As best-selling novelist John Grisham introduced Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton at her Charlottesville fundraiser Sunday, he exclaimed, "Everybody's coming to Charlottesville." He was referring not only to the New York senator's recent stop in the city, but also to the rumored Oct.
At the start of this year's Virginia congressional session, the Senate's Education and Health Committee considered a bill that would have required the board of visitors of each public institution of higher education to provide a seat for faculty.
The Board of Visitors Educational Policy Committee met yesterday to discuss various aspects of the University's academic future, including the augmentation of fine arts and science research, as well as problems with a lack of undergraduate advising. University President John T.
At a special meeting on December 21, 2006, the Regents of the University of California approved the appointment of University Provost Gene Block to the position of chancellor of the University of California--Los Angeles.
In 1977, when Charlottesville resident Ethel Crowe acquired her property adjacent to the University, at 408 Valley Road, she paid a total of $40,000.
At a special meeting on Thursday, the Regents of the University of California approved the appointment of University Provost Gene Block to the position of chancellor of the University of California
The U.S. House of Representatives Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness met Tuesday to discuss the prevalence of illegal downloading of copyrighted materials among college students and on college campuses. In the hearing, entitled "The Internet and the College Campus: How the Entertainment Industry and Higher Education are Working to Combat Illegal Piracy," subcommittee members were joined by higher education experts and representatives of the entertainment industry. According to Rich Taylor, Motion Picture Association of America senior vice president for external affairs and education, who was present at the hearing, the college students account for a large percentage of illegal downloading. "Forty-four percent of losses in the United States, around $500 million, can be traced to college students," Taylor said. Taylor also said that the purpose of the hearing was to communicate that illegal downloading is an issue with implications for higher education, as well as the entertainment industry, pointing out the strain on networks and security concerns for institutions of higher learning. "What we are trying to do as a recoding industry and a film industry is not to crush the ability to get entertainment online," Taylor said.
The University Medical School's Cell Migration Consortium received a five-year, $35.7 million grant extension from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, a division of the National Institute of Health.
The University's Miller Center of Public Affairs announced Sept. 1 that WVPT-Virginia Public Television will begin broadcasting the weekly lecture series "Miller Center Forums" Sept.
Last night University students and faculty as well as Charlottesville community members participated in the 24th HIV/AIDS Walking Vigil and Ceremony. The vigil was sponsored by students in a HIV/AIDS course offered by the Nursing School and AIDS Services Group, a local organization that provides support to those living with HIV/AIDS in and around Charlottesville According to Nursing Prof.
