He wants to see every NCAA Division I men's team play at least once. "It's not really a goal," Hirsch, 55, said. "It's more of a quest of mine." Hirsch fell in love with college basketball in the 1970s, as an undergraduate at the University of Virginia and... Full Article at NBC 17.com

But the fact that the researchers only investigated two clock genes in one cell type is not conclusive evidence that reindeer completely lack a circadian clock, said Michael Menaker from the University of Virginia, who was not involved in the study. "If it... Full Article at The Scientist

Surgeon General Regina Benjamin deals with weight problems. When do the vices of a leader, in politics or the corporate world, begin to undermine their effectiveness? Martin Davidson: Associate professor of leadership and organizational behavior at the University... Full Article at MPR | Minnesota Public Radio

"We had a lot of fun, sometimes too much fun," said McKie. "The whole cast and crew got to know each other." McKie estimated the two-act play with an intermission will run from 75 to 90 minutes. A theater major at University of Virginia, she described the production... Full Article at The Daily News Tribune | Waltham, MA

But a spokesman for the governor told the Associated Press that the governor's action was intended to allow colleges to keep their current policies (which do ban discrimination against gay students and employees). John Casteen, president of the University... Full Article at Inside Higher Ed

Dixon had helped with the Galax High football team for less than a season. Apparently he made quite the impression. The former University of Virginia All-American and five-year offensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins was named Tuesday night as the new head... Full Article at Roanoke.com

The first change involves the technology most highly utilized in our daily lives: e-mail. The webmail service the University employs is a clunky interface that could easily be replaced with Gmail. The University of Virginia and George Washington University,... Full Article at Daily Princetonian