TWENTY-SIX
GRADUATE and undergraduate students at
the University of Virginia have earned
a place in the U.Va.
Center for Global Health’s 2006 scholarship
program. The awards, which vary from $1,800
to $3,000, will provide funding for the
scholars’ research projects that will help
address health
issues of the
underprivileged
in countries around the world, including
health concerns such as women’s reproductive
health, HIV/AIDS, diabetes and the effects
of family dynamics on health. “These
remarkable young stars bring their dedication
from a marvelously diverse array of backgrounds
and interests to address growing issues
of health disparities,” said center
director Dr. Richard Guerrant (left). Full
story.
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Robert
F. Bruner, dean of the University of Virginia’s
Darden Graduate School of Business, has
been named recipient an ECCH 2006 European
Case Award in the
category
of finance, accounting and control, for
his case on the Boeing 777 that was published
in 1994. The ECCH is an independent,
non-profit, membership-based organization
dedicated to promoting the case method
of learning. The
awards, which honor the unique contribution
of case writers to management education,
will be presented Sept. 21 at a
special
dinner in London.Full
story.
Darden
School
Art
enthusiasts can observe the works of the
late American artist John Barber
(1893-1965) beginning tomorrow as the exhibit, “John
Barber’s Sketchbook: The Development
of an Artist,” opens at the U.Va.
Art Museum. In the exhibit, which
runs through Aug. 23, it is evident that
Barber’s sketches of everyday life inspired
his paintings
and
sculptures
even as he embraced more abstract work.
The exhibit is drawn from the U.Va Art
Museum’s John Barber Memorial Collection,
which includes the papers, art texts, sketchbooks,
paintings and sculpture of the artist. Full
story.
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Art
enthusiasts can observe the works of the
late American artist John Barber
(1893-1965) beginning tomorrow as the exhibit, “John
Barber’s Sketchbook: The Development
of an Artist,” opens at the U.Va.
Art Museum. In the exhibit, which
runs through Aug. 23, it is evident that
Barber’s sketches of everyday life inspired
his paintings
and
sculptures
even as he embraced more abstract work.
The exhibit is drawn from the U.Va Art
Museum’s John Barber Memorial Collection,
which includes the papers, art texts, sketchbooks,
paintings and sculpture of the artist. 
