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U.Va. Goes to Town
CHoosE (Christian Hoos Exalt) was one of the a capella groups
that performed Dec. 1 at U.Va. Night on the Downtown Mall. |
Students share independent research
Presentations celebrate undergraduate scholarship
By Matt Kelly
Versha
A. Patel started nervously but gained confidence as she spoke about
her research into traditional African medicine and its potential
for combating AIDS. Standing in front of a laptop and controlling
the displays on the screen to her left, she outlined her research
techniques and detailed what her work could mean to the AIDS-ravaged
continent.
Patel,
a fourth-year French and biology major who did her research as an
independent study with biology professor Michael P. Timko this past
summer, is part of a recent explosion in undergraduate research
at the University. Full
story.
Mitman tapped as Marshall Scholar
McLean student will pursue master’s in
physics at Oxford
By Matt Kelly
Fourth-year
student Kurt Elliott Mitman will pursue a master’s degree
in physics at Oxford University in Oxford, England, for the next
two years, after being named U.Va.’s sixth Marshall Scholar.
“I
was so ecstatic, I yelled out loud in University Hall,” Mitman,
21, said after being told he had won. “This is an affirmation
of four years of academic work and research.”
Mitman,
from McLean, spent his third year studying natural sciences at Pembroke
College at the University of Cambridge, England. He is a Harrison
Award winner, Goldwater Scholar, Lawn resident, Echols Scholar and
member of the University Guides. He is also involved in the International
Relations Organization at U.Va. Full
story.
Getting in on the plan
By Dan Heuchert
If
there’s one truism about master plans, it is this: they change.
In an effort to better inform the community about its master planning
efforts, the University has pledged to formalize the way that the
city of Charlottesville and Albemarle County participate in its
planning process. Specifically, U.Va. has reconstituted its Master
Planning Council — charged with advising the University president
on long-range physical planning issues — which includes nonvoting
representatives from the city and the county. Full
story.
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