Thursday, July 6, 2006

UNIVERSITY IN THE NEWS

DISPATCH FROM SCHOOL / THE QUESTION CAN BE A REVELATION
By Susan Kinzie of the Washington Post
[...] Essay questions peer into the workings of a high school senior's mind, eliciting nuances that test scores miss. They range from the standard ("How have your life experiences and background shaped you into an individual who will enrich the University of Maryland community?") to the strictly academic (St. John's College in Annapolis asks applicants to discuss an aspect of a book that has shaped the way they think) to the offbeat, wacky and surreal. Some offer creativity as an option. U-Md., for instance, allows applicants to ask their own question. Others demand it. "What is your favorite word and why?" asks the UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

STATE KICKS UVA $240 MILLION / DELEGATES SAY FUNDS WILL BE GOOD FOR CITY, TOO
By Jayson Whitehead of C-Ville Weekly / July 4-11
The contentious melee that mired the State legislature in a three-month delay-the longest ever-finally reached some sort of resolution on Wednesday, June 28 when members of the Virginia House of Delegates approved a $72 billion state budget (minus $22 million Republicans stripped out at the last minute). Although Governor Tim Kaine has until July 7 to offer amendments or veto the two-year spending plan, area delegates are ready to hail at least one aspect of the proposed budget, the money doled out to UVA.

ARCH PROFS ENTER BRAD PITT CONTEST / NEXT STOP ON THE MESSIAH TRAIN: NEW ORLEANS
By Cathy Harding of C-Ville Weekly / July 4-11
Few are the reasons we would interrupt an architect on charette, that deadline-crazed period just before a design is due, but when we heard that Judith Kinnard was getting ready to meet Brad Pitt, well, we had to give the UVA architecture prof a call.

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATORS IN THE NEWS

MICHAEL GARSTANG
Garstang, an atmospheric scientist involved in a 2003 report on weather modification for the National Academy of Sciences, was cited in a Chicago Tribune article headlined:
WEATHER MODIFICATION RAISES RED FLAGS, BUT PUSHES AHEAD
By James Janega of the Chicago Tribune

JUDITH KINNARD and MAURICE COX
Kinnard and Cox, professors of architecture, are putting together an entry for an architectural competition to benefit New Orleans’ Ninth Ward, according to an article in C-Ville Weekly headlined:
ARCH PROFS ENTER BRAD PITT CONTEST / NEXT STOP ON THE MESSIAH TRAIN: NEW ORLEANS
By Cathy Harding of C-Ville Weekly / July 4-11

DAVID A. MARTIN
Martin, professor of law who specializes in immigration, was interviewed during a National Public Radio news segment about a U.S. Congress compromise plan for immigration legislation.
IMMIGRATION COMPROMISE DIFFICULT TO FORGE
By Lynn Leary of National Public Radio / Morning Edition

LARRY J. SABATO
Sabato, professor of politics and director of U.Va.'s Center for Politics, was quoted in FoxNews.com in an article headlined:
IMMIGRATION THE HOT CAMPAIGN ISSUE ACROSS AMERICA
By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos of FoxNews.com / July 5

MATTHEW V. SMYTH
Smyth, director of communications for U.Va.'s Center for Politics, was quoted in an article in Leesburg Today:
FEDER HOPES TO CONTINUE TREND AGAINST WOLF
By Charlie Jackson of Leesburg Today

JONATHON TRUWIT
Dr. Truwit, head of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the Medical Center, was cited WFTV article headlined:
BREATHING WITH EMPHYSEMA
By WFTV / July 5

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

J.D. BOLT
Bolt, a 1978 graduate of the University of Virginia's College at Wise, was featured in a Galax (Va.) Gazette article headlined:
BOLT TAKES THE BENCH
By E.A. Seagraves of the Galax Gazette

HUNTER CHOREY
Chorey, a U.Va. graduate, was cited in a Richmond Times-Dispatch article headlined:
WIKIPEDIA ENTRIES SHOW POWER OF WIKI PROGRAMS / MORE FIRMS HARNESSING TOOLS TO COLLABORATE ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
By Jeffrey Kelley of the Richmond Times-Dispatch

EMILY GIFFIN
Giffin, 34, a former lawyer who earned her law degree at U.Va. in 1997 but has become a "chick lit" novelist ("Something Borrowed" 2004, "Something Blue" 2005, and "Baby Proof" 2006, which is currently No. 12 on the New York Times best-seller list) was featured in an article in the New York Times headlined:
A NIGHT OUT WITH: EMILY GIFFIN / B.F.F., THE MOTHERHOOD YEARS
Erin Wigger for The New York Times / July 2

JUSTIN LASKIN
Laskin, who graduated from U.Va., is collaborating with two U.Va. professors to put together an entry for an architectural competition to benefit New Orleans’ Ninth Ward, according to an article in C-Ville Weekly headlined:
ARCH PROFS ENTER BRAD PITT CONTEST / NEXT STOP ON THE MESSIAH TRAIN: NEW ORLEANS
By Cathy Harding of C-Ville Weekly / July 4-11

BOB SCHURTZ
Schurtz, a U.Va. grad with a degree in special education, was featured in a Rocktown (Va.) Weekly article headlined:
BIBLIOPHILE EXTRAORDINAIRE
By Rocktown Weekly staff reports

JASON WILLIFORD
Wilford, who played basketball for Jeff Jones at U.Va. and now is one of Jones' assistants at American University, learned this week that he's no longer under consideration for the post at his alma mater.
COURTNEY MOVES TO TOP OF U.VA. ASSISTANTS LIST / FORMER CAV WILLIFORD OUT OF THE RUNNING FOR SPOT ON LEITAO'S STAFF
By Jeff White of the Richmond Times-Dispatch / July 5

RYAN ZIMMERMAN
Zimmerman, who played baseball for the Cavaliers and now is the third baseman for the D.C. Nationals, was featured in a column in the Washington Post headlined:
Commentary: ROOKIE IS A QUICK STUDY
By Thomas Boswell of the Washington Post

U.VA. TOP NEWS DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

ULTIMATE QUESTIONS: THE DEBATE OVER INTELLIGENT DESIGN

HEALTH SYSTEM RESEARCHERS DEVELOP A MODEL FOR AIDS-REALTED CANCER STUDY

HRT'S LATEST PRODUCTION, 'ENCHANTED APRIL,' OPENS FRIDAY

This week's featured publication is EXPLORATIONS.

HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE NEWS

LANCASTER FLEXES HER MUSCLES / 'MOST POWERFUL' NURSING DEAN TALKS HEALTH CARE
By C-Ville Weekly Writers / July 4-11
As UVA's School of Nursing plans to expand, its leadership is receiving some high accolades. Nursing School Dean Jeanette Lancaster was recently named a finalist for the "100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare," a survey sponsored by Modern Healthcare Magazine.

UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS IN THE NEWS

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL NOTES
By Vic Dorr Jr. of the Richmond Times-Dispatch
[...] Post player Lindsay Hayward has withdrawn from the University of Virginia with the intent of transferring to a school closer to her home in Rocklin, Calif. Hayward, a 6-9 redshirt freshman, was one of the tallest players in Cavaliers history. In a statement released by U.Va.'s sports information office, Hayward cites personal reasons for her departure.

U.VA. NOTES / A STEP BACK
By Jeff White of the Richmond Times-Dispatch
In the U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup competition for the 2005-06 school year, Virginia finished 26th, with 586 points. U.Va. placed 13th in 2004-05 and has finished as high as eighth. ... Schools earn Directors' Cup points based on their performances in NCAA tournaments. ... A change in the Directors' Cup scoring system hurt Virginia this school year. The Cavaliers won the NCAA title in men's lacrosse, an achievement previously worth 100 points. Lacrosse is one of several sports now worth a maximum of 50 points. U.Va. finished fourth among ACC schools in the Directors' Cup race.

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- U.S.

PENTAGON SURVEILLANCE OF STUDENT GROUPS AS SECURITY THREATS EXTENDED TO MONITORING E-MAIL, REPORTS SHOW
By Samantha Henig of The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Department of Defense monitored e-mail messages from college students who were planning protests against the war in Iraq and against the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy against gay and lesbian members of the armed forces, according to surveillance reports released last month. While the department had previously acknowledged monitoring protests on campuses as national-security threats, it was not until recently that evidence surfaced showing that the department was also monitoring e-mail communications.

A 'RAINBOW' APPROACH TO ADMISSIONS
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed
Tufts plans to experiment with radical changes in the application process, judging applicants' creativity and leadership, not just analytical abilities.

A HISTORICAL LOOK AT STUDENT DEBT
By Doug Lederman of Inside Higher Ed
The landscape for student borrowing has changed significantly in the last 15 years, in several ways: The federal government now has different rules for who can borrow (and how much debt they can take on), and, of course, the price of college has continued to shoot ever skyward. For those and other reasons, it's difficult to fully gauge the implications for today's borrowers of a study on student indebtedness released Wednesday by the U.S. Education Department's National Center for Education Statistics.
   
FEDERAL STUDY FINDS MOST STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED IN 1992-93 COULD MANAGE THEIR EDUCATIONAL DEBT
By Xiao-Bo Yuan of The Chronicle of Higher Education

NCAA CRACKDOWN CONTINUES
By Doug Lederman of Inside Higher Ed
The National Collegiate Athletic Association on Wednesday identified 16 more high schools whose academic credits will not count toward determining whether incoming athletes are eligible to compete at NCAA colleges — and it identified nearly two dozen other schools that it is continuing to review, including some institutions known nationally for helping struggling athletes become academically eligible for college. ... [the] list of schools that it has cleared for use by athletes entering NCAA colleges this fall, but that the association is continuing to review for future years because it “still has questions” about them ... includes Bridgton Academy, in Maine; Fork Union Military Academy, in Virginia; Laurinburg Institute, in North Carolina; and Oak Hill Academy, in Virginia.  

TRIO PLAN DRAWS FIRE
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed
A proposed change in Education Department regulations governing the Upward Bound Program would "usurp the legislative powers of Congress" and is "completely unacceptable," the Council for Equal Opportunity said in a statement Wednesday. The council, which lobbies on behalf of the federal TRIO programs for low-income students, of which Upward Bound is one, objected to a proposal put forward by department officials Monday that would shift funds to ninth graders who performed poorly on statewide assessment tests in eighth grade.

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