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Wednesday,
June 7, 2006
AN
ALLY IN the
newly formed Virginia Partnership for
Nanotechnology Education and Workforce
Development, the University of Virginia’s
School of Engineering and Applied Science
was recently awarded a “Partnerships
for Innovation” grant from the National
Science Foundation.The
award — $600,000 over two
years —
will enable the Partnership to offer
distance-learning graduate courses and
certificate programs to students across
Virginia. “By connecting students
and faculty statewide, allowing students
to benefit from the knowledge of faculty
who specialize in many of the different
aspects of nanotechnology, we’re creating
a great, comprehensive graduate experience,”
said James Groves (left), assistant dean
for research and outreach at the engineering
school. Full
story.
U.Va.
News Services
The
numbers showed how much the people of
Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley
care
about
the University of Virginia Children’s
Hospital. At the conclusion of this past
weekend’s telethon held at the
U.Va. Health System, $1,820,583 had been
raised, surpassing last year’s total
of $1.7 million. These funds
will go towards
research and other
needs
of
children
and families cared for by U.Va. Children’s
Hospital. Funds from past telethons have
made possible the establishment of a
U.Va. Children’s Hospital Heart Center,
helped purchase the first Newborn Emergency
Transport System ambulance and funded
dozens of U.Va. Children’s Hospital research
projects that benefit the field of pediatric
medicine. Full
story.
Children’s
Medical Center
University
of Virginia faculty and staff can once again
show their community how much they care by
joining area volunteers from local businesses
and organizations for the 15th annual United
Way Laurence E. Richardson Day of Caring
on Sept. 20. This team effort
serves
the community in meaningful ways on a wide
variety of projects at local nonprofit organizations
and public schools — from clerical
assistance, to working with children and
seniors, to painting, landscaping and construction.
Last year, more than 690 of nearly 2,000
volunteers were U.Va. employees who worked
at 86 out of 200 project sites in the Charlottesville,
Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson
communities.Full
story.
Manta
Wiru (Beautiful Land) Paintings from
Amata On
exhibit through Sept. 23, 400 Worrell Dr.,
Peter Jefferson Place • Tues.-Sat., 9
a.m.-3 p.m. • Sponsored by the Kluge-Ruhe
Aboriginal Art Collection • Information:
244-0234.
Inside
UVA is the
University’s Faculty
and Staff Newsletter.
Published every other Friday by the Office of University Relations.
• Finals
2006
• Finance
OKs $1.97B Budget
• Index page
