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Monday, April 17, 2006

UNIVERSITY IN THE NEWS

SEVENTEEN ARRESTED AT U.VA. PROTEST / STUDENTS REMOVED FROM PRESIDENT'S OFFICE AFTER SIT-IN OVER MINIMUM PAY
By Carlos Santos of the Times-Dispatch / April 16
Seventeen University of Virginia students occupying Madison Hall were arrested last night and charged with trespassing. The students had been camped out in the lobby of U.Va. President John T. Casteen's office since Wednesday morning demanding that the school raise the minimum wage for its employees to what they call a "living wage."

17 STUDENTS ARE ARRESTED AT U. OF VIRGINIA AFTER SIT-IN OUTSIDE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE
By Thomas Bartlett of The Chronicle of Higher Education

EXXONMOBIL GIVES ALMOST $1 MILLION TO VIRGINIA COLLEGES
By Barton Eckert of the Washington Business Journal / April 14
ExxonMobil, its employees and retirees have donated more than $980,000 to Virginia colleges and universities in a program that makes contributions to colleges across the country. The money will come through the ExxonMobil Foundation's 2005 Educational Matching Gift Program.

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH IN THE NEWS

U.VA. LAB CREATES POSSIBLE DIABETES TREATMENT
By Sarah Barry of The Daily Progress
The mice in Dr. Jerry Nadler's laboratory look thin and skittish inside their clear cages. They have the mouse equivalent of type 1 diabetes. But they won't suffer much longer. After almost two years of work, Nadler and his fellow researchers have successfully reversed the course of the disease in mice. Nadler, who is chief of the University of Virginia Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, has combined two drugs, which have already been tested on humans separately. One, lisofylline, is an experimental drug that stops the body from killing its own insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. The other drug, exendin-4, promotes the growth of new pancreatic cells.

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATORS IN THE NEWS

JACK BLACKBURN
Blackburn, dean of admissions, was quoted today in an Arizona Republic article headlined:
SCHOLARLY PURSUITS / ASU, UA SPEND BIG BUCKS TO LURE NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS
By Mike Cronin of The Arizona Republic

RICHARD BONNIE
Bonnie, director of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy, was quoted in an Associated Press article headlined:
GUILTY OF MENTAL ILLNESS?
By Pauline Arrillaga of the Associated Press / April 16

ACHSAH CARRIER
Carrier, a researcher with U.Va.'s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, was quoted in an article in Friday's Washington Post headlined:
ECONOMY MAY LEAVE FORD EMPLOYEES BEHIND
By Stephanie Stoughton of The Associated Press / April 14

GERALD P. FOGARTY
Fogarty, a Catholic priest and professor of religious studies, was quoted in an article in Saturday's Washington Post headlined:
NAMES & FACES / KATIE HOLMES, SCIENTOLOGIST
By The Washington Post / April 15

JONATHAN HAIDT
Haidt, a professor of psychology and author of "The Happiness Hypothesis," was cited April 16 in a San Francisco Chronicle book review headlinied:
FORGET YOUR GOALS, GET HAPPY / SAME CONCLUSION, DIFFERENT APPROACHES FROM TWO AUTHORS
Reviewed by Don Lattin for the San Francisco Chronicle / April 16

A.E. DICK HOWARD
Howard, a law professor and Virginia's leading constitutional expert, was quoted in a Newport Daily Press article headlined:
COULD THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S STALEMATE SHUT DOWN VIRGINIA GOVERNMENT? / AS LAWMAKERS CONTINUE THEIR DEADLOCK OVER A BUDGET, A CO-AUTHOR OF THE REVISED CHARTER IS UNSURE - IT'S UNPRECEDENTED
By Hugh Lessig of the Daily Press / April 16

CHARLES MARSH
Marsh, an evangelical professor of religion, was cited in a Fort Wayne, Ind., Journal Gazette book review headlined:
RELIGION AS POLITICS / A PARTISAN VIEW OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION
Reviewed by Christine Rosen for the Journal Gazette / April 16

SEAN T. O'BRIEN
O'Brien, executive director of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, was quoted in a Roanoke Times article headlined:
WOMEN HAVE HAD SMALL VOICE ON COUNCIL / ONLY FOUR WOMEN HAVE SERVED ON THE ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL IN MORE THAN 100 YEARS.
By Todd Jackson of the Roanoke Times / April 15

LARRY J. SABATO
Sabato, professor of politics and director of U.Va.'s Center for Politics, was quoted in an article in Saturday's Washington Post headlined:
DEATH ROW GIVES KAINE A TEST OF FAITH, DUTY / GOVERNOR FACES DILEMMA IN 1ST CLEMENCY REQUEST
By Candace Rondeaux of The Washington Post / April 15
   
LOVING THE LIMELIGHT / QUICK WITH A GOOD QUOTE, SOME PROFESSORS HAVE A SECOND CAREER ON THE SMALL SCREEN
By Jennifer Jacobson of The Chronicle of Higher Education

ROBERT LOUIS WILKEN
Wilken, professor of history, was cited in a Wichita Eagle headlined:
EASTER'S MEANING IS BEING MUDDLED
By Tom Schaefer of the Wichita Eagle / April 16

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

ANITA K. BLAIR
Blair, who received her J.D. from the School of Law, was cited in a U.S. Department of State press release headlined:
AMBASSADOR NOMINEES FOR AZERBAIJAN, ALGERIA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA SET / BUSH TO NOMINATE SUCCESSOR TO STATE'S ECONOMIC ASSISTANT SECRETARY WAYNE
By the U.S. Department of State / April 13

STEVE GAVEL
Gavel, who completed graduate studies in archaeology at U.Va., was quoted in a Beaufort (SC) Gazette article headlined:
PLANTATION TRANSFORMATION / LOOMING LAND ANNEXATIONS, DEVELOPMENT COULD CHANGE COUNTY'S HISTORICALLY RURAL AREAS
By Jason Ryan of The Beaufort Gazette / April 16

MICHAEL HERRING
Herring, who earned a degree in economics and law degree at U.Va., was featured today in a Richmond.com article headlined:
20 QUESTIONS / MICHAEL HERRING / COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY OF RICHMOND
By Caine O'Rear of Richmond.com

KEVIN MANNIX
Mannix, student body president while at U.Va., was featured today in an Associated Press article headlined:
IT WAS A DEMOCRAT WHO MOTIVATED GOP'S MANNIX
By Julia Silverman of the Associated Press

RON SAXTON
Saxton, who received a degree from the School of Law, was featured today in an Associated Press article headlined:
SAXTON LOOKS TO EMERGE FROM BEHIND THE SCENES
By Julia Silverman of the Associated Press

JOHN W. SNOW
Snow, who earned a Ph.D. in economics from U.Va. and was appointed the 73rd Secretary of the Treasury, was featured in a Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal article headlined:
THE ECONOMY, TAX CUTS AND GRITS
By Dennis Seid of the Daily Journal / April 15

UVA TOP NEWS DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

DAWN STALEY SCORES ANOTHER VICTORY AS U.VA. WOMEN'S CENTER'S 2006 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA

U.VA. HEALTH PLAN MEMBERS TO RECEIVE NEW PHARMACARE PRESCRIPTION CARDS BY MAIL

ONCE AND FUTURE PLAGUE: COMING TO GRIPS WITH A PANDEMIC

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UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS IN THE NEWS

YOUNGER PEARMAN HITS ON 21
By Doug Doughty of the Roanoke Times / April 15
As if there weren't enough similarities already between Andrew Pearman and his older brother, now Andrew will be wearing Alvin's old number.

NEWS FROM U.VA.'S COLLEGE AT WISE

NEW CHANCELLOR OUTLINES VISION FOR UVA.-WISE
By Stephen Igo of the Kingsport (Tenn.) Times-News / April 16
International and multicultural experiences, undergraduate research and communication skills are three key areas of experience that David J. Prior, the seventh chancellor of the University of Virginia's College at Wise, wants students to be immersed in during his tenure and beyond. Prior was formally installed as chancellor during inauguration ceremonies this past week on campus.

U.VA.-WISE STUDENTS COLLECTING BOOKS TO REPLENISH LIBRARY RUINED BY HURRICANE KATRINA
By Stephen Igo of the Kingsport (Tenn.) Times-News
Last year Hurricane Katrina wiped out homes, businesses and, in the case of at least one elementary school in Pascagoula, Miss., all the books in its library. Students at the University of Virginia's College at Wise want to help correct Eastlawn Elementary School's bookless bind.

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- VIRGINIA

VCU TUITION JUMPS
By the Richmond Times-Dispatch / Friday
The cost of tuition, fees and room and board for undergraduate in-state
students attending Virginia Commonwealth University will increase by 5.3
percent during the next academic year.

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- U.S.

HOW MUCH DOES PRICE MATTER?
By Doug Lederman of Inside Higher Ed
Most discussions about Americans' access to higher education tend to revolve around a few key points: variation in college-going rates by race and socioeconomic status, often with particular emphasis on minority students and those in urban centers; declines in the academic preparation of students coming out of high school; and the role of college prices in discouraging college enrollment.

FINISHING THE PH.D.
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed
Last week, Yale University announced a plan to re-examine all of its Ph.D. programs - with an emphasis on what happens in the second through fourth years - based on the belief that what happens in those years may well determine whether a student can wrap up a doctorate in six or seven years.

LOVING THE LIMELIGHT / QUICK WITH A GOOD QUOTE, SOME PROFESSORS HAVE A SECOND CAREER ON THE SMALL SCREEN
By Jennifer Jacobson of The Chronicle of Higher Education
Pundit professors are all over the airwaves, but such stars may risk their scholarly reputations, their colleagues say. The faces of scholars like Pepper Schwartz (above) are familiar to millions of television viewers.

FOLLOWING THE MONEY
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed
Just because a college has spent federal grant money doesn't mean that it can't be forced to return it. That's the finding of a federal appeals court last week in a dispute that could end up costing the University of Notre Dame $500,000.

PRICE NOT A BARRIER TO COLLEGE FOR MOST PENNSYLVANIANS, STUDY FINDS
By Sara Hebel of The Chronicle of Higher Education
Most young adults in Pennsylvania have found their higher-education options to be expensive but affordable even as the cost of attendance rises, according to a report being released this week.

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