Archive for September, 2011
Famed British evolutionary biologist and author Richard Dawkins, who is touring in support of his new book, "The Magic of Reality," -- due to be released Tuesday -- will lecture the same day at U.Va. on the magic of science and discuss a range of natural phenomena.
U.Va. has joined the Aqueduct Alliance, a consortium of water experts from the public and private sectors, non-governmental organizations and academia. The first university invited to join, U.Va. is taking a leading advisory role in the use of computer simulations after having developed the UVA Bay Game, which gives players the opportunity to affect the Chesapeake Bay.
"Variety, Archaeology and Ornament: Architectural Prints from Column to Cornice," a symposium being held in conjunction with an exhibit at U.Va.'s Art Museum, will begin tomorrow. The exhibit is co-curated by U.Va. architecture professor Cammy Brothers.
U.Va.'s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy has recently partnered with five other schools at U.Va. to create five dual-degree programs that will allow students to obtain a graduate degree from the partner school and a master's from Batten in fewer years.
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