Governor Tim Kaine has announced that a Charlottesville man is one of his choices for Outstanding Scientist of 2007. George Milton Hornberger is a Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia. The Governor has recognized him for research that involves acid rain in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and farm-related chemicals in the Piedmont and Shenandoah Valley. Hornberger will join four other scientists and industrialists during an April 19th banquet at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond.
When the Super Bowl is decided, a University of Virginia alumnus will be on the winning side. Both the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts have Cavaliers on their roster. The Bears' leading running back, Thomas Jones of Big Stone Gap, Va., and offensive tackle John St. Clair are UVA grads. So is Terrence Wilkins, a dangerous kick returner for the Colts.
[Wearing red on Friday was] part of a new program aimed to provide awareness to a major health problem in America. 'More women, than men die from cardiovascular disease which is a surprise to many people,' [said] Carol Keese, a spokesperson with the UVA Health System. The UVA Health System sponsored a 'Live Red Day', promoting healthy heart habits for not only women, but the whole community.
Conceiving a new contraceptive is the ultimate goal of University of Virginia researchers, who are studying sperm for a new birth control solution. The hope is to one day have a birth control pill for men. "The idea certainly is to develop these small molecule inhibitors, that would be a drug used for male contraception globally," said lead researcher Dr. John Herr.
Black History Month at U.Va. to Feature Mary Frances Barry
Recent Nobel Laureate in Physics Speaks at U.Va.
BOV Focuses on Arts Gateway, Green Design
Texans and Their Tests
Inside Higher Ed / February 2
Governor links new funds for higher ed to required exit exams. He sees accountability. Others see Spellings Commission's dark side.
http://insidehighered.com/news/2007/02/02/texas
Upping the Ante on Pell Grants
Inside Higher Ed / February 2
White House proposes increasing maximum award to $4,600 in 2008 - but may seek to finance rise with cuts to other student programs.
http://insidehighered.com/news/2007/02/02/pell
Access and Success - Is it Either/Or?
Inside Higher Ed / February 2
A new report on California's community college system ar...
A legislative committee in Virginia has killed a bill that would have required public colleges to file reports on steps they have taken to ensure intellectual diversity and the free exchange of ideas on their campuses...Opponents in Virginia argued that the bill's language was vague and could actually limit free speech on campus.
Adrian St. John II, 85, a major general in the Army who was considered an architect of European security, died Jan. 6 at The Fairfax retirement community at Fort Belvoir, where he lived...The Army major general served as a senior commander in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He earned a U.Va. master's degree in international relations in 1951, and went on to work in Vienna for 10 years as a senior Defense adviser and primary military expert to six ambassadors. Three presidents commended him for his efforts on behalf of world peace.
John Albertine
Received his doctorate from the University of Virginia.
AirTran Holdings, Inc., To Nominate Directors for Midwest Air Group Board
PRNewswire-FirstCall / February 1
http://tinyurl.com/2m2q9j
Stanley B. Blaylock
Graduate of the College ('85) with a degree in economics and communication studies
Walgreen Co. announces promotion of Stanley B. Blaylock, MBA, to corporate divisional VP
Science Letter Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge / February 1
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/02/01/2305223.htm
Scott Jackson
Graduate of the College with a degree in economics
MarCap Corporation Expands...
Dr. Maurice Apprey
Interim dean of the Office of African-American Affairs
Dean: Black Students Need More Support
Daily Progress / February 2
http://tinyurl.com/2og43v
Haim Avitsur
Faculty member in the Department of Music and principal trombonist of the Charlottesville Symphony Orchestra
Composer, trombonist in spotlight
The Charlotte (NC) Observer / February 1
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/16593613.htm
Louis A. Bloomfield
Professor of physics and the author of "How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life."
Experts offer several ways to clean microwave ovens
Florida Today / Februa...
There are other places in the world to worry about besides the Middle East. No one knows that better than the folks at The Virginia Quarterly Review. They're determined to keep Africa in our hearts and minds. Last year, they presented a series of articles on widespread AIDS in Africa. And now, in the current issue, their focus is on the effect of the oil business on that continent.
There were the two heroes, awash in a sea of ecstasy they had created together, clutching each other as if they could never let go. Sean Singletary hugged J.R. Reynolds as University of Virginia students swarmed the floor, and the pair soaked in the sweetest moment of their careers. Moments earlier, Singletary had somehow willed in an acrobatic, one-handed floater with one second left in overtime to give the Cavaliers a 68-66 comeback victory over No. 8 Duke at John Paul Jones Arena on Thursday night, the biggest win in Coach Dave Leitao's tenure and a victory that won't soon be forgotten here...
The interim director of the Office of African-American Affairs has helped the University of Virginia kick off Black History Month. During a Thursday night session, one female undergrad asked Maurice Apprey questions about relations between black students, and the community beyond the grounds. She was also interested in finding ways to boost the stature of African-American professionals at UVA. Apprey told her he will pursue answers to those questions, and students should keep bugging him until he provides answers. There will be other forums later in the month, including a February 22nd event w...
The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation, a Richmond-based patron of cultural and community efforts, awarded the University of Virginia School of Nursing a $1 million matching grant for expansion and renovation of the school's Clinical Simulation Learning Center.
[...] Now UVA's Harrison Institute and Small Special Collections Library takes an intriguing look in the opposite direction with the exhibition "The Firebird and the Factory: Modern Russian Children's Books." Where "Regeneration" examined art loosed from state-imposed communist guidelines, "The Firebird and the Factory" looks at how Bolshevik Revolution-inspired artists and writers re-imagined children's books as vehicles to promote the new socialist agenda.
UVa's Office of African American Affairs was created in 1976 to support black students and help change the institutional culture to embrace diversity. According to the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, UVa has the highest graduation rate for African American students at 87%. UVa has
had the highest percentage of graduating black students for 13 years in a row. Watch the interview with Dr. Maurice Apprey, the interim dean of the Office of African American Affairs and Assistant Dean Dion Lewis to learn more about UVa's success in recruiting and retaining minority students. You can also lear...
The University of Virginia's interim dean of the Office of African-American Affairs, Maurice Apprey, told a small crowd in the Rotunda on Thursday night that UVa must do more to support black students interested in careers in medicine, business and international affairs. For 13 consecutive years, UVa's black student graduation rate has been the highest among all public universities in the U.S., but Apprey said UVa's expectations for its black students should be set higher.
Rubin's Music Keeps Alive Centuries-Old Tradition
U.Va.'s Lung Transplant Survival Rate Highest in Nation
Lerdau Named New Director of Blandy Experimental Farm
Congress Proposes Aid Boost For Pell Grants
Darden symposium discusses issue of poverty
SFS looks to improve financial ed.
Springfest to host Ben Folds
House Committee Redefines Grant Bill / Severe Restrictions Added to Proposal
Daily Progress / February 1
The very community college students who in recent weeks have been pushing the General Assembly to create a scholarship program to aid in transferring to a four-year school would not benefit from the program, under a radical overhaul of the proposal adopted by a House committee Wednesday. Potential humanities majors also will be out of luck, and the state's median income will no longer determine eligibility for what would now be a fixed scholarship of $2,000 per year. The Community College ...