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Report Evaluates Best Technology Tools for Doing Research on Donors Chronicle of Higher Education / April 24 None of the technology tools that higher-education fund raisers rely on to track and research prospective donors scored higher than an average B grade from users, according to a report scheduled to be released today by Eduventures Inc., an education research firm. http://chronicle.com/daily/2007/04/2007042413n.htm

Senators Discuss Preventing College Attacks New York Times / April 24 Lawmakers began weighing ways to prevent more tragedies on college campuses in a hastily convened hearing a week after the shootings in Virginia. http://tinyurl.com/3d9yvj Senators Talk of Revising Privacy Laws in Wake of Tragedy at Virginia Tech Chronicle of Higher Education / April 24 ...In a hearing of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the senators heard from a number of campus officials and experts in public safety and higher education, and covered a range of potential federal actions to make...

Matt Butterman A U.Va. graduate Cycling: Hardman Ready for His Dream Road Race Charlottesville Daily Progress / April 24 http://tinyurl.com/2ahvrl Brad Cooper Who holds a BS in marketing and management from the McIntire School of Commerce Local Interactive Advertising Firm Welcomes Brad Cooper as Vice President, Media Operations MarketWire / April 23 http://tinyurl.com/37przs Jeffrey Edell Who holds a CPA and a BS in commerce and accounting from the McIntire School of Commerce DIC Entertainment Appoints Former Governor of California Gray Davis to Board of Directors Business Wire / April 23 h...

Stephen De Lisle A first-year student Cycling: Hardman Ready for His Dream Road Race Charlottesville Daily Progress / April 24 http://tinyurl.com/2ahvrl Michael Esbach College student Cycling: Hardman Ready for His Dream Road Race Charlottesville Daily Progress / April 24 http://tinyurl.com/2ahvrl Mark Hardman A second-year law student Cycling: Hardman Ready for His Dream Road Race Charlottesville Daily Progress / April 24 http://tinyurl.com/2ahvrl Khalifa Lee Third year Battling Stereotypes One Shirt at a Time WVIR NBC-29 / April 23 http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=6414665&nav=menu...

Dr. Lora Baum Assistant professor of psychiatric medicine who specializes in guided imagery Integrative Medicine Program for Cancer Patients WCAV CBS-19 / April 23 http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/healthwatch/headlines/7157176.html John Bean John Marshall Money Professor of electrical and computer engineering A UVA faculty member implements a new high-tech web site WINA 1070 AM / April 24 http://www.wina.com/page.php?category_id=355 Anne Coughlin A law professor Fixes can start new problems Charlottesville Daily Progress / April 24 http://tinyurl.com/3bsk59 Russ Federman Director of Co...

Police respond to incident at Wilsdorf Failure of student jurors to report postpones trial U.Va. dean to serve on investigative panel Dean finalists bring varied qualifications http://www.cavalierdaily.com/

Engineer Named Distinguished Alumna Award Winner Childress Receives Jefferson Scholars Faculty Prize Events Scheduled to Support Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/

"Shoot Out for Cancer" is an annual fundraiser organized by UVa's Student Athlete Mentors (SAMs). It is a spring picnic that gives the youth of Charlottesville a chance to compete with their favorite student athletes. There are obstacle courses, autograph signing, a silent auction for adults and a lunch. All the money raised goes to the Jennifer Fund.

Students at UVa are reaching out to Virginia Tech in yet another way. They set up a memorial wall where students can write messages to the Virginia Tech campus. Many students on grounds say they've been personally affected by Monday's shooting and say that this writing wall is a way for them to relieve some of their pain, sadness and frustration.

Whether you're gay or straight, black or white, one group on UVA Grounds says everyone is hurt by unfair stereotypes. To help break down these barriers, the group "Sustained Dialogue" got 1,500 students to wear t-shirts Monday with "Stereotype Me" on the front. On the back, the students describe themselves in their own words.

A UVA professor has developed a virtual experimentation web site. Professor John Bean says the site allows visitors to take apart and reconstruct microelectronic and nanotechnology items. Bean says the site is used by over 300 American universities and 400 foreign schools.

A few weeks after the University of Virginia wraps up the current academic year, some Wahoos will participate in the Semester at Sea. UVA Spanish professor David Gies is looking forward to June 17th, and voyages to Central and South America. The itinerary includes nations that border both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

A veteran political reporter believes it was somewhat unusual for Governor Tim Kaine to set up a commission to investigate the recent carnage at Virginia Tech, and then decide against naming any members of the General Assembly. There are no elected officials on that eight-member panel, but there are two people with local ties. One is Dr. Marcus Martin of the UVA Medical School. Another is 1973 UVA Law School graduate Diane Strickland, who's a former Circuit Judge in the Roanoke area.

Representatives of 17 digital humanities centers and 15 organizations that support them financially gathered at the National Endowment for the Humanities here late last week to meet and greet, and to talk about forming a coalition of the centers. ... Among those invited were the ... Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, at the University of Virginia...

In the events of last week, an important university event from the previous week was overshadowed. The University of Virginia announced receipt of a gift of $100 million, to be used to found a new graduate school. The gift from retired media executive Frank Batten Sr. is the largest in the university's history, and the planned Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy is the first new school since the Darden Graduate School of Business...

Alternative therapy for cancer treatment is becoming more popular at hospitals around the country, including UVa Medical Center. The program is only two years old, but already patients are taking advantage of some of the alternative practices including hypnosis, massage therapy and acupuncture.

[...] Catching students who might otherwise slip through the cracks is, in fact, a pretty accurate job description of the work done by Ms. Grimm and 21 other advisers who are part of the University of Virginia's College Guide Program. Under the program, the guides, who are all recent UVa graduates, are deployed to high schools throughout the state, where they help students, many of whom will be the first in their families to go to college, prepare for standardized tests, apply for financial aid, and plot a career path.

Women and Men in Women's Sports Inside Higher Education / April 23 Men suited up to play ball with women at about two-thirds of Division I institutions in 2005-6, although only one [or] two universities across the National Collegiate Athletic Association's three divisions said they recruited fewer female players or provided fewer scholarships because men practiced with women, according to new survey data on the use of male 'practice players' released by the NCAA last week. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/04/23/practice

Colleges Relying on Lenders to Counsel Students New York Times / April 21 […] colleges also give lenders crucial access to students when they are graduating, using lenders to conduct exit counseling required under federal law for students who have taken out federally guaranteed student loans. ...And in many cases, the loan companies are pushing a product: their consolidation loans http://tinyurl.com/2v8ycm Student Lender Discloses Ties to Colleges That Included Gifts to Officials New York Times / April 21 Nelnet, a major student loan company, yesterday offered a broad accounting of m...