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• The
University's Division of Continuing Education receives
recognition of its new Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies
degree program with a new name: the School of Continuing and
Professional Studies.
• The Bayly Museum spotlights African-American Heritage Month with an exhibit of graphic work by contemporary African-American women. • Twenty-six outstanding undergraduates receive grants of up to $4,000 as part of the first-ever Harrison Research Awards. • The Commerce School hosts the 19th International Case Competition, bringing five teams from Canada, Denmark, Australia, Mexico, and the United States to the University Grounds.
• William E. Kirwan and Angela E. Oh join University faculty and administrators in Charting Diversity, a conference and yearlong self-study designed to examine our understanding of diversity. |
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• The
Virginia Quarterly Review marks its seventy-fifth anniversary
with a book of classic essays and a special spring issue. • Ethel
Kennedy attends the dedication of a bust honoring Robert F. Kennedy.
She is joined by law school dean Robert E. Scott. • With
a $1.35 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, U.Va.
researchers hope to isolate a gene that could control prostate
cancer development.
• Twelve nursing students take spring break in El Salvador assisting a Red Cross clinic as part of Nursing Students Without Borders, a new student-run organization. • Dr.
Richard Edlich (below with President Clinton) is honored by the
National Multiple Sclerosis Society for his work to improve access
for people with disabilities. |
• A tree is planted in honor of Mrs. Marian Lee Stuart Cochran (shown with President Casteen). • U.S. News & World Report ranks four University schools in the top twenty: law (8th), commerce (8th), Darden (11th), and Curry (19th). • Cybercafe opens at Alderman Library, enabling students to enjoy a cup of java while surfing the Web. • U.Va. soars in the Yahoo! Internet Life magazine rankings of wired universities, moving from thirty-fourth last year to eighth this year. • William Styron, one of America's foremost novelists, reads from his novels at the University Bookstore as part of a joint project of the Library of Virginia, the Library of Virginia Foundation, and the Virginia Center for the Book intended to foster a renewed interest in reading across the Commonwealth.
• U.Va.
researchers receive nearly $1 million to study the link between
diabetes and heart disease.
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