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States that have passed privacy laws restricting the ability of hospitals to disclose patient information have seen the sharing of electronic medical records suffer by more than 24 percent, according to the Management Insights feature in the current issue of Management Science, the flagship journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. … "Privacy Protection and Technology Diffusion: The Case of Electronic Medical Records" is by Amalia R. Miller of the University of Virginia and Catherine Tucker of the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Semiconductor Research Corporation … today teamed with the National Science Foundation to announce funding of $2 million in new supplemental grants for nanoelectronics research. Researchers at six major NSF centers inside leading U.S. universities will contribute to the goal of finding a replacement for the transistor – the foundational building block of computing technology for decades – and discovering a new digital switching mechanism using nanoelectronics innovation. [Grantees include;} Center for Materials Science and Engineering, a Materials Research Science and Engine...

… On July 17 the University of Virginia Center for Politics holds a conference at the Virginia Capitol marking the 50th anniversary of the collapse of Massive Resistance to school integration. While former students, historians and others gather to recall those fateful days, it’s worth illuminating a lesser-known and almost forgotten aspect of a notorious era.

Bill Dudley U.Va.'s first football All-American 'Bullet Bill' Dudley to be honored Aug. 18 Bluefield Daily Telegraph / July 14 Kelly Flatley Alumna who founded a granola company and sold it to Kellogg After You've Made Millions Forbes / July 13

Minkyung Koo Graduate student in social psychology What If I’d Never Met My Husband Scientific American / July 14 John Pappas Incoming law student UVA Law Student Asks For Corner Artwork WINA-AM-1070 / July 13

Maurice Cox Architecture professor A Day at the Glass House, Part 2 Metropolis Mag / July 13 Sara Neher Director of admissions at U.Va.'s Darden School of Business The New Criterion for MBA Admissions / Amid a tight MBA labor market, B-school admissions decisions increasingly hinge on applicants' ability to land a job upon graduation Business Week / July 9 Larry Sabato A politics professor and director of U.Va.'s Center for Politics Freshman House Democrat Takes Center-Stage in Climate's Political War New York Times / July 14 and Post-election rush on guns spawns shortages of bullets Norfol...

Farzaneh Milani Professor of Persian literature and Women Studies The Ultimate Unveiling of Iranian Women Middle East Online / July 14 Larry Sabato A politics professor and director of U.Va.'s Center for Politics Revisiting the Legacy of Massive Resistance Richmond Times-Dispatch / July 12

Data from three unpublished studies make a compelling case against common assumptions that colleges are hotbeds of alcohol abuse and that fraternity and sorority members are the least responsible alcohol-consumers on campus. The studies also refute the notion that scare tactics are the best way to deter alcohol abuse among students. The studies were presented at the 2009 National Conference on the Social Norms Approach on July 12-14 in Minneapolis, co-hosted by the Bacchus Network and the National Social Norms Institute. … Data presented by Turner illustrate the positive impact of socia...

The Remote Area Medical (RAM) Health Expedition will return for its ninth year in Wise County at the county fairgrounds on July 24-26. Volunteer health professionals provide free dental, medical and vision services to the uninsured, underinsured and all others who cannot afford to pay for health care services.

At the moment, UVA’s Grounds seem to have construction projects everywhere you look, but the University is slated to wrap up some of that orange fencing this summer and fall. These projects are in the finishing stages.

Veterans attending Virginia colleges and universities will be eligible for additional benefits next month under the new federal Yellow Ribbon Program set up to aid those who served after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. In Virginia, 56 schools are among 1,100 nationwide that have entered into agreements with the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve financial aid for veterans under the Post-9/11 GI Bill Program. … Virginia schools that have signed agreements with the VA include traditional four-year schools such as the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University and the ...

Virginia has established a short-term, emergency loan program for state employees that Gov. Tim Kaine said could become a model for providing alternatives to high-interest payday and car-title loans. The Virginia State Employee Loan Program is designed to help qualified workers get small loans of $100 to $500 to help manage financial difficulties without relying on high-interest cash-advance businesses that are under growing scrutiny from state lawmakers.

Donald Dell Law School graduate who went on to become a major figure in professional tennis D.C.'s Dell Earns Capstone For Life's Work in Tennis Washington Post / July 10 Naomi Huntington May graduate working for the Virginia Organizing Project this summer Project seeks health care stories Roanoke Times/ July 13 Edward R. Stettinius Alumnus, diplomat and former rector of the Board of Visitors Stettinius gave peace a chance through service Charlottesville Daily Progress / July 12

Christopher Brightman Chief executive officer of the University of Virginia Investment Management Co. Princeton, Williams, Amherst Benefit From ’Cheerier’ Markets Bloomberg News / July 13 Dr. Bankole Johnson Chairman of psychiatric medicine Intervening against an adult's will is complicated, painful CNN.com / July 10 Robert C. Pianta Dean of U.Va.'s Curry School of Education Aspiring teachers find job market tougher than expected Richmond Times-Dispatch / July 11 Allison Pugh An assistant professor of sociology Families bond during tough times Associated Press / July 12 Micha...

The Charlottesville Boys and Girls Club and the University of Virginia Health System teamed up Saturday for a free health fair.

Wireless carriers are working with the University of Virginia to bring third-generation, or 3G, data transfer technology to Charlottesville and parts of the UVa campus. University officials said John Paul Jones Arena and Scott Stadium are already online and that UVa is working with AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon to extend coverage to student residence areas.

Three history professors spent a recent Sunday afternoon leaning into microphones in a small studio near the University of Virginia, trying to become radio stars — and attempting to invent a new model of educational programming in the process. When they don their bulky headphones, they become "the American history guys," hosts of the monthly public-radio show BackStory. Peter S. Onuf, a UVa history professor known for his work on the American Revolution, gives his perspectives on the 18th century. Edward L. Ayers, president of the University of Richmond and a Civil War historia...

… [Virginia assistant director of media relations Mike] Colley died of an apparent heart attack during a walk at Virginia Beach, where he was vacationing with friends. Colley, 46, had worked at the University of Virginia, his alma mater, for the past 18 years, serving as a liaison between the school’s athletic teams and the media.

Eight college students have summer jobs at NASA this year, thanks to their participation in a contest to design a supersonic airliner. College students from the U.S., Japan and India researched technology and created concepts for a supersonic passenger jet as part of a competition sponsored by the Fundamental Aeronautics Program in NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate. … A team of undergraduates from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., and a team of graduate students from the Georgia Institute of Technology in the U.S. division.