International News Archive

2012

5/24: U.Va. Students Welcome Millions to U.S. Pavilion at World Expo in Yeosu, South Korea

Five U.Va. students are spending their summer volunteering as student ambassadors at the United States\' pavilion at the World Expo in South Korea, where millions of people are visiting.

5/23: Global Study: Seagrasses Can Store More Carbon Than Forests

A new study shows that seagrasses are a vital part of the solution to climate change and can store up to twice as much carbon as the world\'s temperate and tropical forests.

5/20: President Sullivan Leads U.Va. Delegation to China and Singapore

University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan is taking her first international trip on behalf of U.Va, traveling to East and Southeast Asia to strengthen the University's partnerships in education and research and to further raise the profile of the University as a top-tier global research university.

5/16: Class of 2012: Curry Grad Helps Young African Girls

After seeing the impact of U.Va.\'s Young Women Leaders Program, an after-school mentoring program, Curry School doctoral student Caroline Berinyuy is bringing it to her native Cameroon to help girls overcome obstacles to education.

5/15: Two U.Va. Students to Go Overseas with Boren Scholarships

Two University of Virginia students will study overseas next year with support from Boren Scholarships, which provide up to $20,000 to U.S. students to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad.

5/10: Class of 2012: First-Generation College Student Marcus Hall Embraces Study Abroad

Marcus Hall packed in as much study abroad as he could during his four years at U.Va, living in Argentina, Spain and the Netherlands. "You really have to take advantage of what\'s around you," he says.

5/8: Two U.Va. Anthropology Students Receive Davis Prize for Guatemala Project

The Davis Prize for Peace will return two fourth-year students to Guatemala. Following up on previous work, they will set up health education programs on water sanitation and hygiene in a lakeside community.

5/9: Class of 2012: Tousignant Combines Interests in Sufi Dance, Poetry

Maura Tousignant's interest in Sufi dance and poetry has informed both her academic interests and her creative pursuits. Tousignant will graduate May 20 from U.Va.'s College of Arts & Sciences with a double major in comparative literature and Middle Eastern studies, and a minor in dance.

5/3: Class of 2012: Commerce Grad Gives Back to International Students

University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce degree candidate George Wu sang his way through four years at U.Va. and helped bring hundreds more international students to Grounds.

4/24: U.Va. Team Wins Walmart Better Living Business Plan Challenge

A team of University of Virginia students aiming to improve water quality and the local economy in a rural South African province won the $20,000 grand prize at the Walmart Better Living Business Plan Challenge, held April 13 in Bentonville, Ark.

4/24: First Year Student's Playground Vision Wins Global Innovation Competition

Applying on-the-ground lessons learned during a January Term class in Bangladesh, a first-year student\\'s proposal to build playgrounds there won an innovation contest put on by one of the world\\'s largest nongovernmental organizations.

4/23: Vietnam Ambassador Discusses Hanoi's View of the World

Vietnam's ambassador to the United States touched on foreign policy, economic reforms and the potential effects of climate change in a wide-ranging talk Friday at U.Va.

4/17: Human Rights in France Topic of Seminar

Immigration, diversity and the League of Human Rights in France will be the topic of a free seminar today at the University of Virginia's Center for International Studies.

4/16: Vietnam's Ambassador to U.S. Speaks Friday

Vietnam's ambassador to the United States, Nguyen Quoc Cuong, will discuss the 11th congress of his country's Communist Party and its impact on foreign and domestic policy Friday in a speech at the University of Virginia.

4/12: Symposium To Address Blurring of Genres in Middle Eastern, South Asian Women's Writing

Sometimes a biography reads like a novel, and vice versa. A University of Virginia symposium Monday on Middle Eastern and South Asian Women's Writing will consider why that is.

4/11: U.Va. Students Receive Scholarships for Overseas Language Studies

From Arabic to Urdu, eight U.Va. students will be honing their language skills in foreign countries after receiving Critical Language Scholarships from the U.S. Department of State.

3/28: Australian Ambassador Lauds U.S. Strategic Shift

In an appearance at the University of Virginia Tuesday, Australia\'s ambassador to the United States, Kim Beazley, discussed the importance of the United States\' new strategic pivot to the Asia Pacific.

4/10: Ethnic Cleansing To Be Topic of Two Free Talks at U.Va.

The University of Virginia is hosting a Stanford University expert on eastern European history Thursday and Friday for two free talks about ethnic cleansing.

4/6: Irish Ambassador Michael Collins Seeks Investment, Tourism for his Homeland

Speaking at U.Va., Irish ambassador Michael Collins invited the Emerald Isle's diaspora to reconnect with their roots and come home for a visit, and asked American industry to invest in an Erin future.

4/6: U.Va. Students Collaborate To Tackle Global Health Issue in International Case Study Competition

An interdisciplinary group of U.Va. students collaborated to develop a budget for a fictitious, health-focused Sri Lankan NGO in a Global Health Case Study Competition held recently in Atlanta.

4/5: Asia Institute Picks Winning Lesson Plans

Lessons on Japanese culture and history will find their way into Virginia classrooms in the near future, thanks to the Asia Institute at the University of Virginia.

4/5: Graduate Student Daniel Mowery Wins Prize in International Design Competition

University of Virginia School of Architecture graduate student Daniel Mowery earned the Student Prize in the international competition, "The Harlem Edge/Cultivating Connections."

4/4: Giving an Endangered Language Back to Its People

Spoken language is a trait that distinguishes humans from other creatures. While at least half of the world's nearly 7,000 languages could disappear during this century, anthropologist Lise Dobrin is working to preserve one, and U.Va.'s Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities is making it possible. Features Audio

4/4: Once More, With Feeling: U.Va. Music Library Helps Develop Digital Format for Music Notation

Digital sheet music isn't a new idea, but staff members in the U.Va. Music Library and their research partners are working on a new approach that could pay big dividends for music scholars the world over.

4/4: U.Va. Undergraduate Reedy Swanson Earns Carnegie Fellowship

Fourth-year student Reedy Swanson, a politics honors major whose thesis deals with the repeal of amnesty laws in South America, overcame a competitive field to win one of 12 research fellowships from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

4/2: Canadian Politician and Scholar to Speak on Imagining a Global Ethic

Michael Ignatieff - author, academic and former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada - will speak April 19 at the University of Virginia on "Imagining a Global Ethic."

4/2: U.Va. Art Museum Hosts Lunchtime Talk by Stephen Margulies on April 17

University of Virginia Art Museum guest curator Stephen Margulies will give a Lunchtime Talk on the exhibition, "Love: Japanese Color Woodblock Prints," on April 17 from noon to 1 p.m.

3/29: Irish Ambassador to Discuss His Country's Economy Tuesday at U.Va.

Ireland's ambassador to the United States, Michael Collins, will discuss his country's weakened economy and the European Union's financial crisis Tuesday at the University of Virginia.

3/28: U.Va. Students To Hold First 'International Night' Friday in Amphitheater

First- and second-year students at the University of Virginia are invited to attend the first-ever "International Night" Friday to celebrate the many cultures that make up the student body.

3/28: Australian Ambassador Lauds U.S. Strategic Shift

In an appearance at the University of Virginia Tuesday, Australia's ambassador to the United States, Kim Beazley, discussed the importance of the United States' new strategic pivot to the Asia Pacific.

3/26: U.Va. Library Makes New Connection With University Libraries in Ghana

The University of Virginia is hosting two university librarians from Ghana this week as part of a new effort to establish networks with foreign libraries.

3/26: Federal Grant Funds STARTALK Chinese Teacher Academy at U.Va.

A University of Virginia expert in second language acquisition has been awarded a $100,000 federal grant to continue a training program for middle- and high-school Chinese language teachers.

3/22: Australia's Ambassador to Speak at U.Va. Tuesday

Australia's ambassador to the United States, Kim Beazley, will discuss trade and security issues in the Asia-Pacific region at the University of Virginia on March 27.

3/19: Where the Humanities Stand: A Visit with Louis Menand

Scholar Louis Menand will join University of Virginia English professor Mark Edmundson to talk about the past and present state of the humanities on March 21 at 6 p.m. in a Forum on the Humanities in Nau Hall, room 101, sponsored by U.Va.'s new Institute of the Humanities and Global Cultures.

3/19: International Studies Office Offers Free Study-Abroad Seminars

University of Virginia students who are planning to study, live or work abroad can take advantage of a series of free weekly seminars intended to help demystify and enrich the experience.

3/19: U.Va Launches OpenGrounds Initiative to Connect, Collaborate, Create

The University of Virginia is launching today the new OpenGrounds Studio, an initiative that involves a set of programs, a set of spaces, a set of events that encourage collaborations, that cause people to encounter each other in new ways.

3/14: Turkey and the European Union Topic of Free Talk at U.Va.

Turkey expert Henry P. Williams will discuss "No Longer the 'Sick Man of Europe': Turkey and the European Union" at the University of Virginia on March 21.

3/13: Top Prosecutor for U.N. Criminal Tribunals Speaks Thursday at University of Virginia

The former chief prosecutor for the United Nations International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda will speak at the University of Virginia on Thursday, kicking off a two-day discussion on international criminal justice.

3/8: Conference Illuminates Intimate Partner Violence Issues Worldwide, For All Ages

"Violence" encompasses not just physical and sexual violence, but includes manipulation, which women do not always recognize as abusive behavior, said Dr. Elizabeth Miller Tuesday in her keynote address to the conference of the Nursing Network on Violence Against Women International.

3/1: Tip Sheet: U.Va. Expert Available to Discuss North Korea's Agreement to Scale Back Nuclear Program in Exchange for U.S Aid

A North Korea expert based at the University of Virginia's Miller Center is available for interviews about North Korea's new agreement to suspend some nuclear activities in exchange for food aid from the United States.

2/29: Scholar Louis Menand to Speak on Andy Warhol March 22

Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar Louis Menand will lecture on "The Education of Andy Warhol" on March 22 at the University of Virginia. The lecture is free and open to the public.

2/24: Board Members Get First Look at Hospital Bed Expansion

During its meeting Thursday, the Medical Center Operating Board had its first look at the University of Virginia Medical Center's hospital bed expansion. The tour was part of a three-day meeting of the University's Board of Visitors that focused on three major themes.

2/23: International Eco-Feminist Vandana Shiva to Speak at U.Va. March 20

Environmental activist Vandana Shiva will speak at the University of Virginia on March 20 as part of the Brown College Visiting Environmental Writers and Scholars Series.

2/20: Faculty Share Course Design, Translate 'Teaching from the Heart' in Saudi Arabia

For the first time, four U.S. professors took the Teaching Resource Center's Course Design Institute abroad, journeying in January to the city of Al-Ahsa in the Hofuf oasis in Saudi Arabia to lead a five-day workshop. They worked with 70 professors from Kaing Faisal University, though in slightly modified form.

2/20: U.Va. Students Receive Backing in Public Service Projects

Helping residents of Southside Virginia lower their utility costs and improving primary and preventative health care in St. Kitts are just a sampling of the 14 Jefferson Public Citizen projects that 59 University of Virginia undergraduates will be leading during the 2012-13 academic year.

2/20: China-Africa Relations Topic of Woodson Institute Lecture on Feb. 22

David Shinn, a former U.S. emissary to a number of African nations, will lecture on China\'s relationships with African countries at the University of Virginia on Feb. 22 at 3:30 p.m. in Rouss Hall, room 227.

2/16: U.Va. Author's New Book on Russian Prime Minister Says Putin Misunderstood in West

In his new book, U.Va. politics professor Allen Lynch portrays how much of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's world view is prefigured in his personal biography.

2/14: Mind Space, Open Space Coexist in Darden's Newly Renovated Camp Library

The transformed Camp Library at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business challenges the way visitors imagine the library experience.

2/13: Sundberg Center Offers Scholarship Opportunity to International Students

The University of Virginia's Lorna Sundberg International Center is accepting applications for its namesake scholarship, which is offered to rising fourth-year international students who have demonstrated academic merit and dedication to the community.

2/9: University of Virginia's 'PureMadi' Brings Clean Water to Developing Countries

Faculty and students from an array of disciplines at the University of Virginia are working together to build a mini-industry in South Africa and Guatemala aimed at improving the safety of water and the health of people who don't have regular access to purified water.

2/2: U.Va. Law Symposium to Explore Conflicts in Global Legal Norms

Harold Hongju Koh, the legal adviser of the U.S. Department of State, will headline a symposium on transnational law at the University of Virginia School of Law.

2/2: Reunited Components of 14th-Century Sienese Altarpiece Will Be on View at the U.Va. Art Museum

"The Adoration of the Magi" by Bartolo di Fredi, an altarpiece that once stood in one of the major churches of Siena, Italy, from its completion around 1385 until it was dismantled at the turn of the 19th century, will be reunited and on view at the University of Virginia Art Museum from March 2 through May 27.

1/31: Call for Applications for NEH Summer Institute in Italy on Leonardo da Vinci

The National Endowment for the Humanities invites college and university faculty, graduate and postdoctoral students to apply to participate in a collaborative, three-week institute in Florence, Italy, focused on the works of Leonardo da Vinci.

1/31: Visiting Brazilian Student Catching On to U.Va. Life

When Leandro Machado arrived in Charlottesville Jan. 15 to attend the University of Virginia on a new, Brazilian government-sponsored scholarship, he had some major adjustments to make.

1/24: Former U.S. Ambassador for War Crimes Issues to Speak at U.Va. Law School

David Scheffer, who served for four years as the first U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues, will visit the University of Virginia School of Law to discuss contemporary issues in war crimes and provide a historical overview of war crimes tribunals.

1/26: University Events Jan. 27 and Feb. 3 to Focus on War Crimes Tribunals

The University of Virginia is hosting two discussions on the activities of war crimes tribunals, on Jan. 27 and Feb. 3, touching on activities in Rwanda, the former Yugoslavia, Cambodia and Sierra Leone.

1/25: U.Va. Among Top Schools Producing Peace Corps Volunteers

Sixty-nine undergraduate alumni of the University of Virginia are serving overseas with the Peace Corps, landing U.Va. among the nation\'s top volunteer-producing schools for 2012.

1/24: Soon-to-Rise African-American History Museum Claims Spot on Nation's Largest Symbolic Stage

The National Mall in Washington, D.C., is the focus of attention when it comes to telling the story of America – its history, accomplishments and the seat of our national government. That story soon will be expanded with a new chapter: a museum telling the story of African Americans, their accomplishments and contributions.

1/23: U.Va.'s Nursing School to Host International Conference on Violence Against Women March 4-6

The University of Virginia School of Nursing will host the Nursing Network on Violence Against Women, International's conference, which will focus on issues related to abuse and exploitation of women, March 4 through 6.

1/24: January Term Offers Students, Faculty a Unique Academic Experience

The University of Virginia's January Term, an intensive, two-week academic experience, gives students and faculty alike a chance to stretch their intellectual curiosity and explore new, often novel topics.

1/19: Asia Institute Aims to Grow Japanese History, Culture in K-12 Classrooms

The University of Virginia's Asia Institute is planning a one-day workshop Feb. 4 for Virginia public school teachers interested in incorporating Japanese art and culture into the curriculum.

1/19: U.Va. Infectious Disease Expert Named Va. Outstanding Scientist

Dr. Richard L. Guerrant, an infectious disease expert at the University of Virginia Health System, has been honored as one of Virginia's Outstanding Scientists for 2012 by Gov. Robert F. McDonnell.

1/17: U.Va. Accepting Applications for a Vice Provost for Global Strategy

The University of Virginia is accepting applications for a vice provost for global strategy.

1/12: January Term Course Sheds Light on Murky Soviet History

U.Va. professor Yuri Urbanovich, who is teaching a January Term course at the University of Virginia on "Post-Soviet Political Challenges: Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, Separatism and Irredentism," wants his students to understand that Russia's recent past can be murky because of Soviet secrecy and conflicting viewpoints.

1/11: Symposium on National Museum of African American History and Culture to be Held at U.Va.

"Re-Imagining the Public Realm: The Design of the National Museum of African American History and Culture," a multidisciplinary symposium being organized as part of the University of Virginia's Martin Luther King Jr. observance, will be held Jan. 23 at U.Va.'s School of Architecture.

1/5: Clinic Helps Immigrants on Path to Earning U.S. Residency

Shanteny Calvin, a Richmond mother of three who had emigrated from Costa Rica 10 years ago, wanted to live in the U.S. permanently, but she had a history of criminal charges. Her case is one of several taken on by the University of Virginia Immigration Clinic which assists immigrants who would likely lose their cases if they proceeded without legal representation.

2011

12/19: From the Arab Spring to the World Expo, U.Va. Students Take Front Row Seat at World Stage

It was a tumultuous, fascinating year, with the birth of the Arab Spring; the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant crisis in Japan; famine and unrest in the Horn of Africa; and growing concern that Iran harbors nuclear weapons ambitions.

12/7: Ghanaian Ambassador Says U.S Investors Could Be Edged Out by Chinese Counterparts

Ghana's ambassador to the United States told a University of Virginia audience on Tuesday that if U.S. investors wait too long to enter his country's market, they may be edged out by their counterparts from China.

12/5: New Courses to Examine Commonalities of Middle East and South Asia

The University of Virginia's Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures is offering a new slate of courses in the spring semester designed to explore the deep cultural and historical ties between its two namesake regions.

12/5: U.Va. Accepting Applications for Student Ambassador Program for World Expo

he University of Virginia is accepting applications for student ambassadors to help host the U.S. pavilion at the World Expo, which will be held next summer in Yeosu, South Korea.

12/2: Ghanaian Ambassador Coming to U.Va. Dec. 6

Ghana's ambassador to the United States, Daniel Ohene Agyekum, will discuss his country's role in the African Union, the role the Ghanaian diaspora and Ghana's emerging market Tuesday evening at the University of Virginia.

12/2: U.Va. Young Women Leaders Program Expands to Cameroon

Caroline Berinyuy, a doctoral student in the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education studying girls' education, has seen the trials and tribulations that young adolescent girls experience both in her native Cameroon and in the United States.

11/30: Swiss Official: Iran Sanctions Create Opening for China and India

The deputy chief of mission of Switzerland's embassy in Washington, Guillaume Scheurer, told a University of Virginia audience on Monday that the sanctions being levied against Iran are creating an opening in Tehran for businesses from China and India.

11/28: U.Va. Named University Partner of the U.S. Pavilion at World Expo in South Korea

The University of Virginia has been selected as the university partner of the USA Pavilion 2012 at next spring's World Expo in Yeosu, South Korea, a relationship organizers say will provide students a "once-in-a-lifetime" experience.

11/22: Media Advisory: Local Middle School Girls To Participate in Dec. 3 U.Va. Young Women Leaders Program Fall Finale

The "Fall Finale" event of the University of Virginia Young Women Leaders Program will take place Dec. 3, from 3 to 4 p.m., in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom.

11/21: University Welcomes Chinese Delegation, Seeks Strategic Partnership

The University of Virginia welcomed a large delegation from Chinese higher education institutions to Grounds last week as part of efforts to forge a strategic partnership.

11/18: Swiss Official to Discuss His Country's Role as U.S. Representative in Iran

Switzerland's deputy chief of mission, Guillaume Scheurer, will discuss his country's role as the United States' representative in Iran on Nov. 28 at the University of Virginia.

11/17: Turkish Ambassador Talks Regional Security, EU Aspirations

Turkey's ambassador to the United States, Namik Tan, gave a wide-ranging talk at the University of Virginia Monday, touching on regional security issues concerning Syria and Iraq and his country's quest to join the European Union.

11/11: U.Va. Celebrates International Education Week with Mix of Scholarly and Cultural Events

University of Virginia students interested in international education have an array of options from which to choose this week, as the University observes International Education Week, which runs through Friday.

11/10: New Institute Provides Structure for Working Across Disciplinary, Cultural Boundaries

The importance of the humanities in today's world of distracting daily concerns was discussed Tuesday night by University of Virginia English professor Michael Levenson and several other U.Va. professors at an event in the Rotunda to introduce the Institute of the Humanities & Global Cultures in the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.

11/10: Turkey's Ambassador to the United States Speaks at University Monday

Turkey's ambassador to the United States, Namik Tam, comes to the University of Virginia Monday to discuss his country's foreign policy and bilateral relations with the United States.

11/10: Award-Winning European Filmmaker Olivier Laxe to Visit U.Va.

Award-winning European filmmaker Oliver Laxe will visit the University of Virginia to screen "You Are All Captains (Todos vós sodes capitáns)" and give an artist talk on Nov. 15.

11/4: U.Va. Undergraduates Explore Research Options at Fair

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Fair on Wednesday was a chance for University of Virginia departments and centers to interest students in their research, and for students to survey their options.

11/1: Experts on U.S.-Chinese Relations to Speak Nov. 16 at U.Va.

The Asia Institute in the University of Virginia's College of Arts & Sciences will host a pair of experts in U.S.-Chinese economic relations on Nov. 16 as part of "China Town Hall," a national day of programming on China.

11/7: Taiwan's President Meets U.Va. Delegation Partnering with Academia Sinica

Taiwan's president, Ma Ying-jeou, met with a delegation from the University of Virginia visiting the Academia Sinica, Taiwan's counterpart to the National Academy of Science. The delegation was there to formalize a cooperative agreement between the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics in U.Va.'s College of Arts & Sciences and Academia Sinica's Institute of Political Science.

11/1: Former Sri Lankan President to Speak on Challenges After 26-Year Civil War

Chandrika Kumaratunga, president of Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2005, will speak at the University of Virginia's Rotunda Dome Room on Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, but online registration is required.

10/18: U.Va. Class Project Leads to Hand-Built Mongolian Greenhouse

An assignment born in a University of Virginia classroom grew into an international development project this summer when an interdisciplinary group of students traveled to a former Soviet-era spa in rural Mongolia to build a greenhouse made mostly of discarded glass vodka bottles.

10/10: Center for International Studies Launches Book Series, Celebrates Move to Hotel A

The University of Virginia's Center for International Studies celebrated the move to its new home in Hotel A on the West Range Thursday with the first installment of a new faculty book launch series, featuring politics professor William Quandt.

10/7: Chuck and Lynda Robb To Join Spring '12 Semester at Sea Voyage

Former U.S. Sen. Charles S. Robb (D-Virginia) and his wife, Lynda Johnson Robb, will join the spring 2012 voyage of the Semester at Sea global-comparative education program as the MV Explorer sails from Cape Town, South Africa, to Shanghai Feb. 24 to April 7.

10/5: U.Va.'s Brantly Womack Receives China's Friendship Award

University of Virginia foreign affairs professor Brantly Womack was given the China Friendship Award as part of China's Oct. 1 National Day ceremonies in Beijing, led by Premier Wen Jiabao.

10/4: Study-Abroad Seminars to Prepare Students for 'New Possibilities in Life'

University of Virginia students seeking to study, live or work abroad can take advantage of a series of free weekly seminars tailored to help demystify and enrich the experience.

10/3: Kenyan Ambassador: World Will Not Be Stable Until Somalia Is

Speaking at the University of Virginia's Ambassadors' Speakers Forum in Nau Hall auditorium Thursday evening, Kenya's ambassador to the United States, Elkanah Odembo said the international community is not paying the kind of attention to Somalia that it is paying to places like Egypt, Tunisia and Libya. He said if that does not change, "We are going to pay dearly for it."

9/27: Kenya's Ambassador to the U.S. Kicks off Ambassadors' Speakers Forum on Thursday

Kenya's ambassador to the United States, Elkanah Odembo, kicks off the University of Virginia's annual Ambassadors' Speakers Forum on Thursday.

9/23: Faculty: Apply by Oct. 7 for International Studies Grants

The Center for International Studies is soliciting proposals for University Seminars in International Studies and Faculty Travel Abroad in International Studies grants for the 2011-12 cycle. The application deadline is Oct. 7.

9/27: Seven U.Va. Scholars Receive Fulbright Awards

Seven University of Virginia scholars, two graduate students and five recent graduates, have received Fulbright scholarships to study abroad.

9/21: World's Fairs Subject of U.Va. Symposium on Friday

World's fairs have produced some of the most exciting inventions of our times. An inter-disciplinary symposium Friday at the University of Virginia will examine a side of World's Fairs that is not part of the traditional narrative.

9/7: Zelikow Appointed to Obama's Intelligence Advisory Board

President Obama appointed Philip Zelikow, associate dean in the University of Virginia's Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, to serve on the President's Intelligence Advisory Board, the White House announced Tuesday.

8/17: Ayse Yetim Finds Life Here Just Right

Ayse Yetim prefers small-town life, and is happier in Charlottesville than in the big city of Istanbul, Turkey, which she left five years ago. Employed at the University of Virginia asa housekeeper, Yetim also is a student. She is taking English as a Second Language class.

8/10: The Language of Community: Engineering Program Helps International Students Call U.Va. Home

The course, "Introduction to Technical Communications for Non-Native Speakers," taught at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science, is designed to support international students for whom English may be a second, third or fourth language.

8/17: UVaExpress Welcomes International Wahoos

The volunteers of UVaExpress warmly embraced incoming international students Monday and Tuesday as they arrived at Washington, D.C.'s Dulles International Airport to begin their studies at the University of Virginia.

8/9: Football and Field Exercises: British, U.S. Cadets Take Part in ROTC Exchange

Standing on the crowded sidelines Friday at the University of Virginia's first football practice of the season was one of several events that 26 British students from the Northumbrian Universities Officers Training Corps attended during a recent visit to Charlottesville as part of an exchange program with U.Va.'s Army ROTC.

8/8: ESL Class Helps U.Va. Employee Enjoy Life in the U.S.

Idris Hassan, 27, works as a housekeeper in the University of Virginia's Facilities Management Department. He has spent two years in an English as a Second Language class offered by the Charlottesville Adult Learning Center and paid for by U.Va. Human Resources.

8/5: Saudi Students Enjoy 'Custom-Made' English Language and Cultural Immersion Program at U.Va.

On a recent summer afternoon, students from the University of Virginia and Saudi Arabia's Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rahman University, or PNU, escaped the blistering July temperatures chatting in Arabic in a stately – and air-conditioned – Charlottesville house.

8/2: At U.Va., Unique Program Greets Arriving International Students

The University of Virginia is preparing to put out the welcome mat for its incoming international students with its unique bus service, UVaExpress, which shuttles first-time Wahoos from area airports to Grounds.

8/1: Advisory Group Expands Reach of U.Va.'s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy

More than two dozen leaders in politics, diplomacy, business and public policy have joined a new advisory group established this summer by the University of Virginia's Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.

7/22: Ambassador, China Experts to Tackle U.S.-Sino Relations During Global Forum

The critical importance of U.S.-China relations in the 21st century will be at the forefront of lively debates and discussions among some of the nation's top business, political and educational leaders during the upcoming Forum on Global Engagement Aug. 21-25, sponsored by the Institute for Shipboard Education.

7/19: U.Va. Hosts Virginia Department of Education's Japanese Academy

The University of Virginia hosted the Japanese Academy, a summer language program of the Virginia Department of Education, for the first time this summer.

7/15: U.Va.'s Mahoney Attends Law School Dean Summit with Chinese Educators

Paul G. Mahoney, dean of the University of Virginia School of Law, recently attended an unprecedented summit in Beijing between deans from leading law schools in the United States and China.

7/15: U.Va. Performance Gives Glimpse Into the Lives of Tibetan Monks

Monks of Drepung Gomang Monastic College in southern India will give a free cultural performance on July 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the University of Virginia's McKim Hall Auditorium.

7/14: Taiwanese Official Sees Economic Ties Improving Relations Among East Asian Nations

Taiwan's economic ties with its East Asian neighbors will pave the way for further improvements in diplomatic relations, military issues and other shared concerns, the chief international spokesman for the Republic of China said Wednesday morning at the University of Virginia. Philip Y.M. Yang, who earned his doctorate in foreign affairs with a focus on international law and international organizations from U.Va.'s Graduate School of Arts & Sciences in 1996, spoke on "The 'Taiwan Foremost' Strategy."

7/14: Scavenger Hunt Unites Summer Language Institute Students

About 160 students from the University of Virginia's Summer Language Institute gathered Monday evening in the garden of Pavilion VIII, enduring the sweltering July heat as they waited for their activity to begin. The institute offers college and high school students eight weeks of intense study in nine languages, for which they earn two years of college credit (except for those taking Chinese and Arabic, who earn one year). The evening event – the inaugural Summer Language Institute Hunt – was part of the institute's cultural programming.

7/12: For Muslim Women, True Struggle is for Freedom of Movement, Professor Writes

In her new book, "Words Not Swords: Iranian Women Writers and the Freedom of Movement," University of Virginia professor Farzaneh Milani challenges what she sees as the narrow Western stereotype of the shrouded, oppressed Muslim woman, and uses the lens of poetry, literature and film to argue that the true struggle is not against the veil, but for freedom of movement.

7/12: U.Va. Awarded Nearly $2.5 Million to Create Partnership for Design and Manufacture of Affordable, Energy-Efficient Housing

The University of Virginia received a $2,445,000 grant from the Virginia Tobacco Commission Indemnification & Community Revitalization Commission to help transform industry in Southside Virginia utilizing housing designs created through the University's School of Architecture. U.Va. is the lead partner on the one-year grant to design and manufacture affordable and energy-efficient housing systems and disaster recovery structures, the results of design and research by faculty and students in the award-winning ecoMOD and Initiative reCOVER programs.

7/8: U.Va.'s Handler Delivers Keynote at International Conference in Turkey

Richard Handler, an anthropology professor in the University of Virginia's College of Arts & Sciences, delivered the keynote speech to an international conference on "Materiality, Memory and Cultural Heritage" held in Istanbul, Turkey, in May. His talk focused on the history of 20th-century anthropology's study of culture and how it relates to materiality and memory.

7/8: Top Taiwanese Official, a U.Va. Alum, To Speak Wednesday in Rotunda

Philip Y.M. Yang, Taiwan's official international spokesman, who earned his doctorate from the University of Virginia's Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, will speak Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the Lower West Oval Room of the U.Va. Rotunda. The lecture is free and open to the public.

7/5: Former Congressman Perriello to Speak on Social Justice Issues Friday at U.Va.

Scholars studying global social justice campaigns – such as the fight to end the trade in "blood diamonds," the movement to save Darfur and the struggle to get life-saving medicines in the hands of AIDS patients worldwide – will hear from former U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, on Friday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the University of Virginia's Nau Hall, room 211.

7/5: University of Edinburgh Confers Honorary Degree on Casteen

John T. Casteen III, president emeritus of the University of Virginia, received an honorary doctorate on July 1 from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.

6/30: U.Va. Faculty Member To Be Featured on 'Today' Show Broadcast From Monticello July 4

This July 4, Monticello will host its 49th Naturalization Ceremony, welcoming 77 new American citizens from more than 40 different nations.

6/29: Student's International Health Project to Honor Alumna Stephanie Jean-Charles

University of Virginia graduate student Caitlin Carr returns to Africa in July for work that will honor the memory of fellow alumna Stephanie Jean-Charles, who died in the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

6/29: Nursing School Leads HIV/AIDS Research, Outreach in Rural South African Communities

To help meet the need for palliative care in South Africa, University of Virginia nursing professors Marianne Baernholdt and Cathy Campbell and two students will spend three weeks there building partnerships, researching palliative care needs, developing care assessment tools and training health care providers and community workers in Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces.

6/27: Groundbreaking for Award-Winning reCOVER 'Breathe House' Contributes to Recovery in Haiti

A three-person team from the University of Virginia School of Architecture visited Haiti this month to start bringing their design for disaster-recovery housing to reality.

6/7: Visiting Chinese Journalists Score News Coup with Bin Laden Death

Eleven Chinese journalists learned the true meaning of being in the right place at the right time on May 1, when President Obama announced to the world that U.S. Navy Seals had killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. The group from Shanghai was in the United States taking part in the University of Virginia's inaugural "News Media in America" workshop.

6/3: Nine U.Va. Students Win Scholarships to Study Languages Overseas

Nine University of Virginia students are among approximately 575 U.S. undergraduate and graduate students who will be going overseas this summer to study languages with Critical Language Scholarships from the U.S. Department of State.

6/2: Medical School's Joy Boissevain is Globally Respected

As assistant director of the University of Virginia's Center for Global Health, Jane R. (Joy) Boissevain is globally respected for her abilities as a leader, a colleague and a friend with a passion for doing her best in everything she does, said those who successfully endorsed her for a 2011 Leonard W. Sandridge Outstanding Contributor Award.

5/26: Week Abroad with Governor Sparks Professor's Interest in Addressing China's Mental Health Crisis

When a close family friend and businessman in China first invited Kim Penberthy and her husband on a trip to his homeland, she had no idea she'd been handed an opportunity to spend a week this May with Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell's delegation on economic development and job creation.

5/25: U.Va. Names First Two Recipients of Graduate Fellowship at German University

Thomas Jefferson's University of Virginia is taking another step to further its rich relationship with Berlin's Humboldt University, which was founded in 1810 by Alexander's older brother, Wilhelm. The University has bestowed its first two Humboldt Fellowships, designed to support the research of students in the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.

5/16: First-Generation Iranian Graduate Combines Engineering and Policy

"Never judge a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes." Most of us have heard the adage. But for Borna Kazerooni of McLean, a fourth-year student in the University of Virginia's School of Engineering and Applied Science, the words have personal meaning. As the son of Iranian immigrants, he well understands the principle behind the saying.

5/19: Sullivan Awards Honor Three For 'Highest Qualities of Heart and Mind'

The recipients of the 2011 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Awards at the University of Virginia are Ishraga Eltahir and Ethan Heil, who will graduate this weekend, and Valerie H. Gregory, associate dean and director of outreach in the Office of Undergraduate Admission.

5/13: Danna Thomas Turns Challenges into Passions

Danna Thomas' innovative spirit fuels her passions – jazz music, feminism, mental health issues and education. Both an Echols and Jefferson scholar at U.Va., combined her interests to create an interdisciplinary course of study in arts administration, music, poetry and studies in women and gender during her four years.

5/11: Social Entrepreneurship Is 'How You Change the World,' Graduate Says

When Hebah Fischer arrived on the Grounds of the University of Virginia four years ago, she wanted to be the next Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve. But during her time at U.Va., Fischer had a transformation that changed her chosen path. She will graduate May 22 from the College of Arts & Sciences with a degree in global development studies.

5/10: Once a Driver of Zambonis and Buses, Mike Goddard Steers New Path to Architecture Degree

Michael Goddard followed several different paths toward his college education before architecture finally caught his imagination. On May 22, he will walk the University of Virginia Lawn and, at age 34, receive his bachelor of science degree in architecture.

5/6: Houlihan Enters as a Law Student, Exits as an International Human Rights Adviser

Less than 24 hours after Erin Houlihan wrapped up her last law school exam, she was in Iraq discussing women's rights at an international conference. Houlihan will graduate from the University of Virginia School of Law on May 22, though it's easy to mistake her for a practicing human rights lawyer.

5/6: Telling the Stories of U.Va.'s Class of 2011

On May 22, the members of University of Virginia's class of 2011 will process down the Lawn and into their futures. All of our graduates have stories to tell. Over the next two weeks, UVA Today will present just a few of them.

4/27: Moroccan Ambassador: Early Reforms a Buffer Against 'Arab Spring' Protests

Morocco's ambassador to the United States says his country is not experiencing the same upheaval sweeping other Arab and Middle Eastern countries, Aziz Mekouar told a University of Virginia audience Tuesday evening in Nau Hall Auditorium.

4/26: University of Virginia To Host Third International Philosophy Colloquium

The University of Virginia is holding its third International Philosophy Colloquium Thursday through Saturday, bringing to Grounds philosophers from Lebanon, Peru, Mexico, Singapore and Turkey.

4/22: U.Va. Symposium Will Examine Haiti Since 2010 Earthquake

The University of Virginia will hold a symposium April 29 and 30 to examine the situation in Haiti more than a year after it was struck by a deadly earthquake.

4/22: Moroccan Ambassador to Speak at U.Va. Tuesday

Morocco's ambassador to the United States, Aziz Mekouar, will discuss his country's economic and political reforms Tuesday at the University of Virginia.

4/21: Project Assessing 'Grand-Aides' Health Care Initiative in Inner Mongolia Wins Top JPC Prize

The prize for the best Jefferson Public Citizen presentation has gone to a group of University of Virginia students whose project focused on improving health care in Inner Mongolia with the help of grand-aides, senior community members who receive medical training.

4/14: U.Va. Student Selected for German Cultural Exchange

University of Virginia fourth-year student A.J. Johnson has been selected to participate in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals, a yearlong, federally funded fellowship for study and work in Germany.

4/13: Symposium on the 'Turkic World Today' Friday at U.Va.

The University of Virginia's semester-long program on Turkey continues Friday and Saturday with a symposium in Minor Hall's auditorium.

4/7: Last Lecturers: With Courage, Determination and Creativity, A Better World Is Possible

Members of the University of Virginia community gathered in Old Cabell Hall Tuesday night to hear two of U.Va.'s most distinguished faculty members participate in the Last Lecture series, a yearly event designed to give professors the opportunity give a lecture as if it were their last. Sponsored by the Residence Life Office, the Last Lecture series celebrated its 19th year with thought-provoking speeches from politics professor Robert Fatton and anthropology professor Richard Handler, both of the College of Arts & Sciences.

3/30: U.S.-Turkish-Israeli Relations Subject of Friday Conference at U.Va.

On Friday, a conference at the University of Virginia, sponsored by the Center for International Studies and the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics in U.Va.'s College of Arts & Sciences, will analyze the state of relations among the U.S., Turkey and Israel.

3/28: U.Va. To Host Special Viewing of Award-Winning Film on Nobel Laureate's American Microcredit Bank

The University of Virginia is joining forces with Sundance Award-winning filmmaker Gayle Ferraro to show her movie, "To Catch a Dollar," which documents the birth of Grameen America, the Bangladesh-based microlender's New York City branch.

3/25: U.Va. Professor: Massive Jolts of Japan Earthquake 'Unlike Anything I'd Experienced'

For Kath Weston, March 11 started out quite normally. She was in Japan to present a paper at the Asia Global Studies Conference. That all changed when Weston found herself in the midst of one of the world's biggest earthquakes, one that has thus far claimed more than 10,000 lives.

3/23: U.Va. Architecture Dean's Forum Lecture to Focus on Dutch Urban Sprawl

Rainer Johann, a Berlin-based urbanist, will present a Dean's Forum Lecture, "Tussenland Meets Sprawl: The Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth Discourse in Light of a Dutch Phenomenon." The lecture will be held at the University of Virginia School of Architecture on April 6 at 5:30 p.m. in Campbell Hall, room 160.

3/22: U.Va. Teach-In To Examine Main Issues of the Crisis in Japan

The University of Virginia will host a public teach-in Thursday to focus on the events in Japan following that country's earthquake and tsunami.

3/15: Indonesia Ambassador Charms Crowd, Talks of a Changed Indonesia and Ties to U.Va.

When Indonesia's former presidential adviser became ambassador to the United States last year, one of the first things he wanted to do was come to the University of Virginia. And that he did, where he delivered a talk Monday evening.

3/15: Daring High-Seas Rescue of American Captain the Topic at U.Va. Seminar on Somali Piracy

Easter Sunday 2009 was marked by a daring rescue that freed American ship captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates 350 miles off the Horn of Africa. On Thursday, the author of the plan that freed Phillips comes to the University of Virginia to talk about the incident.

3/10: Indonesian Ambassador Speaks Monday at U.Va., Where His Father Was First Indonesian Student

Indonesia's ambassador to the United States comes to the University of Virginia on Monday to discuss how his and other countries can adapt to what he calls "this amazing century."

3/9: U.Va.'s Transatlantic Teacher Scholars Program Promotes Global Approach to American History

Ten teachers from Central Virginia and 10 from the United Kingdom have been working together since August through the University of Virginia's new Transatlantic Teacher Scholars Program. They met face-to-face for the first time recently on a program-sponsored research trip in Barbados.

3/8: Keck Center Hosts Microscopy Symposium, Workshop

The University of Virginia's W.M. Keck Center for Cellular Imaging will sponsor and host an international symposium March 10 on fluorescence resonance energy transfer, or FRET, microscopy, in honor of the late German physical chemist Theodor Förster, who innovated this specialized field of microscopy and published a groundbreaking paper on the subject 65 years ago.

3/8: Thomas Jefferson and Polish Patriot Thaddeus Kosciuszko Are Topic of U.Va. Talk on March 25

Thomas Jefferson called his Polish friend, Thaddeus Kosciuszko, "the purest son of Liberty." Dariusz Tolczyk, an associate professor of Slavic language and literature in the University of Virginia's College of Arts & Sciences, will give a talk March 25 about this great but little-known friendship.

3/8: Team Design to Be Focus of Robertson Professor Lecture at U.Va.'s Architecture School

Lionel Devlieger is the 2011 Robertson Visiting Professor at the University of Virginia School of Architecture and founding partner of Rotor, a design and research collaborative based in Brussels. He will give a lecture on March 21, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., in Campbell Hall, room 153.

3/7: U.Va. Bioethicist Named to New Presidential Panel on Protecting People in Scientific Studies

University of Virginia bioethics professor John Arras has been named to a new International Research Panel created by the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues to consider the standards for protecting human subjects in scientific studies.

3/4: Semester at Sea's New Short-Term Voyage to Address Global Challenges

"Engineering a New Tomorrow," the first short-term Semester at Sea voyage, will explore key global issues during an intensive 26-day shipboard and field-practice curriculum developed in partnership with the University of Virginia.

3/3: New Suite of Free Seminars to Teach How to Better 'Cross Cultures'

To help better prepare University of Virginia students participating in education abroad activities, the University is offering a new trio of free seminars designed to help students not just sight-see around the world, but better understand people and learn to thrive in other parts of the global community.

3/2: Caribbean Writer Maryse Conde to Visit University of Virginia

Caribbean writer Maryse Condé will give a public talk, "Journey of a Caribbean Woman Writer," during a two-day visit to the University of Virginia.

3/2: U.Va. Student Provides Help and Hope for Romanian Children

Clare Vierbuchen is a graduate student in the clinical psychology program at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education. At the same time, she runs both a group home and an after-school community center for children in the northern Romania town of Bistrita.

3/2: March 11 Fundraiser To Help Bring Clean Water to South African Province

For the past three years, University of Virginia students and researchers have worked to establish clean water and sanitation systems in Limpopo Province, South Africa through a trans-disciplinary collaboration known as Water and Health in Limpopo, or WHIL.

2/23: Symposium Feb. 25-26 Leads Off Series of Events About Turkic Peoples

A two-day symposium Feb. 25 and 26 at the University of Virginia will explore the long transformation of the status of Turkic peoples and societies and the concept of a Turkic identity that spans political systems and world regions.

2/22: Pentagon Correspondent Reviews U.S. National Security Interests

A University of Virginia audience got a lesson Monday in "United States Security Challenges for the 21st Century," with a backstory on how and why the sphere of U.S. influence has grown to where it is today.

2/22: U.Va. Global Health Researchers Discover Hormone That Prevents Obesity Also Protects Against a Potentially Fatal Infection

A 10-year study of urban slum children in Bangladesh has resulted in a groundbreaking discovery that helps explain how our bodies control susceptibility to a life-threatening diarrheal infection.

2/21: March 11 Fundraiser to Help Bring Clean Water to South African Province

For the past three years, University of Virginia students and researchers have worked to establish clean water and sanitation systems in Limpopo Province, South Africa through a trans-disciplinary collaboration known as Water and Health in Limpopo, or WHIL.

2/17: Talk at U.Va. to Focus on National Security Challenges of the 21st Century

The University of Virginia's Office of the Vice Provost for International Programs will hold a talk Monday by Al Pessin, Pentagon correspondent for Voice of America radio news. He will explore "U.S. National Security Challenges of the 21st Century."

2/11: U.Va. Launches Interdisciplinary Minor in Global Sustainability

The University of Virginia has launched an interdisciplinary minor in global sustainability, open to students from all the undergraduate schools at the University.

2/10: Japanese Ambassador: Don't Take Robust U.S.-Japanese Relations for Granted

Japan's ambassador to the United States, Ichiro Fujisaki, cautioned a University of Virginia audience Wednesday against taking for granted the robust relations enjoyed by Washington and Tokyo.

2/4: U.Va. Scholars Examine Changing Global Identities

The University of Virginia's Center for International Studies will host a symposium, "Transnationalism Inside Out," featuring U.Va. faculty, on Feb. 11 from 2 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. in Rouss-Robertson Hall, room 403. A reception and dinner will follow in the Colonnade Club in Pavilion VII.

2/4: Japan's Ambassador to the U.S. to Speak at University of Virginia Feb. 9

Japan's ambassador to the United States, Ichiro Fujisaki, is coming to the University of Virginia on Wednesday to talk about the future of Asia and why it is important that Washington and Tokyo maintain their good relations.

2/5: Quandt 'Sanguine' About Egypt and Tunisia, More Independent Middle East

America must adjust to a new, more independent Middle East, where events are largely outside of our control. And that's a good thing, University of Virginia politics professor and Middle East expert William Quandt said during a panel discussion Thursday evening.

2/2: University of Virginia Ranked No. 2 for Alumni in Peace Corps

The University of Virginia is ranked No. 2 in the Peace Corps' list of the top 25 medium-sized colleges and universities in producing volunteers who live and work in foreign countries around the world.

2/1: Nepalese Ambassador: Country in No Danger of Popular Uprising

Nepal's ambassador to the United States, Shankar Prasad Sharma, told a large University of Virginia audience Monday that his country is in no danger of falling prey to the type of popular uprising that toppled Tunisia's government and is imperiling the rule of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

2/1: U.Va. Tip Sheet: Professor Quandt Available to Discuss Turmoil in Egypt

In light of current events in Egypt, the University of Virginia offers expert William Quandt for comment.

1/31: Experts to Discuss Turmoil in Tunisia and Egypt Thursday at U.Va.

The fast-moving political events in Tunisia and Egypt will be the topic of a panel discussion at the University of Virginia on Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the South Lawn Commons Building.

1/25: Nepal's Ambassador to the United States to Discuss Country's Unstable Political Situation

Nepal's ambassador to the United States, Shankar Prasad Sharma, will come to the University of Virginia on Jan. 31 to discuss his country's labored transition from a monarchy to a federal republic.

1/21: Talk on 'Understanding Contemporary Russia' Set for Jan. 28 at U.Va.'s Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections Library

"Understanding Contemporary Russia," a talk providing an overview of a 2010 summer immersion experience in Russia for K-12 teachers, will be held Jan. 28 at the University of Virginia.

1/20: Students Learn About Ireland Through Arts and Landscape

From medieval holy wells and towers to rugged shores and gritty city streets, Ireland's culture and history unfolded for University of Virginia students in a January term course, "An Irish Sense of Place: Literature, Language, Music and the Arts."

1/13: U.Va. Architecture School's 'Initiative reCOVER' Wins International Housing for Haiti Competition

Initiative reCOVER, a University of Virginia School of Architecture program to design and build disaster recovery structures, has won first prize in an international housing competition to help with the reconstruction of Haiti following the devastating January 2010 earthquake.

2010

12/29: 2010 In Review: Haiti Earthquake and Jean-Charles Death Evoke Multitude of U.Va. Responses

Two days after a devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook Haiti on Jan. 12, as members of the University of Virginia community mobilized to provide relief, they learned of a personal loss: Stephanie Jean-Charles, a 2009 U.Va. graduate and master's program student at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, had died from a fatal head injury while home with her family in Port-au-Prince.

12/27: 2010 in Review: University Expands Its Role on the World Stage

The University of Virginia's international programs grew in 2010. The Office of the Vice Provost for International Programs brought to Grounds ambassadors to the United States from Panama, Iceland and Bosnia and Herzegovina, to name a few.

12/14: U.Va. to Host Delegation from King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

The University of Virginia's Curry School of Education and U.Va.'s Teaching Resource Center will host 15 faculty members from King Faisal University in Saudi Arabia for workshops Dec. 15-21 in Bavaro Hall. The visiting faculty represent a variety of disciplines, including education, medicine, veterinary medicine and business. The goal of their visit is to learn new teaching strategies and technologies used in teaching at the college level.

12/14: U.Va. History Professor John Mason Captures Cape Town Carnival in Words, Pictures

Photographer and historian John E. Mason tells the story of the Cape Town Carnival from the inside. Mason, a history professor in the University of Virginia's College of Arts & Sciences, has just published "One Love, Ghoema Beat: Inside the Cape Town Carnival," a history in words and photographs of the carnival, one of the world's most colorful and least known celebrations.

12/8: Visiting Fellow Working on Book on Socio-Political Conflict Resolution in Latin America

In her native Venezuela, Maria Pilar Garcia-Guadilla is a tenured professor at the University Simón Bolìvar. This semester she has taken a break and come to the University of Virginia, where she has been working on her fourth book.

12/8: Faculty Senate Updated on International Programs, New Budget Model Being Considered, Gov.'s Higher Ed Commission

The University of Virginia's Faculty Senate received an update Monday on the University's international activities, programs and opportunities.

12/2: Brazilian Minister-Counselor: WikiLeaks Poses No Threat to U.S.-Brazil Relations

Brazil's minister-counselor to the United States told a University of Virginia audience on Wednesday that the recent release of more than 250,000 leaked U.S. embassy cables would have little effect on relations between the two countries.

11/19: Denmark Exchange: Swapping Nursing Students, Sharing Knowledge

The University of Virginia's School of Nursing this semester added a new destination to its longtime international exchange program: Denmark.

11/19: U.N. Goodwill Ambassador Asiyo Discusses 'New Dawn in Kenya'

University of Virginia students and faculty and Charlottesville community members filled Jefferson Hall on Wednesday night to hear Phoebe M. Asiyo speak on the strides the new Constitution of Kenya has made in repairing the status of the nation’s women, which was degraded during the colonial reign of the British.

11/17: Experts at the University of Virginia Tackle Tough Questions at Global University Seminar

The question of what constitutes a "global citizen" took center stage Monday at a University of Virginia seminar, where scholars and practitioners from around the world gathered to consider the future of the global university in the 21st century.

11/12: U.Va. Celebrates International Education Week, Reflects on Gains Made in Education Abroad

he University of Virginia is celebrating International Education Week this week with a mix of scholarly, cultural and education abroad events that showcase the global reach the University has attained since making international activities a priority in its "2020" plan of nine years ago.

11/11: Phoebe M. Asiyo, Kenyan Advocate for Women, to Speak at U.Va. on Tuesday

The Honorable Phoebe M. Asiyo, a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Fund for Women and chair of the Kenyan Caucus for Women's Leadership, will speak at the University of Virginia on women's leadership and the new constitution of Kenya on Nov. 16, from 5 to 7 p.m., in Jefferson Hall, Hotel C on the West Range.

11/10: University of Virginia Seeks Ways to Realize the 'Global University'

The University of Virginia will bring together leaders in higher education on Nov. 14 and 15 to assess the state of the global university, at a time when colleges and universities are seeking ways to enhance their programs in the 21st century.

11/10: U.Va. Jewish Studies' 10th Anniversary Conference to Premiere New Abrahamic Music

The University of Virginia's Jewish Studies Program will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a public conference, "Jewish Renaissance and Renaissances: New Perspectives on a Cultural Theme," to be held Nov. 13 through 15.

11/3: Ambassador: Bosnia and Herzegovina Making Steady Democratic Progress

Bosnia and Herzegovina's ambassador to the United States, Mitar Kujundzic, spoke to a University of Virginia audience on Tuesday as part of the University's Ambassadors' Speakers' Forum, sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for International Programs.

10/29: Virginia Film Festival, U.Va.'s Harrison Institute to Screen 'The Good Earth'

The University of Virginia's Mary and David Harrison Institute for American History, Literature and Culture and the Virginia Film Festival will offer a special screening of "The Good Earth," a 1937 film based on Pearl S. Buck's classic novel about China.

10/28: Bosnia and Herzegovina's Ambassador to the U.S. to Speak at the University Tuesday

The University of Virginia welcomes Bosnia and Herzegovina's ambassador to the United States on Tuesday to discuss his country's efforts to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union.

10/13: Landscape Architecture Students' Entries Selected for Publication in International DeltaCompetition

Three projects from University of Virginia graduate landscape architecture students have been selected for publication by the DeltaCompetition, an international competition that challenged students to formulate creative solutions for adapting the delta cities of the world to climate change impacts.

10/14: In Memoriam: Mario di Valmarana

Architecture Professor Emeritus Mario di Valmarana died Oct. 13 at his home in Venice. He was 81. Valmarana, who joined the University of Virginia School of Architecture faculty in 1972, retired in January 2000. He started the school's Venice and Vincenza study-abroad programs.

10/12: U.Va. Law School to Host Human Rights and Education Symposium Oct. 15

Human rights and education lawyers and advocates will share their research, work and personal experiences on education rights and local education advocacy at a symposium to be held Friday, in room 102 of Withers-Brown Hall at the University of Virginia School of Law.

10/5: Ambassador: U.S., Netherlands More Intertwined Than One Might Think

Regina Jones-Bos, the Netherlands' ambassador to the United States, shared some facts at the University of Virginia Monday that may not be common knowledge, during an Ambassadors' Speakers Forum talk in the South Lawn Commons Building auditorium on Monday.

10/1: President Sullivan Welcomes International Students to Carr's Hill

As rain generated in part by Tropical Storm Nicole soaked Charlottesville Thursday evening, University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan offered a warm welcome to international students with a dinner at her residence, Carr's Hill.

9/30: Dutch Ambassador to the U.S. Speaks Monday at University of Virginia

The Netherlands' ambassador to the United States, Renee Jones-Bos, will come to the University of Virginia Monday to discuss relations between Amsterdam and Washington.

9/27: 'Global Collections' Library Exhibit Opens Sept. 30

A new exhibit opening Thursday at U.Va.'s Mary and David Harrison Institute for American History, Literature and Culture, "Global Collections at the U.Va Library: Engaging the World", features literature about, and relics of international travel.

9/27: Shanghai Launch For Darden's New Global Executive MBA Program

Building on its portfolio of MBA, Ph.D. and executive education programs, the University of Virginia Darden School of Business has launched a new MBA for Executives Global program.

9/24: U.Va. Hosts Japan Foundation Film Series Beginning Oct. 5

The East Asia Center and Asia Institute of the University of Virginia's College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences will host a Japan Foundation Film Series, "Japanese Films of the 1960s," in October.

9/17: Expert Asks: Is Philanthropy Entering a Second Golden Era?

Lincoln Chen, president of the China Medical Board of New York and a former executive vice president of the Rockefeller Foundation, opened a three-day symposium on Tuesday, which focused on the role of philanthropy in the United States and the world and was hosted by the Center for International Studies.

9/16: Ambassador: Iceland Working to Recover from Financial Collapse

Iceland's ambassador to the United States, Hjálmar W. Hannesson kicked off the University's annual Ambassadors' Speakers Forum on Monday, sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for International Programs.

9/9: Philanthropy and Development Symposium Brings World's Leading Experts to Grounds

The University of Virginia's Center for International Studies will host a three-day symposium beginning Tuesday that will explore the role of philanthropy and development in the United States and around the world.

9/8: U.Va. Panel Discusses Plight of Pakistan

The University of Virginia's Global Development Organization and 'Hoos for Pakistan Flood Relief featured politics professor John Echeverri-Gent and Fauzia Kasuri, a spokesperson for the Imran Khan Foundation, during a Monday talk on the floods in Pakistan and what students can do to help.

9/8: Iceland's Ambassador to the U.S. Kicks off 2010-11 Ambassadors' Speaker Forum

Iceland's ambassador to the United States, Hjálmar W. Hannesson, comes to the University of Virginia on Monday to discuss "Iceland on the World Scene" as his country deals with its financial crisis.

9/3: U.Va. to Hold 'Facing the Flood in Pakistan' Panel Discussion Monday

The University of Virginia will hold an interactive panel discussion, "Facing the Flood in Pakistan," Monday at 8 p.m. in Jefferson Hall on the West Range. The discussion will include information on the state of affairs in Pakistan, why aid has been so slow to reach the affected area and how individuals can help.

9/1: U.Va. Social Business Series to Feature Former Bangladeshi Leader

University of Virginia students interested in social business models will have the opportunity to learn from the leaders in the field during a five-week film and speaker series, culminating with a talk by the man credited with overseeing the most successful elections in Bangladesh's history.

8/25: Building Tomorrow Academy of Gita, Supported by University of Virginia, Opens

Hundreds of students, families and local leaders joined in a seven-hour chorus of celebration recently to commemorate the grand opening of the Building Tomorrow Academy of Gita, a school in Uganda supported by the University of Virginia community.

8/24: Desmond Tutu to Sail with Semester at Sea Program for Entire Fall Semester

Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu is sailing around the world with Semester at Sea this fall with more than 600 college students and a 35-member faculty appointed by the University of Virginia.

8/23: Public Forum Looks at Urban Revitalization in New Orleans and Haiti

A public forum, "Five Years After the Storm: The Politics of 'Rebuilding' in a Post-Katrina World," will be held Wednesday at the University of Virginia.

8/19: International Students Receive Warm Welcome via UVaExpress

Wahoos from Africa, Asia and Europe were the first to arrive on Grounds this week courtesy of the University of Virginia's unique shuttle service, UVaExpress, which transports international students from Dulles International Airport to the University in time for fall classes.

8/18: U.Va. Inaugurates Joint Institute With Two Top Chinese Universities

On Tuesday, the University of Virginia took a big step in its globalization efforts, joining forces with two of China's preeminent universities, Peking University and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, to create a joint institute for research and teaching.

8/18: U.Va. Law Faculty Teach - And Learn - at Schools Abroad

From China to Australia, several University of Virginia School of Law professors taught abroad over the summer, continuing an annual tradition in which faculty learn and grow from instructing students less familiar with U.S. law.

8/9: U.Va.'s Summer Language Institute Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Total Immersion

Bill McDonald likes to say he didn't help found the University of Virginia's Summer Language Institute. "I'm not the founder," he laughed one recent Friday. "I'm the survivor!"

8/6: U.Va. Environmental Sciences Grad Student Attends Workshop in Malaysia

University of Virginia Environmental Sciences doctoral candidate Jennifer Holm was one of two U.S. graduate students selected to participate in a recent international ecological workshop in Malaysia.

8/4: Ghana Delegation, Curry School Lay Groundwork for Future Collaboration

Seeking opportunities to create symbiotic relationships was the goal of an eight-member delegation from Winneba, Ghana, as they visited the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education on Tuesday.

8/2: Eight U.Va. Students, Most Recent Graduates, Receive Fulbright Scholarships

Eight University of Virginia students, most of whom are recent graduates, have received Fulbright scholarships to study abroad. They will be going overseas to further their education in such topics as philosophy, biology, architecture, languages and art.

8/2: Ghana Delegation to Meet with Faculty at U.Va.'s Curry School of Education Tomorrow

The University of Virginia's Curry School of Education will host a nine-member delegation from Winneba, Ghana, Charlottesville's newest sister city, on Aug. 3 at noon in Ruffner Hall, room 200.

7/27: Engineers in the Policy World: Internship Program Continues 10-Year Tradition of High-Level Placements

The University of Virginia Engineering School's Science and Technology Policy Internship Program, now in its 10th year, regularly places students in high-level policymaking offices at home and abroad, such as the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy and French Ministry of National Education. This summer, the program placed interns in 18 posts, including offices in Washington, D.C., Buenos Aires and Paris.

7/9: Educators Learn to Teach Chinese at U.Va.'s STARTALK Academy

Immersion, exposure to culture and technology are among the tools used today to teach Chinese to American students. Language teachers from around the U.S. attending a University of Virginia program recently spent a week reflecting on contemporary theories and participating in workshops and interactive activities to learn how to implement these and other tools in their classrooms.

7/8: McIntire Students Gain International Insight Through Global Immersion Experience

For 72 graduate students at the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce, a summer trip meant a six-week adventure learning the complexities of business and culture in Europe, China or Southeast Asia as part of the program's intensive – and mandatory – Global Immersion Experience.

7/2: Worldwide, Women's Income Brings Host of Benefits, U.Va.'s Blumberg Finds

Recognizing the importance of understanding women's positions and perspectives in any society has been the foundation of U.Va. sociologist Rae Blumberg's career. Having done so for almost 40 years, she has gathered plenty of support for one big idea – that economically empowering women tends to unleash a host of accompanying benefits.

7/1: U.Va. Architecture School's 'Initiative reCOVER' Submits Housing Design for Haiti Reconstruction Competition

Initiative reCOVER, a University of Virginia School of Architecture program to design and build disaster recovery structures, is designing housing to help with the reconstruction of Haiti.

6/30: Landscape Architecture Student Kirsten Ostberg Selected for Internship in Geneva

University of Virginia graduate landscape architecture student Kirsten Ostberg has been selected as one of nine students who will spend the first two weeks of August living in Geneva, Switzerland and working on design ideas for the U.S. mission there.

6/29: University-wide Effort Works to Provide South African Community with Clean Water

University of Virginia students and faculty members are taking significant steps toward improving water and sanitation facilities in developing nations.

6/10: U.Va. Student Starts Organization to Build Schools in Haiti

The devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12 destroyed 70 percent of the country's schools. While people from around the world have contributed to disaster relief funds, University of Virginia rising second-year student Ania Turnier, a native of Haiti, hopes to make a long-term impact.

6/2: Sandra Day O'Connor, Julian Bond to Tackle Critical Issues Aboard Semester at Sea's Forum on Global Engagement

Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and civil rights icon Julian Bond, a University of Virginia history professor, will join notable historians, activists and global thought-leaders to address some of today's most critical issues as part of the upcoming Forum on Global Engagement, Semester at Sea's four-day voyage examining international issues.

5/28: U.Va. Law Professor: Haiti's Women at High Risk for Rape Following Earthquake

The massive earthquake that hit Haiti in January is having an especially devastating effect on women and girls in displaced persons camps, a University of Virginia law professor found.

5/28: U.Va. Law Students and Alumna Pursue Human Rights Work with Help from Fellowships

Recent University of Virginia law graduate and Sri Lanka native Nilakshi Parndigamage and more than a dozen other U.Va. law students and an alumna are the recipients of human rights fellowships sponsored or co-sponsored by the Law School this year.

5/20: Record Number of U.Va. Students Accepted to Assistantships in France

This year a record number of University of Virginia French students have been awarded positions in the Teaching Assistant Program in France, offered by the French Ministry of Education and the Cultural Services at the French Embassy.

5/18: Turkey Beckons Architecture Student Jordan Matthews

When Jordan Matthews embarked on her college tour, her parents told her if she wanted to study architecture, she needed to consider the University of Virginia. After four years of architectural exploration, she will receive her bachelor's degree on May 23. Then it's off to Turkey.

5/13: Iberedem Ekure: Versatile Engineering Student Headed to Wall Street

Iberedem Ekure said he experienced "a bit of culture shock" when he arrived at the University of Virginia from Nigeria four years ago. The lifestyles were so different, and, raised by strict parents, he wasn't sure what to do with so much freedom.

5/12: Advocate for International Students Leaves Indelible Impact

Mongolia native Batkhuu Dashnyam decided he wanted to come to the University of Virginia four years ago during "Days on the Lawn," an annual series of springtime open houses at the University for admitted students who are undecided about attending.

5/11: Advocate for International Students Leaves Indelible Impact

Batkhuu Dashnyam seized the opportunity to become a leader on Grounds in international student issues, including financial aid and the initiation of the U.Va. Global Student Council.

5/6: Cuban U.Va. Degree Candidate Lives the American Dream

When Carlos Cueto, then 19, came to the United States in 2004, he had two goals: to learn English and earn a college degree. He accomplished the first in just 15 months, and now is on the verge of achieving the second. He is scheduled to graduate from the University of Virginia on May 23.

5/6: Indian Nuclear Expert to Speak in Rotunda May 10

The chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commission will speak Monday at the University of Virginia about the state of nuclear energy in his country. Srikumar Banerjee, who took over as chairman in November, will speak at 1 p.m. in the Dome Room of the Rotunda. The event is free and open to the public.

4/30: U.Va. Language Center Provides English Support Services for International Community Members

As the University of Virginia continues to emphasize globalization, one department plays an especially important role in welcoming international scholars, students, staff and faculty members to Charlottesville.

4/28: Student-Led Forum Helps Meet Increased Interest in African Studies

Almost 200 students at the University of Virginia hail from more than 25 countries in Africa. Added to that are students with multiple ethnic backgrounds who are part African and some American students who have spent time growing up on the continent.

4/27: Center for Politics, U.Va. Families to Host South Asian Students for New Media Program

Twenty undergraduate students from Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka will spend four weeks in June at the University of Virginia learning about the impact of new media on democracy.

4/21: Prominent Polish Writer and Publisher to Visit U.Va.

Andrzej Stasiuk, one of Poland's most famous contemporary writer, and Monika Sznajderman, publisher of the Wydawnictwo Czarne Publishing House, will visit the University of Virginia on May 3 and 4.

4/20: U.Va. to Host International Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium

The University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science will welcome 200 engineering students from around the world on April 23 who will present their work at an international forum in Zehmer Hall.

4/16: Six U.Va. Students Win Scholarships to Study Languages Overseas

Six University of Virginia students will go overseas this summer to study languages with Critical Language Scholarships from the U.S. Department of State.

4/14: Richard Bell to Deliver Kluge Distinguished Lecture at U.Va.

Aboriginal artist Richard Bell will deliver the John W. and Maria Tussi Kluge Distinguished Lecture in Arts and Humanities at the University of Virginia on April 21 at 6 p.m.

4/15: Globe-Trotting Students Make Challenging Transition to College Life

Making the transition to college life can be challenging.Students must adjust to a new environment, new friends and new classes.

4/14: U.Va.'s McIntire School to Host Public Symposium on 'China's Emergence and the Transformation of Global Commerce'

The University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce will host a public symposium on "China's Emergence and the Transformation of Global Commerce" on April 23.

4/7: U.Va. Conference April 15-17 to Examine Victor Hugo and Exiled Writers

Victor Hugo and other exiled writers are the focus of the annual Müller Colloquium, sponsored by the University of Virginia's Department of French Language and Literature in the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.

4/8: Azerbaijan Ambassador to Speak at U.Va. on April 14

Yashar Aliyev, ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States, will visit the University of Virginia and deliver a talk on "Azerbaijan-U.S. Relations" on April 14 at 4 p.m. in the Commonwealth Room in Newcomb Hall.

3/29: U.Va. Engineering Professor Works Across Disciplines - and Continents

For Zongli Lin, collaborations are an essential element of his research and life. Lin, a professor in the University of Virginia's Charles L. Brown Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, works with faculty in a variety of engineering and technical disciplines, both in the United States and China.

4/6: Lecture on Effects of Climate Change in India to be Held at U.Va. School of Architecture April 26

Arun Agrawal will give the Weedon Lecture in Asian Architecture at the University of Virginia's School of Architecture on April 26 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Campbell Hall, room 153. Agrawal will talk about "Climate Change and Indian Cities."

4/2: Haiti Reconstruction Topic of April 9 Conference at U.Va.

An update on Haiti since the January earthquake will be presented in a conference at the University of Virginia, "The Search for Solid Ground: Re-imagining Haiti," which will take place on April 9.

3/30: Haiti Reconstruction Topic of April 9 Conference at U.Va.

An update on Haiti since the January earthquake will be presented in a conference at the University of Virginia. "The Search for Solid Ground: Re-imagining Haiti," will take place on April 9.

3/23: Student Groups Bring Micro-Credit Expert to University of Virginia

Student groups interested in social entrepreneurship and international development are bringing the chairman of the board of Grameen Bank to the University of Virginia for their second annual conference Friday.

3/19: Media Advisory: U.Va. Students Simulate Nuclear Arms-Control Summit

Tomorrow approximately 120 University of Virginia students will assume the roles of ambassadors to a global arms-control negotiation, about two months ahead of the actual event in New York this May.

3/18: U.Va. to Host Trilateral Conference on HIV/AIDS and Public Health Access

Experts from China, France and the United States will convene Sunday at the University of Virginia for a three-day conference to discuss how non-governmental agencies help to shape public health policy.

3/18: Berlin Prize Fellowship Lets Scholar Continue Work on Landmark Biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Charles Marsh, a professor of religious studies and director of the Project on Lived Theology at the University of Virginia, is one of 14 distinguished American scholars, artists and writers enjoying a semester-long residency in Berlin this spring as winners of the Berlin Prize from the American Academy in Berlin.

3/16: Exiled Tibetan Lama To Share Memoir 'Surviving the Dragon'

Recognized at age 2 as the reincarnated abbot of one of Tibet's major monasteries, Arjia Rinpoche was treated like a living Buddha as a child. He studied with Tibet's greatest lamas, including the Dalai Lama. On Thursday, March 18, from 4 to 6 p.m., Rinpoche will introduce his memoir and talk about his life and events in Tibet during the second half of the 20th century in the University of Virginia's Minor Hall.

3/16: Panel to Address International Employment Issues

Immigration specialists at U.Va. are holding a panel discussion tomorrow about the process of employing international workers at the University. The one-hour discussion, which begins at 10 a.m. in the Commonwealth Room in Newcomb Hall.

3/8: U.Va. Medical Center, University of Miami Team to Provide Care to Haitian Earthquake Victims

Many survivors of January's earthquake in Haiti are in need of neurologists, plastic surgeons, epidemiologists and other medical specialists, but they may not be available on-site in field hospitals. A new partnership between the University of Miami Health System and the University of Virginia Health System looks to bridge that gap.

3/4: Darden Launches New Global Business Experiences

This week, more than 30 students from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business traveled to China as part of the Global Business Experience program. Global Business Experiences – or GBEs, as they are known at Darden – are one- to two-week courses that take place in countries around the world each spring. This year, Darden students will travel at midterm break to Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, India, Mexico, Spain and Sweden, and – for the first time – to Egypt and to Israel in May.

3/3: U.Va. Medical Center Personnel Assist in Haiti Relief Efforts

Less than a month after a devastating earthquake struck Haiti on Jan. 12, U.Va. nursing professor Audrey Snyder was on the ground in Haiti, aiding earthquake victims. Snyder and U.Va. emergency medicine physician Scott Syverud traveled to Jacmel, a city in southern Haiti, to assist at a church clinic and hospital last month. Snyder and Syverud spoke about their experience Monday to an audience of hospital employees, medical and nursing students and others. community members.

3/3: Visiting Professor Illuminates Plight of Mizrahi Women in Israel in Light of the Palestine-Israel Conflict

Smadar Lavie loves teaching University of Virginia students. Lavie, an associate professor visiting the University of Virginia's interdisciplinary Studies in Women and Gender program this academic year, is teaching two classes this semester.

3/2: At U.S.-Pakistan Relations Conference, Experts and High Schoolers Alike Ponder Complex Challenges

Since the 9/11 attacks, Pakistan has provided the United States with limited support against Al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders taking refuge in Pakistan's rugged tribal areas. However, that stance changed dramatically in recent weeks. Does this signify the beginning of a major shift in Pakistani-U.S. relations? That was one key question discussed on Thursday, Friday and Monday during a U.Va. conference, "Global Security in the Balance: Pakistan and U.S. Foreign Policy."

3/1: Miller Center Debate: To Compete Globally, Do Americans Really Need College?

The United States ranks 10th among industrialized nations in the number of 25- to 34-year olds with college degrees, behind Canada, Japan, Korea and several European countries. China and Japan are quickly catching up and potentially changing the global economic arena. This was the backdrop of a debate, held Friday and sponsored by the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs.

2/26: Fundraiser on March 12 Will Help U.Va. Students Complete Clean Water Project in Africa

Moving clean water from a mountaintop spring in West Africa to a village located six miles away requires quality engineering. It also requires dedication. University of Virginia students, with the support of the Charlottesville Rotary Club, have traveled to Wum in western Cameroon, Africa, for the past three years to help people in the region build a sustainable clean-water system.

2/25: JPC Students Combine Public Service, Research Efforts in Nicaragua

Robin Kendall first felt a strong connection to Bluefields, Nicaragua, after a January Term trip during her first year at the University of Virginia. Struck by the warm, welcoming community and numerous opportunities for economic development, she knew she wanted to help the economically depressed area.

2/25: 'Law Hoos for Haiti' Aim to Raise $12,000

Members of several University of Virginia Law School student organizations have joined together as "Law Hoos for Haiti" and are in the midst of a multi-faceted campaign to aid the earthquake-ravaged country.

2/24: Respected Bangladeshi Leader is Distinguished Visiting Scholar at U.Va.

The man credited with overseeing the most successful elections in Bangladesh's history, Fakhruddin Ahmed, is undertaking a yearlong appointment at the University of Virginia as a distinguished visiting scholar.

2/23: U.Va. Schools of Nursing and Medicine Building a Transformational Model for Compassionate Care Worldwide

The U.Va. Initiatives in Compassionate Care is a collaboration between the schools of Medicine and Nursing, and is envisioned as a transformational model for delivery of "compassionate care." The goal is "to improve the lives of those with life-threatening illnesses across the lifespan and in health care settings by transforming practice, education, research and community partnerships."

2/19: Ambassador Recalls Rebirth of Democracy in Panama after U.S. Invasion

Panama's ambassador to the United States, Jaime Aleman, was serving as minister of government and justice under former President Eric Arturo Delvalle in 1988 when his boss attempted to dismiss Manuel Noriega as the country's military chief. Aleman spoke about his experiences Wednesday as part of U.Va.'s Ambassador's Speaker's Forum.

2/12: U.Va. International Programs Include Panamanian Ambassador's Speech, Discussion on U.S. and the Islamic World

The evolution of democracy in Panama since the removal of military dictator Manuel Noriega will be the topic Wednesday when Panama's ambassador to the United States, Jaime Aleman, arrives on Grounds to continue the University of Virginia's Ambassador's Speaker's Forum.

2/10: Symposium to Examine President�s Effect on U.S. Role in International Law and Policy

A group of experts will examine President Obama's impact on international law and policy Friday in the University of Virginia's Caplin Pavilion during a Law School symposium.

2/10: A Little Bit of Russia Comes to U.Va. Language Students

A group of Russian language students arrived at the University of Virginia Art Museum Thursday just as the museum was closing for the day. They were there for a special tour in Russian led by museum volunteer docent Daria Kolchugina.

2/6: Student Group Springs Up to Lead Haiti Relief Efforts on Grounds

Haitian relief efforts have overtaken University of Virginia faculty members' calendars and dominated students' schedules since the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook the nation on Jan. 12.

2/2: U.Va. Groups Plan Events About Haiti

The prominence of Haiti in the public eye since the catastrophic Jan. 12 earthquake has spurred a group of University of Virginia faculty members and graduate students to create the Haiti Working Group. The group has planned a series of discussions about Haitian history, politics and culture in light of the challenges of rebuilding the country.

1/29: Haiti's Key Building Project Is a Functional Government, U.Va. Expert Says

Relief and rescue workers from around the world have poured into Haiti following the catastrophic Jan. 12 earthquake. Airlifts of food and supplies and medical treatment are gradually reaching the roughly 1.5 million Haitians displaced from their homes, all while the Haitian government has remained largely silent and incapacitated. But, according to Robert Fatton, a U.Va. politics professor and Haiti expert, who was born and raised there, Haiti's long-term future depends on effective self-governance.

1/27: Chinese Delegation Pays a Visit to U.Va. Demography Group

As part of a nationwide initiative to improve and increase the use of population data in government planning and policymaking, China is examining practices in the United States, particularly those that incorporate census data. On Tuesday, their search for expertise on the topic led them to the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

1/25: U.Va. Computer Science Students Return to World Finals for Programming in China

For the second time in as many years, a team of University of Virginia computer science students will compete in a world finals competition for computer programming. Next week, the team will be heading to Harbin, China, for the IBM-sponsored Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest.

1/22: Haiti Quake Victim Stephanie Jean-Charles Remembered for Selfless Passion To Serve

U.Va. graduate student Stephanie Jean-Charles was a smart, idealistic young woman passionately committed to lifting others up, with an inner strength and warmth that touched hundreds in the U.Va. community. On Thursday, the U.Va. community came together to remember Jean-Charles after she was killed on Jan. 12 at home in Haiti during the catastrophic earthquake.

1/21: U.Va. Engineering Faculty and Students 'Engineer' Haiti Relief Event Saturday

Lisa Colosi and Andres Clarens, engineering professors at the University of Virginia, are spearheading an event this Saturday to raise money for earthquake-stricken Haiti. 'Hoos for Haiti and Cvillian Relief will sponsor a concert starting at 6 p.m. Saturday at Fry's Spring Beach Club.

1/19: 'Love 4 Haiti': A Night of Art and Music to Raise Funds for People of Haiti

A diverse lineup of Charlottesville's artists, musicians and students, with the support of local food and book vendors, are coming together for an art/music benefit event to raise funds for the people of Haiti on Saturday at Random Row Books.

1/14: U.Va. Student Dies in Earthquake; University Responds to Haitian Disaster

As members of the University of Virginia community mobilized to provide relief to earthquake-stricken Haiti, they learned of a personal loss: Stephanie Jean-Charles, a 2009 U.Va. graduate and master's program student at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, died in Tuesday's quake, U.Va. officials confirmed today.

1/13: Swap and Spreen Bring World to Grounds During January Term

"Hello, I am here to save the world!" This is a notion students seeking to conduct international research projects must disabuse themselves of, said Robert Swap, a research associate professor with the University of Virginia's Department of Environmental Sciences.

1/12: U.Va. Student Wins Nationwide Berlin Wall Art Competition

Andrew Salmon, a third-year studio art and foreign affairs major at the University of Virginia, recently won first place in an art contest sponsored by the German Embassy and German Information Center for his sculpture, "Without Walls."

1/4: U.N. Special Reporter on Violence Against Women in Residence at University of Virginia

The United Nations special reporter on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, will be in residence at the University of Virginia Jan. 25 through Feb. 16.

2009

12/8: Student Interest Remains High in J-Term, Despite Recession

Despite the ongoing recession, student interest remains high in the University of Virginia's January Term, with more than 600 students registered to take classes in the sixth annual session.

12/14: U.Va. Launches New Asia Institute

The University of Virginia has launched its Asia Institute, which unites the activities of the Tibet, East and South Asia Centers and the Asian-Pacific-American Studies program.

12/4: January Teaching Workshop to Include Study-Abroad Focus

The University of Virginia Teaching Resource Center's annual January Teaching Workshop will feature a new collaboration with the International Studies Office.

12/3: U.Va. Hears from Indian Ambassador About Afghan War

India's ambassador to the United States, Meera Shankar, told a University of Virginia audience on Wednesday evening that there will be "catastrophic consequences" if the United States does not ramp up its military presence in Afghanistan as President Obama pledged a night earlier.

12/2: U.Va. Pediatrics Professor Receives Fulbright Scholarship

Dr. James Blackman, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Virginia, has been awarded a Fulbright Senior Scholarship from the Australian-American Fulbright Commission to spend four months at the University of Queensland. Blackman's Fulbright project will give him the opportunity to extend his research into the genetic factors that influence the severity of cerebral palsy.

11/23: U.Va. to Host Indian Ambassador to U.S. on Dec. 2

India's ambassador to the United States, Meera Shankar, will speak Dec. 2 at the University of Virginia, continuing the Ambassador's Speakers Forum.

11/19: Former Polish Prime Minister to Speak Monday in Rotunda

Poland's former prime minister, Marek Belka, comes to the Dome Room of the University of Virginia's Rotunda Monday at 4 p.m. to discuss Europe's current economic climate.

11/16: Study-Abroad Participation Still Growing

The University of Virginia ranks ninth among its peer institutions in short-term study-abroad participation, outpacing much larger schools such as the University of Michigan and Penn State, according to the annual Open Doors report published today by the Institute of International Education.

10/16: Summer Journey Solidifies U.Va.-Sri Lanka Connection, Participants Say

Eighteen young Sri Lankans spent four days in March at the University of Virginia, soaking up American history, Jeffersonian ideas on democracy and practical political advice from accomplished public servants like former U.S. Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger. Their visit was part of the inaugural Global Perspectives on Democracy program of U.Va.'s Center for Politics.

10/1: Higher Education Expert Defines the 'Prize of Global Education'

In his 1801 inaugural address, Thomas Jefferson said that peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations were among the essential principles of government. Sir Christopher Ball, an esteemed expert in higher education, says these tenets may be the prize of global education. Ball addressed University of Virginia faculty, students and guests Sept. 24 in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom, kicking off this year's All-University Retreat on Global Education.

10/1: Latino Student Alliance Tutors Close to Home

A new partnership between the University of Virginia and Albemarle County Public Schools focuses on a fast-growing demographic in the area. U.Va.'s Latino Student Alliance is offering tutoring and mentoring primarily to Spanish-speaking children right now, with the goal of expanding to other children in the future.

9/30: U.Va. Hosts U21 Forum on Design of Learning Spaces

A Universitas 21 forum next week at the University of Virginia will focus on more cohesive development on college campuses in order to create informal learning environments, both indoors and outdoors.

9/28: University Debuts Rarely Taught Bengali Language Courses

For the first time at the University of Virginia, the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures is offering courses in Bengali, the national language of Bangladesh.

9/22: British Higher Education Expert to Bring Reform Message to U.Va. Thursday

Higher education expert Sir Christopher Ball comes to the University of Virginia Thursday to discuss "Universities in a Global Society." His talk, free and open to the public, will begin at 5 p.m. in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom.

9/21: Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus: Changing the System, One Social Business at a Time

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus is proof that ideas can start small and go on to change the world. Starting with a $27 loan to 42 Bangladeshi villagers in 1976, Yunus founded a bank that now makes more than $1 billion a year in "microloans" to 8 million borrowers.

9/18: MEDIA ADVISORY: Sir Christopher Ball, Leading Thinker in Education Policy, Will Deliver Address at U.Va. on Sept. 24

Sir Christopher Ball, a leading thinker, reformer and implementer of education policy, will discuss "Universities in a Global Society" on Sept. 24 at the University of Virginia.

9/15: Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus, 'Father of Microfinance,' to Speak Sunday at U-Hall

Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel laureate known by many as the "father of microfinance," will speak Sunday at the University of Virginia's University Hall. Doors open at 1 p.m., and Yunus' talk – free and open to the public – is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m.

9/4: Ambassador: Fight Against Al Qaeda Intertwined With Pakistan's Struggle Toward Democracy

Husain Haqqani kicked off the Ambassador Speaker Series for the 2009-10 school year with a discussion of "The Changing Direction of Pakistan" in front of a standing-room-only crowd of roughly 400 people in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom. The series is sponsored by U.Va.'s Office of the Vice Provost for International Programs.

9/4: U.Va. Center for Politics to Host Former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham

The University of Virginia's Center for Politics will host a discussion with former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.), an expert in counterterrorism and intelligence and author of a new book "America, The Owner's Manual: Making Government Work for You." Graham will speak Thursday at 6 p.m. in Jefferson Hall (Hotel C) on the West Range. The event is free and open to the public.

8/28: Pakistani Ambassador to the United States to Speak at U.Va. on Sept. 3

Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's ambassador to the United States, kicks off the University of Virginia's Ambassador Forum Lecture Series for the 2009-10 school year. He will speak on "The Changing Direction of Pakistan" Sept. 3 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom.

8/27: 'Theater of War@UVA' Addresses Human Costs of War and Reintegration of Warriors into Civic Life

Theater of War@UVA" will address the human costs of war through two free public programs, based on New York theater director Bryan Doerries' "Theater of War" project, also known as the "Philoctetes Project." To be explored are the challenges associated with addressing the needs of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and the effects on society.

8/26: Semester at Sea Program to Celebrate 100th Global Voyage

The Semester at Sea study-abroad program, widely recognized for educating individuals for leadership, service and success in shaping our interdependent world, will set sail on its 100th voyage Friday from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

8/24: English Professor Jahan Ramazani to Take Latest Literary Ideas on Semester at Sea

Jahan Ramazani, Edgar F. Shannon Professor of English in the University of Virginia's College of Arts & Sciences, recently published his fourth book, "A Transnational Poetics," in which he argues that poetry from different countries and cultures should be analyzed and appreciated in light of how its form, content and influence spill across national and continental borders. Ramazani, and his wife, Caroline Rody, a U.Va. associate professor of English, will teach a course examining the literature from some of the countries the Semester at Sea ship will visit, and they will take students to meet writers in those places – from Casablanca to Cape Town, from Hong Kong to Honolulu.

8/17: U.Va. Welcomes International Students Aboard the UVaExpress

More than 100 students from 18 countries will begin their University of Virginia careers this week via the UVaExpress, a full-service volunteer transportation and hospitality program.

8/2: Darden Builds Bridges Between U.Va. and China

Education builds bridges, and the Darden School of Business is leading an effort to create new avenues for collaboration between the University of Virginia and the People's Republic of China.

7/7: Center for Politics Staff Members Selected for U.S. State Department Exchange Program to Sri Lanka

Two staff members from the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, Margaret Heubeck and Daman Irby, have been selected to participate in a three-week trip to Sri Lanka in August as part of a State Department effort to increase civic engagement in the fragile democracy.

7/6: U.Va. Nurse, Others Team Up to Help Rape Victims in Congo

Sarah Anderson, a forensic nurse in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Virginia Health System, is part of a U.Va. team headed to Congo to educate clinicians on collecting evidence and providing care for the overwhelming number of rape victims they see daily. They were scheduled to depart Tuesday and return July 23.

4/14: Education Leaders Experience the Paradox of Emerging India

The two metal detectors and X-ray machine at the Taj Mahal Hotel entrance seemed like overkill, but it gave the visiting Americans a sense of security after their trip to Mumbai was postponed in the wake of what has been called India's "26-11."

6/3: U.Va. Among Leading International Universities to Sign On to Sustainability Focus and Agree to Collaborate on Ph.D. Programs

Emphasizing the important role that universities play in addressing global sustainability, member institutions of Universitas 21 signed a "Statement on Sustainability" at their annual meeting.

6/3: U.Va. Marching Band Visits Brazil

Brazil – the land of samba, bossa nova and a variety of other music traditions – played host in May to 44 members of the University of Virginia Marching Band. The nine-day tour was the second international trip for the band. In 2007, they visited Fiji and Australia.

5/29: Casteen to Deliver Address at World-Class Universities Conference in China

University of Virginia President John T. Casteen III will deliver keynote remarks at the third International Conference on World-Class Universities in Shanghai, China, in November.

5/20: Angela Briggs Brings African Focus to U.Va.'s Batten School

In 1994, South Africa ended nearly 50 years of apartheid, but its legacies continue to reverberate through the nation, as Angela Briggs learned firsthand during a semester abroad in 2006. The lessons she learned led her to shift her academic focus to Africa as she earned one of the first 26 master's in public policy degrees from the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.

5/8: Evelyn Hall Travels International Path Through U.Va.

Two events Evelyn Hall attended during her first year at the University of Virginia showed her a way to combine academic interests and community involvement.

5/5: New International Funding Opportunities Available to Faculty

The University of Virginia Center for International Studies and the Office of the Vice Provost for International Programs have announced a number of globally focused funding opportunities for faculty.

4/29: Student Efforts Inspire New Global Development Major

In 2006, Kendall Wallace saw a gap in the University of Virginia's curriculum. But instead of just complaining about it, Wallace, along with more than a dozen other students and faculty, did something about it. On Monday, the University's newest major, Global Development, was officially unveiled at the Colonnade Club.

4/22: U.Va. Workshop to Explore Obama Administration and its Relation to South Asia

South Asian experts will gather Friday at the University of Virginia to explore issues of worldwide concern that face the Obama administration in its relations with India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

4/17: Pictures Give Voice to African Community Through Graduate Nursing Student's Research

Clowning led Tim Cunningham to nursing. Now he's serious about providing clean water to rural Africa. A graduate of the College of William and Mary with a degree in English, Cunningham worked for more than 10 years as a clown. During that time, he volunteered with Clowns Without Borders in various African communities, where he saw extreme poverty and poor health conditions.

4/2: U.Va. Embarks on New Semester at Sea Program Focusing on China-U.S. Relations

A new Semester at Sea program designed to engage and develop the next generation of Chinese and American leaders is being unveiled today in Shanghai by the University of Virginia and the Institute for Shipboard Education.

4/2: U.Va. Embarks on New Semester at Sea Program Focusing on China-U.S. Relations

A new Semester at Sea program designed to engage and develop the next generation of Chinese and American leaders is being unveiled today in Shanghai by the University of Virginia and the Institute for Shipboard Education.

3/24: African Cholera Epidemic a Preventable Human Rights Tragedy, Asserts U.Va. Global Health Expert

Although illness rates and mortality from cholera have been drastically reduced in a vast majority of the world, Africa remains plagued by soaring cases and deaths from the waterborne intestinal disease. "It is time to sound the alarm," say two global health experts, who are calling Africa's ongoing cholera epidemic "unconscionable" on both regional and global levels.

3/19: Renowned Environmental Scientist from Panama to Speak at U.Va.

Stanley Heckadon Moreno, a Panamanian researcher who works for sustainable development that will lift people out of poverty, will speak March 23 at the University Virginia.

3/17: Iran Expert Ruhi K. Ramazani Will Discuss 30th Anniversary of Iranian Revolution

One of the world's foremost experts on Iran, University of Virginia professor Ruhi K. Ramazani, will discuss "Iran's Nuclear Intentions" at 4 p.m. on March 23 in Wilson Hall, room 402.

3/17: U.Va. Director to Discuss Storytelling as Survival in El Salvador

Co-creators of "We Have to Dream While Awake: Courage and Change in El Salvador," U.Va. Women's Center director Sharon Davie and documentary photographer Peggy Harrison talk about their bilingual traveling exhibit with interviews and photographs from El Salvador. They will discuss storytelling as survival.

3/11: French Ambassador to Speak at U.Va.

Pierre Vimont, France's ambassador to the United States, will deliver an address on Franco-American relations Monday at the University of Virginia. The ambassador, whose talk is titled "The French-American Partnership in the Face of Global Challenges," will speak at 2 p.m. in the Rotunda Dome Room.

3/5: U.Va. Center for Politics to Launch International Democracy Outreach Initiative

Larry J. Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, has announced a new international initiative aimed at enhancing dialogue among citizens of democracies around the world, and exploring avenues for enhanced civic engagement within democratic societies.

3/3: U.Va. Forges New Partnership with Peace Corps

The University of Virginia has forged a new partnership with the Peace Corps. Starting this fall, U.Va. will participate in the Corps' Master's International program. Under the partnership, U.Va.'s Curry School of Education will offer a Master of Education degree in conjunction with a 27-month Peace Corps international placement to candidates who have been accepted to both institutions.

2/12: Ambassador to Speak at U.Va. on Recent Bangladesh Election

Humayun Kabir, Bangladesh's ambassador to the United States, will speak Feb. 16 at the University of Virginia as part of the 2009 Ambassadors' Forum series.

2/11: Conference Focusing on Asian-Pacific Business to be Held Feb. 14.

A conference aimed at learning not only what went wrong with the global economy but also how to fix it will be held Feb. 14 at the University of Virginia. The Asian-Pacific and American Business Summit is the sponsor of the conference.

2/9: British Ambassador to Speak on International Relations Feb. 13 at Rotunda

Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Great Britain's ambassador to the United States, will speak at the University of Virginia Feb. 13 on international relations. Sheinwald, 56, who has represented the United Kingdom in the U.S. since 2007, will deliver his address in the Dome Room of the Rotunda at 2:30 p.m. His talk is free and open to the public.

2/6: U.Va. and the Chinese University of Hong Kong Inaugurate Exchange Program in Studio Art

Denise Kaw, a third-year student in the Curry School of Education’s five-year program, in which she will earn a bachelor's degree in studio art and a master's in special education, arrived in Hong Kong Jan. 1 as the first student in the exchange program in studio art between U.Va. and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

2/5: New U.Va. Tibet Center Will Bring Together Chinese and Tibetan Research - And People

The University of Virginia formally launched its Tibet Center at a luncheon Jan. 30. The new center consolidates, integrates and significantly expands the University's world-renowned Tibet-related resources and programs.

2/4: U.Va. Among Top Schools With Peace Corps Volunteers

The University of Virginia was ranked 11th among large universities in having the most volunteers on the Peace Corps' annual list of "Top Producing Colleges and Universities." U.Va. has 62 alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers.

1/15: J-Term Course in the Caribbean Combines Health Care and Cultural Education

As the week progressed, a tropical storm bloomed into a category 3 hurricane heading for the islands of St. Kitts and Nevis. A group of University of Virginia students had to decide to leave or stay, locate shelters and disaster preparedness supplies and take care of mass casualties. Fortunately, the hurricane was fictitious and the emergency activities a simulation, all part of U.Va.'s January Term course, "Disaster Preparedness in the West Indies."

1/12: Visiting International Scholars Work with U.Va. Students on Research Ethics

Robert Swap of the University of Virginia' s Department of Environmental Sciences, Carol Anne Spreen of U.Va.'s Curry School of Education and Clare Terni from U.Va.'s anthropology department brought 15 teachers and students from South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana and Brazil to participate in a January Term seminar, "The Ethics, Protocols and Practices of International Research."

1/8: Edmundson's January Term Class Offers the Gift of Poetry

It takes only seven days to acquire the skills to appreciate poetry, said University of Virginia English professor Mark Edmundson. He is teaching the January Term course, "How to Read a Poem" for the second time, with the goal of introducing more students to the written art form.

1/7: Physicists' World War II Meeting Sparks Class on Ethics

Large elements of history can turn on small moments. One of these moments was a 1941 meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark between German physicist Werner Heisenberg and his former mentor, the half-Jewish Niels Bohr. That meeting is the focus of "Science, Intention, and Ethics: Copenhagen September 1941," a University of Virginia January Term course taught by Patricia Click.

1/4: January Term Enters Its Fifth Year With 30 Courses

The University of Virginia's January Term is celebrating its fifth anniversary and still going strong, despite the recession.

2008

12/30: SEEDing Change: McIntire students offer consulting services to socially responsible organizations around the world

What happens after three students from the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce spend a few weeks Tanzania and Ecuador? Answer: They come back to Charlottesville and found Student Entrepreneurs for Economic Development, an 80-member student-run organization offering free, comprehensive consulting services to non-governmental organizations and social entrepreneurs around the world.

12/30: TIPSHEET: U.Va. Experts Available to Discuss Latest Israel/Hamas Attacks

U.Va. experts David Waldner and W. Nathaniel Howell are available to discuss the latest Israel/Hamas attacks.

12/22: Chinese Student Volunteers Come to the Aid of U.Va. Admissions Office

Officially, the University of Virginia has gone to a "paperless" admission system, with online applications and a sophisticated new software system to manage them. But there still seems to be a whole lot of paper piling up. Parke Muth, a senior assistant dean in the Office of Admission had an idea. Since many international students wouldn't be able to go home for the holidays, he would ask them for help.

12/11: U.Va. Vice Provost Gowher Rizvi Calls for South Asian Unity in Wake of Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

The recent terrorist incidents in Mumbai, India, greatly saddened Gowher Rizvi, the University of Virginia's vice provost for international programs, professor of global affairs and a son of South Asia. But he wasn't surprised.

11/14: U.Va. Ranks High for Study Abroad Participation

In its latest national rankings, the Institute of International Education has rated the University of Virginia 6th in the nation for short-term study abroad programs and 14th for foreign study overall. U.Va. sent 1,807 students overseas in the 2006-07 academic year.

10/27: U.Va.'s Study Abroad Program in Valencia Celebrates 25 Years

In the spring of 1984, 11 students ventured from the University of Virginia to Valencia, Spain, the first participants in U.Va.'s Hispanic Studies Program. In the 25 years since, more than 6,000 students have followed, gaining a singular immersion experience in Spanish language and culture.

10/23: Law Professor: Next President Faces Challenges Abroad

The next president of the United States faces the most daunting challenges of any commander-in-chief since Abraham Lincoln, University of Virginia law professor John Norton Moore told students Tuesday.

10/22: With Support From U.Va., Construction Begins on New School in Uganda

To the beat of native drums, Building Tomorrow and the village of Gita, Uganda, celebrated the Oct. 14 groundbreaking of the Building Tomorrow Academy of Gita. U.Va.'s student chapter of Building Tomorrow — an international non-profit organization empowering young people to raise funds and awareness to benefit vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa — provided the financial backing for the 2,800-square-foot building.

9/24: U.Va. Engineering Students Build Water-Purification System in South Africa

Engineers strive to make the world a better place, and many students in the University of Virginia's School of Engineering and Applied Science get an early start with service projects that support communities abroad.

9/17: Taiwanese Exchange Program Opens New Doors at Nursing School

Eight Taiwanese students from the Kaohsiung Medical University College of Nursing, and their professor, Shu-Yuan Lin, were the first group to take part in a new exchange program between Kaohsiung and U.Va.

9/9: University of Virginia to Host Annual Study Abroad Fair

International study programs will converge on the University of Virginia's Newcomb Hall Plaza Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the twice-yearly Study Abroad Fair.

9/5: Financial Leaders Convening at U.Va. For Global Summit Sept. 8-9

The Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia will host The New Financial Architecture: A Global Summit, the inaugural Mortimer Caplin Conference on the World Economy, on Sept 8 and 9.

9/4: Panel at U.Va. to Discuss Lessons from El Salvador for Current Times

The University of Virginia Women's Center will present a panel discussion, "We Have to Dream While Awake: Courage and Change in El Salvador," Sept. 9 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Newcomb Hall Art Gallery.

8/19: Russia Scholar: South Ossetia Shows Return of Russia as a Major Power

Russian scholar and U.Va. professor Yuri Urbanovich sees the recent Russian invasion of Georgia as a demonstration of Russia's return to being a regional superpower, something to which the U.S. media and public are no longer accustomed.

8/14: Long and Terrifying Journey Brings Rwandan to the University

Jean D. Bimenyande refuses to talk about politics in his native Rwanda because it links back to the infamous ethnic killings there in 1994. The former development bank worker, who now works in the accounts payable office at Facilities Management, fled his native country in 1994 during a civil war that led to the genocide of up to 1 million people, mostly ethnic Tutsis.

8/1: University of Virginia Appoints Gowher Rizvi, Renowned Political Scientist, as Vice Provost for International Programs

Gowher Rizvi, an internationally renowned political scientist and current director of the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, has been appointed vice provost for international programs at the University of Virginia.

8/1: 'Open Ship' in Norfolk Aug. 24

The Institute for Shipboard Education and Semester at Sea global education program invite prospective students and families to experience Open Ship — a nautical version of a traditional campus tour — on Aug. 24 in Norfolk.

7/30: U.Va. Students and Staff Organize Charity Performing Arts Series for Chinese Earthquake Victims; 'Help Is Hope' to Kick Off Aug. 1

Students and staff from the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education, together with the University's Chinese Students and Scholars Society and the International Studies Office, are initiating a series of concerts and dramatic and dance performances throughout the next two months to raise funds for the areas hit by the devastating earthquake thqat hit China in May.

7/1: University of Virginia Publication Sheds Light on Profile of Foreign-Born Virginia Residents

Recognizing the importance of the foreign-born to Virginia, the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service released a study of all of Virginia's foreign-born residents, noting that new arrivals account for one-quarter of the commonwealth's population growth since 2000.

6/30: Lagos Explores How Latin American Women Straddle Cultures

María-Inés Lagos understands what it means to straddle two cultures. She was born in Santiago, Chile, but has spent her professional life in the United States, now chairing the University of Virginia's Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. Her dual perspective has taught her that the image one culture has of another is not always accurate.

5/30: Blogging Along the Way, Architecture Student Will Live in Berlin on Diversity Abroad Summer Scholarship

University of Virginia student Steven Keith will serve as a study-abroad ambassador to other underrepresented students through blogging about his experience on DiversityAbroad.com. The rising third-year undergraduate has been awarded one of eight inaugural Diversity Abroad Summer Scholarships nationwide.

5/28: Darden Signs Deal With Zürich B-School

Leaders of Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich traveled from Switzerland to sign an education partnership with the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business on May 27. The pact, to be renewed annually, represents the first Darden connection to Switzerland.

5/29: Former Finance Ministers to Convene at U.Va. for Global Summit

World financial leaders from Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and the Middle East will gather for a conference, "The New Financial Architecture: A Global Summit," hosted by the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs Sept. 7 through 9 in Charlottesville.

5/22: O-Hill Chef is Bound for Beijing

Steve Biery is going to the Olympics ... to cook. Biery, executive chef at Observatory Hill Dining Hall, will manage a food tent at the Olympics this summer in Beijing for ARAMARK, which has a food service contract at the games.

5/14: U.Va. Law Graduate Flatley Earns Fellowships to Study HIV/AIDS in Guatemala

Kate Flatley is the recipient of the Law School's Monroe Leigh Fellowship in International Law, an award worth $10,000, and a $17,900 fellowship offered by U.Va.'s Center for Global Health, the Glenn and Susan Brace Center for Global Health Scholar Award and Pfizer Initiative in International Health/CGH Research Award in Infectious Disease.

5/9: Tibetans Visit U.Va. for Lessons in 'Geotourism'

The new concept of "geotourism" encourages a more holistic approach to tourism that considers the many facets of tourism's impact on a place. U.Va. partnered with Machik, a Washington-based nonprofit that works to "strengthen communities on the Tibetan plateau," to bring 13 Tibetan community leaders to the United States in late April for a Tibetan Geotourism Institute.

5/6: It Takes a Global Village: U.Va. Students Collaborate to Help Fund and Design New Schools in Uganda

"Contagious" is perhaps the best word to describe the excitement surrounding a project to build schools for impoverished rural communities in Uganda through a partnership between the University of Virginia's School of Engineering and Applied Science and its School of Architecture.

5/6: U.Va. Brings Scholars, Students Together to Discuss Cultural Heritage and Preservation

On April 25 and 26, a group of scholars speaking different languages and with different areas of expertise and scholarship gathered at the University of Virginia with a common goal: to discuss "Machu Picchu and Beyond: Challenges of Cultural Heritage and Architectural Preservation in a Globalized World."

4/22: Machu Picchu and Cultural Heritage: An International Symposium at the University of Virginia on the Challenges of Cultural Heritage and Architectural Preservation in a Global World

An "International Symposium on the Challenges of Cultural Heritage and Architectural Preservation in a Global World" will take place at the University of Virginia on April 25 and 26. The symposium will bring together students, scholars, World Bank personnel and high-level administrators from Peru to discuss intellectual, policy and management issues regarding Machu Picchu and to reflect on cultural heritage more generally in Peru and Latin America.

4/21: Optimism Outweighs Tension at Discussion of Current Conflict in Tibet

Most Tibetans, led by the Dalai Lama, are willing to accept being a part of China if Tibetan culture can survive and thrive under Chinese rule, and Chinese leaders also support such a "middle way" solution. These big-picture parameters were explained with optimism by Tashi Rabgey, director of the University of Virginia's Contemporary Tibetan Studies Initiative, and other Tibetan and Chinese scholars and students gathered at a Tibet event on Thursday evening.

4/21: University of Virginia Student Group Plans Dinner, Auction to Support Guatemalan Medical Clinic

The Inter-American Health Alliance at the University of Virginia will host its first annual U.Va.-Guatemala benefit dinner and auction on Tuesday, April 29, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at La Taza Coffee House at 407-B Monticello Road in Charlottesville.

4/16: MEDIA ADVISORY: University of Virginia Students Organize Dialogue on the Current Conflict in Tibet

A student-organized conference on April 17, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.in Newcomb Hall Ballroom, aims to promote dialogue in the University of Virginia community about the current conflict in Tibet. Four brief 15-minute presentations by U.Va. professors in several disciplines will be followed by question-and-answer sessions and six student speakers.

4/8: University of Virginia Student Michelle Henry Chosen to Receive Udall Scholarship

Michelle Henry, an environmental sciences major at the University of Virginia, has received a 2008 Udall Scholarship to support her research into climate and diet in South Africa. The scholarship, given by the Morris K. Udall Foundation in honor of the late Arizona congressman, provides up to $5,000 for one year.

4/1: First Minister of Scotland Links Scottish Independence to Jefferson's Principles in U.Va. Speech

Alex Salmond, the first minister of Scotland, linked his nation's independence to the principles of Thomas Jefferson in a speech in the University of Virginia's Rotunda.

4/1: University of Virginia Environmental Thought and Practice Majors Travel to Panama As Part of New Panama Initiative

For nine University of Virginia Environmental Thought and Practice students, spring break this semester did not include a break from their studies. Instead, it provided an opportunity to further explore their major by observing sustainable development efforts under way in Panama.

3/28: U.Va. Offers New 'Travel and Learn' Trip to Quebec on 400th Anniversary, July 9-13

In conjunction with the 400th anniversary of watershed European settlements in North America — England founded Jamestown in 1607, France settled Quebec in 1608, and Spain chartered Santa Fe, N.M. as a capital in 1609 — the University of Virginia is offering a Travel and Learn program each summer to the respective cities.

3/25: U.Va. Student Xiao Wang Selected as Truman Scholar

Xiao Wang, a third-year student major in economics, is a 2008 Truman Scholarship winner. Wang, 21, of Charleston, S.C., will receive a scholarship worth about $30,000.

3/21: Alternative Spring Break Changes Students' Perspectives to Become Citizens of the Planet

Participants in the University of Virginia's chapter of Alternative Spring Break, an all-student volunteer organization, not only fulfilled its motto, "Change Your Perspective," but also changed others' lives. Over the University's March 1-9 spring break, U.Va. students changed their perspectives in Belize, Oregon, Peru, West Virginia and in almost 60 other places south and north of the Grounds, and in the process became citizens of the planet.

3/11: U.Va. Law Student, Hickman, Named a Luce Scholar

Kenneth Brooks Hickman, a third-year law student at the University of Virginia, has been selected as one of 18 Luce Scholars for 2008-09, which will pay him to work in Asia for a year.

3/10: Institute for Shipboard Education Announces Loren Crabtree to Serve as Senior Fellow and Chief Executive for Global Education

The board of trustees of the Institute for Shipboard Education has appointed Loren W. Crabtree as the organization's senior fellow and chief executive for global education, effective March 1.

3/6: Community as Classroom: Urban Studies and Service Learning in Cape Coast Ghana

A recent trip to the Ghanaian city of Cape Coast provided 16 University of Virginia students with an opportunity to work with community members on economic development projects aimed at introducing tourists -- drawn to the city by its historic slave castle and forts -- to some lesser-known attractions associated with its multifaceted history and culture.

2/21: University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce Signs Exchange Agreements with Two Asian Schools

The University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce has established undergraduate student exchange partnerships with two of the top business schools in Asia: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's School of Business and Management, and the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University.

2/14: U.Va. Fourth-Year Student Spencer Named to USA Today Team

Tyler S. Spencer, an international health and environmental sustainability major at the University of Virginia, has been named to USA Today's All-USA College Academic team. The honor, which was announced today, is given annually to outstanding undergraduates. Spencer is one of 20 students on the third team.

2/6: U.Va. Students Honored at International Service Learning Conference

Three University of Virginia students were honored for their presentation of an innovative service-learning program at the inaugural student conference, "Transforming International Education Through Service-Learning," held Feb 1-3 in Raleigh, N.C.

1/30: Falmouth Field School: U.Va. Faculty and Students Document and Save Historic Buildings in a Jamaican Port Town

For the past several years, Louis Nelson, associate professor and chairman of the Department of Architectural History at the University of Virginia School of Architecture, has brought students to Jamaica for a unique hands-on learning experience in historic building documentation and renovation. Since 2006, this effort has been organized as The Falmouth Field School in Historic Preservation.

1/23: Tapping Across the Tundra: Drama Professor Robert Chapel and his Boffo Broadway X Three troupe Take Russia by Storm

For U.Va. Drama professor Robert Chapel, no show he has directed has done so much good in forging good relations and encouraging the exchange of ideas with different people than his most recent three-person Broadway musical revue spanning Russia.

1/16: January Term Continues to Build on its Successes

The University of Virginia's innovative January Term continues to see increased participation. In its fourth year of operation this month, 637 students participated in 32 courses, including eight study-abroad programs.

2/19: TIP SHEET: University of Virginia Experts on Fidel Castro

With the announcement of Cuban President Fidel Castro's resignation, the following University of Virginia faculty members can offer expertise regarding several areas of his life and the impact of his regime.

2007

12/17: Students Use Engineering Skills to Benefit South African Communities

This past summer, four Engineering School students traveled to South Africa, where, together with faculty and students at the University of Venda (UNIVEN) and the Vhembe Fet College (Techniven) and with members of local communities, they undertook simple engineering projects that have the potential to make small but definite contributions to local health and education.

12/4: Host Program Builds Bridges to Cultural Understanding

University of Virginia students broaden their international horizons by increasingly traveling and studying abroad. Likewise, international students come to Charlottesville for the same reason — to learn and experience a new culture. That's where the organization, International Host Programs, comes into play.

11/28: $25,000 Scholarship Available for Study in Iceland; Deadline is Dec. 3

According to legend, the Icelandic explorer Leif Eriksson was the first European to set foot on North American soil — nearly 500 years before Columbus’ epic journey in 1492. A millennium later, modern explorers from both sides of the North Atlantic have the opportunity to venture forth in search of new discoveries with the help of a collaboration between the University of Virginia and the Central Bank of Iceland.

11/25: Universitas 21 Welcomes Delhi University as First Member from India

Delhi University has signed on as the 22nd member of the Universitas 21 international education network, which includes the University of Virginia as the only United States member institution.

11/16: U.Va. Continues to See Increase in Study-Abroad Participation

The University of Virginia has continued to see an increase in the number and percentage of students who chose to participate in study-abroad programs, according to an annual report released by the Institute of International Education and data from the University’s International Studies Office.

10/25: Beyond the Corner: Seven Years After Commission Report, International Programs Thriving at U.Va.

Seven years ago, the University of Virginia's 2020 Commission on International Activities laid the groundwork for a greater emphasis on U.Va.'s International Studies program. International programs, argued the commission, are a unique vehicle through which U.Va. students and faculty are able to extend and challenge themselves as students and as people.

10/12: U.Va. Engineering Goes Global: New International Programs Office to Enrich and Globalize Engineering Education

A new initiative established in the University's School of Engineering and Applied Science this fall, led by professor Dana M. Elzey, will give U.Va.’s engineering students a truly global education, complete with rich and diverse international experiences, like never before.

9/27: Schoppa, Garrett Next Academic Deans for Semester at Sea

Leonard Schoppa, a politics professor, and Reginald H. Garrett, a biology professor, have been named the new academic deans for Semester at Sea’s fall 2008 and spring 2009 voyages.

9/14: Miller Center to Host National Debate on Future of U.S. Troops in Iraq on Sept. 18

On Tuesday, the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, in partnership with MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, will launch the inaugural event of its National Discussion and Debate Series. Four participants will argue the proposed resolution: “Keeping troops in Iraq is vital for America’s national interests in the Middle East.”

9/10: Lucy Russell Named to Head Center for Undergraduate Excellence

Lucy S. Russell has been named director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Undergraduate Excellence. The center has a University-wide mission of expanding undergraduate research opportunities for undergraduates and preparing students to apply for prestigious national scholarships.

9/7: TIP SHEET: Iraq Surge Report

On Monday, Sept. 10, Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker will update Congress on the results of Bush's decision earlier this year to send 30,000 additional troops to Iraq. To assist media in reporting on the Iraq surge report, the University of Virginia offers the following experts.

9/7: New U.Va. Partnership Encourages Exchange of Ideas in South Africa

The best partnerships offer the promise of mutual benefit and growth. That's exactly the kind of alliance now forming among U.Va's School of Engineering and Applied Science, Canadian transportation giant Bombardier Inc. and several universities throughout the U.S. and South Africa.

9/5: MEDIA ADVISORY: Reception for U.Va. Study Abroad Participants

The University of Virginia International Studies Office will host a welcome back reception on Wed., Sept. 5, 2007 from 6-8 p.m. at the International Center, 21 University Circle, Charlottesville. The reception will welcome back U.Va. students who participated in a variety of study abroad programs during the spring or summer of 2007. Students will be available to media to discuss their experiences.

8/30: New East Asian Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department is First in Southeast

Increasing interest in East Asia has led to the creation of the University of Virginia’s new department of East Asian Languages, Literatures and Cultures, which will soon launch the first graduate program for East Asian languages and literatures in the southeastern United States.

8/28: Success Continues for the Science and Technology Policy Internship Program

The 2007 cohort of Science and Technology Policy interns was formally inducted into the Policy Internship Program Alumni Network on Aug. 2 in a celebration that included mentors, donors and interns from previous years.

8/28: Thornton Hall Flags Honor Engineering School's Diversity

U.Va. Engineering faculty and graduate students call 75 different nations home. In recognition of that diversity, Engineering School dean James Aylor has erected a display of flags from all 75 countries — from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe — in Thornton Hall.

8/22: International Students Receive 'Express' Welcome

Imagine being 18 years old and traveling to a foreign country for the first time to attend college. Your long flight finally arrives at the international airport. You’ve already been traveling for 24 hours, you’re exhausted, no one is there to greet you, everything you need is packed in a couple of heavy suitcases, the campus is still two hours away, and the kicker: the last bus of the day has already departed.

8/3: 'Powerful, Exhausting, Fun': Semester at Sea Voyagers Experiencing Latin America

You can study Latin America in Charlottesville. You can read books, attend lectures, watch video, learn Spanish. But how much better is it to do all of that aboard a ship, while stopping every couple of days at a different port to actually experience Latin America? So it has been this summer for the participants of U.Va.'s Semester at Sea program.

7/30: Summer Language Institute's Chinese Class Offers Near-Immersion Experience

The addition of Chinese to U.Va.'s Summer Language Institute has piqued interest and led to the creation of a weekly "Chinese Corner."

6/21: Statement by President Casteen on Britain's University and College Union Boycott of Israeli Universities

President Casteen's response to two recent statements that draw attention to an effort by a newly formed British membership organization that styles itself Britain’s University and College Union to promote a “boycott” of Israel’s universities.

5/29: U.Va. Engineering School's Science and Technology Policy Internship Program Expands to Paris

Christine Devlin, a rising fourth-year student at the University of Virginia, will become the first international intern in the University’s Science and Technology Policy Internship Program.

5/21: Finals 2007: Graduates Tell Their Own Stories

Members of the University of Virginia Class of 2007 tell their own stories in essays that explore international study, public service, academic interests, and connections with faith and family.

3/8: Semester at Sea Voyage Sets Sail in June

A Peruvian beach adventure is only one of many awaiting the students who sail on the Semester at Sea's summer voyage. Boarding the 24,500-ton ship in Ensenada, Mexico, on June 17, they will join the crew, 18 faculty members and staff on a 10-week journey to eight Central and South American countries.

2/7: January Term: Offering Students Unique Courses at Home and Abroad

Before the 2007 spring semester began, hundreds of U.Va. students enjoyed new academic adventures during J-Term. The two-week, three-credit, intensive program increased to 36 classes — some firsttime offerings and some brought back by popular demand. The number of study abroad sessions doubled from four to eight.

2006

12/28: January Term Offers Students Unusual Courses at Home and Abroad

Faculty and students at the University of Virginia have quickly embraced a new tradition as the successful January Term heads into its third year in 2007.

12/14: International Presence: Three U.Va. Undergrads Present Work at International Conference

Three Harrison fellows — all fourth-year U.Va. students — were deep into their summer plans, and each was looking forward to a busy semester ahead. Then came an offer they could hardly refuse: an allexpenses-paid trip in late September to Australia’s University of Queensland to make presentations at the 2006 Universitas 21 conference on undergraduate research.

12/7: TIP SHEET: Nations Won't Declare Iraq Conflict a "Civil War," Contends U.Va. Visiting Law Professor Linda Malone

Whether or not media outlets choose to label the Iraq conflict a “civil war” as some have begun to do, the United States and other nations have no incentive to adopt that language, according to Linda Malone, visiting professor of law at the University of Virginia.

11/20: Soffa Named Academic Dean for Fall 2007 Semester at Sea

William A. Soffa, U.Va. professor of materials science and engineering, has been named academic dean of Semester at Sea’s fall 2007 voyage.

11/14: U.Va. Ranks 10th in U.S. Study Abroad Participation

The University of Virginia ranks 10th among all U.S. colleges and universities for study abroad participation among its students, according to Open Doors, a newly released annual report by the Institute of International Education.

11/8: Hussein Verdict Offers Lessons for Future Tribunals, Say Two U.Va. Visiting Law Professors

The verdict calling for the death of Saddam Hussein came as no surprise to visiting University of Virginia law professors Chibli Mallat and Linda Malone, who recently assessed the trial of Hussein and others involved in the murder of 148 Shiite citizens of Dujail in retaliation for an assassination attempt on the former Iraqi president.

10/10: Women's Center Director Puts Global Experience to Work with Fulbright Award

U.Va. Women's Center director Sharon Davie has spent years studying women's innovative responses to violence -- expertise which has garnered her a Fulbright Senior Specialist grant.

9/24: Nobel Peace Prize Winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu to Sail with Semester at Sea for Entire Spring Semester

Archbishop Desmond Tutu will serve as “Distinguished Lecturer in Residence” for the Semester at Sea (SAS) program and will sail aboard the MV Explorer as it circumnavigates the globe during the entire Spring 2007 semester voyage.

8/31: Ahead of Her Time: Hale a Pioneer in Internationalizing U.Va.

Long before “globalization” became a buzzword in American higher education, pioneers like Lucy Hale were taking risks and blazing paths for internationalizing their campuses. For U.Va., which is now engaged in a new, large-scale internationalization effort, Hale has left a rich legacy.

8/9: University of Virginia's Center for Oceans Law and Policy Co-Sponsors Rhodes Academy in Greece and 30th Annual International Maritime Conference in Ireland

The University of Virginia’s Center for Oceans Law and Policy co-sponsored two major international programs during July.

3/10: TIP SHEET: Iran and Nuclear Proliferation

University of Virginia experts are available to discuss Iran's nuclear ambitions.

2/24: TIP SHEET: Sectarian Violence in Iraq; Bombing of Golden Mosque

Religious studies professor Abdulaziz Sachedina, an expert on Shiite Islam, Islamic extremists, the concept of Holy War and Middle Eastern politics, is available to discuss the current wave of sectarian violence in Iraq.

2/23: Nigerian Ambassador First Speaker for Ambassador Lecture Series

George A. Obiozor ambassador from the Federal Republic of Nigeria, explored issues of cooperation between the United States and Nigeria, focusing on such topics as peacekeeping efforts in Africa, the war on terrorism, drug and human trafficking, and trade and oil production.

2/20: David Gies, International Spanish Scholar, Tapped to be University's First Academic Dean for Semester at Sea

David Gies, Commonwealth Professor of Spanish at the University of Virginia, has been named the University’s first academic dean for a Semester at Sea voyage and will direct the 2007 summer program.

6/20: U.Va. Students Explore "People, Culture and the Environment of Southern Africa"

Fifteen University of Virginia students and their faculty traveled to Johannesburg, South Africa, on May 23 for the study abroad course, “People, Culture and the Environment of Southern Africa.” An additional six students also traveled to Africa to conduct service-learning projects in local villages.