Monday, July 10, 2006

UNIVERSITY IN THE NEWS

U.VA. GRADS GUIDE POTENTIAL STUDENTS
By Aaron Kessler of The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress / July 8
David Pack had just received his degree in architecture, but he knew
designing buildings wasn't his true calling. He wanted to go into education,
but didn't know quite where to start. Thankfully, his grandmother came to
the rescue. "She had seen an article and told me about the program," Pack
said. The program is the College Guide initiative run by the UNIVERSITY OF
VIRGINIA, a service program where recent graduates work with high schools
around the state to boost college enrollments. The goal is for participants
to work with high school students who might not think post-secondary
education is in the cards for them.

BORN TO BE DIGITAL
By Suzanne Fields for the Washington Times
Luddites of the world, awake. Pixels have been working magic while you've
slept. Pixels have not replaced the word, but preserved it in a different
form. Scanned books are not burned books. Digitized information has opened
learning to a new generation of readers. ... He's enthusiastic about a
project with the intriguing title of "The Valley of the Shadow." It's a
" hypermedia archive" at the UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY [IN THE HUMANITIES], which weaves together thousands of sources relating to two communities -- one southern, one northern -- before, during and after the Civil War.

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH IN THE NEWS

INSMED CORPORATION GETS USED TO BIOTECH
By Jeffrey Kelley of the Richmond Times-Dispatch
Geoffrey Allan has seen failure. He's witnessing success. And he's closely
monitoring an uncertain future. ... Insmed has shifted shapes many times
since its founding in Charlottesville in 1988, when it spun out of the
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA to develop diabetes drugs.

LEARNING FROM AFRICA
By Tom Graham of WMRA's "Insight" (103.5 FM) / Today at 3 p.m.
Bob Swap, associate professor of environmental sciences and lead instructor
of the course, "People, Culture and Environment of Southern Africa," along
with several students — Michael Burlin, a recent U.Va. graduate who majored
in Spanish and anthropology; Tyler Spencer, a rising 3rd-year student and
Echols Scholar; Kourtney Maher, a rising 3rd-year student studying
government and foreign affairs, with a minor in public health; and Lebogang
Nthekeng, a recent graduate of the University of Botswana with a major in
environmental sciences — will be interviewed live on Monday, July 10 at 3
p.m. Insight's radio programs also are archived on WMRA's Web site for
people who want to listen to them later.

CERTIFICATION = QUALITY
By Carol Scott of the (Hampton Roads) Daily Press
[...] Some 907 of the 81,000 or so public school teachers in the state are
nationally certified. Certification puts teachers in a select, nationally
recognized group that gets extra money from the state - $2.6 million this
fiscal year - as well as perks from school districts. ... However, National
Board certified teachers are above-average in how they interact with
students and how their students score on standardized tests, said Thomas
Ward, one of the professors who did the study with UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
and University of North Carolina researchers.

MAYOR TO MAYOR
By Donna Alvis-Banks of the Roanoke Times / July 9
Statistics for story supplied by the Weldon Cooper Center at U.Va.

THE KLUGE-RUHE ABORIGINAL ART COLLECTION IN THE NEWS

U.Va.'s Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection was mentioned in The
Canberra Times Panorama magazine in an article about a current
exhibit of Aboriginal women's art at the National Museum of Women in
the Arts in Washington, D.C. Ten works from the Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal
Art Collection are included in the exhibit which will travel to the
Hood Museum at Dartmouth in the fall. The article was headlined:
SPREADING THE DREAM / INDIGENOUS ART IN GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT
By Jeremy Eccles of the Canberra Times / June 10
(not available online)

STUDENTS IN THE NEWS

MICHAEL BURLIN, TYLER SPENCE, KOURTNEY MAHER and LEBOGANG NTHEKENA
Burlin, a recent U.Va. graduate who majored in Spanish and
anthropology; Spencer, a rising 3rd-year student and Echols Scholar; Maher,
a rising 3rd-year student studying government and foreign affairs, with a
minor in public health; and Nthekeng, a recent graduate of the University of
Botswana with a major in environmental sciences all will participate in an
on-air interview this afternoon on WMRA's "Insight":
LEARNING FROM AFRICA
By Tom Graham of WMRA's "Insight" (103.5 FM) / Today at 3 p.m.

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATORS IN THE NEWS

JOSEPH ALLEN and ROBERT PIANTA
Allen, professor of psychology, and Pianta, professor of education,
were cited in an Education News article headlined:
WHAT TEENAGERS WANT
By Greater Diversity.com staff reports / July 4

GERALD P. FOGARTY
Rev. Fogarty, S.J., professor of religious studies and author of
" Commonwealth Catholicism," was cited in a Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
article headlined:
ST. MARY: CHURCH OF MEMORIES, HISTORY / A BOOK OF REMINISCENCES BY PARISHIONERS TELLS THE STORY OF THE ORIGINAL ST. MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH AT 706 PRINCESS ANNE ST. IN FREDERICKSBURG
By Kathleen McCabe Mahoney for the Free Lance-Star / July 8

JAMES GROVES
Groves, assistant dean for research at the School of Engineering and
Applied Science, was quoted in an Associated Press article headlined:
AT ODU, A NANOTECHNOLOGY SUPERSTAR ATTRACTING RESEARCH DOLLARS
By the Associated Press for the (Newport News, Va. Daily Press) / July 9

THOMAS GUTERBOCK
Guterbock, director of U.Va.'s Center for Survey Research, was quoted
in a St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press article headlined:
POP SCIENCE SURVEYS ARE EXPERTS' NIGHTMARE / SURVEY SAYS: RANKINGS YOU READ
ABOUT IN THE MEDIA ARE NOTHING BUT BUNK -- AND THE STUFF MARKETERS' DREAMS
ARE MADE OF
By Bob Shaw of the St. Paul Pioneer Press / July 8

JONATHAN D. HAIDT
Haidt, professor of psychology and author of "The Happiness
Hypothesis," was cited in a New York magazine article headlined:
SOME DARK THOUGHTS ON HAPPINESS / MORE AND MORE PSYCHOLOGISTS ANDRESEARCHERS BELIEVE THEY KNOW WHAT MAKES PEOPLE HAPPY. BUT THE QUESTION IS,DOES A NEW YORKER WANT TO BE HAPPY?
By Jennifer Senior of New York Magazine

NEAL F. KASSELL
Dr. Kassell, professor of neurosurgery and vice chair of U.Va.'s
Department of Neurosurgery, was quoted in a Richmond Times-Dispatch article
headlined:
BIKE TRIP SPREADS WORDS OF HOPE ABOUT BRAIN AILMENT
By Tammie Smith of the Richmond Times-Dispatch / July 8

LOUIS NELSON
Nelson, assistant professor of architectural history, is quoted in a
Delta Sky magazine article headlined:
LEARNING CURVES
By Jonathan Lerner for Delta Sky / July Issue

DAVID A. PEURA
Dr. Peura, professor and gastroenterologist and past president of the
American Gastroenterological Association, was quoted in an Associated Press
article headlined:
DUODENAL ULCERS LIKE MAYOR'S LIKELY DUE TO BACTERIA, NOT STRESS
By Dan Nephin of The Associated Press

LARRY J. SABATO
Sabato, professor of politics and director of U.Va.'s Center for
Politics, was quoted in an Associated Press article headlined:
BAYH QUIETLY ASSEMBLING RUN FOR PRESIDENT / SOME IMPRESSED WITH FIRST STEPS
By Mike Glover of the Associated Press

CONGRESS HAS MANY UNFINISHED TASKS / PENSIONS, ENERGY AND IMMIGRATION
REMAIN ON AGENDA
By Donna Smith of Reuters News Service

WHERE DEMOCRATS STAR IN 'THE PARTY OF THE LIVING DEAD'
By Peter Applebome of The New York Times / July 9

JAMES SAVAGE
Savage, professor of politics and author of "Funding Science in
America: Congress, Universities, and the Politics of the Academic Pork
Barrel," was quoted in a Riverside (Calif.) Press-Enterprise article
headlined:
FUNDS FOR COLLEGES RAISE OBJECTIONS / RESEARCH: CRITICS OF LAWMAKERS'
EARMARKS SAY THE BEST PROJECTS CAN LOSE OUT TO THE BEST-CONNECTED ONES
By Douglas Quan of The Press-Enterprise / July 9

BOB SWAP
Swap, associate professor of environmental sciences and lead instructor
of the course, "People, Culture and Environment of Southern Africa," will be
interviewed this afternoon with some of his students on the WMRA radio show
" Insight":
LEARNING FROM AFRICA
By Tom Graham of WMRA's "Insight" (103.5 FM) / Today at 3 p.m.

JONATHON TRUWIT
Dr. Truwit, a pulmonologist and critical care physician with U.Va.'s
Health System, was quoted in an Ivanhoe Newswire article headlined:
NEW NON-SURGICAL OPTION FOR EMPHYSEMA
By Ivanhoe Newswire / July 9

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

PHILLIP COZZI
Rev. Cozzi, who received his bachelor of arts degree in philosophy at
U.Va., was featured in a Washington Times article headlined:
ST. LEO'S MINISTERS TO 8,000, MANY YOUNG
By Alison Hoover of the Washington Times

BRAXTON DAVIS
Davis, who holds a bachelor's degree in environmental sciences, was
featured in a Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) article headlined:
OCEAN OFFICE NAMES FIRST SCIENCE DIRECTOR
By Sun News staff reports / July 8

SEAN DOUGHERTY
Dougherty, who received a bachelor's degree in architecture at U.Va.,
was featured in a (Charlottesville) Daily Progress article headlined:
COUNTY CELEBRATES GREEN INITIATIVES
By Jessica Kitchin of The Daily Progress / July 7

CHARLES MCMURDO
McMurdo, who received two engineering degrees in 1929 and 1930, was
featured in a Richmond Times-Dispatch article headlined:
WHAT IT TAKES TO LIVE INDEPENDENT / HOW TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AS LONG AS
POSSIBLE
By Betty Booker of the Richmond Times-Dispatch

SHANNON OMIA PIERCE
Pierce, who graduated from the School of Law, was featured in a Legal
Times & Law.com article headlined:
MATCHING IN-HOUSE ATTORNEYS WITH PRO BONO WORK / AGL LAWYER GOES OFF THE
CLOCK TO HELP NONPROFITS WITH THE HELP OF PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP
By Melanie Lasoff Levs for the Legal Times

DREW TRAUTMAN
Trautman, who graduated from U.Va., was featured in a Bridgewater
(N.J.) Courier-News article headlined:
TRAUTMAN'S SIGHTS SET ON NEW YORK TRIATHLON
By Harry Frezza Jr. of the Courier-News / July 9

ALUMNI OBITUARIES IN THE NEWS

DAVID MAGOON
Magoon, who graduated from U.Va., was featured in an obituary in the
Boston Globe headlined:
ASPIRING DOCTOR DIES AFTER FALL FROM BUILDING / MEDICAL STUDENT WAS IN 3D
YEAR AT HARVARD

UVA TOP NEWS DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

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This week's featured publication is VIRGINIA ENGINEERING.

HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE NEWS

STINGING CRITTERS CAN POSE POISON HAZARD FOR BEACHGOERS
By UVA Health System for emaxhealth.com / July 8
They have neither brains nor bones, but that does not stop the tentacles of
a jellyfish from ruining a perfectly fun day at the beach. Experts at the
Blue Ridge Poison Center at the University of Virginia Health System warn
that the sting from a jellyfish can range from mild to fatal for humans,
depending on the species involved and how much skin is exposed to the venom.

UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS IN THE NEWS

UVA GETS NEW MEN'S ASSISTANT BASKETBALL COACH
By Whitelaw Reid of the Daily Progress / July 6
University of Virginia men’s basketball coach Dave Leitao has filled the
assistant coach’s position on his staff. A source told The Daily Progress
that Bill Courtney, a Providence College assistant, has officially been
offered the job. Courtney, a Springfield native, just completed his first
season at Providence. Before that, he was an assistant at George Mason under
Jim Larranaga for nine years. Courtney’s hiring caps a 42-day long search.
Courtney replaces Gene Cross, who took an assistant's position at Notre Dame
on May 25.

VIRGINIA HIRES VIRGINIAN AS BASKETBALL ASSISTANT / COURTNEY AIMS TOBOOST CAVALIERS' HOOPS PROFILE LEITAO HOPING NEW AIDE CAN HELP CAVS INCREASE EXPOSURE IN THE WASHINGTON MARKET
By Jeff White of the Richmond Times-Dispatch / July 8

AN ARENA FULL OF POSSIBILITIES / CAVS ALREADY REAPING THE BENEFITS OF JPJ
By Jerry Ratcliffe of The Daily Progress / July 9
When Virginia men's basketball coach Dave Leitao stands near center court at
the new John Paul Jones Arena, he can't help but get excited about the
Cavaliers' future. Same goes for women's coach Debbie Ryan. The 15,000-seat
Taj Mahal of basketball, which opens its doors to the Wahoos this season,
raises Virginia's arena status from the third-smallest in the ACC (only
recent newcomers Boston College and Miami feature smaller facilities) to the
fourth-largest in the 12-team league (North Carolina, N.C. State and
Maryland are bigger).

HERE COMES THE JACK
By Aaron Kessler of The Daily Progress / July 9

THAT'S THE TICKET: WHO HAS THE SWEET SPOTS AT THE ARENA?
By Aaron Kessler of The Daily Progress / July 9

THE SOUND AND THE FURY / CHUCKER DISHES IN MAD ABOUT U
By Chris Graham of the Augusta Free Press / July 10
[...] I played in pickup games with the likes of Bryant Stith, Dawn Staley,
the Burge twins - all of whom, incidentally, are featured in Mad About U, a
book on the history of UVa. basketball and University Hall that is on sale
now (more information is available at www.madaboutu.net). [Mad About U: FourDecades of Basketball at University Hall Augusta Free Press Publishing
Release date: Oct. 5, 2006]

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- VIRGINIA

COLLEGES ASSIST POLICE ON SEX REGISTRY / IF SEX OFFENDERS ARE FOUND TO BE
ENROLLED, VA. SCHOOLS WILL BE TOLD
By Gary Robertson of the Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia colleges and universities, private and public, will soon be handing
over to the state police the names, dates of birth and other information
about the students they accept. It's part of an effort to identify sex
offenders. Some people like the idea; others don't. "No problem. It's a
great idea," said Kate Mott, a Virginia Com monwealth University senior from
Northern Virginia. "It's an invasion of privacy," said Pratik Jain, a VCU
junior also from Northern Virginia.

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

THE NEW GENDER DIVIDE / AT COLLEGES, WOMEN ARE LEAVING MEN IN THE DUST
By Tamar Lewin of The New York Times / July 9
A quarter-century after women became the majority on campuses, men are
trailing in more than just enrollment.

WITH GOOD REASON / NPR

THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE CSS SHENANDOAH (July 8 -14)
Tonight at 7:00 p.m.; WMRA-Harrisonburg (103.5 FM)
The CSS Shenandoah was the only ship in the Confederate navy to
circumnavigate the globe. History scholar Alan Harris (ODU) notes the
Shenandoah was also the last raider to learn about the end of the Civil War
and thus continued to sink ships all over the world for two-and-a-half
months after Appomattox. Also: Religious Studies professor Kip Redick (CNU)
leads students on a walking journey along the Appalachian Trail each summer
and believes the experience leaves them with a deeper understanding of
themselves and the world around them.

"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
www.withgoodreasonradio.org.

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