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Zim's "Night at the Park" raises $300,000

webcom — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:20 +0000

May 24, 2013

Nats Insider

Since creating the ziMS Foundation in 2006, Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman has raised more than $1 million, the majority of which has gone directly to the Multiple Sclerosis Clinic at the University of Virginia, which seeks to find a cure for the disease that has plagued Zimmerman's mother, Cheryl, since 1995.

Microsoft Eyes Fairfax Student's Tech Project

webcom — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:20 +0000

May 24, 2013

Fairfax City Patch

Microsoft is eyeing a project four University of Virginia students created after attending the company's Startup Bootcamp in California recently. Vinav Dandekar of Fairfax and three of his fellow U.Va. students were one of 15 college teams Microsoft recently invited to attend its Startup Bootcamp in California's Silicon Valley.

Christie's role as Sandy recovery cheerleader scores points with voters

webcom — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:20 +0000

May 24, 2013

Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger

Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, said Christie’s cameos should come as a surprise to no one. "Welcome to incumbency," he said. "That’s what incumbency is for. The opposition party always hates it unless they become the in party then they love it."

Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Welcome back, Tom Tancredo!

webcom — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:20 +0000

May 24, 2013

Daily Kos

An article on which congressional districts are the biggest and smallest seems like it might contain some interesting geographic trivia and that's all, but the University of Virginia Center for Politics' Kyle Kondik puts a much more interesting spin on it by looking at who represents which district. Sure, we could probably all guess that AK-AL is the biggest and NYC's NY-13 is smallest... but did you know that Democrats hold 87 of the nation's 100 smallest districts and Republicans hold 73 of the 100 biggest?

Tuition rise might have been suppressed

webcom — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:20 +0000

May 24, 2013

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Tuition increases this year at Virginia’s public universities that were the lowest in a decade might have been “artificially depressed” as the result of political pressure and schools will have difficulty sustaining them, the state Senate Finance Committee was told Thursday. … “We have heard repeatedly messages from Richmond, whether it’s the governor’s office or even legislators, that we need to hold our tuition rates somewhere near inflation,” said Colette Sheehy, vice president for management and budget for the University of Virginia.

Playing the ‘The’ Card

webcom — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:20 +0000

May 24, 2013

The Chronicle of Higher Education "Lingua Franca" blog

In an amusing discussion of the The Ohio State issue on a Web site called The Straight Dope, someone remarks: “Of course, my university (UVA) refers to itself as ‘The University.’ Us arrogant? Nah … ” Another commenter chimes in: “Don’t let anyone there catch you referring to ‘The Grounds’ as ‘campus.’” As far as the pretentiousness goes, it would seem, the University of Virginia takes the cake.

New avian flu readily transmits in key animal model

webcom — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:20 +0000

May 24, 2013

Nature.com

The ferrets’ flu symptoms were limited to sneezing, coughing, runny noses and mild lethargy, in contrast with the severe disease seen in humans. Although ferrets show many aspects of human flu infections, the animals are an "imperfect model" for flu virulence in humans, says Frederick Hayden, a flu virologist at the University of Virginia.

Virginia Gubernatorial Contenders Debate How Many Debates To Have

webcom — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:45:52 +0000

May 23, 2013

WAMU 88.5 - American University Radio

"I think a lot of people were watching it online, which, you know, how many people were actually doing that who weren't just political junkies? For the average person, were they really going to be paying that close of attention?" asks Geoff Skelley, an analyst with the University of Virginia Center for Politics.

Free Apps

webcom — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:45:52 +0000

May 23, 2013

Inside Higher Ed

In a study of what makes high-achieving, low-income students more likely to apply to selective colleges, Hoxby and Sarah Turner, an economist at the University of Virginia, provided students with vouchers they could use to waive application fees, even though many of the students would have qualified for fee waivers anyway. The researchers found that the waivers – when coupled with other information about the application process and aid offered by selective institutions – had a large effect on the number of applications the students submitted.

Wall Street Job Pipeline Finds Work for College Lacrosse Players

webcom — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:45:52 +0000

May 23, 2013

Bloomberg Businessweek

Before Dom Starsia talks about national titles, he unfolds a two-foot-wide spreadsheet that gives University of Virginia recruits a look at life after lacrosse. A big part of the coach’s sales pitch for a university founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 is VLAN, or the Virginia Lacrosse Alumni Network, a 300-person database of former male and female players who work in finance and other fields and are willing to help cub Cavaliers get there, too.

Tennis team wins what it deserves

webcom — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:45:52 +0000

May 23, 2013

Charlottesville Daily Progress

(Editorial) Three cheers for the University of Virginia men’s tennis team on winning the NCAA championship, capping an undefeated season.

Virginia Lacrosse Player on Job-Assisting Alumni

webcom — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:45:52 +0000

May 23, 2013

Bloomberg

University of Virginia lacrosse player Chris LaPierre talks with Bloomberg's Scott Soshnick about the Virginia Lacrosse Alumni Network, a 200-person database of former players who work in finance and help cub Cavaliers reach Wall Street.

Local non-profit prompts creation of solar-powered wheelchair

webcom — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:20 +0000

May 23, 2013

StartupSmart

An Australian-inspired international design challenge has led to the creation of a solar-powered wheelchair, which could help improve the lives of people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. According to Cerebral Palsy Alliance spokesperson Marcus Blease, many in the energy industry thought it was an unachievable feat. “Many said it just couldn’t be done but it is amazing what this team of young inventors from the University of Virginia have come up [with],” Blease said in a statement.

Modern chefs get traditional at Coal Pot Cook-off

webcom — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:20 +0000

May 23, 2013

Virgin Islands Daily News

Fort Christian made a fitting backdrop for a unique culinary competition Wednesday that celebrated the Caribbean tradition of cooking with coal pots. Hot coals in an iron stand, atop which sits a pot – traditionally a clay pot – was the traditional way of cooking long before electric or gas stoves came on the scene. The Coal Pot Cook-off Wednesday afternoon was organized by the St. Thomas Historical Trust as a fundraiser. It was the brainchild of last year's St. Thomas Historical Trust summer intern Larise Joasil, who currently attends the University of Virginia.

Accurate Distance Measurement Resolves Major Astronomical Mystery

webcom — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:20 +0000

May 23, 2013

Science Daily

Sometimes astronomy is like real estate -- what's important is location, location, and location. Astronomers including Gregory Sivakoff of the University of Virginia have resolved a major problem in their understanding of a class of stars that undergo regular outbursts by accurately measuring the distance to a famous example of the type.

Paul Tudor Jones’s statement on controversial comments at U.-Va.

webcom — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:20 +0000

May 23, 2013

The Washington Post

Paul Tudor Jones sent a statement to The Washington Post in reference to comments that he made at a U-Va. McIntire School of Commerce investment symposium April 26.

Paul Tudor Jones: In macro trading, babies are a ‘killer’ to a woman’s focus

webcom — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:20 +0000

May 23, 2013

The Washington Post

Paul Tudor Jones, the hedge fund billionaire, told an audience of University of Virginia students, alumni and others that it is difficult for mothers to be successful traders because connecting with a child is a focus “killer.” As long as women continue having children, he said, the industry is likely to be dominated by men.

Microwaves Distinguish Mirror-Image Compounds

webcom — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:20 +0000

May 23, 2013

Chemical & Engineering News

The work is “a major breakthrough,” says Brooks H. Pate, a microwave spectroscopy expert at the University of Virginia, who was not part of the study. “If the implementation is as general as suggested, it will significantly impact physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, and possibly such fields as metabolomics that need methods to look at the chemical properties of small-molecule metabolites to infer biochemical pathways and to use as markers for disease detection.”

The List: Top rated nursing schools on the East Coast

webcom — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:20 +0000

May 23, 2013

Scrubs

U.Va.'s School of Nursing ranks fifth in this list of the top nursing schools on the East Coast.

Tea Party Ticket

webcom — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:20 +0000

May 23, 2013

The Connection Newspapers (Northern Va.)

"Jackson might be a drag on the ticket for Cuccinelli, or at least a serious distraction," said Geoff Skelly, political analyst for the University of Virginia Center for Politics. "If Jackson does prove to be a true liability for the Republican ticket, then they will probably look back on the decision to shift to a convention with some remorse."