'The Light in the Piazza' Brings Heritage Season to a Close
July 18, 2008 | UVAToday
The Tony Award-winning musical, "The Light in the Piazza," will close out the Heritage Theatre Festival's 2008 season, with the first performance taking the stage tomorrow night. "'The Light in the Piazza' is a beautiful offbeat love story with all the elements of the classics of musical theatre, plus a unique twist that takes it, and the audience, to fascinating places.
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Students Get Crash Course in Science at UVa Camp
July 18, 2008 | Daily Progress
Former astronaut Dr. Bernard Harris asked more than 50 middle school students and their parents on Friday to use their imaginations as he described what it was like to walk in space.
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Health System Preparing For Ninth Annual RAM Clinic
July 17, 2008 | UVAToday
A record 200 doctors, nurses, medical and nursing students, lab technicians, pharmacists, social workers and general volunteers from U.Va. will travel to the Kentucky-Virginia Fairgrounds to work at the ninth annual Remote Area Medical Clinic in Wise, Va. from July 25 to 27.
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Community Garden Takes Root at Blandy Farm
July 22, 2008 | The Winchester Star
Although the green garden plot at Blandy Experimental Farm is small, the idea behind it is powerful in an era of ever-rising food prices.
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Summer Nature Camps at Blandy
July 17, 2008 | TV3 Winchester
The Blandy Experimental Farm in Clarke County has been hosting some youth programs, tailored toward environmental education.
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UVa Camp Encourages Young Engineers
July 16, 2008 | WCAV CBS-19
... A group of 25 middle school students from across the Charlottesville area are taking part in the 2nd annual Systems Robotics Design Camp at the University of Virginia this week. ... The camp costs $300, but [engineering professor Reid] Bailey says close to 40% of the kids are recipients of need-based scholarships.
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E&Y Your Master Plan Students Volunteer at Innisfree, Habitat for Humanity
Participants in the Ernst & Young Your Master Plan program know all about hard work. Not only are they all full-time employees of Ernst & Young, which sponsors the two-year program at the McIntire School of Commerce, they’re also students earning an M.S. in Accounting from the School.
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Rural Area Medical Clinic To Provide Free Medical Care
July 14, 2008 | Bristol Herald Courier (TN)
WISE, Va. – Hundreds of volunteer medical professionals are preparing to break records again this summer with the ninth annual Rural Area Medical Clinic from July 25 to 27. The clinic will provide a wide range of free medical care to those in need. Last year’s clinic set national records with 2,506 patients receiving 8,401 procedures, according to a news release from the University of Virginia Health System, and clinic organizers expect to break those records this year.
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UVa-Wise Plans To Build Large Event Center
July 11, 2008 | Bristol Herald Courier (TN)
The coalfield region will see a boost to its economy with construction of a $30 million convocation and recreation center at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, college and local officials announced Thursday. With seating for as many as 4,000 people, the center will serve both the college and the surrounding community by hosting sporting events, concerts, meetings, conventions and other events.
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Heritage Theatre Festival Presents 'Forever Plaid'
They're back! The Plaids, that is ... Heritage Theatre Festival is celebrating the return of one of the most popular shows in its long history with the beloved musical comedy "Forever Plaid," opening July 16 in Helms Theatre. The Festival will conclude its summer season with the Tony Award-winning musical "The Light in the Piazza" from July 23 through Aug. 2.
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University's Art Museum Extends Exhibit on 'Speed'
The U.Va. Art Museum will extend its special exhibition, "Speed," through Aug. 3. Drawn from the collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, "Speed" explores artists' use of "motion" in their work.
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Council OKs Quality Study
July 08, 2008 | Charlottesville Daily Progress
The Charlottesville City Council gave city staff the go-ahead to conduct a quality of services and efficiency study for the city, which would broadly review all the city’s departments in a four- to six-month timeline. Councilors decided to allow the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia to manage the study, using many former city and government officials to evaluate the city’s current efficiency and productivity.
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New George Washington Papers Have Local Twist
Volume 18 of The Papers of George Washington's "Revolutionary War Series," released recently by the University of Virginia Press, highlight the role Charlottesville played in the movement of some 4,000 British and German prisoners who were captured at the Battle of Saratoga.
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Miller Center Uploads Presidents to YouTube
July 02, 2008 | The Hook
As an extension of their presidential recordings program, the Miller Center has put video of 88 speeches by Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton on YouTube.
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The Story Behind The Declaration On Display
Need something to do before the fireworks start? Come see the document that started a revolution at the exhibit "Declaring Independence: Creating and Recreating America's Document," open on July 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections Library. It will also be open on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. but closed Sunday.
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Grass Restoration Success Story Growing on Eastern Shore
June 29, 2008 | Newport News Daily Press
... VIMS researcher and international seagrass expert Bob Orth uses that phrase [--"the largest seagrass restoration in the world"--] to describe his work, with a band of scientists, environmentalists and everyday volunteers, on the seaside of Virginia's Eastern Shore.
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Book and Exhibit Shed Light on Architect Louis Sullivan
Jeffrey Plank, the University's associate vice president for research and graduate studies, highlights the important contributions of Chicago architect Louis Sullivan and photographer Aaron Siskind, in a new book and summer exhibition.
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Darden Shares Grant for Food-System Research
U.Va.'s Darden School of Business and the School of Architecture's Department of Urban and Environmental Planning have received a grant from Saunders Hall at the Darden School, the Jefferson Area Board for Aging and the U.Va. Institute on Aging to fund student research this summer.
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Summer Math Academy Helps Students Master Algebra
U.Va.'s Office for Diversity and Equity has teamed up with the Charlottesville Public Schools to expand their intensive, two-week Summer Math Academy. Now in its second week, the program is preparing 28 rising eighth-graders and 17 rising ninth-graders to enroll in algebra when school resumes in the fall.
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U.Va. Scientists Conduct Research on Eastern Shore
With major support from the National Science Foundation and other granting agencies and from private donations, University of Virginia environmental scientists are conducting long-term ecological research and public outreach on Virginia's Eastern Shore, including working to restore seagrass to the coastal bays. [Features video]
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Acute Care Site, Cidery Gain OK to Move Ahead
June 25, 2008 | Charlottesville Daily Progress
... The University of Virginia Health System received permission Tuesday evening to move forward with plans for a new 50-bed hospital on Ivy Road that would care for long-term patients.
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Papers of Lowell Weicker Given to U.Va. Library
In a new U.Va. research project, Law School alumnus Lowell P. Weicker is working with the U.Va. Library to make available more than 1,000 boxes of his political papers, including files on the Watergate hearings and the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Mentor Program Developing Leadership
June 21, 2008 | WVIR NBC-29
... The [U.Va. Women's Center] program is called the Men's Leadership Project, and it's designed to help women by helping men. It pairs fifth grade boys with undergraduate men from UVA for a yearlong mentoring program. ...Mentors and kids meet every week for most of the school year to discuss all kinds of school issues, from respect to bullying and domestic violence.
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Scientists Working to Restore Seagrass to Eastern Shore Bays
The seagrasses that once flourished in the seaside bays of Virginia's Eastern Shore were essentially wiped out after a hurricane in 1933. Today, U.Va. environmental scientist Karen McGlathery is working on a project to restore these essential submerged grasses to the seaside bays of Virginia. She is working with a team of scientists led by Bob Orth of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. [Includes audio slide show]
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Presidential Speechwriters Speak for Themselves
June 19, 2008 | The Hook
After years of working in the background, the Washington wordsmiths who crafted presidential addresses will emerge from the shadows later this week. White House speechwriters from Nixon through Clinton administrations will gather at a symposium hosted by the Miller Center of Public Affairs on Friday and Saturday.
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Hear What Students Have Been Learning at UVa Summer Chamber Music Festival
June 19, 2008 | Charlottesville Daily Progress
The University of Virginia Summer Chamber Music Festival will present two performances, at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, to show people what participants have been learning. ... The performers have spent five days in an intense chamber music workshop. They come from middle school, high school, college and adult amateur ranks.
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John Toole: Itinerant Painter' Opens at U.Va. Art Museum
"John Toole: Itinerant Painter," which opens Saturday and runs through Aug. 9 at the U.Va. Art Museum, offers a glimpse into 19th-century, middle-class Virginia life. A gallery talk about Toole’s work will be held on June 28 at 2 p.m. in the museum.
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Heritage Theatre Festival Kicks Off Season on Thursday
After a one-year absence, the Heritage Theatre Festival kicks off its 32nd season on Thursday at the Culbreth Theatre with "City of Angels," the six-time Tony Award-winning musical. Meanwhile, on the Helms Theatre stage, the one-person show "I Am My Own Wife" debuts today, featuring British actor Malcolm Tulip performing more than 30 roles.
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Women's Health Conference at UVA's Alumni Hall
June 13, 2008 | WCAV CBS-19
A women's health conference in Charlottesville was held on Friday at the University of Virginia Alumni Hall.
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A Home at Blandy / Family Enjoys Life at an Exclusive Address
June 14, 2008 | Winchester (VA) Star
... As the buildings superintendent for the University of Virginia’s Blandy Experimental Farm and The State Arboretum of Virginia off U.S. 50, [Dennis] Heflin has lived on the grounds for 22 years.
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Weldon Cooper Center to Host Dialogue on Development Rights
June 15, 2008 | Charlottesville Daily Progress
The Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia is scheduled to host a “stakeholders’ dialogue” to discuss a plan outlined two years ago by an Albemarle County supervisor. Supervisor David L. Slutzky pitched a “transfer of development rights” plan that he has said would help preserve the county’s rural areas.
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A Pill to Cure Alcoholism?
June 13, 2008 | U.S. News & World Report
People struggling with alcohol addiction got some promising news this week: A team led by researchers at the University of Virginia Health System reported that the drug topiramate can lead to a reduction in heavy drinking. ... "Alcoholism is a treatable disease," says lead author Bankole Johnson, chairman of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences at Virginia.
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U.Va. Job Fair Set for June 18 at Downtown Omni
U.Va. will host "U.Va. WORKS: An Employment Information and Resource Fair" on June 18, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Omni Hotel. The event will provide information about the wide array of faculty, staff and temporary employment opportunities available at U.Va.
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New Initiative to Improve Stroke Care in Rural Areas
Dr. Nina Solenski, a neurologist in the Primary Stroke Center at U.Va.'s Health System, is the project officer for the newly launched Virginia Acute Stroke Telehealth Network initiative. VAST is testing the effectiveness of the Remote Presence Robotic System, or RP-7, in helping experts, like Solenski, assess stroke patients without being on-site with them.
http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=5428
Health Tip: Getting Calcium If You're Lactose Intolerant
June 11, 2008 | Washington Post / HealthDay News
... While it's best to check with your doctor, here are some calcium-rich foods that are probably safe for the lactose-intolerant, provided by the University of Virginia Health System: Leafy green vegetables such as broccoli and kale. ...
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Course Seeks Sustainable Solution to Food Shortage Crisis
Tanya Denckla Cobb's spring course, "Healthy Communities, Healthy Food Systems: Global-Local Connections," led students in a novel endeavor to figure out where Charlottesville's food comes from, be it local or from thousands of miles away.
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5 Lessons for Picking a Running Mate
June 11, 2008 | USA Today
... For the perspective of insiders, USA TODAY interviewed former presidential and vice presidential candidates — Mondale, Kemp and Geraldine Ferraro — and strategists who helped run presidential campaigns for Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, Al Gore and John Kerry. The presidential recordings and oral history archives at the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs also were tapped. [Includes audio]
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Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection Receives Gift
Longtime University of Virginia donor and businessman John Kluge and his wife, Tussi, have donated 16 Aboriginal paintings -- early western desert pieces -- from their private collection to the University's Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection.
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4-Day Scorcher Hottest Since 1895
June 11, 2008 | Charlottesville Daily Progress
The University of Virginia’s McCormick Observatory on Tuesday recorded a high temperature of 97 degrees for the fourth consecutive day — the hottest four-day period this early in the year since 1895. “The occurrence of such high temperatures so early in the year is relatively unusual,” said Jerry Stenger, research coordinator with UVa’s Office of Climatology. “For all intents and purposes, it’s a heat wave.”
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University students construct homes, build teamwork
June 08, 2008 | Charlottesville Daily Progress
Amid sauna-like heat, three dozen University of Virginia students spent Wednesday afternoon hanging Sheetrock, hammering nails and attaching vinyl siding. The 37 students ... are all top elected leaders of UVa’s undergraduate student body. They were helping construct 10 Habitat for Humanity homes on Paton Street and Valley Road Extended to practice teamwork and get a taste of community service. ...The students’ sweaty afternoon of construction was part of the university’s “Leadership 2008” training program, also known as L2K8.
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Health Tip: Prevent Mold in the Home
June 09, 2008 | Washington Post / HealthDay News
Mold is a tiny fungus that can grow inside the home and cause allergies and other health problems. The University of Virginia Health System offers these suggestions to help keep mold out of your home: ...
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Heritage Repertory Theatre Announces Name Change
The University's organization, formerly known as Heritage Repertory Theatre, will now be known as "Heritage Theatre Festival." The new season kicks off with the beloved musical "City of Angels" on June 19 in the Culbreth Theatre.
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The Miller Center Will Host a Conference on Higher Education
June 03, 2008 | WINA 1070 AM
The University of Virginia's Miller Center will host a conference next Monday that will deal with the topic "Examining the National Purposes of American Higher Education: A Leadership Approach to Policy Reform." ...
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Guides Help Students Pick College Path
June 03, 2008 | Martinsville Bulletin (VA)
For three years, the University of Virginia College Guide Program has been helping local students pursue higher education.
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Children's Hospital Telethon to Air May 31 and June 1
The 24th annual U.Va. Children's Hospital Telethon will air on WVIR NBC 29 beginning May 31, from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., and resuming June 1, from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The broadcast will raise funds to benefit U.Va.'s youngest patients and will feature miraculous stories of courage from children and families who have beaten the odds.
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From Monster to Marketable
May 27, 2008 | Charlottesville Daily Progress
... Currently on display in the University of Virginia’s Rotunda is an ambitious exhibit that traces the novel from its first modest press run of 500 copies to what it represents today.
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The Library in the New Age
June 12, 2008 | New York Review of Books
... [Google Book Search] will open up possibilities for research involving vast quantities of data, which could never be mastered without digitization.
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U.Va. Patent Foundation Celebrates 75 University Inventors
The University of Virginia Patent Foundation earlier this week awarded George Rodeheaver its annual Edlich-Henderson Inventor of the Year Award and celebrated University inventors who received U.S. patents and copyrights.
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Real-Life Archaeologists
May 22, 2008 | WCAV CBS-19
... The movies bring drama and excitement to the field of archaeology, but a group of field school archaeologists from James Madison University and the University of Virginia say there's more to what you see in the movies.
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Free Engineering Course Being Offered at Institute
May 21, 2008 | Danville Register and Bee
High school juniors, seniors and adults interested in continuing their education can apply for a free engineering course being offered at the Institute for Advanced Learning & Research.
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