Monday, July 24, 2006

UNIVERSITY IN THE NEWS

U.VA. GUIDES SHOW TEENS COLLEGE TRAIL
By Stephen Igo of the Kingsport Times-News / July 24
WISE - If only there was a guide to take high school seniors by the hand and show them the path to college, many of the kids who may have the impression higher education is out of reach may find that trail is not so steep or perilous after all. That was the thinking of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, which led to the 2005 inaugural year of the college "guides" program at the university. The idea is as simple as it is brilliant: Send recent UVA graduates to assist high school counselors for a school year to help nudge high school students toward college.

HOUSE PARTY/U.VA. INVITES THE PUBLIC TO EXPERIENCE THE OPULENCE OF JOHN PAUL JONES ARENA
By Jeff White of the Richmond Times-Dispatch / July 22
[...] "It's a whole new world," said Sean Singletary, U.Va.'s all-ACC point guard. "I walked inside, then I walked back outside. When I was inside, it didn't seem like we were in Charlottesville, Virginia." Media representatives got a look yesterday and, like Singletary, came away dazzled by the arena, which will seat 15,219 for men's basketball games. Its architecture, like that of Scott Stadium, reflects the Jeffersonian influence so prevalent at U.Va. "This is a facility that is appropriate for the University of Virginia grounds," said Leonard Sandridge Jr., the school's executive vice president and chief operating officer. "Place is important here. We are built on a tradition of believing that our facilities add value. We believe that this facility also adds great value, and we're very, very proud of it."

ARENA HOLDS OPEN HOUSE
By Liesel Nowak of The Daily Progress / July 23

VENUE ENVY / CHARLOTTESVILLE'S NEW JOHN PAUL JONES ARENA COULD GIVE THE COLISEUM SOME ADDED COMPETITION.
By Kent Jennings Brockwell for Richmond.com / July 22

NEW JOHN PAUL JONES ARENA AT UVA
From NBC12 Sports / July 21

CAVALIERS SHOW OFF NEW HOME
By Jeremy Cothran of Harrisonburg Daily News Record / July 22

TERRY URGES CIVILITY IN POLITICS / EX-VA. ATTORNEY GENERAL SPEAKS AT CONFERENCE ON POLITICS AND WOMEN
BY Jeff E. Schapiro of the Richmond Times-Dispatch / July 22
[...] Women are a growing presence at the Statehouse and in Washington: Eight serve in the Virginia Senate, 16 in the House of Delegates and two in the congressional delegation. But Virginia ranks only 38th among the 50 states in women membership in the legislature -- a standing unchanged since 1989, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Sponsored by the University of Virginia Center for Politics and Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, the conference drew about 450, most of them women, to The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond.

FEMALE VA. POLITICIANS CALL FOR MORE WOMEN TO JOIN THEIR RANKS
By Hugh Lessig of the (Hampton Roads) Daily Press / July 22

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH IN THE NEWS

WOODSTOCK GENERATION IS HELL ON WHEELS
By Fred Grimm of the Miami Herald / July 23
… Drivers 65 and older are the most likely category to die in car crashes after the 15-24 gang. But a study released June 13 by the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Sciences warned that 75 million baby boomers are in the fast lane, speeding toward retirement and into traffic oblivion.

US COMPANIES SEEK END TO EARNINGS GUIDANCE
By Francesco Guerrara of the Financial Times / July 23
A report by Darden-based Business Roundtable for Corporate Ethics was cited.
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STUDENTS IN THE NEWS

SEAN SINGLETARY
Singletary, U.Va.'s all-ACC point guard, was quoted in a Richmond Times-Dispatch article headlined:
HOUSE PARTY / U.VA. INVITES THE PUBLIC TO EXPERIENCE THE OPULENCE OF JOHN PAUL JONES ARENA
By Jeff White of the Richmond Times-Dispatch

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATORS IN THE NEWS

BRIAN BALOGH
Balogh, a historian at the Miller Center of Public Affairs,
BUSH'S RECORD: ONE VETO, MANY NO'S
By Sheryl Stolberg of The New York Times / July 23

TERRY BELANGER
Belanger, director of the Rare Book School, was cited in a Philadelphia Inquirer article headlined:
A BIOLOGIST TURNS A PAGE / A PENN STATE PROFESSOR, STEPPING OUT OF THE LAB, HAS DEVELOPED A METHOD TO DATE OLD PRINTS AND BOOKS. SOME SCHOLARS CHALLENGE IT.
By Tom Avril of the Philadelphia Inquirer / July 24

WARREN T. BYRD JR.
Byrd, recently retired Merrill D. Peterson Professor of Landscape Architecture and alumnus, was cited in a Charlottesville Daily Progress article headlined:
THE DESIGN OF LANDSCAPING / SMALL FIRM LANDS WORK ON ZOO, 9/11 MEMORIAL
By David A. Maurer of The Daily Progress / July 23

PAUL CANTOR
Cantor, a professor of English, was cited in a Minneapolis-St. Paul (MN) Star Tribune article headlined:
WHY WE LOVE 'STAR TREK'
By Kate Stanley of the Star Tribune / July 24

DAVID CARR
Carr, acting director of the Blandy Experimental Farm in Boyce, was featured in a Bioscience article headlined:
SUMMER RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS
By Susan Musante of Bioiscience / July 22

JOHN D'EARTH
D'earth, a lecturer iin the department of Music, was cited in a Kansas City Star article headlined:
COLLEGE TOWNS | SLEEPY TOWNS AND RAUCOUS SOUNDS/ SCHOOLS OF ROCK / R.E.M., DAVE MATTHEWS AND OTHERS GOT THEIR START IN SOUTHERN BURGS.
By Ben Brazil for the The Kansas City Star / July 23

JASON DOWNER
Downer, a research scientist at the Curry School of Education with expertise in the transition into first grade, was quoted in a Houston Chronicle article headlined:
FIRST GRADE, SECOND TRY: NEARLY 6 PERCENT OF STUDENTS IN TEXAS REPEAT THE FIRST GRADE, RAISING COSTS AND CONTROVERSY
By Jennifer Radcliffe of the Houston Chronicle / July 23

JONATHAN HAIDT
Haidt, an associated professor in the Department of Psychology, was quoted in a Financial Times article headlined:
NO LAUGHING MATTER
By Pilita Clark of the Financial Times / July 21

DEAN KREHMEYER
Krehmeyer, executive director of the Business Roundtable for Corporate Ethics at Darden, was quoted in a Financial Times article headlined:
THE WRONG FOCUS? HOW THE RACE TO MEET TARGETS CAN THROW CORPORATE AMERICA OFF COURSE
By Francesco Guerrera of Financial Times / July 24

LOREN E. LOMASKY
Lomasky, the Cory Professor of Political Philosophy, Policy and Law in the Department of Philosophy, was quoted in a Washington Post article headlined:
BITTER MEDICINE: FAITH DRIVES SOME TO REFUSE TO GIVE MEDICATION OR CARE
By Rob Stein of The Washington Post / July 24

DAVID MARTIN
Martin, a law professor, was cited in a Potomac News article headlined:
CONCERNS RAISED ABOUT SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR SALVADORANS
By Daniel Gilbert of the Potomac News / July 21

JONATHAN MORENO
Moreno, a National Academy of Sciences embryonic stem cell committee member who directs the Center for Medical Bioethics, was quoted in a Baltimore Sun article headlined:
POLITICS ARE JUST FRACTION OF DEBATE OVER STEM-CELL RESEARCH
By Jonathan D. Rockoff of The Baltimore Sun / July 23

TIMOTHY NAFTALI
Naftali, director of a program at the Miller Center for Public Affairs that archives presidential recordings, was quoted in a New York Times article headlined:
DO PRESIDENTIAL BLOOPERS PROVIDE A LOOK BEHIND THE VEIL?
By Jim Rutenberg of The New York Times / July 23

JON OLIVER
Oliver, executive associate athletic director, was quoted in a Richmond Times-Disptach article headlined: HOUSE PARTY / U.VA. INVITES THE PUBLIC TO EXPERIENCE THE OPULENCE OF JOHN PAUL JONES ARENA
By Jeff White of the Richmond Times-Dispatch / July 22

CAVALIERS SHOW OFF NEW HOME
By Jeremy Cothran of Harrisonburg Daily News Record / July 22

BRIAN PUSSER
Pusser, an assistant professor at the Curry School of Education, was quoted in a Raleigh News & Observer article headlined:
DUKE PROFESSOR PLANS FOR-PROFIT COLLEGE WITH CLASSIC CURRICULUM
By Jane Stancill of The News & Observer / July 23

LARRY SABATO
Sabato, politics professor and director of the Center for Politics, was quoted in a Richmond Times-Dispatch article headlined:
POWER STRUGGLE / Wilder at odds with other city leaders
By David Ress of the Richmond Times-Dispatch / July 22

TIMOTHY SALTHOUSE
Salthouse, a professor of psychology and noted expert in cognitive aging, was quoted in an Arizona Republic article headlined;
PLAYING FOR KEEPS / GAMES, PUZZLES MAY HELP AGING MINDS STAY SHARP
By Scott Craven of the Arizona Republic / July 24

LEONARD SANDRIDGE JR.
Sandridge, executive vice president and chief operating officer, was quoted in a Richmond Times-Dispatch article headlined:
HOUSE PARTY / U.VA. INVITES THE PUBLIC TO EXPERIENCE THE OPULENCE OF JOHN PAUL JONES ARENA
By Jeff White of the Richmond Times-Dispatch / July 22

CAVALIERS SHOW OFF NEW HOME
By Jeremy Cothran of Harrisonburg Daily News Record / July 22

ERIC TURKHEIMER
Turkheimer, a psychology professor, was cited in a New York Times Magazine article headlined:
IDEA LAB / AFTER THE BELL CURVE
By David L. Kirp of the New York Times / July 23

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

BRECK GASTINGER
Gastinger, a graduate of the College and the School of Architecture, was quoted in a Daily Progress article headlined:
THE DESIGN OF LANDSCAPING / SMALL FIRM LANDS WORK ON ZOO, 9/11 MEMORIAL
By David A. Maurer of The Daily Progress / July 23

PATRICIA GOERMAN
Goerman, who earned a doctoral degree from the University of Virginia, was cited in a Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star article headlined:
PART OF THE TREND / IMMIGRANTS HISTORICALLY FOLLOW FAMILY, FRIENDS TO AREAS
By Cathy Dyson of The Free Lance-Star

CAPT. DAVID HENDRICKS
Capt. David Hendricks, who graduated from U.Va. in 1983 with a degree in mechanical engineering, was featured in a Groton (CT) Times article headlined:
KEEPING SUBMARINES SHIP-SHAPE: COMMAND GROUP GETS A NEW COMMANDER
By Stephen Kurczy of the Groton Times / July 20

JONATHAN MALESIC
Malesic, who earned his Ph.D. in religious studies from U.Va. and started this fall as an assistant professor of theology at King's College, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., wrote a commentary for the Chronicle of Higher Education headlined:
DISPATCHES FROM THE FIRST YEAR
By Jonathan Malesic for the Chronicle of Higher Education / July 24

TEXYS MORRIS
Morris, a 2004 graduate of U.Va. and a Peace Corps volunteer, wrote a commentary for the Gainesville, Fla., Times headlined:
ONE SMALL GIRL SHOWS WHY I'M HERE
By Texys Morris for the Gainesville Times / July 23

PAUL MURDOCH
Murdoch, a graduate of the School of Architecture, was cited in a Charlottesville Daily Progress article headlined:
THE DESIGN OF LANDSCAPING / SMALL FIRM LANDS WORK ON ZOO, 9/11 MEMORIAL
By David A. Maurer of The Daily Progress / July 23

SUSAN NELSON
Nelson, a 1973 alumna of the School of Architecture and co-founder of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, was mentioned in a Daily Progress article headlined:
THE DESIGN OF LANDSCAPING / SMALL FIRM LANDS WORK ON ZOO, 9/11 MEMORIAL
By David A. Maurer of The Daily Progress / July 23

BRIAN PUSSER
Pusser, an assistant professor at the Curry School of Education, is quoted in a Wilmington Morning Star (N.C.) article headlined:
Duke professor plans for-profit college with classic curriculum
By Jane Stancill of the Wilmington Morning Star / July 23

TODD SHALLENBERGER
Shallenberger, an alumnus of the School of Architecture, was quoted in a Daily Progress article headlined:
THE DESIGN OF LANDSCAPING / SMALL FIRM LANDS WORK ON ZOO, 9/11 MEMORIAL
By David A. Maurer of The Daily Progress / July 23

MARY WOLF
Wolf, an alumna of the College and the School of Architecture, was quoted in a Daily Progress article headlined:
THE DESIGN OF LANDSCAPING / SMALL FIRM LANDS WORK ON ZOO, 9/11 MEMORIAL
By David A. Maurer of The Daily Progress / July 23

THOMAS WOLTZ
Woltz, alumnus of the School of Architecture and partner in Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, was featured in the Daily Progress article headlined:
THE DESIGN OF LANDSCAPING / SMALL FIRM LANDS WORK ON ZOO, 9/11 MEMORIAL
By David A. Maurer of The Daily Progress / July 23

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ALUMNI: A LIFELONG BOND WITH 'LIFELONG BENEFITS'
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HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE NEWS

PR EMERGENCY: U.VA. MED CENTER STRUGGLES WITH PROBATION
By Courteney Stuart of The Hook
When Christopher Reeve broke his neck in a 1995 riding accident in Culpeper, UVA Medical Center basked in international acclaim as the hospital that saved Superman. More than a decade later, however, the lauded institution may be facing the hospital version of Kryptonite.

In April, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-- the national body that certifies all American teaching hospitals-- placed UVA on probation for violations in the operation of its medical residency program. The designation could threaten the Center's ability to attract top applicants and, perhaps, to retain some of the world renowned experts who teach them.

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- U.S.

BIOSECURITY PANEL SUGGESTS PRE-PUBLICATION REVIEW FOR RESEARCH THAT COULD BE THREATENING
By Kelly Field of The Chronicle of Higher Education / Ju;y 24
A panel charged with developing guidelines for overseeing research that could be misused for terrorist purposes has recommended that colleges and other research institutions adopt formal procedures to review papers and presentations arising from such research. The recommendations, which cover what is formally known as "dual-use research," were approved last week by the National Security Advisory Board for Biosecurity.

SECURING THE LABS
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed / July 24
A large proportion of universities that conduct research with some of the most dangerous substances that can be found on campuses did not fully comply with federal safety rules, according to a new audit from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

THE COLLEGE PATHS OF CAREER/TECH STUDENTS
By Doug LEderman of Inside Higher Ed / July 24
In too many public policy discussions about higher education, they are largely invisible - the one-fifth of high school students who take primarily career and technical coursework rather than the more typical college prep or general education curriculums. A new study from the National Center for Education Statistics suggests, however, that while such students are less likely than their peers to go on to college, they do so in significant numbers and aren't easy to pigeonhole in terms of where they go to college or what they study once there.

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

THE J-SCHOOL BOOM
By David Epstein of Inside Higher Ed / July 24
" Declining circulation." "Weaker ad revenue." "Fewer jobs." "Dinosaur." All of these are from news reports on the present state of the news business. Even The New York Times is cutting her page size to reduce costs. Why then, are some institutions cheerfully touting the creation of new journalism programs? The answer, they say, is that the writing and information gathering skills taught to journalism students are an entrée to an increasing number of jobs, both journalism and marketing, as the media comes to include both magazines and Webzines, both broadcasts and podcasts.

COLLEGE ATHLETICS IN THE NEWS

CALL FOR ATHLETIC REFORM
By Scott Jaschik and Rob Capriccioso of Inside higher Ed / July 24
The Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics, an alliance of Division I-A faculty senates, has called for National Collegiate Athletic Association policy changes - focused on providing more data on athletes' academic work - in response to questions of athlete favoritism at Auburn University. Officials with the organization fear that recent academic reforms by the NCAA create incentives for academic fraud.

ADMISSIONS ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION

ADMISSIONS OFFICERS LOOK TO MARKETING SPECIALISTS FOR SOLUTIONS TO COMMON CHALLENGES
By Elizabeth F. Farrell of The Chronicle of Higher Education / July 24
Improving diversity, attracting top students, and getting applicants to share their personal information were just a few of the challenges that 1,200 admissions officers tackled last week at a conference here on recruitment, retention, and marketing. The annual conference is arranged by Noel-Levitz, a private higher-education consulting firm with headquarters in Iowa City. The conference brought together admissions deans and student-affairs professionals from a variety of public, private, two-year, and four-year institutions.

WITH GOOD REASON / NPR

ENDANGERED LANGUAGES (July 22 -28)
Tonight at 7 p.m.; WMRA-Harrisonburg (103.5 FM)
On average one language disappears every two weeks on this planet and by the end of the century, half of the world's languages will be gone. Linguist Jack Martin (WM) discusses why languages disappear and what can be done to preserve these languages, particularly the dialects of Native Americans.
Also: historian Gilmer Blackburn (UVA-Wise) says the Scots-Irish who settled much of Virginia were neither Scottish nor Irish but independent, contentious individuals whose contributions to society have gone largely unnoticed.

"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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