Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2006

UNIVERSITY IN THE NEWS

OPENING NIGHT MAGIC/JPJ ARENA DEBUTS WITH CIRQUE
By Aaron Kessler of The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress
Larry Wilson, general manager of the John Paul Jones Arena, stood in the lobby Tuesday three hours before the newly minted arena was set to open its first show. ... With dozens of details to be attended to over the preceding two days — from loading in the enormous sets of Cirque du Soleil, to cleaning bathrooms and polishing floors, to ensuring concessions were stocked and ready to go — the staff of JPJ, the new home for Cavalier basketball, had been a busy bunch.

STUDENTS IN THE NEWS

EMILY HESALTINE
Hesaltine, a rising third-year student majoring in systems and
information engineering at the School of Engineering and Applied Science, is
completing a summer Science and Technology Policy Internship with the
Federation of American Scientists in Washington, D.C. Her work developing
ReallyReady.org, an emergency preparedness website, was featured in a CNN-TV
news story covered by:
THE SITUATION ROOM
By Wolf Blitzer of CNN Today / Aug. 1
((Not found online)

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATORS IN THE NEWS

PAUL CANTOR
Cantor, professor of English, was quoted in an article in Reason magazine headlined:
HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY, STAR TREK
By Tim Cavanaugh of Reason / Aug. 1
(Not found online)

EVERETTE FORTNER
Fortner, director of admission at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, was quoted in an article in Business Week magazine headlined:
WHEN “PERSISTENT” BECOMES "PUSHY"
By Kerry Miller of Business Week / July 31

GLENN GAESSER
Gaesser, professor of kinesiology at the Curry School of Education, was quoted in an article in Shape magazine headlined:
FITNESS TRENDS OF THE FUTURE
By Sarah Robbins of Shape / Aug. 1
(Not found online)

ERIC LOTT
Lott, professor of English, saw his book, "The Disappearing Liberal Intellectual," reviewed in Reason magazine in an article headlined:
THE VITIATED CENTER
By Brian Doherty of Reason / Aug. 1
(Not found online)

DAVID S. GREGORY
Dr. Gregory, director of pediatric education for the Lynchburg (Va.) Family Medicine Residency Program and assistant professor of family medicine at the U.Va. School of Medicine, wrote an article for the American Family Physician journal headlined:
PERTUSSIS: A DISEASE AFFECTING ALL AGES
By Dr. David S. Gregory for the American Family Physician / Aug. 1

DAVID A. MARTIN
Martin, professor of law, who served as general counsel for INS in the mid-1990s, was cited in a Government Executive article headlined:
JUSTICE OVERWHELMED
By Katherine McIntire Peters of Government Executive / July 15

PATRICK J. MICHAELS
Michaels, state climatologist and research professor of environmental sciences, was defended by his department chair in an article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, later carried on the Media General News Service wire, headlined:
CLIMATOLOGIST'S PRIVATE WORK DEBATED / RESEARCH ON GLOBAL WARMING IS OUTSIDE HIS DUTIES FOR STATE, U.VA. DEPARTMENT CHAIR SAYS
By Carlos Santos of the Richmond Times-Dispatch / July 29

PETER RODRIGUEZ
Rodriguez, associate professor of business administration at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, was quoted in a UPI article headlined:
ANALYSIS: $100 OIL NO NEED YET TO PANIC
By Shihoko Goto of UPI / Aug. 1

STUART WOLF
Wolf, a physicist and professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, was quoted in a Fortune Magazine article headlined:
QUANTUM LEAP / BRAIN PROSTHETICS. TELEPATHY. PUNCTUAL FLIGHTS. A FUTURIST'S VISION OF WHERE QUANTUM COMPUTERS WILL TAKE US.
By Peter Schwartz and Rita Koselka of Fortune Magazine / Aug. 1

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

ALEX A. BEEHLER
Beehler, who earned his J.D. In the School of Law, is expected to be named inspector general of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the White House announced in a press release carried on U.S. Fed News headlined:
PRESIDENT INTENDS TO NOMINATE SEVEN INDIVIDUALS, APPOINT ONE TO SERVE HIS ADMINISTRATION
By Staff of US Fed News / Aug. 1

CHRIS GENSIC
Gensic, a U.Va. graduate in urban planning and a planner with the city of Charlottesville, was quoted in a (Charlottesville) Daily Progress article headlined:
BELMONT PRODUCTS SHOW PRIDE
By Bryan McKenzie of The Daily Progress

DARYL HECHT
Hecht, who earned a master’s degree from the School of Law in 2004, was just appointed to serve as a justice on the Iowa Supreme Court from Sept. 30, 2006 to Dec. 31, 2008. His appointment was featured in an article in the Des Moines (Iowa) Register headlined:
VILSACK FILLS VACANCY ON IOWA SUPREME COURT
By Staff of the Des Moines (Iowa) Register / Aug. 1

STEVEN HILLENIUS
Hillenius, who received a Ph.D. in physics from  U.Va. in 1979, was featured in a Semiconductor International press release carried by Thomson Dialog NewsEdge and headlined:
STEVEN HILLENIUS, VICE PRESIDENT, SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH CORP.
By Alexander E. Braun for Semiconductor International / Aug. 1

CHRISTOPHER J. MURPHY, III
Murphy, who earned his law degree from U.Va., was reappointed to a second term on the Indiana Commission for Higher Education by Gov. Mitch Daniels. The reappointment was carried in a press release on U.S. Fed News headlined:
GOV. DANIELS APPOINTS MEMBERS TO COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
By Staff of US Fed News / Aug. 1

KAREN PENN
Penn, who graduated from U.Va., was quoted in a Fairfax County (Va.) Times article headlined:
SCOUTS EVER EVOLVING
By: Joanne Richcreek of the Fairfax Times / Aug. 1

STEPHEN E. RIFFEE
Riffee, who earned a bachelor's degree with distinction from the McIntire School of Commerce, has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer of Corporate Office Properties Trust in Columbia, Md. His appointment was featured in a news release carried on Business Wire headlined:
CORPORATE OFFICE PROPERTIES TRUST ANNOUNCES COO AND NEW CFO
By Staff of Business Wire / Aug. 1

U.VA. TOP NEWS DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

U.VA.'S CENTER FOR DIGITAL HISTORY PARTNERS IN $1MILLION GRANT TO
ENHANCE TEACHING OF AMERICAN HISTORY

MORE DATA NEEDED ON FEDERAL AGENCIES, SAYS U.VA. LAW PROFESSOR

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT GROWTH TO COST VIRGINIA MILLIONS

This week's featured publication is E-NEWS ONLINE.

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- U.S.

PUTTING THAT SCIENCE DEGREE TO WORK
By David Epstein of Inside Higher Ed
Many science and engineering degree recipients continue to get use from their undergraduate studies even years after they've graduated, and even if they've switched disciplines. According to a report from the National Science Foundation's Division of Science Resource Statistics, in 2003, two-thirds of workers whose highest degree was a bachelor's in a science or engineering field reported that their job was related to their degree — even if they received the degree 25 years ago or more.

TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

CHINESE STUDENTS SEEK U.S. VISAS
By Byron Harris of (Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas) WFAA-TV ABC-8 / Aug. 1
Unless you know what you're looking at on a sidewalk in Shanghai, a long
line outside the U.S. consulate is just a throng, but every person in the
gaggle is here about hope. A day at the U.S. consulate starts early and ends
late. People line up beginning at dawn to get their visas to travel to
America. It's about families, to be sure. Yearning to visit a child here,
but it's mostly about a dream of education. The UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, Iowa
State, The University of Missouri, and The University of Pittsburgh are just
some of the schools that the hopefuls want to attend.

WITH GOOD REASON / NPR

CREATURE COMFORTS (July 29-Aug. 4)
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. WVTF-Roanoke (88.5 FM)
More than 40 percent of pet owners admit to talking to their pets over the phone. Veterinarian Marie Suthers-McCabe (Va. Tech.) says we are a nation of animal lovers and that the strong human-animal bond benefits the health and well-being of both owner and pet. Also: biologist Jim Reed (CNU) cruises the waterways of Hampton Roads observing the behavior of dolphins and — surprise! — they’re not all as charming as “Flipper.” Producer Nancy King visits with an “animal communicator” who talks to dogs, cats and even a few fish.

"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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