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Medical Malpractice Reform Pays Off for Victims, Health CareU.Va. Nursing Professor Receives Research Award Miller Center Launches New Web Site

Thursday, January 11 at 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, January 14 at 11:00 a.m. W. Patrick Lang, a retired Army colonel who served as chief Middle East analyst and head of human intelligence for the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency during the 1990s, sits down with host Dahlia Lithwick to discuss U.S. intelligence in the Middle East. Produced by WHTJ in partnership with the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs, 'For the Record' is a weekly series that features conversations on politics, public policy and the presidency. The program is taped in WHTJ's Albemarle County studio location...

New Definition for Liberal Education Inside Higher Ed / Jan. 11 Academic group seeks to shift curricular debate away from numbers of courses and toward broader definition of knowledge. http://insidehighered.com/news/2007/01/11/aacu Colleges Should Teach Broader Skills to Prepare Students for Work Force, Report Says The Chronicle of Higher Education / Jan. 11 The Association of American Colleges and Universities, a leading advocate for liberal-arts education, warned on Wednesday that college graduates are increasingly less prepared to compete in the global economy. The solution, the group sa...

Gary L. Kessler Graduate of the School of Law. Carey International Inc. Announces Resignation of Devin Murphy, Names Gary Kessler as President PRNewswire / January 10 http://tinyurl.com/yc7apt Martin (Marty) McFarland Graduate of the Darden Graduate School of Business McFarland Joins Opus Atlanta CoStar / January 10 http://www.costar.com/News/Article.aspx?id=A9B1B1F0722A5A2F5F05A3C5EDCEFF25 Stephen Malkmus Graduate of the College and member of the band Pavement Mind Jams Ventura County (Calif.) Star / January 11 http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/music/article/0,1375,VCS_156_5270323,00.h...

Alan Beckenstein Professor at the Darden School of Business Trade Deficit Declines Again / The Nation's Oil Bill Drops, Its Level of Exports Hits a Record, But China Remains Worrisome Richmond Times-Dispatch / January 11 http://tinyurl.com/yxs3os Vincent Blasi Law professor and constitutional expert Dispute Erupts Over Flag Decals on the Lockers of Firefighters New York Times / January 11 http://tinyurl.com/vj66m Julian Bond Professor of history A Word with Bond / NAACP Chairman Julian Bond Talks to Us about the Legacy of Civil Rights: Douglass, Du Bois, King … and You? Wilmington M...

"Images of Women in African Traditional Art," curated by Ben Ray, professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia, opens Friday at the University of Virginia Art Museum. The exhibit offers a wide-ranging look at the variety of sub-Saharan artistic expressions of the feminine in both naturalistic and strikingly abstract forms. Drawn from the museum's collection of African art, the exhibition, consisting of about 25 objects, will be the cornerstone of Ray's spring semester course on African art.

"Intensity of Observation and Infinite Significance: Indian Painting at the University of Virginia Art Museum" will go on display Wednesday at the UVa Art Museum and remain on view through March 18. The exhibition presents highlights from the collection and private loans, featuring about 30 works of Indian painting from the 15th to the 19th centuries.

[...] On the heels of these stories, the UVA Health System released its 'door to balloon' stats from September to November 2006. Not only did the Heart and Vascular Center beat the 90-minute window in 100 percent of cases, it did so by a margin of 20 minutes.

As I finish the second 'volume' of The Dolley Madison Digital Edition (University of Virginia Press, 2004 and forthcoming) it's a good moment to reflect on what it means to be a digital pioneer: a documentary editor who publishes born-digital electronic editions.

Halo of Red Giant Stars Discovered around Andromeda Kiplinger's Magazine Ranks U.Va. among 'Best Values in Public Colleges' Grad Student Applies His Musicology Skills to a 20th-Century Art Form

Experts foresee a major shortage of doctors, and universities are responding with new institutions and expanded enrollment.

A group of bankers warned lawmakers on Tuesday that a plan by Democrats to slash the interest rate on federal student loans could ultimately come back to harm student-loan borrowers.

Congressional Democrats plan additional cuts to lender subsidies to pay for proposed reduction in student loan interest rate.

Dr. Martha Raile Alligood Received a bachelor's in nursing from the University of Virginia People in the News Greenville (NC) Reflector / January 8 http://www.reflector.com/biz/content/business/stories/2007/01/08/People_1.html Vera Chawla Graduate of the College ('71) with a degree in applied mathematics who stayed at U.Va. to earn a master's in computer science and electrical engineering ('74) Movie Making Becomes a Mission / Potomac Director Releases First Film, a Bio-Terrorism Thriller Gazette Newspapers (Md.) / January 10 http://www.gazette.net/stories/011007/potonew202134_31984.shtml A...

John T. Casteen III President of the University Va. Leaders: Higher Education Must Compete on Global Scale Daily Progress / January 10 http://tinyurl.com/yaryve Paul R. Gross Professor emeritus of life sciences Science Labs: Beyond Isolationism / Separated from the Curriculum, the Science Lab Often Has Been Considered a Failure. Boston Is Trying to Put Them Back Together Education Week / January 10 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2007/01/10/18labs.h26.html John Kattwinkel Professor of pediatrics Stolen in Sleep U.S. News & World Report / January 9 http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/2007...

[...] 'The outbreak in the UK did in fact involve thousands and thousands of people, which shows you the contagiousness of mumps and how easily it is spread. We feel pretty fortunate given the population over at Uva,' said Roy Crewz with the Thomas Jefferson Area Health Department. There have been no recent cases of the mumps in Charlottesville and if it stays that way, health officials say the outbreak will be declared over.

"Find your dream and follow it" might sound like trite psych-lite worthy of little more than a TV talk show, but a University of Virginia study suggests otherwise. In a three-year study of 830 young women at six sites in three states, the research shows that just a few counseling sessions can dramatically reduce the risk of binge drinking and alcohol-related unplanned pregnancy - if the counseling is of the right type.

The word coming from Virginia's top political, higher education and business leaders Tuesday was clear: the global economy is here, and the commonwealth had better keep up. … In 2006, the legislature appropriated more than a quarter-billion dollars to fund the Commonwealth Research Initiative, designed to kick-start scientific research projects at Virginia's colleges. Many public university officials around the state, particularly at the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech, would like to see that program continued on a more permanent basis.

What One U.Va. Student Learned from Tsunami Survivors Exhibit Highlights Works by Abstract Impressionist Hedda Sterne Environmental Leaders Gather Jan. 10-12 for Leadership Institute

[...] Perhaps it was fitting, then, that on Monday, the last day of the NCAA Convention here, Division III colleges and universities -- the true little guys of college sports -- took center stage. Division III members debated two controversial measures: one to cap membership, the other to limit the use of male practice players in women's sports.