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After a successful CONCACAF qualifying campaign in Panama in March, the U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team now begins its run to the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan with a training camp from April 9-15 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. … University of Virginia defender Olivia Brannon (Virginia; Troy, Mich.) and midfielder Morgan Brian (Virginia; St. Simons Island, Ga.) both made the roster for the camp.

It is estimated even after PPACA is fully implemented at least 23 million persons will remain uninsured. Many of the persons who do receive coverage will enter the Medicaid program. The CBO assumed 19 million more persons but more realistic projections suggest 29 million. A recent study out of the University of Virginia again found what many earlier smaller studies suggested -- Medicaid patients have poor access, increased treatment costs and poor outcomes. In this study of more than 900,000 patients who underwent surgical procedures, Medicaid patients had significantly worse outcomes as compa...

Jane Friedman has been appointed web editor at the Virginia Quarterly Review. She starts in June, tasked with expanding the literary journal’s “online and digital content and a larger social media presence.”

A new law group at the University of Virginia is tackling topics making headlines around the country.  Its goal is to let people know just how much of a difference they can make on and off grounds. Virginia Law Students for Reproductive Justice hosted a session called Challenges to Choice in Virginia. The focus is on legislation and women's rights.

The wake-up call for Uncle Sam came when a University of Virginia Center for Applied Biomechanics found that seat-belted female drivers in real crashes had a 47 percent greater chance for serious injuries than male drivers wearing seat belts in similar collisions. Females necks are also more susceptible to whip lash.

Habitat for Humanity kicked off its weeklong advocacy series Act! Speak! Build! with an opening ceremony Monday night at the University of Virginia. The week is full of events to help support the nonprofit to provide affordable housing.

Members of the University of Virginia's Building Tomorrow Organization placed stationary bicycle on grounds Monday in hopes that volunteers will stop by and help bike the distance to Uganda. The distance from Charlottesville to Uganda is 7,354 miles. Organizers expect hundreds to participate.

Corban Addison Who received a law degree at U.Va. Literary aid to ending sex slavery World Magazine / March 30   Katya Bachrouche Who as a fourth-year student was the captain of the swim team and earned her first All-America accolade in the 500-meter freestyle race Lebanese Women Get Ready for London 2012 Olympics Middle East Voices / March 30 Alecko Eskandarian Who was presented the prestigious Hermann Award and Soccer America’s 2002 “College Men’s Player of the Year” award Eight Former Crusaders Inducted Into Hall Of Fame Dell River Patch / March 31   Miche...

Chris Aldrich A third-year engineering student Charlottesville Ten Miler: Aldrich races to decisive victory The Daily Progress / March 31   Jessica Stamelman A student in the College of Arts & Sciences  Kayleigh Harrington A student at the McIntire School of Commerce UVa students collect online votes for summer job contest The Daily Progress / March 30  

Marva A. Barnett An English professor and editor of "Victor Hugo on Things That Matter: A Reader," Victor Hugo's Novel Art Wall Street Journal / March 30 Tomiko Brown-Nagin A law professor and author of "Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement." Book Awards Book Awards / April 1 Daniel J. Cox A professor in the Department of Psychiatry ADHD throws new drivers a curve TheChronicleHerald.ca / March 31, 2012 Gary Gallagher Cavaliers' Distinguished Teaching Professor & Nau Professor of History David Blight goes on TV, is famous Yale Da...

Erika James A professor of business administration at the Darden School of Business

Jonathan Haidt A psychology professor

Mark Edmundson A professor of English and the author of “Why Read?”

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill published a study in Science on their identification of tens of thousands of short extrachromosomal circular DNAs in mouse tissues and human cell lines. These 200- to 400-base pair long microDNAs are derived from unique non-repetitive sequences, and their generation "leaves behind deletions in different genomic loci," the researchers write.

The City of Charlottesville hired 32-year-old Sarad Davenport last month to head the City of Promise initiative, a federally funded, from-the-ground-up project that aims to guide underprivileged kids in Westhaven, the surrounding 10th and Page and Starr Hill neighborhoods and ultimately all of Charlottesville through life from birth to adulthood. The city was one of 15 communities nationwide selected for a Promise Neighborhoods grant at the end of last year, and Davenport is tasked with shepherding the project through to implementation stage, with help from a coalition of contributing agencies...

In a long-term study, University of Virginia scientists have discovered that teens that engage in discussion (that is, good arguing) are more resistant to peer pressure. Kids that back down from arguments with their parents quickly are more vulnerable to pressure to drink or use drugs later in life.

One of the toughest challenges healthcare professionals face is deciding when prematurely born babies can safely go home. With the help the Go! grant from the National Institute Of Child Health and Human Development, research done by the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the College of William and Mary can help alleviate some fears.

An award-winning mobile application, developed by University of Virginia students, could give new meaning to the term "buddy system." Ashutosh Priyadarshy and Duylam Nguyen-Ngo won a student startup competition at the South by Southwest Interactive conference in Austin, Texas with their WalkBack app.

Monticello High School students are welcoming 30 South American teenagers from Chile and Argentina to spend a week in Charlottesville. The teenagers will discuss how schools and students can get more involved in their community. The Center For Politics at the University of Virginia helped make this worldwide learning experience possible. Members will take part in workshops about leadership and civic engagement.

Asia is in the "early phases of an arms race," with many nations increasing their military forces as dangerous disputes on land and sea pose potential flashpoints, Australian Ambassador Kim Beazley warns. Mr. Beazley, speaking this week at the University of Virginia\'s Center for International Studies, praised the Obama administration for preparing for future conflicts with a new Asia strategy. The United States and Australia agreed in November to deploy 2,500 U.S. Marines to a military base in northern Australia.