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Thursday, April 6, 2006

UNIVERSITY IN THE NEWS

AT U.VA. TALK, KAINE PAVES WAY FOR ROADS
By Melanie Mayhew of The Daily Progress
Lawmakers must commit to investing more in transportation, the most pressing issue as Virginia's population soars, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine told a crowded class at the University of Virginia on Wednesday...During the governor's visit to Larry J. Sabato's Introduction to American Politics class, Kaine outlined his solution to what he called "the most urgent matter facing the state." Every sitting governor since 1978 has visited Sabato's popular class.

U.VA. BOARD GETS NEW MEMBER / KAINE NAMES ALEXANDRIA BUSINESSMAN TO POST AND REAPPOINTS THREE OTHERS
By the Media General News Service
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced yesterday the reappointment of three University of Virginia board of visitors members and the addition of an Alexandria businessman. Kaine chose Daniel R. Abramson of Alexandria... Abramson is principal of Abramson Properties, a real estate development firm. He graduated from the university in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. "I'm flattered and honored and humbled by the appointment and excited about the prospect of serving the university, a place that I love," Abramson said.

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH IN THE NEWS

STUDY FINDS TWO SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES SPIRALING TOWARD COLLISION
By RedOrbit.com
A pair of supermassive black holes in the distant universe are intertwined and spiraling toward a merger that will create a single super-supermassive black hole capable of swallowing billions of stars, according to a new study by astronomers at the University of Virginia, Bonn University and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory. The study appears in the April 6, 2006 issue of the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATORS IN THE NEWS

QIAN CAI
Qian Cai, research director for the Center for Public Service, was cited today in a Richmond Times-Dispatch article headlined:
SENIORS ON THE ROAD / MEDICAL REVIEWS COULD HOLD THE KEY FOR AGING DRIVERS
By Peter Bacque of the Richmond Times-Dispatch

DANIEL MEADOR
Meador, emeritus professor at the School of Law, was cited today in a Washington Times article headlined:
MONTICELLO'S RENEWAL MAKES A PERFECT GIFT
By Rick Britton for The Washington Times

ROBERT O'NEIL
O'Neil, law professor and director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, was quoted today in a Charlottesville Daily Progress article headlined:
CENTER PREPARING TO TAKE AIM WITH MUZZLES
By David A. Maurer of The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress

LARRY SABATO
Sabato, politics professor and director of the Center for Politics, was quoted on CNN's "The Situation Room" in a segment headlined:
SPECULATION RUNNING RAMPANT WHETHER HILLARY CLINTON WILL RUN FOR PRESIDENT
By Mary Snow of CNN / April 5

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

KATIE COURIC
Couric, NBC Today Show host who is leaving to anchor the CBS Evening News, graduated with honors from U.Va. with a degree in American studies. She is featured today in a New York Times article headlined:
KATHERINE ANNE COURIC: COMING BACK TO HARD NEWS
By Edward Wyatt of The New York Times

ERIC J. GOLDBERG
Goldberg, assistant professor of history at Williams College who received his Ph.D. from U.Va. in 1998, was featured April 5 in a Berkshires (MA) Online article headlined:
ERIC J. GOLDBERG ON STRUGGLE FOR EMPIRE IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE
By Berksires.com staff reports / April 5

ALLEN JULIAN
Julian, who earned a bachelors degree in chemical engineering at U.Va., was featured April 5 in a Business Wire press release headlined:
CHEMTURA APPOINTS NEW GENERAL MANAGER FOR URETHANES
By Business Wire / April 5

WILLIAM HENRY "HANK" LEWIS
Lewis, an associate professor of English at Colgate University who received his graduate degree at U.Va. and who was one of four finalists for the 2006 PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction, for his 2005 story collection, "I Got Somebody in Staunton," was featured today in a Syracuse (N.Y.) Post-Standard article headlined:
STORIES TO TELL
By Brenda Duncan of the Post-Standard

LUCIEN STARK
Stark, who received his master's degree at U.Va., was featured April 5 in a Wilson (NC) Daily Times article headlined:
STARK'S FIRST NOVEL SET IN 1957 WILSON
By Keith Barnes of the Daily Times / April 5

ROSANNE WILLIAMSON
Williamson, a graduate of the University's master's in administration program, was featured April 4 in a Fauquier (Va) Times-Democrat article headlined:
BRUMFIELD PRINCIPAL NAMED DIRECTOR OF NEW GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL
By Times-Democrat Staff reports / April 4

MARK WINKLEMAN
Winkleman, a School of Law graduate, was featured today in a (Phoenix) Arizona Republic article headlined:
LAND REFORM VITAL TO MAKE VISTAS WORK, OFFICIAL SAYS
By Catherine Reagor of The Arizona Republic

CAVALIER DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

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BOV PLANS TO ADDRESS TOPICS RANGING FROM THE SOUTH LAWN PROJECT TO NATIONAL RANKINGS

FIRE PROMPTS EVACUATION OF ARCHITECTURE BUILDING

U.VA. TOP NEWS DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

19TH ANNUAL VIRGINIA FILM FESTIVAL TO FEATURE REVELATIONS

STUDENTS TO ENGINEER STEEL BRIDGES AND CONCRETE CANOES IN COMPETITION THIS WEEK

INTRO TO POLITICS: GOV. KAINE SPEAKS TO SABATO'S CLASS ABOUT JOBS, TAXES AND TRANSPORTATION

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UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS IN THE NEWS

HIP SURGERY SHELVES UVA SOPHOMORE SINGLETARY
By Doug Doughty of the Roanoke Times
On the eve of the ACC Tournament, Virginia basketball player Sean Singletary said he couldn't wait for a time when he had a full offseason to concentrate on his game, without regard for injury or other interruptions.

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- U.S.

BLAME IT ON THE FACULTY
By Doug Lederman of Inside Higher Ed
Higher ed commission's memo cites tenure and "extraordinary power" of professors as reasons why college costs soar.

DEBT, DETERRING PUBLIC SERVICE
By Doug Lederman of Inside Higher Ed
As college tuitions rise - and levels of student debt, not coincidentally, mount along with them - one of the ill effects public policy experts fear is that graduates will avoid low-paying public service jobs because they fear being unable to pay off their loans.

AS FEDERAL PANEL PREPARES TO MEET, PROPOSAL FOR NATIONAL ACCREDITING SYSTEM DRAWS FIERCE CRITICISM
By Burton Bollag of The Chronicle of Higher Education
Accreditors and some college groups are aghast at a proposal to eliminate regional accreditors and replace them with a national accreditation body. The proposal is contained in a discussion paper released late last month by the secretary of education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education.

NEW PAPERS RELEASED BY FEDERAL PANEL FOCUS ON COLLEGE COSTS AND STUDENT AID
By Jeffrey Selingo of The Chronicle of Higher Education
For the second time in less than a week, the federal Commission on the Future of Higher Education has released papers on key topics that are meant to assist the panel as it prepares to deliver its final report to the education secretary, Margaret Spellings, by August 1. The latest additions, which came out on Wednesday, are on college costs and federal student-aid programs.

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR NEW GRANTS ONLINE
By Stephen Burd of The Chronicle of Higher Education
The U.S. Education Department plans to leave it largely to students to determine whether they qualify for grants under a new program for high-achieving Pell Grant recipients in their first two years of college. They would be able to evaluate their eligibility online.

COLLEGES SHOULD BE ALERT TO RISKS OF BUILDING RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES, REPORT SAYS
By Audrey Williams June of The Chronicle of Higher Education
Colleges and universities that have developed retirement communities as a way of generating revenue and cultivating new donors should familiarize themselves with the risks attached to such projects, according to a report released to The Chronicle on Wednesday. The report, by Moody's Investors Service, a credit-rating agency, outlines the risks and opportunities for universities that establish such communities.

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