Friday, Aug. 4, 2006

FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATORS IN THE NEWS

JAMES F. CHILDRESS
Childress, the John Allen Hollingsworth Professor of Ethics in the
Department of Religious Studies and director of the Institute for Practical
Ethics and Public Life, was quoted in HealthDay article headlined:
KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS HIGHLIGHT ORGAN DONOR PROBLEMS
By Steven Reinberg for HealthDay Reporter / Aug. 3

DR. BANKOLE JOHNSON
Johnson, professor of psychiatric medicine and neuroscience, was quoted
in a Mitchell (SD) Daily Republic article headlined:
THE SCIENCE OF DRINK -- DOES A DRUNKEN MAN SPEAK THE TRUTH?
By Megan Scott for the Daily Republic / Aug. 3

WILLIAM LUCY
Lucy, professor of urban and environmental planning in the School of
Architecture and co-author with associate professor David Phillips of
"Tomorrow's Cities, Tomorrow's Suburbs," was interviewed about the book for
a featured Q&A on the current Web posting of MuniNetGuide, a Web site for
municipal related research. The article is headlined:
" ENHANCING PLACE VALUE" IS KEY POLICY ADVICE FOR MIDDLE-AGE SUBURBS
ByMardee Alvaro of MuniNetGuide / Aug. 3

LARRY J. SABATO
Sabato, politics professor and director of the Center for Politics, was
quoted in a Fox News article headlined:
MAJOR TAX ISSUES ON HOLD UNTIL AFTER NOVEMBER
By Greg Simmons of Fox News / Aug. 4

ELIZABETH OLMSTED TEISBERG
Teisberg, associate professor at the Darden School of Business and
co-author of "Redefining Health Care, Creating Value-Based Competition on
Results," was cited in a BusinessWeek Online book review headlined:
BUSINESS, HEAL HEALTH CARE
By Timothy J. Mullaney for Business Week / Aug. 14

KAREN VAN LENGEN
Van Lengen, dean of the School of Architecture, was cited in a
Christianity Today book review headlined:
MODEL HOME / THE STORY BEHIND A "SOLAR DECATHLON" WINNER.
By Eric O. Jacobsen for Christianity Today / July/August

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

KIMBERLY DOZIER
Dozier, who earned a master's in foreign affairs from U.Va., was
featured in an Associated Press article headlined:
INJURED REPORTER IS OUT OF HOSPITAL
By the Associated Press / August 4

BRIAN T. MANGINO
Mangino, who received his law and bachelor's degrees from U.Va., was
cited in a Business Wire article headlined:
FRIED FRANK NAMES SEVEN NEW PARTNERS
By Business Wire / August 3

UVA TOP NEWS DAILY HIGHLIGHTS

U.VA. CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION STUDIES NOW AT THE HELM OF VIRGINIA'S
LOCAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

NO BUTTS ABOUT IT: RECENT POLICY CHANGES AT U.VA. INCLUDE NO SMOKING

PHASE ONE EXPANSION OF HEART & VASCULAR CENTER COMPLETE

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

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- VIRGINIA

COLLEGE TUITION, FEES CONTINUE TO RISE STATEWIDE
By Albert Raboteau of the Roanoke Times / August 3
The average cost for a resident undergraduate to go to a state college or
university full-time has increased 9.2 percent if they live off campus and
7.7 percent if they live on campus, according to a Wednesday report from the
state. Four-year schools on average are charging $567 more in tuition and
fees and $372 more for room and board.

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS -- U.S.

A NEAR-FINAL REPORT?
By Doug Lederman of Inside Higher Ed / Aug. 4
The Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education
released the next iteration of its report Thursday, which for those of you
scoring at home is the third partial draft and the first truly complete one
(it contains not only the preamble and summary that were missing from its
second draft but, for the first time, a conclusion, too).

FEDERAL PANEL ON HIGHER EDUCATION RELEASES THIRD DRAFT REPORT IN ADVANCE OF FINAL MEETING
By Kelly Field of The Chronicle of Higher Education / Aug. 4

GENDER GAP IN PATENTS
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed / Aug. 4
Women in the life sciences in higher education patent their work at a rate
of 40 percent of their male colleagues, according to a study being published
today in the journal Science. In a random sample of 4,227 life scientists
over a 30-year period, the study found that 5.65 percent of the 903 women in
the group (51 female patenters) produced only 92 patents. By contrast, 13
percent of the 3,324 male scientists in the sample (431 male patenters)
amassed a total of 1,286 patents - nearly 14 times as many as their female
colleagues.

FEMALE LIFE SCIENTISTS EARN 40 PERCENT OF THE PATENTS THAT MALE LIFE SCIENTISTS DO, STUDY FINDS
By Samantha Henig of The Chronicle of Higher Education / Aug. 4

NOTES ON (GRADUATE-DEAN) CAMP
By John Gravois of The Chronicle of Higher Education / Aug. 4
Last month, about 225 graduate deans from across the country got together
here to talk shop, trade information, and generally discuss the future of
the higher levels of higher education. The setting was the annual Summer
Workshop for Graduate Deans, held by the Council of Graduate Schools, the
main national clearinghouse for research and debate on postbaccalaureate
education. Over the course of a long weekend, the deans' discussions ranged
from distance education, to doctoral attrition rates, to the teaching of
research ethics. But the main theme - at times, the anxiety - that asserted
itself was graduate education's weighty, shifting role in keeping the United
States economically competitive.

FACEBOOK AND OTHER SOCIAL-NETWORKING SITES RAISE QUESTIONS FOR
ADMINISTRATORS
By Brock Read and Jeffrey R. Young of The Chronicle of Higher Education
/ Aug. 4
Campus officials can be forgiven for being a bit weary of Facebook: The
social-networking Web site, beloved by students, keeps managing to bring
attention - often unwanted - to its collegiate clientele.

AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES

BOLSTERING TENURE BY REFORMING IT
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed / Aug. 4
Mend it - don't end it. A University of Colorado panel - created amid
political demands to eliminate tenure - is taking an approach similar to the
one President Clinton took when faced with demands to abolish affirmative
action. Admit that the system is flawed, but defend its necessity. "Tenure
is fundamental to academic freedom and the free exchange of ideas, which in
turn are essential to the intellectual health of the university," says the
introduction to a 431-page report presented to the university's Board of
Regents Thursday. The report makes frequent use of the "best practices"
approach and declares without hesitation that having a strong tenure system
is a best practice in higher education.

NEWS FROM THE STATES
By Anne K. Walters of The Chronicle of Higher Education / Aug. 4
The president of the University of North Carolina system, Erskine B. Bowles,
has announced a 10-percent cut in the system's administrative budget and a
plan to eliminate some 15 jobs in order to direct more money to academics.
His plan would reduce the budget by $1.3-million and cut administrative
positions, including four vice presidents and six associate vice presidents
or directors.

COLLEGE ATHLETICS IN THE NEWS

DRAWING THE LINE
By David Epstein of Inside Higher Ed / Aug. 4
The National Collegiate Athletic Association approved rules Thursday to mete
out penalties for Division I teams that don't get their academic act
together over a four-period.

NCAA OFFICIALS ESTABLISH NEW PENALTIES FOR TEAMS WITH CONSISTENTLY POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
By Sara Lipka of The Chronicle of Higher Education / Aug. 4

DO JOCKS EARN MORE?
By Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed / Aug. 4
Do college athletes earn more in their careers than non-athletes? New
research published in the Journal of Human Resources provides evidence
either way. Experience as a college athlete appears to increase earnings, on
average, for those in business, the military or manual labor. But there is a
negative impact on those who teach in high schools.

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