Casteen Looks Ahead in 'State of the University' Address
January Term Offers Unique Courses at Home and Abroad
'Super Saturday' Financial Aid Workshop Set for Saturday
Children's Bad Conduct May Stem from Parent's Genes
NCAA Plans Scholarly Conference
Inside Higher Ed / February 8
Several months after it canceled a planned scholarly conference on college athletics, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has announced plans for a new colloquium in conjunction with its 2008 annual convention in Nashville next January, to fill what it called a "void in research activity related to sport in the context of higher education."
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Football Attendance Up
Inside Higher Ed / February 8
More people attended college football games in 2006 than ever before, the National Col...
Harvard Moves Ahead on Curricular Reform
Inside Higher Ed / February 8
In October, a faculty panel at Harvard University issued a draft plan to change the undergraduate curricular requirements for the first time since 1979, proposing that certain broad subjects be required, while giving choice within those areas for a range of courses. On Wednesday, the panel released the final version of its proposals, which now go to the faculty for consideration and expected approval (with tweaks always possible).
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Yale Plans Overhaul of Tenure Process to ...
William Henry Lewis
Former Hoyns Fellow who received his MFA in creative writing (fiction)
Stepping Off the Page / William Henry Lewis Brings His Short Stories to Town
Richmond Style Weekly / February 7
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Thorpe Moeckel
Former Hoyns Fellow who received his MFA in creative writing (poetry)
Riverviews to Host Poets as Part of Third Thursday Series
Lynchburg News & Advance / February 8
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Ed Burton
Visiting professor of economics
Ed Burton examines the proposed federal budget
WINA 1070 AM / February 8
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Susan Carkeek
Chief human resources officer
UVA is launching a new development program for employees
WINA 1070 AM / February 8
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John T. Casteen III
President of the University of Virginia
President Casteen Gives State of the University Address
WCAV CBS-19 / February 7
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John T. Casteen III
President of the University of Virgin...
While other architecture students were sleeping off the stress and caffeine-induced stupor of their final charrettes early last spring, the ecoMOD studio at the University of Virginia was just gearing up for construction of a prefabricated, ecological, and affordable home of their own design. The ambitious students' design, the OUTin House-named for its mix of indoor and outdoor spaces-required a multidisciplinary approach to deal with budget constraints, client needs, and the demands of real-life construction.
Trans fats are on their last deep-fried chicken legs at Virginia universities. Virginia Tech is the latest to drop the dreaded ingredient from its menus, joining Old Dominion University, the University of Virginia, the University of Richmond and other schools in trimming the fat from their student bodies.
Make-and-take art for families returns to the University of Virginia on Saturday with Family Art JAM: The Exploration of African Art and Indian Painting....A Valentine's Day Tucker Box Tour will be held from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Wednesday at Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection. Along with a tour of the exhibits and lunch in the gallery, participants will receive hand-made treats from Gearharts Fine Chocolates and a flower....Daniel Ehnbom, adjunct curator of South Asian art and associate professor in the McIntire Department of Art, will give a gallery talk, "Indian Painting," at 5:30 p.m. today...
[...] Sterne was, in fact, the only woman photographed with a group of the Abstract Expressionists, who were given the title "the Irascibles" in Time magazine.The exhibition, on display through March 11 at the University of Virginia Art Museum, is curated by Sarah Eckhardt... The University of Virginia Art Museum is the only other venue for this groundbreaking show.
Parents' fighting likely doesn't cause children's behavioral problems, such as skipping school, lying, shoplifting or bullying. But parents who quarrel constantly may pass on genes for disruptive behavior to their children, a new U.S. study suggests. Researchers from the University of Virginia and several other universities studied 1,045 adult identical and fraternal twins and their 2,051 children. The researchers concluded that genes influenced how often the parents argued with their spouses and that these same genes, when passed on to children, increased the risk of behavioral problems in
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[...] "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer is hitting the road again for his "Back to School" tour, and he started at the UVA's Darden School of Business. Cramer came to UVA because he says the school stands for excellence in money-making and giving back to the community.
The University of Virginia's Director of Human Resources has unveiled a new professional development program for employees. This program is called Essential Work Skills...Steps to Success in Your Job. UVA's Susan Carkeek says this program targets newly hired as well as established salaried employees who hold entry-level jobs.
Now that he's been confirmed, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is ready to agree once again that "politics is good." But had he been asked last year, he might have given a different answer, he said. Alito, who spoke at the University of Virginia on Wednesday to professor Larry J. Sabato's political science class, said he knew he was in for a tiring confirmation process when a friend recounted a story about when he learned Alito had been nominated.
The U.S. Supreme Court will eventually have at least as many female justices as it does male, Justice Samuel Alito told a university class Wednesday...Speaking to an introductory politics class at the University of Virginia, Alito also spoke about the process Supreme Court nominees face.
[...] Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke at Larry Sabato's American Politics class at the University of Virginia. He talked about his nomination to the high court and how the court chooses cases to hear. Sabato said his students learn a lot from high profile speakers like Alito. 'I've had three presidents speak. I've had 12 governors and almost 20 senators. We've had a lot of people over 29 years and I think it's useful for the students who learn from the practitioners. They learn from the people out in the field doing the real work,' said Sabato.
Faculty, staff, and students gathered to hear the president's annual State of the University address. The hour long speech touched on many different topics, but the most notable were plans to expand the university and student safety.
Jim Cramer, the Harvard graduated madman of stocks, blew into the University of Virginia yesterday to give stock tips and tape his CNBC show before an enthusiastic crowd of graduate business students. The normally staid Darden Graduate School of Business at U.Va. turned into a pep rally for making money, with Cramer tossing rubber bulls and bears, as well as stock advice, to the students. The show -- "Mad Money with Jim Cramer" filmed to air last night at 6 and 11.
The path from nomination to becoming a Supreme Court justice resembles a campaign trail, Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. told University of Virginia students yesterday. Alito told hundreds of students enrolled in U.Va.'s entry-level politics class about the media scrutiny and political glad-handing that his nomination entailed.
President John Casteen delivered his State of the University Address at the University of Virginia Wednesday. Casteen told the crowd the university has made great strides in increasing the diversity of the student body. He also talked about faculty and student accomplishments and construction of new buildings and programs.
'Missing Link' Identified in Process Leading to Alzheimer's
New Workforce Development Program Now Available
Faculty Senate Responds to Plans for University's Future