- William E. "Nick"
Carter Jr., chief operating officer for the U.Va.
Health System, recently appointed Marlene Bond to
the newly created post of chief clinical officer while he undertakes
a national search for a permanent replacement. In addition to
her former duties as chief nursing officer, Bond will provide
full-time oversight and coordination of patient care and hold
authority over the nine senior administrators who manage the
system's 12 service lines.
of Education dean David W. Breneman, an expert in
higher education administration and finance, testified Feb.
9 before the U.S. Senatešs Governmental Affairs Committee. He
was one of 10 leading educators invited to speak on matters
of tuition, financial aid and student debt over the course of
a two-day hearing.
Three U.Va. scientists have been chosen this year as fellows
by the American Association for
the Advancement of Science. They are Donald F. Hunt,
University Professor of Chemistry
and Pathology; Richard C. McCarty, professor of psychology;
and Andrew P. Somlyo, Charles Slaughter Professor of
Molecular Physiology and Biology.
The three scientists have been elevated to this rank because
of their efforts in advancing science or fostering applications
that are distinguished. They will be presented with a certificate
and a rosette pin during a Feb. 19 ceremony in Washington.
is recognized for outstanding contributions to mass spectrometry,
especially in the microsequencing of proteins and electron-capture
negative-ion mass spectrometry.
is being honored for his laboratory research relating to the
psychobiology of stress and the interplay between genotype
and the environment in the development of hypertension.
is being recognized for his fundamental contributions, through
functional and structural studies, to the understanding of
signal transduction and contractile mechanism of smooth muscle
and to biological x-ray microanalysis.