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Thursday, May 4, 2006

UNIVERSITY IN THE NEWS

CITY HOLDS LAST MAY ELECTION
    By Bob Gibson of the (Charlottesville) Daily Progress / May 2
The University of Virginia’s Center for Politics is helping to staff the eight polling places across Charlottesville today with 26 students who have undergone training in how to interact with voters and help demonstrate voting procedures. The program is the first of its kind in Virginia and is designed to expand the political awareness and civic participation of young people, said Holly Hatcher, a program coordinator with the Center for Politics.

MCBRIDE NAMED NO. 1 SUPERINTENDENT IN STATE
By Galax Gazette staff reports / May 3
Dr. Oliver A. McBride, superintendent of Carroll County Schools, was chosen by the Curry School of Education Foundation at the University of Virginia as the 2006 Outstanding Superintendent of the year. McBride was recognized at an awards ceremony in Charlottesville on April 20 for his excellence in school administration, his leadership as a superintendent in Carroll County and in other parts of the state; and his dedicated service to the local community. Curry School of Education Dean David W. Breneman and Foundation Board Chair Daniel M. Meyers presented the award.

PROFESSORS WANT THEIR CLASSES 'UNWIRED'
By Maia Ridberg of The Christian Science Monitor / May 3
Wireless Internet access at universities was once thought to be a clear-cut asset to education. But now a growing number of graduate schools - after investing a fortune in the technology - are blocking Web access to students in class because of complaints from professors.... This school year, the University of Michigan Law School became the latest graduate school to block wireless Internet access to students in class, joining law schools at UCLA and the University of Virginia.

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH IN THE NEWS

IS IT TIME FOR A WOMAN PRESIDENT?
By Lyric Wallwork Winik of Parade Magazine / April 30
In a related poll run by the Youth Leadership Initiative at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, more than 13,000 K-12 students voted from 45 states and Washington, D.C. In that poll, Rice was the top vote-getter, with 39%, followed by Clinton with 31%. Obviously, these two high-profile women have the greatest name recognition. But it should be noted that in both polls candidates such as Mayor Franklin of Atlanta, Governor Sebelius of Kansas and Senator Hutchison of Texas garnered votes beyond their own states.
   
NAPOLITANO IS NEARLY OFF PRESIDENTIAL POLL'S RADAR
By Ernesto Portillo Jr. and Joe Burchell of the Arizona Daily Star / April 29

AN OPTICAL ILLUSION MIGHT SLOW DRIVERS / VDOT TESTING SYSTEM ON FAIRFAX ROAD
By Candace Rondeaux of The Washington Post
[...] Part of a larger, $100,000 project being conducted by the Virginia Transportation Research Council, a partnership between VDOT and the University of Virginia, the optical speed bars are one of many methods being tested to determine whether safety practices used in other countries will work as well here.

STUDENTS IN THE NEWS

CATHERINE KIM
Kim, a fourth-year completing her degree in psychology with a minor in theatre, was featured today in a Richmond.com article headlined:
MORE THAN A PRETTY FACE / THE NEW MISS VIRGINIA, CATHERINE KIM, IS A PAGEANT ROOKIE WHO COMPETES OUTSIDE OF THE BOX
By Deanna Geneva Lorianni for Richmond.com

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATORS IN THE NEWS

JULIAN BOND
Bond, history professor and NAACP chairman, was cited in a Media General News Service article headlined:
LEGAL AID CENTER SAVES HISTORIC 'ROCK HOUSE' IN CHARLOTTESVILLE / BLACK CARPENTER BUILT HOME, BUSINESS DURING JIM CROW
By Liesel Nowak for the Media General News Service

PAMELA F. CIPRIANO
Cipriano, chief clinical officer and chief nursing officer at the Health System, was featured today in a PRWeb press release headlined:
HEALTHCOM MEDIA ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF FOR THE NEW OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION
By PRWeb

DR. CHRISTOPHER KETCHERSIDE
Ketcherside, a  resident at the Medical Center, was cited in a Doctor's Guide article headlined:
DOCTORS USE GAMMA KNIFE TO SAVE SIGHT IN PATIENTS WITH UVEAL MELANOMA: PRESENTED AT ARVO
By Ed Susman for Doctor's Guide / May 3

DAVID MARTIN
Martin, law professor and former general counsel to the Immigration and Naturalization Service in the Clinton administration, was quoted in a National Law Journal article headlined:
IMMIGRATION PACKAGE WOULD REVERSE STREAMLINING OF APPEALS
Pamela A. MacLean of the National Law Journal / May 3

JONATHAN D. MORENO
Moreno, director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics at the Health System, was featured in a (Charlottesville) Daily Progress article headlined:
UVA ETHICIST NAMED TO POST ON STEM CELLS
From Daily Progress staff reports / May 3

J. KIM PENBERTHY
Penberthy, a professor in the department of psychiatric medicine, was quoted today in a WebMD article headlined:
IS IT ADHD OR BIPOLAR DISORDER? / CHILDREN WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER ARE OFTEN MISDIAGNOSED AS HAVING ADHD, AND ADHD MEDICATION WON'T HELP. SOMETIMES, CHILDREN SUFFER FROM BOTH.
By  Christina Frank for WebMD

LARRY SABATO
Sabato, professor of politics and director of U.Va.'s Center for Politics, was quoted in an article in yesterday's Washington Post headlined:
WHITE HOUSE BRIEFINGS NEED CHANGE: SPOKESMEN
By Steve Holland of Reuters News Service / Wednesday

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

CHRIS ALBRIGHT
Albright, 27, a former soccer player for U.Va. and D.C. United who now is a defender for the Los Angeles Galaxy, was named to the U.S. World Cup roster yesterday. His selection was featured in an article in today's Washington Post headlined:
SOCCER / ALBRIGHT REPLACES HEJDUK FOR U.S.
By The Washington Post

U.VA. TOP NEWS DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S JONATHAN MORENO NAMED TO STEM CELL RESEARCH PANEL BY NATIONAL ACADEMIES

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HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- U.S.

PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS EARNING DEGREES IN SCIENCE AND MATH HAS FALLEN, GAO TELLS LAWMAKERS
By Amy Rainey of The Chronicle of Higher Education
Despite an increase in college enrollment over the past decade, the proportion of students obtaining degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics has fallen, the Government Accountability Office said in a statement presented as testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives' education committee on Wednesday.

NUDGING THE NSF ON EDUCATION
By David Epstein of Inside Higher Ed
American science and math competitiveness couldn't be a htter topic in Congress right now if it were made in a fusion reactor. In his State of the Union address, President Bush highlighted science and math research and education as the keys to keep America competitive in the global economy, and senators soon fell in line, proposing billions for science education. Now the push to keep the United States ahead of China and India is gaining momentum from an eight-part bill from the House Committee on Science that will be introduced this week.

AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES

A SOBERING CHALLENGE
By Elia Powers of Inside Higher Ed
It's finals week at Duke University, and here's one question that won't appear on any test: What can - or should - be done to address the university's so-called culture of student drinking?

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