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This week’s podcast is dedicated to the Darden School’s Doctoral Program. If your goal is to work in higher education as business school faculty or in research, then a Darden Ph.D. can help you get there. The Director of Darden’s Doctoral Program, Professor Andy Wicks, joins us to discuss the program.
The Director of the Annual Fund at Darden, Elizabeth Lewis, joins Ken to talk about the successful completion of this year’s campaign.
Daniel Bluestone, Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Virginia, joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss efforts to Save McIntire Park .
University of Virginia Professor, Lois Shepherd, author of If That Ever Happens To Me joined Charlottesville Right Now to discuss the right to refuse treatment, Terri’s Law and the aftermath of the Terri Schiavo case.
Founding Father, international diplomat, and University of Virginia Founder Thomas Jefferson of Monticello addressed the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society on Friday, March 27, 2009. Though he claimed to not be “an adept at public speaking,” he spoke to the assembled guests on a variety of topics ranging from the contentious election of 1800 to the dangers of holding our political leaders in too exalted an esteem.
Steven Edenbo has been a Thomas Jefferson impersonator, historian, and motivational speaker
with the American Historical Theatre since 1999.
Professor William Wulf addressed the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society on Friday, March 13, 2009, on the topic, “Responsible Citizenship in a Technological Democracy.” His lecture addressed the importance of science and technology education in promoting an informed citizenry.
William Wulf is the AT&T Professor of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia. From 1988 to 1990, Dr. Wulf served as Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation, where he headed the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE). Dr. Wulf is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Fellow of the ACM, the IEEE, and the AAAS. In 1968 Dr. Wulf received the first Computer Science Ph.D. ever awarded at the University of Virginia.
W. Heywood Fralin, Rector of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia, gave a “state of the University” address to members of the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society on October 31, 2008.
Mr. Fralin revisited his undergraduate experience of 50 years ago before outlining the Board’s long-range plan for the University. He then took questions from the audience, who sought his opinions on matters ranging from the role of social networking technology to the honor system. Mr. Fralin also fielded questions about the extent to which the University should bind itself to Mr. Jefferson’s original vision, how state government affects long-term planning at the University, and the ideal balance between an emphasis on research and on improving the undergraduate experience.
00:20:00 Who are the University of Virginia’s closest competitors?
0022:00 Please describe a First Year dorm experience from 50 years ago.
00:25:00 Have you observed that students today are not making deep connections with each other, and what role does the University play in this process?
00:28:00 Will the University of Virginia become less of a public institution as it attains great autonomy from the state?
00:30:00 A question about funding for graduate students.
00:32:30 To what extent should we bind ourselves to Mr. Jefferson’s vision for the University? Can we do so and remain competitive today?
00:35:00 Does undergraduate teaching suffer when there is a “publish or perish” emphasis on research?
00:36:30 Given the good-will alumni have toward the University, why is their giving rate relatively low?
00:38:00 How do officials in state government influence long-range planning at the University?
00:41:00 Are there ways to involve graduate students in undergraduate training?
00:43:00 How do you see the apparent disconnect between the Darden School of Business and the rest of the University?
00:45:00 What are your thoughts and opinions on the single-sanction honor system?
With fuel costs soaring and crude oil hovering at or near $100 per barrel, the need for new fuel sources is more paramount than ever. University of Virginia Physicists, Bellave S. Shivaram and Adam B. Phillips, have discovered a new class of hydrogen storage materials that could make the storage and transportation of this form of energy much more efficient vDj” and affordable vDj” through higher-performing hydrogen fuel cells.
For more information about the show or to see the full text, visit the Oscar Show’s blog.
Imagine you are on a voyage to the bottom of the sea, or simply looking along the bottom of a clear stream observing lobsters or crayfish waving their antennae. Looking closer, you see them feeling around with their legs and flicking their antennules vDj” the small, paired sets of miniature feelers at the top of their heads between the long antennae. While the long antennae are used for getting a physical feel of an area, such as the contours of a crevice, the smaller antennules are there to both help the creature smell and also to sense motion in the water that could indicate the presence of food, a mate or danger. The legs also have receptors that detect chemical signatures, preferably those emanating from a nice hunk of dead fish.
For more information about the show or to see the full text, visit the Oscar Show’s blog.
Imagine you are on a voyage to the bottom of the sea, or simply looking along the bottom of a clear stream observing lobsters or crayfish waving their antennae. Looking closer, you see them feeling around with their legs and flicking their antennules vDj” the small, paired sets of miniature feelers at the top of their heads between the long antennae. While the long antennae are used for getting a physical feel of an area, such as the contours of a crevice, the smaller antennules are there to both help the creature smell and also to sense motion in the water that could indicate the presence of food, a mate or danger. The legs also have receptors that detect chemical signatures, preferably those emanating from a nice hunk of dead fish.
For more information about the show or to see the full text, visit the Oscar Show’s blog.