Roseanne Ford
Associate vice president of graduate studies
Graduate School to Undergo External Review at Request of Dean
UNC Daily Tarheel (NC) / March 28
http://tinyurl.com/39da9o
Dr. Dearing Johns
Cardiologist and director of the women's heart program at the Health System
Heart-healthy Tips for Busy (and Who Isn't) Women
NH.com (New Hampshire) / March 27
http://www.nh.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070327/HEALTH/70322003
Larry J. Sabato
Politics professor and director of the Center for Politics
Analysis: Gonzales Woe on Familiar Track
Associated Press / March 27
http://www.centredaily....
Faculty Senate discusses prof. titles
A-school planning class recognized by award from City Planning Commission
Dean Ayers delivers last lecture to full house
President's Commission releases annual report on diversity initiatives
http://www.cavalierdaily.com/
Two U.Va. Projects Win Major Architectural Education Awards
Environmental Scientist Wins Highly Competitive NSF Award
U.Va. Students Go Bald for a Good Cause
http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/
Eleanor Schano became the first woman announcer, then reporter, and eventually the first solo news anchor in Pittsburgh, which is one of the country's largest media markets. ...Schano is also the author of "Riding the Airwaves," which is being featured at the Virginia Festival of the Book.
Kids in our area now know how to get to Sesame Street after a visit from one of the residents. As part of Virginia's Festival of the Book, Maria from the popular kids' show made a stop at Carver Recreation Center.
The Festival of the Book has brought authors from all over, but none have made the splash on MySpace like author Robert Fanney. Fanney has built the single largest author fan base on MySpace with a fan following of thousands.
On Saturday, as part of the Festival of the Book, one event brought together an author and a local charity that share a common bond. That bond is service dogs.
A controversy has erupted at the University of Virginia over whether UVa's top fundraising officer will be allowed to live in one of the Lawn Pavilions, prestigious residences typically reserved for UVa's best and brightest professors.
Virginia basketball star Sean Singletary now has three All-American honors this year. Tuesday, he was named Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press. Aside from the AP vote, he earned All-America recognition by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, and was also named to the 16-member collegeinsider.com All America team.
He's been called one of the most influential people in America. He's also been an Oscar host and Entertainment Weekly's Entertainer of the Year. Jon Stewart is leaving the Daily Show behind for one night to take the stage in Charlottesville. Tickets go on sale for the comedian's April 28 show at John Paul Jones Arena this Friday...
...Every March, thousands of people who like to read books come to town for the Virginia Festival of the Book. Book-friendly tourism is a thriving clean industry with cachet attached. The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities at the University of Virginia adds to the civic, cultural and intellectual lives of Virginians through a host of programs, but not one has more positive impact on people's lives than the 13-year-old book festival.
Tuition Caps Could Hurt University Bond Ratings, Moody's Warns
Chronicle of Higher education / March 27
State-mandated limits on tuition increases may hurt the bond ratings of public universities, because institutions under such restrictions lose the ability to use those increases to offset dips in state and donor support...
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The Impact of Merit Scholarships
Inside Higher Ed / March 27
Merit scholarships have a real impact on the yield of top admitted students, but unless those scholarships are exceptionally large, the yield is likely to remain small. That is the co...
Virginia Tech in-state undergrad tuition increases 6 percent
Associated Press / March 26
In-state undergraduate students at Virginia Tech will pay six percent more for tuition and fees for the 2007-2008 academic year, the school says. The school's board of visitors voted to raise the rates from nearly $7,000 to nearly $7,400 annually for Virginia residents and from just over $19,000 to nearly $20,000 for nonresidents.
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=6283070&nav=menu496_2_5
PVCC expects to set an enrollment record
WINA 1070 AM / March 27
Piedmont Virginia Community College is poised ...
Planning Class Named 'Design Professional of the Year' by City of Charlottesville
Tablet PCs Bring New Enthusiasm to Computer Engineering
Greenburg Uncovers Inner Workings of Supreme Court
http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/
Sweeney potential choice for Lawn pavilion
Study notes weaker performance among legacies
Community colleges to see tuition hike
CTS to extend free bus rides to members of U.Va. community
http://www.cavalierdaily.com/
Jim Gilmore
Who graduated from U.Va.
Exclusive Interview With Gov. Jim Gilmore -- Part II
Human Events /March 27
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=19995
Homer Humphries
Earned his undergraduate degree
'Retired' Humphries Still Practicing a Little
Jacksonville (FL) Daily Record / March 26
http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=47171
Shireen K. Lewis
Graduate of the Law School
Sister Mentors
Inside Higher Ed / March 27
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/03/27/sistermentors
Bob Sloan
Graduate of the University of Virginia at Wise
Chronicle & Advertiser Announces Ne...
Ellen Markowitz
Doctoral student in exercise and sports psychology
Tennis: At the Top of Her Game at Age 45
Charlottesville Daily Progress / March 27
http://tinyurl.com/2g28v9
Volker Rudolf
Graduate Student
Study: Cannibals Usually Dine Alone
LiveScience.com / March 23
http://tinyurl.com/3b4fv4
Mary Slosson
Director of Building Tomorrow at U.Va.
Riders Bike from Virginia to Africa / UVa Group Raising Funds for Uganda School
Charlottesville Daily Progress / March 27
http://tinyurl.com/3drtgc
Dr. Jeffrey Aaron
Clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychiatric Medicine
Conference Addresses Adolescent Suicide
Culpeper (VA) Star-Exponent / March 26
http://tinyurl.com/2wqjvm
Dr. Raymond Costabile
Professor of urology
'Is There a Correlation Between the Intensity of an Orgasm and the Time Between Orgasms?'
Esquire / March 23
http://www.esquire.com/women/sex/ESQ0407-APR_GUIDE_SEX
Dr. Jennifer Harvey
Associate professor of radiology and chief of the Division of Breast Imaging
Report Links Diet to Breast Cancer
WCAV CBS-19 / March 26
http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/healthwatc...
He's been called one of the most influential people in America. He's also been an Oscar host and Entertainment Weekly's Entertainer of the Year. Jon Stewart is leaving the Daily Show behind for one night to take the stage in Charlottesville. Tickets go on sale for the comedian's April 28 show at John Paul Jones Arena this Friday...