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Study: Trusted Voice of Doctors is Key to Viability of Health Care Cost-Control Reforms

Americans are skeptical of the key health care cost-control reform of the Affordable Care Act, but doctors can change that, if they choose to get behind the reform.

Eric M. Patashnik, a professor of public policy and politics at U.Va.

U.Va. Offers Workshop on Applying to College for Students of U.Va. Employees

Guided by representatives from admissions, financial aid and athletics, high school students of U.Va. employees began their summer vacation last Thursday with an inside look at the college search and application process.

President Teresa A. Sullivan addresses employees and their families during this year's Employee Family Admission Program.

BIOMASS, a Satellite to Monitor World’s Forests, Set for 2020 Launch

The satellite’s observations are expected to bring new understanding of how forests cycle carbon. U.Va. environmental scientist Hank Shugart is part of the effort.

BIOMASS, an Earth-observing satellite planned for launch in 2020, will map and measure biomass and carbon stored in the world's forests.

Martel Appointed Chief Communications Officer at the University of Virginia

Experienced higher-education professional David Martel has been selected to lead U.Va. communications and marketing efforts.

David W. Martel has been named as the University’s new chief communications officer.

U.Va.’s Laughon Testing Rape Kit Dye that Will Work on All Skin Colors

Nursing professor Kathryn Laughon is researching existing dyes to see what best captures rape victims’ injuries while not interfering with DNA analyses. The dye currently used in rape kits isn’t effective on people of color.

Forensic nurses fully document sexual assault victims' injuries by using a dye that causes injuries to the skin to "light up."

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Teaching & Learning

Supreme Court to Hear Federal Gun Law Case from U.Va. Law School Clinic

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Rosemond v. United States is the latest in a string of U.Va. Supreme Court Litigation Clinic cases to be taken up by the Supreme Court. The clinic is currently waiting on the court’s opinion in a workplace harassment case.

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New U.Va. School Of Nursing Agreement Guarantees Admission to Community College-Educated RNs Interested in Benefits a BSN Degree Confers

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Mother-Daughter Nursing Duo Travels to Malawi to Staff Rural Clinics

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Summer Session 2013: Engineers Explore Society’s Utopian Tendencies

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Public Service

Not One Left Behind: U.Va. Foundation 5K Helps Raise $110K for Wounded Warriors

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

A “most inspiring race,” the 4 the Wounded 5K has raised nearly $280,000 in its first three years to help wounded veterans transition back to civilian life.

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New Exhibit at The Fralin Museum of Art Showcases Native American Culture

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

‘Frenemies’ Exhibit at The Fralin Museum of Art at U.Va. Explores Depictions of Animals

Thursday, June 13, 2013

U.Va. Press Launches Website Offering Free Access to Founding Fathers’ Papers

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Research & Scholarship

Allison Alexy, an assistant professor of anthropology in U.Va.'s College of Arts & Sciences, has been awarded an Abe Fellowship (pronounced “ah-bay”) to study international child-custody disputes.

What’s Best for the Children? U.Va. Anthropologist Will Research Transnational Child-Custody Issues in Japan

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Anthropologist Allison Alexy will go to Japan this fall to research the issues surrounding international child-custody disputes, thanks to a prestigious Abe Fellowship.

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U.Va.’s Laughon Testing Rape Kit Dye that Will Work on All Skin Colors

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Study: Trusted Voice of Doctors is Key to Viability of Health Care Cost-Control Reforms

Monday, June 17, 2013

U.Va. Discovery Points Way to New Treatments for Painful Circulation Problem

Monday, June 3, 2013

University News

Virginia Berg, a 2012 U.Va. graduate, has received a 2013 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Arts Award.

Arts Award to Fund Production Design Masters Degree

Thursday, June 6, 2013

A U.Va. drama graduate has received a prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Arts Award.

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Martel Appointed Chief Communications Officer at the University of Virginia

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

U.Va. Offers Workshop on Applying to College for Students of U.Va. Employees

Monday, June 17, 2013

Center for Politics Wins Emmy Award for ‘Out of Order’

Monday, June 17, 2013

UVA Today TV

The Charlottesville Newsplex hosts a weekly three-minute segment each Wednesday evening at 5:35 p.m. The segment highlights University of Virginia faculty and staff members engaged in research and scholarship, teaching and learning and public service. Check out the latest episode.

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George Crumb Meets George Jones? ‘Strange Tales from Appalachia’ Progresses

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 3:39pm

In December, UVA Today reported on “Strange Tales from Appalachia,” a project from Joe Adkins, a doctoral candidate in the McIntire Department of Music. The multimedia project mixes classical music and rural storytelling traditions, an artistic expression that suits...