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U.Va. Demographers’ New Measure Finds Poverty Rate in Northern Virginia High
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | Meredith Gunter
A new measure of poverty finds that Northern Virginia’s poverty rate is much greater, and other regions in the state are much lower than previously reported.
Virginia Initiative 4-VA Earns International Award
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 | Anne E. Bromley
Computerworld is honoring U.Va. and 4-VA partners George Mason and James Madison universities and Virginia Tech for their collaborative work.
Access to Justice Partnership Helps Low-Income Charlottesville Residents Navigate Legal Hurdles
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The Access to Justice Partnership is a win-win for law students and low-income community members. The students get to represent real clients, while the residents receive skilled assistance.
U.Va. Class Shares Three-Pronged Strategy To End Local Poverty
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 | H. Brevy Cannon
Students in a U.Va. course spent the semester researching how to end poverty in Charlottesville, and shared their conclusions with City Council Monday night.
With The Right Maps, You Can See How The Electorate Is Changing, Study Shows
Friday, May 3, 2013
Political scientists are quite literally changing the political map according to the current issue of the Virginia News Letter, published by U.Va.,’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
U.Va. Partners with Coursera on Early Childhood Education Course
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 | U.Va. News Staff
U.Va. is one of six schools nationally to be invited to develop a MOOC for preK-12 educators.
U.Va.’s Curry School of Education Offers New Services for Children with ADHD
Monday, April 29, 2013 | Audrey Breen
A new center seeks to identify the strengths and capabilities of children with ADHD, and to treat the disorder with therapy, not medication.
U.Va. Law Students Witness Genocide Trial of Former Guatemalan President
Friday, April 26, 2013
A well-traveled law student was shocked – and inspired – by what she witnessed when she attended what may be a unique trial: a former national leader being tried for genocide against his countrymen, being held in his country’s own courts.
At Earth Expo, University Outlines Sustainability, Nitrogen and Carbon Reduction Efforts
Thursday, April 25, 2013
U.Va.’s nitrogen footprint – and how to reduce it – was explained Wednesday at the University of Virginia Earth Expo.
University Adds Electric Vehicle Charging Station to Central Grounds Garage
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Electric vehicles will now have a place to plug in at the University’s Central Grounds Parking Garage.
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