May 2008

G.I. Jo: Back to School for Iraq Vet
Front-line combat changes perspective of returning English major.

Question from the Dean

This month please tell us about the independent study with a faculty member you undertook as a student of the College that was particularly meaningful to you. Let us know.

Karen Ryan

New Dean
Meredith Jung-En Woo, expert on international political economy, appointed Arts & Sciences dean

Chef d’honneur
Alumnus leaves a banking career to invest himself in cooking.

Girls and Attention Deficit Disorder
Researcher finds link between ADHD and eating disorders.

Getting Paid to Eat
A Ph.D. in Baroque Spanish theater leads to a career as a food critic.

Global Reality Check
U.Va.’s Panama Initiative brings students on-site to study sustainability.

After Valencia
You’re Invited: Valencia Program Silver Celebration festivities in Valencia Oct. 9–11

Question from the Dean: You Spoke
How public service at U.Va. and since has affected lives.

'Hoo Knew?

According to the University Office of Institutional Assessment and Studies data, the percentage of racial minority on-Grounds undergraduate and graduate students, including non-resident international students, increased from approximately 26 percent to 29 percent in the years 2000–2007.

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Of Special Note

  • Galloway Wins Tyler Prize
    James Galloway, professor of environmental sciences, has been awarded the 2008 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, considered by many in the environmental science field to be the equivalent of a Nobel Prize. Learn more from this breaking news story and listen to Galloway discuss the science.
  • The College of Arts & Sciences announced the recipients of its College Science Scholars Program and the new College Arts Scholars Program. These programs, which receive $75,000 in grant support from the Jefferson Trust, are intended to attract and support the very best students in the sciences and the arts. Students in the programs will have the opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors in summer lab, seminar or studio experiences.  College Science Scholars are: Sarah Beth Carter (’11) and Joanna Wang (’11). Summer Arts Scholars are: Cleek Schrey (Music ’08) in Music, Harrison James Gibbons (’09) in Drama, Meaghan Mary Cabot (French Language and Literature ’10) in Dance and Jamin An (Political and Social Thought, Studio Art ’09) in Studio Art.
  • Watch and listen to the 17th Annual Last Lectures by Jahan Ramazani (English), Peter Norton (engineering), Valentina Brashers (nursing) and Charles Marsh (religious studies).
  • Sharnee Zoll (Psychology ’08), the Atlantic Coast Conference’s all-time assist leader, was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks with the first pick of the third round of the Women’s National Basketball Association draft.
  • Have you made a film? The June issue of A&S Online will be an online film festival and we’d love to link to your trailer. Let us know.
  • Graduation exercises take place on May 18.