The votes are in. The First-Year Council election results were announced last night following candidate speeches in Webb Lounge. "It feels amazing.
University Information Technology and Communication will begin outsourcing all student e-mail accounts to third-party providers Google and Microsoft by the end of the semester.
Former Gov. Mark Warner announced yesterday his candidacy for the United States Senate seat currently held by retiring Sen.
Former University student William Beebe, who was convicted earlier this year of sexually assaulting a fellow student during his time at the University, was released from the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail yesterday morning after serving a third of his 18-month sentence. According to Charlottesville Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Claude Worrell, authorities shortened Beebe's jail time because of good behavior and further shortened his sentence by an additional four days because of time Beebe served for the same charge in a Las Vegas jail.
A student was struck by a car at a crosswalk on Jefferson Park Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Third-year Nursing student Alicia Dean was involved in the accident, which occurred at 3:41 p.m.
Many dream of graduating from the University, but few have the opportunity to return less than a decade after they obtain their degrees to walk the halls of this institution as professors.
As the date for the beginning of the Google Book Search web application lawsuit draws near, many have continued to voice concerns about the legal aspects of the project, including a University professor. According to Google spokesperson Jennifer Parson, Google Book Search is an attempt by Google "to make all of the world's books discoverable online." The program, Parson noted, is intended to help readers find the book they are looking for online and then direct them to a library or bookseller for the entire text. Google is gathering this content by digitizing the books and other works available in certain university libraries, including at the University. According to Media Studies Prof.
With $4.6 million in their pockets, a University-led team of researchers has just begun work on strengthening the Department of Defense's security systems. The five-year project, "Helix: A Self-Regenerative Architecture for the Incorruptible Enterprise," is backed by the Department of Defense's Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative award.
According to the latest edition of a yearly report released by the National Center for Education Statistics, University students are not the only ones who have been coping with tuition increases in recent years -- this increase represents the national norm. "For undergraduates attending public four-year institutions," the report states, "there was a six-percent increase (after adjusting for inflation) in in-state tuition and required fees and a three-percent increase in out-of state tuition and required fees charged between 2004-05 and 2006-07." A similar increase in tuition also occurred at private, not-for-profit institutions, but with a smaller increase of five percent.
Astronomy Prof. Trinh Thuan's work dealing with the relationship between light and philosophy has won him international recognition. The French Academy in Paris honored Thuan with the Grand Prix Moron award, an award comparable to the Nobel Prize, for his seventh book "The Ways of Light: Physics and Metaphysics of Light and Darkness," Thuan said. According to a University press release, Thuan's book was published by a French publisher earlier this year and is expected to be published in English at some point. As an award that generally signifies outstanding achievements in philosophy, the Grand Prix Moron is given to an individual who in some way revolutionizes French literature, according to Astronomy Prof.
Several state organizations have raised concerns about the University's request to maintain donor anonymity, despite laws that such information is to be made public. At Monday's meeting of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council, the University asked for the Council to make an exception concerning preexisting public policy, according to the Council's staff attorney Alan Gernhardt.
Potential health threats prompted Charlottesville fire officials to evacuate two University buildings Monday afternoon when a gas leak was discovered near Observatory Hill Dining Hall and strange odors were reported near Medical Research Building 4 on Lane Road. Fire department officials arrived at O-Hill at 5:11 p.m.
Student Council passed a bill last night that aims to decrease the amount of rollover money left in the appropriations budget at the end of each calendar year.
Recent reports from the University indicate the Capital Campaign is progressing more quickly than expected and will soon reach the halfway point to its goal.
Following a nationwide search for a new director of the Center for Undergraduate Excellence, a search committee including faculty members and one student recently settled on a candidate from within the University community. Lucy Russell, former executive assistant to the provost, said she took the position because it offers an opportunity to work more closely with students. In addition to her "very good organization and managerial skills," Russell was chosen because "[she has] a passion for the undergraduate experience, research experience of her own -- both abroad and at home -- and a real interest and commitment to making more of these opportunities available to students," said J.
While the University and City of Charlottesville have been working to minimize water use, Gov. Tim Kaine announced yesterday that eight Virginia counties have been declared federal disaster areas in response to the drought plaguing much of the Commonwealth.
Republican leaders in the Virginia General Assembly?? introduced a threefold plan for mental health reform Thursday that draws upon recommendations from the ad-hoc panel that studied last April's shootings at Virginia Tech. "Clearly the focus on mental health has intensified since the Virginia Tech tragedy," said Del.
