Saturn's moon Enceladus is a "cosmic graffiti artist", with geysers which spray out material that eventually settles over other satellites...Anne Verbiscer from the University of Virginia and colleagues measured the reflectivity, or "albedo" of the saturnian satellites.
Saturn's moon Enceladus is spewing giant geysers of ice that have sandblasted several nearby moons, making them some of the solar system's most reflective objects, research shows..."Enceladus coats itself, snows on itself, and distributes pure water ice particles on its surface," said lead study author Anne Verbiscer, an astronomer at the University of Virginia.
University of Virginia scientists have identified a major missing link in the process that destroys nerve cells in Alzheimer's which could lead to new drugs that target and disrupt specific proteins that cause the disease.
Hovey S. Dabney, a prominent Charlottesville banker and former rector of the University of Virginia, passed away Friday at the age of 83. A lifelong resident of Charlottesville, Dabney died at UVa Hospital of complications related to rheumatoid arthritis, his family members said. "He loved this community, he loved Virginia and he loved the University of Virginia," said Dabney's daughter Ann Wampler. "We are just in awe of everything he accomplished in his 83 years."
Philip Morris USA has given $25 million to U.Va., the bulk of which will be used for research into preventing youth smoking and in reducing the harm caused by smoking. University of Virginia officials announced the gift -- part of its $3 billion fundraising efforts -- yesterday at the Rotunda. "The gift supports research that may ultimately prevent or cure addictions and serious diseases, such as lung cancer, heart disease and emphysema," said U.Va. President John T. Casteen III.
Astronomers Find Enceladus To Be A 'Cosmic Graffiti Artist'
Teaching Resource Center Shapes Future Professors
Art JAM Explores African Art and Indian Miniature Paintings
Casteen announces new commission
Gallaudet sees federal rating improve despite 2006 protests
U.Va. launces new program for employees
Intl. grad student rates climb back up
On the Offensive
Inside Higher Ed / February 9
Stung by criticism, Education Department officials strongly defend Pell Grant plan and challenge data colleges have used to attack it.
http://insidehighered.com/news/2007/02/09/seog
Dissecting a Deal
Inside Higher Ed / February 9
When the University of California at Berkeley and Novartis agreed on a $25 million collaboration in 1998, views at the university and nationally were sharply divided. To some, the pact was a sign that universities were finally moving beyond esoteric research in favor of studies that directly benefit consumers. At the ot...
Greg Magrisi
Graduate of the Darden School of Business
Topco Associates LLC promotes four Directors to Vice Presidents
Business Wire / February 8
http://tinyurl.com/2tl2ku
Rebecca W. Rimel
Graduate of the School of Nursing ('73)
President and CEO of Pew Charitable Trusts joins VIASYS Healthcare Board
Science Letter Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge / February 8
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/02/08/2325616.htm
Kia Ware
Received bachelor's ('93) and master's ('01) degrees from the McIntire School of Commerce
Ware Named Assistant VP at EVB
Rappahannock (Va.) Record / February 9
http://www.rrecor...
Greg Cushing
Doctoral student in chemistry at the University of Virginia
Rail-trails Provide a Quick Tie to the Outdoors for Hikers, etc.
Richmond Times-Dispatch / February 9
http://tinyurl.com/344sje
Joe Allen
Professor of psychology
Crime and Your Kids (Part 2)
WVIR NBC-29 / February 8
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?s=6062284
George Bloom
Professor of biology and cell biology
'Missing Link' in Process Leading to Alzheimer's Disease Identified
Science Daily / February 9
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/02/070208100931.htm
John T. Casteen III
President of the University of Virginia
New details emerge regarding the Commission on the Future of UVA
WINA 1070 AM / February 9
http://www.wina.com/page.php?category_id=355
Gregory B. Fairchild
Professor at the Darden School of ...
How does someone decide when it is time to stop driving? Whether you are a senior or a relative of a senior, this is an important question to answer. For those that are unsure, there are assessment tools created to help seniors dealing with this issue. At UVA Hospital West, a test can be administered to help determine whether someone is still a safe driver. The Virginia Safe Driving Lab uses a simulator to test reflexes, and a few other things that affect driving ability.
There was a new guy in class Wednesday at the University of Virginia. United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito visited Larry Sabato's Intro to American Politics class. The Supreme Court justice gave students a little insight on the law of the land. Alito is the 110th justice on the
Supreme Court.
The University of Virginia's top man is providing more details about the new Commission on the Future of the University. President John Casteen says Chief Operating Officer Leonard Sandridge and Medical School Dean Arthur Garson will lead the commission.
If some children seem like they were born to be bad, new research suggests it may be true. In a study of adult twins and their children, researchers found that genes, rather than parents' own argumentative behaviour, seemed key in the children's odds of serious conduct problems - like bullying, skipping school and shoplifting...."Marital conflict doesn't appear, in this study, to cause stable patterns of conduct disorder," explained lead study author K Paige Harden of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
Astronomers from the University of Virginia and other institutions have found that Enceladus, the sixth-largest moon of Saturn, is a 'cosmic graffiti artist,' pelting the surfaces of at least 11 other moons of Saturn with ice particles sprayed from its spewing surface geysers. This ice sandblasts the other moons, creating a reflective surface that makes them among the brightest bodies in the solar system (Enceladus, itself a ball of mostly ice, is the single most reflective body in our solar system).
University of Virginia scientists have identified a major missing link in the process that destroys nerve cells in Alzheimer's disease, an incurable disease that slowly destroys memory and cognitive abilities.
Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia will meet in a critical ACC men's basketball game tomorrow afternoon in Blacksburg. Another competition between Tech and U.Va. has been taking place this week. The third annual Hokies vs. Hoos for the Hungry Food Fight concludes tomorrow. Donation boxes have been set up at all 28 Ukrop's stores. In the "Food Fight" between Tech and U.Va. fans, each can or box of food donated will count as one point, and every dollar donated to the Central Virginia Foodbank at its Web site, www.CVFB.org, will count as five points.
The Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra will present "Sounds of Shakespeare," a concert featuring works with literary themes, at 8 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Cabell Hall Auditorium. Music director Kate Tamarkin will lead the symphony in "Overture to the Merry Wives of Windsor" by Otto Nicolai, "Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario" by William Walton and excerpts from "Romeo and Juliet" by Sergei Prokofiev.
Casteen discusses state of UniversityJustice Alito visits U.Va. politics class
Proposal aims to slow rise in tuition
Irvine addresses achievement gap