“Architecture is as much a part of the realm of art as it is of technology – the fusion of thinking and feeling,” once said the late Harry Seidler, a renowned Australian architect of the 20th century.
“Harry Seidler: Architecture, Art and Collaborative Design” is an exhibition of Seidler’s work – ...
U.Va. School of Architecture Exhibits Work of Leading Australian Architect
Posted On Friday, November 15, 2013 By USA Education News. Under VIRGINIA Tags: Campbell Hall, Curator Vladimir Belogolovsky, Esther Lorenz, global perspective, School of Architecture, University of Virginia
“Architecture is as much a part of the realm of art as it is of technology – the fusion of thinking and feeling,” once said the late Harry Seidler, a renowned Australian architect of the 20th century.
“Harry Seidler: Architecture, Art and Collaborative Design” is an exhibition of Seidler’s work – ...
High-Level Chinese Delegation Visits U.Va., Learns about Elite U.S. Public Schools
Posted On Thursday, November 7, 2013 By USA Education News. Under VIRGINIA Tags: Colonnade Club, Ministry of Education, operating officer, Teresa A. Sullivan, Thomas Jefferson’s, University of Virginia
During a trip to Beijing in May 2012, University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan met with China’s vice minister of education, Hao Ping, who expressed interest in having her talk with Chinese university presidents about elite schools in the United States. That interest became reality last week with the ...
Support Your Community by Donating to Help Neighbors, Colleagues, Friends in Need
Posted On Thursday, October 31, 2013 By USA Education News. Under VIRGINIA Tags: Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign, CVC Pledge System, Sherwood G. Wilson
BLACKSBURG, Va., – The following is an open letter to Virginia Tech employees from Sherwood G. Wilson, honorary chair of the 2013 Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign.
Dear colleagues,
We all have a shared duty, as members of the communities in which we live, to help those in need and the Commonwealth of ...
Living Literature: Anonymous Author Speaks to Readers Through the Ages
Posted On Wednesday, October 23, 2013 By USA Education News. Under VIRGINIA Tags: Clare Kinney, Sir Gawain, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Tony Spearing, University of Virginia, William R. Kenan Jr
It’s one of English literature’s most enduring poems. “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” dates to the 14th century, its author anonymous.
For faculty and students in the University of Virginia’s English department, however, the poem is a perfect example of the timeless value of great literature.
“It’s so visual,” Clare Kinney, ...
U.Va. Student Team Advances to Global Genetic Engineering Championship
Posted On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 By USA Education News. Under VIRGINIA Tags: Biomedical Engineering, Global Genetic Engineering Championship, North America Regional Jamboree, Tom Skalak, University of Virginia
A team of 13 students from the University of Virginia has advanced to the final round of an international genetic engineering competition. Starting Nov. 1 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., they will compete alongside the 14 other top collegiate teams from North America and roughly 40 ...
Darden School Adds New Design Thinking Resources for Business Managers and Educators
Posted On Wednesday, October 9, 2013 By USA Education News. Under VIRGINIA Tags: Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship, Darden School of Business, Design thinking, Jeanne Liedtka, Tim Ogilvie, University of Virginia
This fall, the Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business is offering a range of new resources to empower educators, managers and others to integrate design thinking into business and educational settings. These resources – including two books, a webinar series and ...
President Sullivan Confers Intermediate Honors, Presents Jefferson Awards
Posted On Tuesday, October 1, 2013 By USA Education News. Under VIRGINIA Tags: A.E. Dick Howard, College of Arts & Sciences, Gordon Stewart, Thomas Jefferson Awards, U.Va. Health System, University of Virginia
University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan conferred intermediate honors on 414 third-year students and presented Thomas Jefferson Awards to A.E. Dick Howard and Gordon Stewart at the annual Fall Convocation ceremonies at John Paul Jones Arena Friday afternoon.
In presenting the honors, Sullivan invoked University founder Thomas Jefferson and U.Va.’s ...
From Beekeeping to the Blues, Virginia Folklife Apprentices Showcase New Skills
Posted On Sunday, September 22, 2013 By USA Education News. Under VIRGINIA Tags: Facilities Management, Lorie Strother, University of Virginia, Virginia Folklife, Virginia Foundation
Bee keeping, Mexican molé making, farm tool construction and chair making were all in the spotlight at the 10th annual Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Showcase, held Sept. 15. The event, which demonstrates a broad range of folk traditions in the commonwealth, was presented through the Virginia Folklife program, an offering of ...
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Names two New Assistant Deans
Posted On Saturday, September 14, 2013 By USA Education News. Under VIRGINIA Tags: Alex Niemiera, assistant deans, College of Agriculture’, Erik Ervin, Life Sciences, Virginia Tech
BLACKSBURG, Va., – The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences started the 2013–14 academic year with two faculty members taking up assistant dean roles to advise and mentor students by helping to map out academic pursuits, plan career paths, and navigate student life.
Erik Ervin, professor of crop and soil environmental ...
Strong Sustainability Culture Greets Class of 2017 at U.Va.
Posted On Saturday, September 7, 2013 By USA Education News. Under VIRGINIA Tags: Facilities Management, recycling program, Sustainability Advocates, U.Va. Dining Services, University of Virginia
Students moving into the University of Virginia last month recycled more than 15 tons of cardboard this year, less than has been seen in some previous years.
“In the past, we’ve seen it go as high as 26 tons,” said Bruce “Sonny” Beale, the superintendent of the recycling program at Facilities ...
U.Va.’s Sorensen Institute Graduates 18 ‘Emerging Leaders’
Posted On Friday, August 30, 2013 By USA Education News. Under VIRGINIA Tags: Emerging Leaders Program, Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, University of Virginia, Weldon Cooper Center
The Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership, part of the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, graduated its second class of “emerging leaders” Saturday in Williamsburg.
The institute’s Emerging Leaders Program is a one-month leadership development program for young residents of Virginia who work with or in government and ...
Human Brains Are Hardwired for Empathy, Friendship, Study Shows
Posted On Friday, August 23, 2013 By USA Education News. Under VIRGINIA Tags: College of Arts & Sciences, Friendship, Hardwired for Empathy, psychologist James A. Coan, Study Shows
Perhaps one of the most defining features of humanity is our capacity for empathy – the ability to put ourselves in others’ shoes. A new University of Virginia study strongly suggests that we are hardwired to empathize because we closely associate people who are close to us – friends, spouses, ...
The Fralin Museum of Art at U.Va. Seeks Applicants for Docent Program
Posted On Friday, August 16, 2013 By USA Education News. Under VIRGINIA Tags: Applicants for Docent Program, current exhibitions, Fralin Museum of Art, University of Virginia
If you are interested in sharing your appreciation and knowledge of art, now’s the time.
The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia is currently accepting applications from community members through Aug. 22 to join its docent program.
The museum’s volunteer docents give interactive tours to a variety of school ...
Nursing Ph.D. Student Garners National Nursing Scholarship from Johnson & Johnson
Posted On Thursday, August 8, 2013 By USA Education News. Under VIRGINIA Tags: Dorrie Fontaine, Hershaw Davis Jr., nationwide scholarships, Nursing’s Future AACN, University of Virginia
University of Virginia doctoral nursing student Hershaw Davis Jr. recently received one of five nationwide scholarships intended to bolster the ranks of minorities in academic nursing.
Johnson & Johnson awarded Davis its Campaign for Nursing’s Future AACN Minority Nurse Faculty Scholarship, worth nearly $60,000 over three years. It covers tuition for ...
Bipartisanship, Public Policy Focus of Unique Emerging Leaders Program
Posted On Thursday, August 1, 2013 By USA Education News. Under VIRGINIA Tags: Bob Gibson, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Emerging Leaders Program, Jay Sinha, Republican viewpoints, University of Virginia
Many young Americans are apathetic toward the government’s ability to solve problems, recent reports find. That’s not the case for 18 young adults taking part in the University of Virginia Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership’s Emerging Leaders Program. Chosen from a pool of talented applicants, the members of the program’s ...
U.Va. Releases First National and State Population Projections, Using Latest Census Data
Posted On Thursday, July 25, 2013 By USA Education News. Under VIRGINIA Tags: capital outlay decisions, District of Columbia, national-level projections, U.S. Census Bureau, University of Virginia
Between now and 2040, the population of the United States will continue to grow and become older and more diverse. But these trends will not be experienced evenly across the nation, according to population projections released by demographers at the University of Virginia.
The population projections developed by researchers at U.Va.’s ...
Take a Vacation with Virginia Quarterly Review’s Summer Issue
Posted On Wednesday, July 17, 2013 By USA Education News. Under VIRGINIA Tags: Benjamin Rasmussen, glossy cousins, Summer on the Island, Thomas Jefferson, University of Virginia’s, Virginia Quarterly Review
“I love the summer issues of commercial magazines with their exotic vacation escapes,” writes Jon Parrish Peede, publisher of the University of Virginia’s venerated journal, the Virginia Quarterly Review. His note introduces readers to some of the exotic locales and distinctive characters featured in this summer issue and mentions the ...
Slovenia Calls on Darden Professor to Help Promote Ethical Business Dealings
Posted On Wednesday, July 10, 2013 By USA Education News. Under VIRGINIA Tags: Darden School of Business, Darden’s Institute for Business, Euro zone, Institute for Business in Society, University of Virginia, Yugoslavia
Re-established in 1991, Slovenia is emerging from the remnants of socialism and is working to re-create its business landscape.
As part of that process, Lisa Stewart, director of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business’ Institute for Business in Society, shared recommendations and leading concepts for building an ethical business ...
