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  • Friend?s Memory Pushed Ailing Marathoner to Finish Line
      UVA Today’s Jane Kelly reports: Everyone loves a happy ending, and that is what was delivered Sunday in Paris. U.Va. alum Charlie Shiflett, battling a wretched stomach flu, soldiered across the finish line at the 37th annual Paris Marathon, which he ran to raise money for U.Va’s Sydney Elizabeth Owens memorial scholarship fund, as [...]
  • McIntire Students Blog About Their Worldly Experiences
    In honor of the announcement that Bloomberg BusinessWeek has again selected U.Va.’s McIntire School of Commerce as one of the two best undergraduate business schools in the nation, here’s another glimpse into what makes Comm School life so excellent. Not only do many students study abroad to gain an international business perspective, but they blog [...]
  • Provost Offers Top 10 Ways to Become a Global Citizen
    UVA Today’s Jane Kelly reports: University of Virginia Executive Vice President and Provost John Simon has penned a top-10 list of ways students can become global citizens “In the spirit of David Letterman, I assembled my colleagues’ advice into a top 10 list for how students should prepare for leadership on a global scale,” he [...]
  • MV Explorer Pays Tribute to Casey Schulman
    The UVA Today article on the tragic death of fourth-year student Casey Schulman posted earlier today makes reference to the memorial service held last night about the MV Explorer, the ship that ferried Schulman and her Semester at Sea classmates around the world this fall. Specifically, it said that an account of the memorial service [...]
  • Exploring U.Va. in the World
    Just in time for International Education Week, the UVA Global website has posted an interactive map of all things global and U.Va. The map (really maps, plural, but they’re all on the same site) shows where U.Va. students studied overseas last year, the nations of origin of the international students and scholars who came to [...]
  • ‘The Humanities in Ferment’ Stirs A Heady Exchange
    UVA Today’s Anne Bromley reports: One distinctive feature of the College of Arts & Sciences’ new humanities institute is its international aspirations – its name is the Institute of the Humanities and Global Cultures. Director and English professor Michael Levenson, joined by English professor Rita Felski and sociology professor Krishan Kumar, went to Delhi, India [...]
  • World Expo Dispatch: End of a Road No One Else Can Take
    Suzie Oh, a 2012 graduate of the University of Virginia, is serving as a Student Ambassador at the U.S. Pavilion in the World Expo, being held this summer in Yeosu, South Korea. She has agreed to send us weekly dispatches, which are being archived here. August 17, 2012: Half a world away from the pretty Yeosu [...]
  • U.Va. Basketball Team Enjoying (Working) European Vacation
    The U.Va. men’s basketball team is in Europe for a series of exhibition games — and to soak in some of the culture. Jeff White of the newly redesigned virginiasports.com is part of the traveling party (lucky dog), and is sending back dispatches from the road. There’s also a behind-the-scenes blog. The Cavs won their first [...]
  • World Expo Dispatch: Street Performers Ease Long, Hot Waits
    Suzie Oh, a 2012 graduate of the University of Virginia, is serving as a Student Ambassador at the U.S. Pavilion in the World Expo, being held this summer in Yeosu, South Korea. She has agreed to send us weekly dispatches, which are being archived here. August 3, 2012: With less than two weeks left, the number [...]
  • World Expo Dispatch: Celebrating Yeosu?s Youth
    Suzie Oh, a 2012 graduate of the University of Virginia, is serving as a Student Ambassador at the U.S. Pavilion in the World Expo, being held this summer in Yeosu, South Korea. She has agreed to send us weekly dispatches, which are being archived here. July 27, 2012: While working at the World Expo, there are [...]

2013

4/26: U.Va’s International Studies Office Honored for Dedication to Students

U.Va.’s International Studies Office is honored for “going above and beyond” its job description.

4/24: Former Presidential Candidate, Asia Expert Huntsman Urges Vigilance in Northeast Asia

Former presidential candidate Jon Huntsman told U.Va. students to closely watch developments in northeast Asia, where “legacy” leaders with lots of historical baggage are ruling a region set to account for 20 percent of the world’s gross domestic product.

4/23: U.Va. Advances Engagement in China with Creation of New Position in Shanghai

U.Va. is expanding its presence in China – home of the world’s fastest-growing economy and the University’s largest group of international students – by hiring a director in Shanghai.

4/18: New Network Makes International Job Searches Easier for U.Va. Students, Alumni

The Global Career Community, a LinkedIn site, aims to help student and alumni job-seekers make contacts and learn about the ins and outs of the international employment scene.

4/16: From Wall Street to Rwanda, U.Va.’s 2013 Distinguished Alumna Seeks a World Beyond Poverty

Jacqueline Novogratz, who created the socially conscious Acumen Fund, will give a public talk and be recognized with the U.Va. Distinguished Alumna Award, presented by the Women’s Center on April 25.

4/12: New Center Brings Nurse-Driven Solutions and Assessment to World’s Vulnerable, Rural Citizens

Nurses are often at the forefront in rural health care around the globe, and a new center at U.Va.’s School of Nursing is preparing students to lead the way.

4/9: Panamanian Graduate Becomes First International Student to Win U.Va. Young Alumni Award

Ivan Vallarino of Panama, a 2005 graduate, is honored for being “a great ambassador for U.Va.”

4/2: DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman Discusses Market-Driven Science, Finding Sustainable Solutions to Global Challenges

Science has the tremendous potential to help solve some of the most urgent challenges facing the world today, DuPont CEO tells U.Va. audience.

3/26: U.Va. Advancing Global Strategy Using Jefferson’s Comparative Lens

U.Va.’s vice provost for global affairs says now, more than ever, U.Va. is well positioned to use Thomas Jefferson’s approach to global comparative learning to enhance its identity, academics and outreach.

3/22: Career Symposium to Focus on Russia, Eastern Europe

U.Va.’s Center for Russian, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies will offer students career advice for jobs in and focused on the region.

3/21: Lecture: Current Turmoil in Islamic World Has Parallels In Western History

Learn how the current revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia are similar to the ideological struggle between communism and democracy in the 20th century.

3/21: U.Va. Engineering, Commerce Schools To Co-Host Lecture by DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman

The reality of being a global corporation, market-driven science and engineering and the role training plays in those fields, megatrends shaping business strategy, such as the world’s growing need for food and renewable energy – these are all topics DuPont’s CEO will address in her Q&A-style lecture March 27.

3/18: New Partnership Between Duke, U.Va. Allows Students to Learn Tibetan, Creole

Students at the University of Virginia and Duke University will soon have new opportunities to use advanced teleconferencing technology to learn Creole and Tibetan.

3/12: International Democracy Education Advocates Convene at U.Va.’s Morven Farm

Leaders from six continents gathered earlier this week at U.Va.’s Morven Farm to strategize on how best to promote democracy education around the world.

3/8: U.Va.’s Bargach Wins Women’s Day Award from American-Arab Advocacy Group

On International Women’s Day, U.Va’s Bargach Wins Education Award from American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Group

3/5: Japan Outreach Coordinator Shares Her Culture and Adjusts to Life in America

The Asia Institute’s Japan outreach coordinator, Haruko Yuda, looks back on her first seven months in America, which has included teaching in local schools and learning how to drive.

2/26: First Global Health Case Competition Brings Together Diverse Perspectives

U.Va’s first annual Global Health Case Competition, hosted by the Center for Global Health, brought 93 students together to address a hypothetical global health concern and propose solutions.

2/25: U.Va. To Support Study of Non-Western World At Virginia Community Colleges

U.Va. will help state community colleges develop non-Western international humanities content, thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

2/21: U.Va.-Hosted Summer Program Seeks Area High School Students Interested in Learning Chinese Language, Culture

Area high school students can apply for a free Chinese language training program at the University of Virginia this summer.

2/14: Experts at U.Va: Long View Needed When Assessing the Arab Spring

Transitions in the Arab world won’t be quick and easy, but that does not mean the revolutions have failed, say five U.Va. experts with insight into the events there.

2/13: U.Va. Board Members, Administrators, Students Talk Big Ideas at Intimate Dinners

Students, administrators and members of the Board of Visitors talked big concepts at intimate Jeffersonian dinners Friday, the first such gatherings to be held.

2/12: U.Va. to Host Panel Discussion on Journalism in China

Three international journalists will examine covering China in the digital age during a panel discussion at the University of Virginia on Friday.

2/10: ‘Jumpstart’ Your Mandarin and French Skills at U.Va.

U.Va. is offering short-term language instruction in Mandarin and French.

2/6: Panel at U.Va. to Revisit and Give Updates Since the Arab Spring

A panel of top scholars will convene Tuesday at U.Va. to discuss the violent reverberations of the Arab Spring.

2/5: U.Va. Nonprofit Organization, PureMadi, Develops Innovative Water Purification Tablet for Developing World

A simple ceramic water purification tablet invented at U.Va. that can disinfect water simply by resting in a vessel where water is poured will be introduced Friday during a celebration event.

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