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A group of nursing students from the University of Virginia are on Grand Bahama to assess the island's health care system.

Speaking in the Dome Room of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia, local legislators said Tuesday that the commitments the state has made in the form of employee pensions must be addressed.

Kyle Kondik Political analyst at the Center for Politics Four Democrats now seek Texas congressional seat San Antonio Express-News / Dec. 20 and GOP foes line up in bid to oust Casey Pittsburgh Tribune-Review / Dec. 20 Karen Rheuban President of Virginia Telehealth Network and medical director of the Office of Telemedicine People With Disabilities Connecting Via Video Chat, Online Networks iHealth Beat / Dec. 19 Larry Sabato Politics professor and director of the Center for Politics Did Gingrich bend campaign laws with his 'independent' committee? Miami Herald / Dec. 20 Saras Sarasvathy ...

Cammy Brothers Associate professor of architecture Commentary: Ideology Through Geometry Wall Street Journal / Dec. 20 Brothers reviews "Building the Revolution: Soviet Art & Architecture 1915-1935," a small exhibition now on view at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, which "conveys the electric energy and genuine radicalism of the works created during this period."

Researchers from University of Virginia's National Marriage Project say that husbands and wives who are more generous in their marriages are more likely to report that they are "very happy."

It appears that some of the information about a biomarker of myelodysplastic syndrome has been taken out of context and was not being considered within the clinical setting, said coauthor Michael Williams, chief of the hematologic malignancies section at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. This resulted in patients receiving an expensive therapy with no proven benefit instead of a drug with a documented survival advantage, he told Medscape Medical News.

Announces the beginning of the University of Virginia’s four-year study on WINGS. The study will measure the impact and effectiveness of the non-profit’s social and emotional education program.

Gov. Bob McDonnell on Monday unveiled a two-year, $84.9 billion spending plan that balances increases in transportation, higher education and the state's pension system with $882 million in targeted reductions largely to Medicaid and public education funding.

Adam Turay Second-year student Are college students declaring majors too early? Washington Post (blog) / Dec. 20

The effort has received support from the Dave Matthews Band through its community charitable efforts, Verizon Telecom Pioneers and Alpha Pi Omega, a co-ed service fraternity at the University of Virginia.

English professor Andrew Stauffer, director of the NINES digital project, wrote, "The future is uncertain for circulating library collections in the wake of wide-scale digitization, and particularly so for scholars who study the 'long' 19th century. Lest you think I'm just raising an issue of concern to a small group of specialists, consider that the problem underscores an increasing, and disturbing, trend in research libraries: They are weaning users from material formats. But for some of us, there is no substitute for print. It's part of the research record."

Two Center for Politics staff members, Meg Heubeck and Daman Irby, went on a mission to Kabul to meet with government officials involved in women's affairs. They followed up on a group of Afghan women who visited UVa this summer. The group came to learn to about the foundational principles of American democracy.

New findings by University of Virginia scientists may allow for the development of more sensitive diagnostic tools and a better understanding of nut allergies. The study, "Structural and Immunologic Characterization of Ara h 1, a Major Peanut Allergen," appeared in the Nov. 11 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Three students -- Virginia Robinson, a business major, Celine Heckel-Jones, a civil engineering major, and Tyler Durham -- created a business plan for the company they hope to start with a test site in mid-January. It's called Memoria, and it's the winner of this year's E-Cup, a contest U.Va. hosts to honor entrepreneurs.

Chris Canty Alumnus who was on the football team and defensive tackle for the New York Giants Canty uses football platform for good of community Richmond Times-Dispatch / Dec. 18

Judy S. DeLoache Professor of psychology and co-author of the study, "Do Babies Learn From Baby Media?" A kids ’n’ play rap New York Post / Dec. 17 "Research shows that young children whose parents talk to them develop more words. ... Even better, everyday chores tend to be more rewarding educationally than anything you can pay for," DeLoache said. Amato Evan Professor of environmental sciences How Now, Brown Cloud: What Smog Hath Wrought Moderate Voice / Dec. 18 Amato Evan, lead author of the study and professor of environmental sciences, told the LA Times ...

Bob Gibson Executive director of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership The simple, enduring joys of the holidays Dec. 18 / Charlottesville Daily Progress Richard C. Schragger Law professor Commentary: Lamenting the loss of The Tavern Dec. 18 / Charlottesville Daily Progress

Another McDonnell priority, economic development, would gain more than $100 million. ... There’s $10 million to encourage a biosciences research consortium including the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, the Eastern Virginia Medical School, George Mason University and Virginia Tech that would team with companies and private foundations.

A Web site, developed in collaboration among researchers at the University of Virginia, Harvard University and University of Washington, allows visitors to examine and gain insight into their associations about mental health topics that may exist outside their conscious awareness or conscious control. Bethany Teachman, principal investigator and an associate professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, said these implicit beliefs can affect actions, such as how they view people with mental illnesses, including themselves.

In Virginia, they can consider top-ranked programs, including those at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, VCU, UR or the College of William and Mary.