For the first time since the 2004 launch of AccessUVA, the much-lauded financial aid program, the University of Virginia is requiring lower-income students to take out loans as part of their aid packages. The decision to end the debt-free support initiative, held up as a key part of a model program and copied by institutions […]
For the first time since the 2004 launch of AccessUVA, the much-lauded financial aid program, the University of Virginia is requiring lower-income students to take out loans as part of their aid packages. The decision to end the debt-free support initiative, held up as a key part of a model program and copied by institutions […]
Jarmere Jenkins may have grown up with enough siblings to field a complete batting lineup in the family’s backyard baseball games, but he fell in love with tennis at age 4 and hasn’t looked at another sport. The 22-year-old Atlanta, Georgia native and recent University of Virginia graduate just received the McKevlin Award as the […]
Check c-ville.com daily and pick up a copy of the paper Tuesday to for the latest Charlottesville and Albemarle news briefs and stories. Here’s a quick look at some of what we’ve had an eye on for the past week. CORRECTION: In a brief about campaign finances of Albemarle County Board of Supervisors candidates that […]
Two weeks have passed since the abrupt retirement of beloved UVA swimming and diving coach Mark Bernardino, and a successor is already in place. But for the University’s swimming diaspora, which includes some of the sport’s top international athletes, a lot of questions remain unanswered—and they’ll likely stay that way, thanks to an apparent nondisclosure […]
Check c-ville.com daily and pick up a copy of the paper Tuesday to for the latest Charlottesville and Albemarle news briefs and stories. Here’s a quick look at some of what we’ve had an eye on for the past week. Officer cleared in Birdwood Court shooting A grand jury has found there was no wrongdoing […]
Hospitality staff at the Boar’s Head Inn, the Ivy resort owned and operated by UVA’s nonprofit development corporation, are complaining of unpaid wages and retaliation by management, and their outcry has shed light on a history of labor law violations at the University-affiliated hotel and country club. In an anonymous letter mailed last month to […]
Eight local autistic children are participating in a nationwide study that could change the way developmental disorders are perceived and treated. Most existing autism medications only treat the irritability and aggressive aspects of the disorder, and for the first time, doctors are testing a drug that could improve social interaction and communication skills. ConnectMe is […]
Home field advantage Dedicated in 2002, Davenport Field underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation in 2010. Seats were added, locker rooms expanded, training facilities enhanced. This past offseason, a sand-based playing field was installed, along with an irrigation and drainage system, a synthetic warning track, and a FieldTurf collar around home plate. The field is an important […]
Jody Lahendro has led a lot of curious locals up the 61′ of creaking scaffolding that has surrounded UVA’s Rotunda for a year. Most recently, it was a group that had won a private tour at an auction to raise money for the iconic structure’s ongoing renovation. Once the visitors emerged at the lip of […]
“What do you think?” Four undergrads—all science majors and members of a UVA genetic engineering competition team—had gathered around a second-floor conference room table in the Physical and Life Sciences building for much of the afternoon to debate project concepts. They were getting ready to pick one project—heavy stuff like creating miniature cells from modified […]