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State budget cuts may lead to layoffs at Piedmont Virginia Community College, officials said Wednesday. At UVa, officials are attempting to reduce spending without resorting to layoffs.

A recent survey posted on payscale.com found that the median income for recent graduates of Virginia Tech is $52,900 per year.  That is $700 more than its closest competitor, the University of Virginia. That’s right, Cavaliers: The Hokies got you beat.

The city of Norton school division is one of six school divisions in Virginia to receive federal grants intending to improve U.S. history instruction in the nation’s public schools. The school division will coordinate the project with the University of Virginia’s Center for Liberal Arts.

Many people who have never had healthcare before are going to get high-class treatment from University of Virginia doctors this weekend. Last year, U.Va.’s Remote Area Medical free clinic served close to 3,000 patients. They're expecting that number to increase this year.

The University of Virginia says its Class of 2013 is filled, with 3,308 first-year students accepting offers of admission. Sixty-seven percent of those students are Virginians.

Richard Balnave Law professor Is child obesity abuse? Court to decide if S.C. mom Jerri Gray neglected 555-pound, 14-year-old son New York Daily News / July 22 Larry Sabato Law professor Is child obesity abuse? Court to decide if S.C. mom Jerri Gray neglected 555-pound, 14-year-old son New York Daily News / July 22 Richard Balnave Law professor Is child obesity abuse? Court to decide if S.C. mom Jerri Gray neglected 555-pound, 14-year-old son New York Daily News / July 22 Richard Balnave Law professor Is child obesity abuse? Court to decide if S.C. mom Jerri Gray neglected 555-pound, 14-ye...

Volunteers are hauling boxes of medical supplies and loading bags of medicine. More than 200 volunteers are taking the University of Virginia Health System on the road. The RAM free clinic offers medical, dental, and vision care. Although the event may only last for thirty hours, it takes weeks of preparation to set up.

The University of Virginia says its Class of 2013 is filled, with 3,308 first-year students accepting offers of admission.

Aaron Baker Received an MFA from U.Va. Aaron Baker wins Shenandoah/Glasgow Prize for Emerging Writers Washington & Lee University (press release) / July 21 Tom Marshburn Received a master's in engineering physics from U.Va. in 1984 UVA Alumnus Takes Moonwalk Anniversary Spacewalk WCAV / July 21 Daniel Mudd Alumnus tapped to lead Fortress Investment Group, a private equity, real estate and hedge fund manager Fortress co-founder Edens relinquishes CEO role Private Equity Real Estate / July 21

Glynis L. Kolling Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health Awardees for the 2009 Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research Announced Fox Business (press release) / July 21 Larry Sabato A politics professor and director of U.Va.'s Center for Politics Thune plan hits a nerve / Backlash mounts against concealed weapons proposal Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus-Leader / July 22

Robert Bruner Dean of the Darden School of Business Will They Come When You Call? Shakespeare's Leadership Challenge Washington Post: On Leadership / July 21

Cloakware, an Irdeto company, providing security solutions protecting software and content on more than one billion PCs, set-top boxes, mobile phones and media players worldwide, has launched the Cloakware Advanced Research Center. … The CARC is working with researchers from prominent universities across North America, Europe, and Asia, including the University of Virginia …

The Birthplace of Country Music Alliance received preliminary approval Tuesday for $1.7 million grant to help fund its heritage center project. … A study by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center predicted the heritage center would attract 75,000 visitors and generate a $43 million economic impact during its first five years.

… The University of Virginia’s business and education schools run a joint program that trains teams made up of a principal, school staff members, and a district-office “shepherd” to do rapid school turnarounds. It began in Virginia seven years ago, has trained 84 principals and 272 team members, and has expanded to other states and districts.

Rosalyn W. Berne knows that in her new job, she will gather a faculty of about 30 people only to watch it float away. … The Semester at Sea, which celebrates its 100th voyage this fall, brings together more than 700 students and puts them on a 590-foot-long passenger ship, where they take courses as they travel to four continents. They stop for three to five days in several ports, where they do fieldwork related to their studies on board. The University of Virginia took over as the program's academic sponsor in 2006 from the University of Pittsburgh, which had played host to it since 19...

The search is officially on for a replacement for retiring UVA President John T. Casteen III. A special committee of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia will meet in August to begin its search for a successor to Casteen.

The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute has received state approval. The certification by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia gives the Roanoke school degree-granting authority, and makes it eligible to apply for scholarship and grant funding. Its doctorate of medicine program received preliminary accreditation in June by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. The school, a partnership between Virginia Tech and Carilion Clinic, expects its first class of 42 students to start in fall 2010, and graduate with a medical degree in the spring of 2014.

Alan Rimm-Kaufman Visiting professor in the Darden School Search agency head Alan Rimm-Kaufman dies Internet Retailer / July 20

Richard Balnave Law professor S.C. case looks on child obesity as child abuse. But is it? USA Today / July 21 and Obese teen's case may echo across nation Greenville (S.C.) News / July 21 Neal Kassell Professor of neurosurgery Brain Surgery Using Sound Waves / A revolutionary new approach to neurosurgery avoids both radiation and a scalpel MIT Technology Review / July 21 Kathryn Thornton Associate dean for graduate programs in the Engineering School Blast-off: UVA astronaut recalls first moon landing, career The Hook / July 20 Isaac Wood Research analyst at U.Va.'s Center for Politics Twit...