[caption id="attachment_32483" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Scott May, third from right, overcame many hurdles to return to the University in his 40s after years in the work force.
[caption id="attachment_32443" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Stephanie Jean-Charles, a Batten student and active member of the University community, was home with her family and sleeping when a wall collapsed on her bed during the earthquake in Haiti.
Through a collaboration with the University of Virginia Press, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission has digitally published nearly 5,000 documents from the United States' founding fathers this year. The Rotunda Founders Early Access project started from a 2008 Congressional request for expedited access to the founding fathers' documents, said Kathleen Williams, executive director of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. "We thought it would be very useful to see if we could provide very basic level access to original documents through early versions of transcriptions of documents," Williams said. The project's first task, Williams said, involved transcribing the documents because the handwriting can be difficult for readers to decipher. The documents included are in the early stages of transcription, Williams said, and therefore are not perfect. "This project is trying to get these transcriptions out at an earlier stage," Williams said, noting that later versions will be updated and include contextual information.
[caption id="attachment_30988" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="During last year's Crimson War blood drive, University students and community members donated 1,015 pints of blood, besting the University of Maryland in the annual contest benefitting a good cause.
[caption id="attachment_30217" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="University President John T. Casteen, III announced the campaign's $2 billion milestone.
Ticketing for fine arts events will soon be available online and at the new University Arts Box Office, which combines ticketing services for musical and dramatic performances, as well as the Virginia Film Festival.
As University President John T. Casteen, III prepares to retire in August of next year, the University has commenced its search for its eighth president. After Casteen announced his plans to step down, the University formed a Special Committee on the Nomination of a President - chaired by Board of Visitors Rector John O.
The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission announced the selection of Stephen Williams as executive director Tuesday.
It is flu season at the University.University Student Health Director James Turner said Student Health has seen more than 115 flu cases this semester, and Virginia is the first state this year to report widespread flu activity.?We?re following a typical influenza season,? said Curtis Allen, spokesperson for the Center for Disease and Control.
A state-level bill that could lead to additional funding for the University of Virginia Cancer Center is currently being considered by the Virginia Senate?s Committee on Rules.The bill, Senate joint resolution 292, would establish a joint subcommittee to study the benefits of appropriating additional funds for cancer research at the University Cancer Center and the Massey Cancer Center at Virginia Commonwealth University.
