July 17, 2008
UVa researchers land money for cyclotron
A team of researchers at the University of Virginia has received a $2 million grant to purchase a cyclotron that will help expand the university’s imaging research.
June 24, 2008
$1.28 million gift brings Wise new band uniforms
The marching band at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise will be getting new uniforms and instruments thanks to a $1.28 million gift from the Hunter J. Smith Family Foundation.
June 09, 2008
UVa set to lose longtime dean
The University of Virginia’s longtime dean of admissions announced Monday that he will retire in June 2009.
May 30, 2008
UVa vice president finalist for UDC job
William B. Harvey, the University of Virginia’s top diversity officer, is one of four finalists for the presidency at the University of the District of Columbia.
May 29, 2008
UVa to host worldwide financial summit
High-ranking financial leaders from around the world will convene this fall at the University of Virginia to address issues arising in the rapidly evolving global marketplace.
May 27, 2008
Noakes pleads guilty to sex charges
Christopher Allen Noakes to face 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a February attack on a University of Virginia student.
May 26, 2008
From monster to marketable
Currently on display in the University of Virginia’s Rotunda is an ambitious exhibit that traces Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus” from its first modest press run of 500 copies to what it represents today.
May 21, 2008
Local law enforcement drills for possible UVa crisis
More than two dozen police officers stormed a University of Virginia building Wednesday as part of a massive emergency training exercise that mimicked last year’s massacre at Virginia Tech.
May 18, 2008
UVa’s Osher institute to offer classes for seniors
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Virginia is offering local senior citizens an array of more than 50 classes for the fall semester.
May 17, 2008
Staff union opens up to faculty
Members of the University of Virginia employees’ union officially signed up faculty for the first time outside Bodo’s on the Corner on Friday.
May 13, 2008
Another senior faculty member leaving UVa
One of the University of Virginia’s most influential faculty members is leaving UVa to take a top job at Tulane University — marking the university’s second high-profile faculty departure in less than a week.
UVa to begin installation of diode crosswalk
The University of Virginia will install a light-emitting diode pedestrian crosswalk at the intersection of University Avenue and Culbreth Road.
May 04, 2008
The music of the machines
Inch a little closer and the robot will come toward you, too.
Then it might even have something to say.
May 01, 2008
UVa mascot art fails the smell test
An exhibit opening Saturday at the University of Virginia Art Museum will be missing one colorful piece — a short film and sculpture that depict a pile of orange and blue dog poop.
Broadcaster McDonald leaves Cavs
Over the past 12 years, residents throughout the state have listened to McDonald, the “Voice of the Cavaliers,” broadcast football and men’s basketball games for the University of Virginia.
That partnership ended Tuesday when McDonald offered the school his resignation.
