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 INTERNATIONALLY
ACCLAIMED ARCHITECT Peter Zumthor, known
for an extreme
attention
to craft and detail, will become
the 41st recepient of the University
of Virginia’s annual Thomas Jefferson
Foundation Medal in Architecture during
Founder’s Day
celebrations on April 12. Zumthor will
give a public lecture about his work,
which includes many examples of thoughtfully
crafted public architecture, on April
13 at 1 p.m. in Old Cabell Hall Auditorium.
The Thomas Jefferson
Foundation Medal in Architecture and
its counterpart in law are for lasting
contributions in fields that deeply interested
the University’s founder. They
are the highest outside honors afforded
by the University, which grants no honorary
degrees.
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story.
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Dr.
Randal Pinkett, Rhodes Scholar, president & CEO
of BCT Partners, and
Donald Trump’s current apprentice, will deliver the
University of Virginia’s Black History Month keynote
address titled “Black Intellectual Entrepreneurship” at
7 p.m. on Thursday in Old Cabell Hall. Pinkett will discuss
his research on “Bridging the Digital Divide.” The
event is sponsored by the Office of African-American Affairs,
vice president for student affairs, vice president and chief
officer for diversity and equity and Black Student Alliance. See
Black History Month schedule of events.
U.Va.
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 The
beginnng of a new year is often the trigger
for many people to start reflecting on
their lives and how to improve them. But
does self-reflection do more harm than
good? “Too much analysis can confuse
people about how they really feel,” according
to U.Va. psychologist Timothy Wilson, who
found that there are severe limits to what
people can discover through self-reflection
as a result of a study he helped conduct
to see how people really felt about their
romantic partners. What people don’t
realize is that there is a way to improve
themselves and feel happier without giving
it a second thought. “The trick is
to go out of our way to be kind to others
without thinking too much about why we’re
doing it. As a bonus, our kindnesses will
make us happier,” Wilson said. Full
story.
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