People in Peabody Hall are drowning in papers: It's February, deadlines for UVA's undergraduate admissions have passed, and it's time for staff at the admissions office to get down to business with the mountains of forms and essays. According to admissions Dean John A. Blackburn, his staff is reading applications "about every night and weekend from early January through late March." Whew. Here's a numerical look at UVA admissions.
Inquiring minds want to know but does that mean they should? That's the controversy when it comes to cameras in courtrooms, especially coverage of high-profile cases. One man who's covered the most notorious cases in recent history revealed his inside look at the University of Virginia's Miller Center on Friday. As a lawyer, former NBC anchor and current Court TV anchor, [Jack] Ford told a crowd at the Miller Center cases like the OJ Simpson trial and Oklahoma City Bombing trial highlight the best and worst aspects of our fascination with real-life drama.
An Irish priest whose family migrated for economic reasons lent his support in an ecumenical event yesterday for supporters of pro-immigrant organizations. … Almost 10 percent of Virginia's 7.6 million population is foreign-born, according to figures from the U.S. Census and the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. The Pew Hispanic Center estimates that between 200,000 and 250,000 unauthorized immigrants live in Virginia.
Snoring won't only affect your kids' sleep, it could also effect their grades. Researchers at the University of Virginia say kids who snore scored significantly lower on vocabulary and matching tests compared to kids who don't. It may be because kids who snore don't sleep as well.
About 1 million books in Princeton University's collection will be made available online through Google Inc.'s book-scanning project, the school announced Monday. … The Google project also includes Stanford University, the University of California, the University of Michigan, the University of Virginia, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the New York Public Library, the University Complutense of Madrid and the National Library of Catalonia.
[...] Semester at Sea, which has been offering educational cruising for many years, takes up to 700 students on each of three long voyages per year. Around-the-world journeys are given in fall and spring, a shorter voyage to one region in summer. Classes are held on board every day at sea, but students get to explore ports of call all over the world. The prestigious University of Virginia is its academic sponsor.
This month the University of Virginia Art Museum has some activities you may want to check out. For the young ones, there's the cultural lesson and a hands-on art activity. For the bigger kids, take a prized piece of art or a decorative piece and have it appraised.
During the January Term, a group of UVa students studied abroad in Ghana. They also acted as emissaries when they visited Charlottesville's sister-city Winneba. Watch the interview with William Harvey, Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity at UVa, and Brittany Brown, a UVa Fourth Year, to hear their experience visiting Ghana.
Democratic Gov. Timothy M. Kaine told a group of University of Virginia students he thinks the Republican-controlled House of Delegates was seeking its "pound of flesh" from the state's university leaders after they sent a letter critical of the House transportation plan a little more than a week ago. "I think the House didn't like the way the university presidents tried to make their point," Kaine said, as he spoke to about 20 UVa students who were in Richmond Monday to participate in the student government's first UVa Day at the Capitol.
Gov. Kaine Names U.Va.'s Hornberger Outstanding Scientist
'State of the University' Address Set for Noon on Wednesday
Health System Launches Women's Online Support Community
Fires reported at student residences
Sitting pretty atop the ACC
Web site under construction
Honor passes new bylaw amendment
Nursing to offer DNP program
Arts Gateway, Green Design Key Topics of BOV Meeting
UHR Offers New Program
January Term Offering Students Unique Courses at Home and Abroad
Rubin Reviving Klezmer Music
'Ecomagination Challenge': Class Project Puts Students in National Finals
The pace of home construction in Loudoun County slowed dramatically last year, dropping to levels not seen in a decade, according to recently released county figures…Since 2000, the county has issued more than 35,000 building permits for apartments, townhouses and single-family homes. During that period, the county has added 100,000 residents, increasing its population by 59 percent, according to a University of Virginia study released last month.
Greater Scrutiny on Colleges and Ties to Lenders
The New York Times / February 3
Colleges and universities from Massachusetts to California began receiving formal requests for information yesterday from the New York attorney general's office as part of an investigation of financial relationships they or individual college officials have with student loan companies.
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At Conference, College Officials Discuss Ways to Curb High-Risk Drinking on Campuses
Chronicle of Higher Education / February 5
College health and student-affairs administrators discussed strategies to cu...
Lawmakers in Virginia's Senate and House of Delegates offered competing plans Sunday for amending the state's two-year budget, kicking off a negotiation that has been overshadowed by the General Assembly's struggle to reach a transportation deal. [The House Appropriations Committee] proposed to withhold money for colleges unless university officials slow the growth in student tuition. Both [House and Senate] committees proposed…spending more than $100 million to meet cost overruns of ongoing construction projects, including a $40 million conference center at George Mason University and ...
Maya Jasanoff
Assistant professor of history and author of "Edge of Empire: Lives, Culture, and Conquest in the East, 1750-1850."
Book review: 'The Love-Hate Relationship/ Britain and France have loathed each other and learned from each other.'
Washington Post / February 4
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Michael Krepon
Diplomat scholar and visiting lecturer in politics, and president emeritus and co-founder of the Henry L. Stimson Center
Target Practice in the Final Frontier
Washington Post / February 4
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Zane Dale Christian
Graduate of the School of Law
UVa Represented Well at Super Bowl XLI
Bluefield Daily Telegraph / February 3
http://www.bdtonline.com/localsports/local_story_034234137.html
William Garrett
Graduate of the School of Engineering and Applied Science
Q&A on LNG venture
Longview (Wash.) Daily News / February 3
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2007/02/04/top_story/news01.txt
Sara James
Graduate of U.Va. and an award-winning correspondent for 'Dateline NBC'
UVA alumna Sara James will help to benefit those who battle cancer
WINA 1070 AM / February 5
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Michael Conroy
Fourth-year in the College majoring in history
Comics get own place to shine
Daily Progress / February 5
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Maurice Apprey
Interim dean of the Office of African-American Affairs
Apres Turner: Apprey Takes Quiet Command
The Hook / February 1
http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2007/02/01/HOTSEAT-apprey-B.rtf.aspx
Malcolm Bell III
Professor of art history and a leading proponent of stricter museum acquisition policies
Nasher Museum acquires ancient treasures
Raleigh (NC) News & Observer / February 5
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Becky Campbell
University of Virginia police officer
Police Try Frigid Dip for Cause
Daily Progress / February 5
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Anita H. Clayt...
University of Virginia psychiatrist Anita H. Clayton has some bad news for many women: Your sex life is probably mediocre. Clayton, an expert on women's sexuality and mental health, said she has noticed that growing trend from her observations and studies and through her psychiatric practice. Sexual satisfaction for women is plummeting as more of them become achievers and overachievers in the workplace and in every part of their lives.