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Ivy League wunderkind invents cutting-edge technology company in his dorm room. Recruits genius buddies to help him. Works around the clock out of a motel in Silicon Valley, developing his secret sauce. … The company, headquartered across from Metro Center in downtown Washington, has 30 clients, including Planned Parenthood, the University of Virginia Law School, the New Balance shoe and apparel company, the Natural Resources Defense Council and both the Republican and Democratic governors associations.
The 80 new American citizens who were sworn in Wednesday at the Frontier Culture Museum represent 30 countries and five different continents.While their collective heritage may span the globe, they are united in affection for their adopted homeland. Rob Merrera IV, a native of the Philippines, said he was appreciative of the opportunities America has brought him. "I can't tell you what this country has done for me,'' said Merrera, who has graduated from the University of Virginia.
The Obama administration has explained why it thinks it has the legal authority to bomb IS in Iraq and Syria although many doubt whether the justifications are sound. ... Ashley Deeks, a University of Virginia Law Professor, does not think that the collective self defense justification would be attractive to the Obama administration.
Steven Dunn, PharmD, who is a pharmacy clinical coordinator in cardiology at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, said the ability to monitor plasma concentrations would be “extremely helpful” in treating patients with the risk factors to which Dr. Schnee referred.
Use of an online diabetes driving resource resulted in a 53 per cent reduction in driving 'mishaps' in a study of driving safety in people with type 1 diabetes. Outcomes of the study were presented by Professor Daniel Cox from the University of Virginia at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) conference in Vienna.
Dubbed the Razor by its creators at the University of Virginia, this 800g, 120cm wide flying wing is powered by a single prop and controlled with nothing more ...
This begs a sensitive question: Are schools set up to favor the way girls learn and trip up boys? Let’s start with kindergarten. Claire Cameron Ponitz from the Center for the Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning at the University of Virginia has dedicated her career to studying kindergarten readiness in kids. She’s found that little ones who are destined to do well in a typical 21st century kindergarten class are those who manifest good self-regulation. This is a term that is bandied about a great deal these days by teachers and psychologists. It mostly refers to disciplin...
As I’ve visited scores of factories in the U.S., China, and elsewhere, I have asked experts about trends shaping the creation or elimination of manufacturing jobs. Those I’ll mention here are James Manyika, a director of the McKinsey Global Institute and a leader of a major study there on the future of manufacturing; Liam Casey, whose PCH International developed a vast outsourcing network in China and is now fostering hardware start-ups in the U.S.; David Joyce, the head of GE Aviation, which has opened six new engine-building factories in the U.S. in the past seven years; and Jeff...
The marijuana industry’s lack of access to banks is also a problem for regulators and the police. “You don’t want just huge amounts of cash in these places,” Attorney General Eric Holder explained during an appearance at the University of Virginia in January. “They want to be able to use the banking system. There’s a public safety component to this. Substantial amounts of cash, just kind of lying around with no place for it to be appropriately deposited, is something that would worry me, just from a law enforcement perspective.”
Thirty-seven South American high school students are wrapping up a week in Charlottesville by giving back to the community. They're here as part of the state department's Youth Ambassadors Program.The students are here from Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru, some of them in the United States for the first time.
... Sen. Richard Saslaw, D-Fairfax, expressed concern about a provision in the legislation that discourages colleges and universities from making up $90 million in spending cuts in the next two years by raising tuition. Without the possibility of raising tuition, Saslaw warned that universities might resort to more drastic measures, such as cutting classes, to make up the lost revenue.
Authorities are lining up a mass search starting Saturday for missing University of Virginia sophomore Hannah Graham. It's the first time authorities have officially invited the public to help find her.As the search for Hannah Graham expands, people here are hopeful for a miraculous outcome. More people means more eyes and ears on the ground-- and hopefully a clue that will help find Hannah.
James Madison University lent its support to the University of Virginia community during its student-led vigil for Hannah Graham Thursday evening.The JMU Student Government Association organized the event where students sang “Amazing Grace,” spoke freely about their concerns and lit candles as a show of solidarity to bring Graham home.
...On Wednesday Sept. 17, members of the West Potomac softball team met before Back to School Night to paint the school’s rock with handprints and the words “Bring Hannah Home,” hanging her special senior softball on a nearby tree. “That was an emotional moment,” said Craig Maniglia, Graham’s softball coach at West Potomac.
A candlelight vigil in Alexandria Thursday night was a time for the community to come together for missing University of Virginia student, Hannah Graham.Dozens attended the event at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. The Rev. Dr. Dennis Perry says students at West Potomac High School, where Graham graduated in 2013, initially asked the church to host a prayer vigil just for them. ... Maniglia says another vigil is already being planned at the school softball field for some time next week.
At Aldersgate United Methodist Church, nearly 200 people prayed and sang for the safety and well-being of missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham."I believe that she's strong, she's safe,” said Craig Maniglia, Hannah's former softball coach at West Potomac High School in Alexandria. “She'll figure it out if she can, if the opportunity presents itself. She'll be smarter than whatever situation she's in.”
... Hundreds came out last night for a vigil in support of Graham and her family. Among them, two friends who had traveled with her in France this summer – Emily McDuff and Samantha Westrum . They said Graham’s disappearance had created a stronger spirit of community on campus.“The support network of this community is incredible, I mean it’s been more evident than ever tonight and this week that UVA is a family. We might have 15,000-20,000 kids at this school, but we all do care about each other. People are giving each other rides when they didn&...
..."We live in a community of trust at U.Va.," said President Teresa Sullivan. "But we are not invincible." Sullivan said it is natural to feel deep concern about Hannah, but also to feel hope. "Talk to each other," Sullivan said. "And if there is someone in your life whom you love, tell them that tonight."