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Wednesday, May 17, 2006

UNIVERSITY IN THE NEWS

PEER SUPPORT CITED IN BLACK STUDENTS' SUCCESS
By Elizabeth Olson of The New York Times
In her four years at the University of Virginia, Jessica Fowler, 22, who is graduating on Sunday, has had much success, including winning admission to Duke University Medical School. But one of her most enduring accomplishments may have come this year, when she was a mentor to Courtney White, 19, as part of the university's peer adviser program for incoming black students. ...The University of Virginia has long led the nation's public universities in its graduation rate for blacks, according to the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, which tracks graduation rates of African-Americans at the nation's major public and private higher education institutions. The main reason, university officials and students like Ms. White say, is the structured and intensive mentoring program.

DARDEN LAUNCHES AN EXECUTIVE MBA
By Della Bradshaw of the Financial Times / May 16
The Darden school at the University of Virginia, ranked number one in the world in open enrolment programmes in this week's Financial Times ranking of executive education programmes, is to launch an executive MBA in June. Those who graduate will be given the same degree as those studying for a full-time MBA at Darden.

CAVALIER COMMENCEMENT APPROACHES
By Melanie Mayhew of The Daily Progress
Some are climbing trees, others are baking oodles of delectable goodies and a few are firing up french-fry fryers. All are working vigorously to prepare for an epic weekend chock full of celebrations, receptions and events, all honoring the approximately 5,000 University of Virginia students expected to cross the graduation stage this weekend. University officials expect about 35,000 people to flock to Grounds to take part in the annual festivities.

AMERICA'S 400TH ANNIVERSARY COMES TO LIFE FOR STUDENTS THROUGH LIVE WEB EVENT / 'JAMESTOWN LIVE!' WILL HELP STUDENTS EXPERIENCE THE JOURNEY THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
By PRNewswire / May 16
America's 400th Anniversary will come to life this fall for hundreds of thousands of students and educators across the U.S. as the story of the nation's birthplace takes to the web. "Jamestown Live!," a nationwide Webcast, will be available free of charge to anyone who has internet access. ...To help educators prepare themselves and their students for "Jamestown Live!" as well as other history, civics and social studies lessons, an official education Web site has been established as an enduring part of the America's 400th Anniversary commemoration. The site, <http://www.JamestownJourney.org,>http://www.JamestownJourney.org, was coordinated by the University of Virginia Center for Politics and includes interdisciplinary lesson plans and Jamestown-related curricula that align with state educational requirements. Educators are encouraged to register at the site as soon as possible so they can access a wealth of materials and lesson plans at no cost.

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH IN THE NEWS

NEW RESEARCH FINDS POSSIBLE CULPRIT FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE
By Ayinde O. Chase of All Headline News / May 16
Research by neuroscientists at the University of Virginia Health System finds that oxygen free radicals are damaging proteins in mitochondria, the tiny cellular 'batteries' of brain cells and could be one main cause of Parkinson's Disease. Parkinson's is a chronic movement disorder that affects at least one million Americans. UVa scientists who published their findings in the Journal of Neuroscience believe the damage is taking place in a large protein structure called complex I, the first stop in the electron transport chain, which produces an electrical charge inside mitochondria. Mitochondria then use this electrical charge to make energy.

VIRGINIA QUARTERLY REVIEW IN THE NEWS

VQR SNAGS TWO NATIONAL MAG AWARDS / SMALL QUARTERLY WINS BIG AGAINST THE BIG GUYS
By Nell Boeschenstein of C-Ville Weekly
On May 9, The Virginia Quarterly Review -- a four-man publishing operation run out of the University of Virginia -- won two National Magazine Awards, the industry's highest honor.
[Ed.'s note: VQR is a two-man, two-woman publishing operation.]

ACCESSUVA IN THE NEWS

STORIES DIFFER, GOALS THE SAME / PR. GEORGE'S TEENS OVERCOME HARDSHIPS, WIN
FULL SCHOLARSHIPS TO U-MD.
By Nick Anderson of The Washington Post
[...] Other universities, public and private, have expanded aid to
low-income students in recent years. The UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA helps almost
800 needy students a year with a $20 million aid program; those whose
families meet certain income criteria get a full ride. George Washington
University awarded nine D.C. public school students scholarships of $200,000
apiece this year.

STUDENTS IN THE NEWS

JESSICA FOWLER, COURTNEY WHITE
Fowler and White were the focus of an article in today's New York Times headlined:
PEER SUPPORT CITED IN BLACK STUDENTS' SUCCESS
By Elizabeth Olson of The New York Times

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATORS IN THE NEWS

ROBERT BRUNER
Bruner, dean of the Darden School of Business, was quoted in a Financial Times article headlined:
DARDEN LAUNCHES AN EXECUTIVE MBA
By Della Bradshaw of the Financial Times / May 16

CHUCK TAYLOR
Taylor, the general manager of WTJU radio, was interviewed in The Hook in an article headlined:
HARD TIMES FOR COLLEGE RADIO? / May 16
By Jayson Whitehead of C-Ville Weekly

SYLVIA V. TERRY
Terry, associate dean of African-American affairs, was quoted today in a New York Times article headlined:
PEER SUPPORT CITED IN BLACK STUDENTS' SUCCESS
By Elizabeth Olson of The New York Times

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATOR OBITUARIES IN THE NEWS

GEORGE BLACKBURN
Blackburn, who coached the U.Va. Football team from 1965 to 1970 and was named ACC Coach of the Year in 1968, died on Monday, May 15. His obituary appeared on CSTV.com under the headline:
FORMER VIRGINIA FOOTBALL COACH GEORGE BLACKBURN DIES
By CSTV.com / May 16

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

KATIE COURIC
Couric, a graduate of the College who donated her speaking fee from the University of Oklahoma's commencement to cancer research at U.Va., was featured in an article in the Norman (Okla.) Transcript headlined:
COURIC MAKES DESSERT STOP AT OZZIE'S
By Althea Peterson of the Norman Transcript / May 16

ALUMNI OBITUARIES IN THE NEWS

ROBERT D. CARTER
Carter, 86, a retired fiscal and budget officer with the CIA, who
served in the Army Air Forces during World War II and after the war received
his undergraduate degree from U.Va.'s Woodrow Wilson School of Foreign
Affairs, has died. His obituary was published in today's Washington Post
headlined:
OBITUARIES / ROBERT D. CARTER / CIA OFFICER
By The Washington Post

UVA TOP NEWS DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

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CATHERINE NEALE DEFERS NEW YORK FOR A YEAR OF RELIEF WORK IN NEW ORLEANS

IN TODD AMAN'S PERFECT WORLD, DIVERSITY TRAINING WOULD BE MANDATORY

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UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS IN THE NEWS

U.VA. FAMILY LOSES ONE OF ITS OWN
By Jerry Ratcliffe for The Daily Progress
They called him "Blackie" and he was considered well ahead of his time as an offensive football mind. But most of all, they called him Coach. George Blackburn, who guided Virginia football for six seasons (1965-70), died Monday in Dublin, Ohio. He was 93. Looking back on Blackburn's accomplishments, he was somewhat of a miracle worker, taking over a Cavalier football program that was trying to emerge from its darkest era

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- VIRGINIA

NCAA CONDEMNS 'TRIBE' NICKNAME AT WILLIAM & MARY
By Doug Lederman of Inside Higher Ed
The College of William & Mary's "Tribe" nickname, in conjunction with its use of Native American imagery like eagle feathers, warrants its inclusion on a list of colleges with icons deemed "hostile and abusive," the National Collegiate Athletic Association announced Tuesday. William and Mary will be restricted from participating in and playing host to NCAA championships as long as it maintains the Native American imagery, under a policy the association adopted last year. William and Mary's president, Gene R. Nichol, had noted in its petition to the NCAA that the college had changed its nickname from "Indians" and discontinued its Native American mascot, and argued that the use of the name.

WITH GOOD REASON / NPR

Edgeless Cities (May 13-19)
Tonight at 7:30 p.m.; WVTF-Roanoke (88.5 FM)

The Virginia legislature is currently deadlocked over how to address the transportation crisis in the Commonwealth. Urban planner Robert Lang (VT)  <http://www.mi.vt.edu/> says it’s time to re-frame our thinking about cities and suburban sprawl and proposes we integrate massive geographic areas that have common transportation and economic issues in order to better address future growth issues. He’s dubbed these “Megapolitan Areas.”
Also: we’ll explore the pros and cons of controversial wind turbines in rural Virginia and elsewhere with two scientists, Rick Webb (UVa) <http://www.evsc.virginia.edu/faculty/staff/staff_r.shtml>  and Jonathan Miles (JMU) <http://www.isat.jmu.edu/miles.htm> .  <http://www.isat.jmu.edu/miles.htm><http://www.isat.jmu.edu/miles.htm>

"With Good Reason," produced by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, is broadcast on 10 public radio stations in Virginia and Washington, D.C.  For complete listings of shows and times visit the program's website at http://www.withgoodreasonradio.org

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