Friday, July 28, 2006

TODAY AT U.VA.

U.VA. HEALTH SYSTEM VOLUNTEERS BRING VITAL MEDICAL CARE TO SW VIRGINIA
Beginning today, dozens of physicians, nurses, lab technicians, pharmacists, emergency medical technicians, social workers and other employees of the University of Virginia Health System will spend three days providing free medical services to an expected 3,500 people at the Virginia-Kentucky Fairgrounds in Wise, Virginia. The event is the 7th annual Remote Area Medical Clinic, which will be open Friday, July 28, through Sunday, July 30. The hours will be from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and from 6 a.m. to noon on Sunday.
The stream of people who come to this clinic -- one of the nation’s largest public health outreach efforts -- illustrates the problem of access to affordable health care for those who have no insurance or are under-insured.  The geographic isolation of the area continues to be a major barrier to care. Gov. Tim Kaine plans to attend the clinic today.

UNIVERSITY IN THE NEWS

SCHOOL OF ROCK / SO HOW, EXACTLY, DO YOU PREPARE FOR A POP QUIZ ON R. KELLY?
By Will Goldsmith of C-Ville Weekly / July 24-31
O.K., Professor Nick Rubin might not be a slovenly, hard-rocking and somewhat deranged substitute teacher at a private school—and his students probably won’t end up competing in a local battle of the bands—but we still can’t resist a course titled “History of Rock and Roll.”

PEACE U: U.VA. CORPS VETS TELL TALES
By Vijth Assar and Rosalind Warfield-Brown of The Hook
" I was feeling really negative about being in America, the war and the presidency, so I wanted to get out and see an alternative," says John Teschner. So the 2003 UVA grad did what UVA students have done more than any other comparable University graduates in the past five years: join the Peace Corps.

STUDENTS IN THE NEWS

KIRSTEN ALBERT and JOHN TESCHNER
Albert and Teschner, who graduated from U.Va., were featured in an article about U.Va. students joining the Peace Corps in The Hook headlined:
PEACE U: U.VA. CORPS VETS TELL TALES
By Vijth Assar and Rosalind Warfield-Brown  of The Hook

NICK RUBIN
Rubin, a doctoral candidate in music, was featured in an article in C-Ville Weekly headlined:
SCHOOL OF ROCK / SO HOW, EXACTLY, DO YOU PREPARE FOR A POP QUIZ ON R. KELLY?
By Will Goldsmith of C-Ville Weekly / July 24-31

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATORS IN THE NEWS

JOHN T. CASTEEN III
Casteen, president of U.Va., was mentioned in an article in The Hook about U.Va. students joining the Peace Corps headlined:
PEACE U: U.VA. CORPS VETS TELL TALES

SUSAN CHAPLINSKY
Chaplinsky, professor of business administration at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, was quoted in an article in Financial Engineering News headlined:
PIPES: QUICK FINANCING, THE HAIL MARY PASS AND NEW INVESTORS
By Staff of Financial Engineering News / July issue

JOHN KATTWINKEL
Dr. Kattwinkel, professor of neonatology and chairman of the American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, was cited in a Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal article headlined:
BABIES SHOULD SLEEP ON BACKS FOR FIRST YEAR
By Darla Carter of The Courier-Journal / July 27

JOE KRENITSKY
Krenitsky, a registered dietitian with the Health System, was quoted in an Associated Press article headlined:
SEADRIFT PROTESTER IN 24TH DAY OF ANTIWAR HUNGER STRIKE
By Brian Westley of the Associated Press / July 27

PATRICK MICHAELS
Michaels, research professor of environmental sciences and state climatologist, was featured in an article by the Associated Press, which was picked up by numerous news outlets around the country, including The Washington Post and The New York Times, headlined:
UTILITIES GIVE WARMING SKEPTIC BIG BUCKS
By Seth Borenstein of The Associated Press / July 27

MARK D. MILLER
Dr. Miller, professor of orthopedic surgery, was quoted in an ABC News article headlined:
LANDIS' MEDICAL CONDITION OFTEN LINKED TO STEROID USE / STEROID USE IS A RISK FACTOR IN OSTEONECROSIS
By Joy Victory and the ABC NEWS Medical Unit / July 27

PETER L. RODRIGUEZ
Rodriguez, associate professor at the Darden Graduate School of Business, was quoted in a CNN article headlined:
U.S. WORKERS NEED WORK? GO TO EL SALVADOR / A NEW PROGRAM WILL STAFF CALL CENTERS IN CENTRAL AMERICAN NATION WITH AMERICAN WORKERS.
By Christian Zappone of CNN / July 27

LARRY J. SABATO
Sabato, professor of politics and director of U.Va.'s Center for Politics, was quoted in a Bloomberg News Service commentary headlined:
REED'S DEFEAT SHOWS EVANGELICALS GETTING WISE
By Margaret Carlson for the Bloomberg News Service / July 27

CHRISTOPHER SPRIGMAN
Sprigman, professor of law, was quoted in a Washington Times article headlined:
CONGRESS CONSIDERS FASHION'S COPYRIGHTS
By Jacqueline Palankof The Washington Times / July 28

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATOR OBITUARIES IN THE NEWS

LEONARD H. ROBINSON JR.
Robinson, U.Va.'s first diplomat scholar, was featured in an obituary segment on the 6 o'clock news broadcast of Charlottesville’s WCAV-TV, Channel 19-CBS.
By Staff of WCAV 19-CAB / July 27
(Not online)

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

C. WILLIAM HOSLER
Hosler, who received his MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, was featured in a PRNewswire press release headlined:
MIRION TECHNOLOGIES NAMES C. WILLIAM HOSLER VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
By PRNewswire / July 27

DARRYL JACKSON
Jackson, who earned a master's degree from the Darden School of Business and a law degree from the School of Law, was featured in a Greeneville (Tenn.) Sun article headlined:
DARRYL JACKSON NAMED ECOQUEST'S PRESIDENT
By Staff of the Greeneville Sun  / July 27

WILL SHORTZ
Shortz, a 1977 Law School grad, was featured in an Allentown (Pa.) Morning Call article headlined:
PUZZLE GURU JUMPS OFF PAGE TO BIG SCREEN
By Len Righi of The Morning Call / July 27

JO ELLEN SLURZBERG
Slurzberg, who holds a bachelor's degree from U.Va. and now serves as vice president of reimbursement and health policy for Almyra Inc., a private international medical device holding company, was named to the board of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association. Her appointment was featured in a news item in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week headlined:
PERSONNEL; NEW BOARD MEMBERS ELECTED DURING MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS' ANNUAL MEETING
By Staff of Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week / August 6 issue
(Not found online)

UVA TOP NEWS DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

U.VA. COMMUNITY MOURNS THE DEATH OF LEONARD ROBINSON, U.VA.'S FIRST
DIPLOMAT-SCHOLAR

U.VA. POISON CENTER GIVES TIPS ON WHAT AND WHAT NOT TO DO IF BITTEN BY A SNAKE

CLASSIC APPAREL: DAVID BOSTICK GIVES BIRMINGHAM MEN THE TOOLS AND
TOGS THEY NEED TO DRESS WELL

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UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS IN THE NEWS

JACK CRASH: WHY U.VA. WANTS JPJ NICKNAME-LESS
By Lindsay Barnes of The Hook
When 1948 UVA law school graduate John Paul Jones first set foot on the construction site of the arena that would bear his name, he must have made an impression. The construction crew liked him so much, a UVA spokesperson reports, that they began calling the new building what friends call Jones himself: Jack. Thus a new moniker was born, "the Jack."

VENUE ENVY / CHARLOTTESVILLE'S NEW JOHN PAUL JONES ARENA COULD GIVE THE COLISEUM SOME ADDED COMPETITION.
By Kent Jennings Brockwell of Richmond.com / July 22
If the Richmond Coliseum appears to be covered in a shade of green these days, don't get your eyes checked. The building is simply envious. Just up I-64 on one of Charlottesville's rolling hills sits the object of the Coliseum's recent covetous demeanor – the newly constructed, $130-million John Paul Jones Arena at the University of Virginia.

SAINT LOUIS: CROSBY ACCEPTS POSITION AT VIRGINIA
By Staff of The Official College Sports Network / July 27
Saint Louis University director of athletics Cheryl L. Levick today announced that associate director of athletics for external operations Devin Crosby has been named the assistant director of athletics for marketing and promotions at the UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. ... At SLU, Crosby was responsible for implementing the strategic plan for Billiken marketing and promotions, which included ticket operations, group sales, corporate marketing and sales, game management, community outreach and student spirit groups. Crosby and his staff helped the department exceed its revenue goals for men's basketball and generate the A-10's third-highest men's basketball average attendance.
(Not found online)

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- U.S.

RALLYING BEHIND OPEN ACCESS JULY 28
By Scott Jaschik  of Inside Higher Ed
Despite opposition from scholarly groups and publishers, provosts of 25 top universities back plan for public databases of research findings.

CALLING MELVIL DEWEY
By Rob Capriccioso of Inside Higher Ed
To the dismay of many academics, Library of Congress makes catalog changes that will affect research libraries nationwide.

PROPOSED RULE CHANGE WOULD END CANADIAN STUDENTS' EXEMPTION FROM FINGER SCANNING AT THE BORDER
By Burton Bollag of The Chronicle of Higher Education
Canadians have long felt they had a special relationship with Americans, though heightened border security since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks is straining that relationship. Now the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is proposing to end one way in which Canadian students enjoyed a special status. Under a rule change proposed on Wednesday in the Federal Register and likely to be adopted next year, Canadians coming to the United States to study or work would be required to be digitally fingerprinted and photographed. The requirement has already applied to all other foreign students since 2003, under the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program. The program, known as US-Visit, maintains a huge and growing database of biometric data on all foreigners who enter the United States.

INTRO TO STUDY ABROAD
By Elia Powers of Inside Higher Ed
Kathleen Fairfax calls them "whistle wetters." They are two-week trips, run through Michigan State University's Office of Study Abroad before the start of fall term, that take incoming freshmen overseas for a mixture of lecture and leisure. The itineraries are packed, with a few hours of humanities education in the morning, followed by cultural field trips in the afternoon. Students get to know professors, classmates and the geography of a foreign country. The trip is, in short, a taste of study abroad.

MASTERING ENGINEERING
By David Epstein of Inside Higher Ed
Unlike doctors and lawyers, engineers are ready for work right out of college. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing is a hot topic of debate among engineers and engineering faculty members.

DREAM DEFERRED
By David Epstein of Inside Higher Ed
College graduates who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children want help from Congress.

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