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Monday, June 5, 2006

UNIVERSITY IN THE NEWS

FEDS FUND CITY'S TEACHER PROGRAM
By Daily Progress staff reports / June 3
The U.S. Department of Education awarded Charlottesville public schools almost $1 million to administer a professional development program for history teachers in the city and several surrounding counties. The grant was awarded under the Teaching American History program, which supports three-year projects to improve teachers’ knowledge and understanding of American history. ... Andy Mink, the director of outreach and K-12 education at the University of Virginia’s Center for Digital History ... wrote the proposal with teachers from Charlottesville and the participating counties of Albemarle, Madison, Orange and Greene, as well as with other faculty and experts.

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH IN THE NEWS

THE BRIGHT IDEAS / UVA FACULTY PATENTS ON THE RISE
By David Hendrick of the Daily Progress / June 4
The story of the growth of the University of Virginia Patent Foundation is the story of the rise of the faculty entrepreneur. Something of an alien concept as recently as 15 years ago, the attempted commercialization of research born at the university is booming, with the Patent Foundation recording an all-time high number of invention disclosures in 2005.

UVA TEAM: AGING PROCESS, PARKINSON'S DAMAGE SIMILAR
By Sarah Barry of the Daily Progress
A slight shaking of the hands, a growing stiffness in the limbs - the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease are treacherous, often mistaken for the normal effects of aging. Though the aging process and the advancement of the disease are different, Dr. Jim Bennett believes the two may be related. “In one sense, the disease may represent a premature aging of the nervous system,” said Bennett, director of the University of Virginia’s Center for the Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases.

SPACE-AGE EDUCATION
By Jim Hodges of the (Hampton Roads) Daily Press
Money from Europe for aeronautical research? Bring it on, says Bob Lindberg, president and chief executive of the National Institute of Aerospace ... The link between NASA Langley and NIA is both fiscal and philosophical. NIA began as an amalgamation of six schools -UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, N.C. State, the University of Maryland and N.C. A&T - and has since added Hampton University as a full member and Old Dominion and William and Mary as affiliates.

STUDENTS IN THE NEWS

EMILIA PISANI
Pisani, a third-year in the College, had a letter to the editor published in The New York Times Magazine under the headline:
EXPANDING ON JEFFERSON
By Emilia Pisani in The New York Times Magazine / June 4

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATORS IN THE NEWS

JIM BENNETT
Dr. Bennett, director of U.Va.’s Center for the Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases, was featured in an article in today's Daily Progress headlined:
UVA TEAM: AGING PROCESS, PARKINSON'S DAMAGE SIMILAR
By Sarah Barry of the Daily Progress

RICHARD BONNIE
Bonnie, professor of law at U.Va., was quoted in a Richmond Times-Dispatch article headlined:
INMATE'S MENTAL CAPACITY DEBATED
By Frank Green of the Richmond Times-Dispatch / June 4

ROBERT MACWRIGHT
MacWright, executive director of the U.Va. Patent Foundation, was featured in an article in The Daily Progress headlined:
THE BRIGHT IDEAS / UVA FACULTY PATENTS ON THE RISE
By David Hendrick of the Daily Progress / June 4

ANDY MINK
Mink, director of outreach and K-12 education at U.Va.'s Center for Digital History, was featured in an article in The Daily Progress headlined:
FEDS FUND CITY'S TEACHER PROGRAM
By Daily Progress staff reports / June 3

JERRY STENGER
Stenger, research coordinator for the State Climatology Office at U.Va., was quoted in a (Hampton Roads) Daily Press article headlined:
WHY JUNE 1?
By staff reporter of the (Hampton Roads) Daily Press / June 2

ALEXANDER B. HORNIMAN
Horniman, professor at the Darden School of Business, was quoted in a Roanoke Times article headlined:
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
By Annie Johnson of the Roanoke Times / June 4

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

EVAN EDWARDS
Edwards, who holds a bachelor's and master's degree in engineering from U.Va., was featured in an article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch headlined:
WITH DEVICE, THEY'RE TAKING A SHOT
By Jeffrey Kelly of the Richmond Times-Dispatch / June 3

CLAUDIO REYNA
Reyna, a college soccer star at U.Va. and captain of the U.S. World Cup team, was featured in an article in the Washington Post headlined:
REYNA BRINGS ORDER TO U.S. TEAM'S GROWTH
By Steven Goff of the Washington Post / Sunday
(Quoted in the article is Bruce Arena, former soccer coach at U.Va. and the current coach of the U.S. national team, now in Germany for the World Cup.)

U.VA. TOP NEWS DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

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UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS IN THE NEWS

BLACKBURN'S VIRGINIA TEAMS CRANKED UP THEIR OFFENSE
By Jennings Culley of the Richmond Times-Dispatch / June 4
Forty years ago when he was football coach at the University of Virginia, George Blackburn was a good-natured soul, always tinkering with his team's game plan.

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- VIRGINIA

WOMEN URGED TO TAKE LEAD
By Gary Robertson of the Richmond Times-Dispatch / June 3
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said at a state conference focusing on women of color in colleges and universities that "the higher education system in Virginia has to be inclusive." His remarks produced wide applause from the 275 women attending The Virginia Network annual conference ... [which] operates under the auspices of the Office of Women in Higher Education, of the American Council on Education. A key mission is to identify and nurture women to take leadership roles in higher education.

W&M ENACTS TRANSFER PROGRAM
By Georgina Stark  of the (Hampton Roads) Daily Press / June 3
The best students at Virginia community colleges are guaranteed admission to the College of William and Mary, under a new transfer agreement. ... William and Mary is the latest four-year school to sign a transfer agreement with the community colleges. Others include Virginia Tech, the UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA and Virginia Commonwealth University.

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- U.S.

SELF-INJURY EPIDEMIC
By Rob Capriccioso of Inside Higher Ed
[...]According to a new study, published today in the June issue of Pediatrics, the Real World alum is just one of thousands of college-aged individuals - both males and females - who are engaging in self-injurious behavior, including cutting, biting, bruising, breaking one's own bones, and ripping off one's skin or hair. Clinicians and researchers say that there's a need to promote awareness about this seemingly growing problem, and to treat the underlying causes.

SUICIDE ON THE MIND
By Rob Capriccioso of Inside Higher Ed
While the annual American College Health Association conference in New York City was filled with many questions this year - where the profession is headed and how to assist mentally ill students looming large among them - the problem that is attracting ever more attention from many health professionals continues to be the ever-present risk of suicide on campus.

COLLEGES WELCOME EPA PROPOSAL TO EASE CAMPUS RULES FOR HAZARDOUS-WASTE REMOVAL
By Kelly Field of The Chronicle of Higher Education
After years of negotiation with college officials and associations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule that would ease the waste-management burden in academe. The rule, which was published last month in the Federal Register, lays out a new path to compliance with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, a 30-year-old federal law that governs waste management at both college laboratories and large industrial plants. Under the rule, colleges would have the option of managing their waste under the proposed regulation or continuing to comply with existing regulations.

COLLEGES SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO COMBAT ACADEMIC STRESS, REPORT SAYS
By Xiao-Bo Yuan of The Chronicle of Higher Education
Higher-education professionals face rampant stress from their jobs, and colleges and universities could be doing a lot more to prevent and alleviate it, according to a new report by the Universities & Colleges Employers Association, which represents academic institutions in the United Kingdom. The report, "Preventing and Tackling Stress at Work: An Approach for Higher Education," recommends that academic workplaces adopt a "proactive" approach to stress management. Among other things, the report suggests that employers check early for the risk of stress and that staff members and managers undergo training to strengthen communication.

BASIC RESEARCH FUNDS DROP
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed
Federal spending on basic research appears to have declined by about 1 percent in the 2006 fiscal year, according to a National Science Foundation report released Friday.

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