UVA Medical School Alumnus Samuel Hughes Melton was recently honored by the American Academy of Family Physicians as the 2011 Family Physician of the Year, according to the Cavalier Daily. Melton, who graduated from the Medical School in 1993, eventually moved to an area of Russell County classified as a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). There, with the help of Dr. Brian Easton, they created “C-Health” clinic in 2000. Over the past 10 years Melton has become specifically known for his work in helping patients deal with chronic pain and addiction. With “C-Health” clinic Melton helped eliminate Russell County’s HPSA status.
Author: ashley-kinney
The preliminary trial date for George Huguely, the former fourth-year student and UVA lacrosse player charged with the homicide of fellow student Yeardley Love, has been moved from October 7 to January 21 at 1pm. Cameras have been banned from the trial by Charlottesville General District Court Judge Robert Downer, Jr., so as not to influence jurors. This is the third time Huguely’s trial date has been moved; the date was originally set for June 10.
This afternoon, a news release announced the creation of the One Love Foundation, in memory of Yeardley Love.
"The mission of the foundation is to encourage and develop in children and young adults four qualities of character that Yeardley exemplified…service, kindness, humility and sportsmanship…that together add up to One Love," says Sharon Love, Yeardley’s mother, in the release. "The foundation would like to ‘bring out the Yeardley’ in everyone by igniting the spirit of One Love in children and young adults, encouraging them to choose a path of goodness."
As part of the foundation’s effort to honor Love, another organization, the Charles T. Bauer Foundation, will offer matching funds to donors up to $500,000 to fund a four-year scholarship to be awarded every fourth year to a student of Love’s former school, Notre Dame Preparatory Academy.
The Albemarle County Planning Commission voted 4-3 to recommend approval of zoning plans for the new 12-screen Great Escapes movie theater last week.
Charlottesville Tomorrow reports that the main sources of discrepancy were the path of a through-road that would constrict the theater, and the height of the walls behind the structure.
The representative for local developer Wendell Wood, Scott Collins, argued that the path of the through-road would obstruct development of the theater, while the board requested that height of the walls behind the theater, currently set for 20 feet, be reconsidered to make them more friendly to passersby.
The end result leaves the developers free to plan and the application to advance to the Board of Supervisors instead of being held up over these discrepancies.
The theater’s developers are hopeful that it could be completed and ready for business in the Hollymead Town Center by Thanksgiving 2011. Construction would have to start by February at the latest to meet that goal.
"So, if you’re mad, get mad, don’t hold it all inside, come on and talk to me now." So sang the Virginia Belles at the opening of UVA’s first Day of Dialogue last Friday.
The main questions discussed included “Am I my sister’s/brother’s keeper?” and “Are we a caring community?” Fifteen hundred preregistered students, faculty and other members of the university community gathered to discuss these questions and many more in the hope of starting a running dialogue about safety concerns in our community. Third-year student Karin Elwood told C-VILLE she felt drawn to the Day of Dialogue because, in order for the event to be effective, students needed to participate.
Student involvement proved to be at the heart of the day—particularly the new “Let’s Get Grounded” organization, led by students Will Bane and Danielle MacGregor. Bane and MacGregor met in June with a group of about 35 students to discuss the issue of UVA as a caring and safe community, and covered topics from violence and alcohol abuse to racist and homophobic comments. Since the start of the current semester, Let’s Get Grounded has offered training on how to react appropriately to questionable events. The group has trained 300 students so far, though they hope to raise that number to 3,000 by the end of the year and include faculty in their training efforts.
As President Sullivan addressed the assembly in Old Cabell Hall, she revisited questions raised after fourth-year student Yeardley Love’s death. She also said this day is about much more than Yeardley Love: Seven UVA students died last year, and many victims of abuse or hate continue to suffer, some in silence and isolation.
Shelly Williams is the proud recipient of the first ever Garden Grant, sponsored by C’ville Foodscapes and Quality Community Council (QCC). Williams and her family will receive an organic, sustainable vegetable garden, complete with a rain barrel and compost bin, all for free. The planting will take place at the Williams’ home on Thursday, September 23. The Garden Grant was created to assist a local low-income family; sponsors of the grant will continually help Williams and family to make sure the garden is doing well and providing fresh vegetables.
Donations are currently being accepted for the next grant recipient in the spring of next year. For more information, visit the QCC webite.