Researchers at Sheba Medical Center’s new Tamman Cardiovascular Research Center expect that in another two or three years, heart patients will benefit from their discoveries, among them the production of adult stem cells from a small amount of adipose (fat) tissue around the heart, to produce hormones that repair damaged hearts. ...The center has cooperation agreements with other Israeli institutes and with foreign ones including the University of Virginia.
The Virginia Supreme Court on Tuesday announced its selection of Justice Cynthia Dinah Fannon Kinser as its new chief justice -- the first woman to ever attain that position.
...Contrary to the common stereotype that bullies are unhappy, unsuccessful misfits attempting to compensate with their fists, those who rule the hallways are typically seen as cool and accomplished. Based on responses from nearly 400 middle school students, researchers at the University of Virginia observed that bullies were overwhelmingly considered to be the more popular students in class.
... Stotsky is not alone in understanding that patient care is better because of EMRs (electronic media records). Researchers from the University of Virginia and MIT’s Sloan School of Business found that the use of EMRs reduced infant mortality.
... Although these futuristic “predictions” are derived from The Bay Game, a simulated game of logic developed by the University of Virginia (UVA), they are based on real stakeholder decisions, real-world impact of those decisions, and the environmental reality that nobody wins unless everybody wins.
UVa has rolled out its official free iPhone app — nicknamed “The Good Ol’ App” — to offer quick and easy access to a voluminous amount of content for students, alumni, faculty, staff, visitors and Cavalier sports fans.
... Put agreements on paper. William Quandt, a University of Virginia professor who worked at the National Security Council under Carter, says that proved crucial in the Israeli-Egyptian peace accord of 1979.
By Kal Raustiala and Chris Sprigman, a professor of Law
...As we argued in a recent Op-ed in The New York Times, because there is almost nothing new under the sun in fashion, some designers question whether the proposed law would matter. We agree: if the legislation were strictly applied, it would matter very rarely. But in the real world, the law will almost surely expand in a way that harms many designers and consumers.
By Daniel Willingham, professor of psychology
To mark the new school year, I asked a dozen teachers this question: “If you could magically make parents do ONE thing this coming school year to support their child, what would it be?” The most frequent answer (by far) was “make sure that kids come to school having had a good night of sleep.”
Vital Signs is a community health promotion column sponsored by Martha Jefferson Hospital, Region Ten, Thomas Jefferson Health District, and the University of Virginia Health System.
The Department of Drama is dividing its new 2010-11 season into two series, one for recent works and another for classics.
... At smaller programs, such as the University of Virginia Darden School of Business the campus visit is even more important, because admissions committees make note of it.
A state Supreme Court ruling that struck down part of Nevada's ethics law could have nationwide repercussions and will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law will provide free legal work to file the petition asking the Supreme Court to consider the case.
Two Richmond-area companies are among 12 finalists for the Tayloe Murphy Resilience Award handed out by the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. The award, which is to be presented tomorrow at a dinner in Charlottesville, goes to five companies that have shown economic growth, job creation and community support during the past five years. ...
UVA President Teresa Sullivan preached the Gospel according to Luke, and addressed violence and “bystander behavior."