaw collusion between lenders and schools while closing loopholes t...
New Study Shows Clock Gene Plays Role in Weight Gain
Former U.Va. President Robert O'Neil to Retire
Felled Oak is Inspiration for Art Installation
http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/index.php
Mary Polk Hannon
Graduating 19-year-old Fredericksburg native who will receive her bachelor's in foreign affairs
UVa, students ready for 178th Final Exercises
Charlottesville Daily Progress / May 17
http://tinyurl.com/33e8t3
Sean Mahard
Graduating finance major in the McIntire School of Commerce, from Rocky Hill, Conn.
U.Va. ROTC Student Heading to White House
Media General News Service / WRBL CBS-3 (Columbus, GA) / May 16
http://tinyurl.com/2dd8ss
Lauren Snead
Freshman pitcher and leader for U.Va.-Wise softball team
Cavs' Snead exceeds expectations
Bristol Herald Courier / May 17
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Brian Boland
Men's tennis coach
Men's Tennis: Cavs bring pedigree to Athens / Virginia looking to make 3rd straight NCAA quarterfinal appearance
Charlottesville Daily Progress / May 17
http://tinyurl.com/27kn26
Dewey Cornell
Education professor and director of the Virginia Youth Violence Project
Educators Discuss Ways to Make Colleges Safer
Voice of America / May 16
http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-05-16-voa22.cfm
Dewey Cornell
Education professor and director of the Virginia Youth Violence Project
Over the Edge / Some say schools went too far in their zero-tolerance-for-weapons polic...
The slower their reproductive cycle, the higher the risk of extinction for large grazing animals such as deer and antelope that are hunted by humans. The oft-cited causes of habitat loss and living in a limited geographic area also are significant risks for extinction of a species, but under hunting pressure it's reproductive speed that really matters, according to a new statistical analysis by evolutionary biologist Samantha Price, a postdoctoral fellow at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center in Durham. ... The work, supported by the National Science Foundation, is an offshoot of her Ph...
The Richmond chapter of the Blue Knights of Virginia is holding a ride to fight melanoma Saturday at 9 a.m. The ride is open to all motorcyclists. ...All proceeds will go to the University of Virginia and Duke University for melanoma research.