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
Council debates amendment
Senate passes smoking ban, wage raise
U.Va. researchers find behavior linked to genetics
Research parks promote collaboration
Federal Loan Limits for Undergraduate Students Would Increase by $7,500 Under Bush Proposal
Chronicle of Higher Education / February 7
The Bush administration has proposed increasing the limit on what college students can borrow from the federal government over their undergraduate careers by $7,500, the first such increase since 1992. If the recommendation is adopted, the ceiling on what dependent undergraduate students could borrow would be raised from $23,000 to $30,500, according to a U.S. Department of Education document describing the proposal.
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The 28 American universities that are seeking to raise at least $1-billion collected a total of $951.9-million in gifts and pledges during the last month for which they had data available. ... The University of Virginia, $1.120-billion as of December 31 (increase of $42-million in the last month); the goal is $3-billion by 2011.
University of Virginia President John T. Casteen III will deliver his annual State of the University address on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at noon in Old Cabell Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
Mike Burnette
Graduate of the McIntire School of Commerce
Burnette Is New Patrick County Administrator / Takes Over for Retiring Regena Handy
Martinsville (Va.) Bulletin / February 6
http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=7948
Paul H. Geithner
Graduate of the Darden School of Business
NASA Executive to Speak at Bridgewater College
Shenandoah.com (Va.) / February 7
http://www.shenandoah.com/stories/?headlineID=11539
Steve Hassett
Graduate of the Darden School of Business
Steve Hassett Named Vice President TWCi New Ventures / Company Seeks to Expand Through Acquisition
The Weather...
Dr. Roger Burket
Associate professor of psychiatric medicine and director of Division of Child and Family Psychiatry
Suicide Increase Among Young Adults
WCAV CBS-19 / February 6
http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/healthwatch/5600036.html
Dr. Chris Holstege
Associate professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics, director of the Blue Ridge Poison Center at U.Va. and director of the Division of Medical Toxicology
The Dangers of Salvia
WCAV CBS-19 / February 6
http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/news/headlines/5604006.html
Janette Hudson
Language coordinator of the German department...
[...] But unlike all but one other ACC school (Boston College), Virginia does not offer January admission to incoming freshmen. U.Va. is one of the last holdouts against a practice that is becoming increasingly popular...The policy of not admitting freshmen in January is not limited to athletes. It is based on the university's desire that all students have the same "first-year experience" of living in a dorm and bonding with their classmates, officials have said.
[...] Virginia improved its winning streak to seven games, significantly bolstered its NCAA tournament hopes and grabbed sole possession of first place in the ACC with a 69-65 victory over Maryland before a frenzied crowd at Comcast Center...Virginia (16-6, 8-2) has won more than six consecutive ACC games for the first time since winning 11 straight in the 1981-82 season.
As for other states, residents of Mr. Jefferson's commonwealth can consider themselves twice blessed. Both the College of William and Mary (number three on our list) and the University of Virginia (number four) draw top students who return in large numbers after freshman year and post impressive four- and six-year graduation rates. Both schools offer generous aid to in-state applicants with need.
The gap between black and white test scores will be addressed during a Wednesday afternoon lecture at the University of Virginia. Educator Jacqueline Jordan Irvine will address the topic at 4 p.m. in the Rotunda Dome Room. Irvine is a professor of urban education at Emory University and serves as the director for the Center For Urban Learning/Teaching and Urban Research in Education and Schools. The speech is part of UVA's Walter Ridley Distinguished Lecture Series and is open to the public.
Jim Cramer had taken a hit. Hobbling on a bad ankle adorned with a medical boot, the CNBC talk-show host looked to be in pain as he walked into the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business Tuesday. Cramer, also the author of several books, is in town to host an episode of "Mad Money with Jim Cramer," a financial show where Cramer's television personality has both boosted CNBC's ratings and drawn ire from a few outspoken critics. The show will be taped today in front of an audience of mostly students in the business school's auditorium.
U.Va. Nursing School Approved to Offer New Doctoral Program
Irvine to Deliver Ridley Lecture on Wednesday
U.Va.'s Apprey Delivers State of OAAA Address
Students meet with state legislators
University researchers work toward developing male contraceptive drug
Health System launches onlineheart health program "Club Red"
Va. House passes HPV vaccine bill
ETS Sees 'Perfect Storm' in Education
Inside Higher Ed / February 6
The Educational Testing Service on Monday released a report warning of "powerful sociological and economical forces" that relate to education and could limit the future economic growth of the United States. "America's Perfect Storm: Three Forces Changing Our Nation's Future" focuses on disparities in skill levels, "seismic" economic changes, and "sweeping" demographic shifts.
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A Focus on the Physical Sciences
Inside Higher Ed / February 6
President continues to push for increased ...
Larycia Hawkins
Fellow in the Governing America in a Global Era program at the Miller Center of Public Affairs
A challenge to Obama: Jump ship!
Chicago Tribune / February 5
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R.K. Ramazani
The Edward R. Stettinius Professor Emeritus of Government and Foreign Affairs who has published extensively on the Middle East
Bush's 'New Way' Leads Backward
Daily Progress / February 4
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Maureen Garmey
Registered Nurse with the University Heart Center
National Wear Red Day
WCAV CBS-19 / February 2
http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/healthwatch/headlines/5532256.html
Jill Hartz
University of Virginia Art Museum director
Children-friendly Exhibits at UVa
Daily Progress / February 6
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Dr. John Herr
Professor of cell biology and director of the Center for Research in Contraceptive & Reproductive Health
UVA Researchers Developing A New Birth Control Solution for Men
WVIR NBC-29 / February 2
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?s=6031293
Matthew Hol...
Virginia's Monica Wright has been named the ACC Rookie of the Week for the sixth time this season. Wright helped the 'Hoos snap a five-game losing streak Sunday scoring 20 points and grabbing nine rebounds in Virginia's win over Miami.