University researchers are developing a smaller, more efficient wind turbine uniquely designed to generate power in low-wind-speed areas such as Virginia. Researchers completed a smaller-size prototype of the wind turbine last month, said Mechanical Engineering Prof.
Scholars at the Miller Center of Public Affairs' Presidential Oral History Program will soon begin to conduct audio interviews with members of former President George W.
[caption id="attachment_31982" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Honor Committee approved Chair David Truetzel's proposal by a wide margin last night.
Investigators now believe missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Dana Harrington was hitchhiking while on the Copeley Road bridge the night she disappeared after leaving a Metallica concert Oct.
The Center for Digital Government ranked Charlottesville fourth in its list of top 10 digital cities - up one spot from last year - in the category of cities with a population of 30,000 to 74,999. The higher ranking can partly be attributed to improved Internet technologies accessible to city residents, according to the Center's rankings released Thursday. In light of the current economy, this year's digital cities survey focused on how cities can use technology to provide services to residents while spending less money, said Janet Grenslitt, surveys and awards director for the Center. The survey assessed key factors such as the cities' online service delivery implementation, infrastructure, architecture and planning measures. "Our purpose is to showcase city government and how well governments are using digital technology to serve their citizens," Grenslitt said. Among the technologies that helped Charlottesville gain the fourth spot on the annual list are the increased use of broadband wireless internet and social networking. As a result of technological innovation, Charlottesville residents can now make use of city services from home, Charlottesville spokesperson Ric Barrick said.
[caption id="attachment_31402" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="To eliminate the perception of potential bias, the Health System now requires that University doctors make any company ownership interest greater than 3 percent available online.
With the goal of facilitating enhanced communication in their classrooms, several University professors have begun to use a new Web site, NowComment.com.
Despite last year's trying economic times, the City of Charlottesville saw a $1.7 million surplus at the end of the 2008-09 fiscal year, which will most likely go toward balancing the $2 million deficit predicted for the 2009-10 fiscal year. "This is a combination of revenues about $255,000 over what was expected, and expenditures that were way down," Charlottesville Commissioner of Revenue R.
Results from the National Survey of Student Engagement, released Monday, reveal that more than 41 percent of higher education institutions surveyed showed some level of improvement in at least one area of student engagement since the last survey period. This year, about 400 colleges and universities participated, said Jillian Kinzie, associate director at the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research, which conducts the survey annually.
The University Department of Parking and Transportation will introduce a new car-sharing program on Grounds next Tuesday, in hopes of decreasing the volume of cars in Charlottesville, Director Rebecca White said. "It's an alternative to owning a car or bringing a car to Grounds," she said.
Student Council will run buses to the Richmond and Charlottesville airports this Thanksgiving break, Student Life Committee Co-Chair Aagya Mathur said. Five Richmond buses and four Charlottesville buses will run the Tuesday before break.
[caption id="attachment_31907" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The General Faculty Council discussed possible collaboration with the Faculty Senate and a copyright proposal yesterday at its meeting.
University Mediation Services is holding Mediation Awareness Days this week to inform the University community about its services and mediation in general. The two aspects of UMS are service and education, the latter of which is the overall purpose of MAD, Director of Public Relations Zoe Neale said.
As the Honor Committee continues to debate whether to further define plagiarism, University students continue to debate the Committee's definitions and policies as well, expressing varying opinions on the types of plagiarism cases the Committee should pursue and the level of knowledge students have about the subject. Intent - whether an act of cheating was purposeful - especially remains a topic discussed at the Committee's weekly Sunday night meetings.
Student Council's Building and Grounds Committee and University Dining Services recently reached an agreement to extend Wilsdorf Cafe's hours of operation by two hours until 5 p.m.
[caption id="attachment_31883" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Architectural History Prof. Richard Guy Wilson spoke to the University community yesterday afternoon about the history of architecture on Grounds, as well as the need to preserve Thomas Jefferson's vision.
The 22nd annual Virginia Film Festival attracted a record 19,000 attendees during its four-day run last weekend - a dramatic increase from the 14,700 that attended last year's festival.
The University Judiciary Committee, in a joint effort with the Office of the Dean of Students, added two new community service sanction locations during its weekly meeting Sunday. The University's Facilities Management Department and Parking and Transportation Department are now community service locations that University students may be assigned to when sanctioned by the committee for violating one of the committee's 12 standards of conduct, UJC Chair Michael Chapman said. Work for Facilities Management will be seasonal, based on supervisors' needs and possibly include jobs like raking leaves or collecting trash, Vice Chair for Sanctions Eric Schneiter said.
[caption id="attachment_31836" align="alignleft" width="251" caption="The search for President John T.
[caption id="attachment_31833" align="alignleft" width="267" caption="Mayor Dave Norris, pictured above, was reelected last Tuesday to Charlottesville's City Council.
