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One of America's most respected literary magazines-Virginia Quarterly Review out of the University of Virginia-is teaming up with the University of Georgia Press, longtime publisher of the now-retired Contemporary Poetry Series to bring out a new series of poetry books, tentatively called the VQR Poetry Series, which will debut its first four titles next January.

Muslim students seeking space for prayer on UVA Grounds need look no further than the Lawn. Two years ago, the Office of the Provost designated classroom space in Pavilion VIII as an area for "quiet meditation and reflection." The room was the result of lobbying by Asad Saqib, an engineering student and member of the Muslim Students Association, whose efforts to get prayer spaces in universities nationwide was recently highlighted in USA Today. "It shows how much the University really cares about its students and how it really tries to accommodate for students with diverse needs and background...

We so love the credit markets at Deal Journal that we have spent the past few days curled up with galleys of 'The Panic of 1907,' a soon-to-be-published book by University of Virginia business school dean Robert Bruner, with help from Sean. D. Carr.

Updates on Billion-Dollar Campaigns at 26 Universities Chronicle of Higher Education / Aug. 6 The 26 American universities that are seeking to raise at least $1-billion collected a total of $1.285-billion in gifts and pledges during the last month for which they had data available. … The University of Virginia, $1.348-billion as of June 30 (increase of $19.7-million in the last month); the goal is $3-billion by 2011. http://tinyurl.com/3a85eu

Scrutiny of Researcher-Industry Ties Inside Higher Education / Aug. 6 A prominent U.S. senator is examining drug company support of academic researchers, the extent to which university scientists report such income, and what, if anything, the institutions do with that information. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/08/06/grassley Battling for a Diploma / Veterans find it's hard to be all they can be since the GI Bill has failed to keep pace with college tuition Washington Post / Aug. 5 ...A 2004 survey commissioned by the Army found that educational benefits were the most common reason ...

Majorie Bevans Head chaplain at Colonial Downs since 2002 Track Chaplain at Colonial Downs Has Higher Calling / Former Jockey Turned Priest Helps Profession at New Kent Facility Richmond Times-Dispatch / Aug. 3 http://tinyurl.com/23xut6 Scott Boltwood Who holds a Ph.D. in English and is an expert in Irish literature and drama and British literature Emory & Henry Professor Writes Book on Celebrated Playwright Kingsport (TN) Times-News / Aug. 3 http://www.timesnews.net/community_article.php?id=1673 Debra Bowen Who earned her law degree at U.Va. Bowen emerges from shadows with dramatic decisio...

Gloria Chien A religious studies graduate student Chinese Students Finding UVa Particularly Appealing Charlottesville Daily Progress / Aug. 6 http://tinyurl.com/2kemmm Jiguang Li An electrical engineering graduate student Chinese Students Finding UVa Particularly Appealing Charlottesville Daily Progress / Aug. 6 http://tinyurl.com/2kemmm Huapu Pan An electrical engineering student Chinese Students Finding UVa Particularly Appealing Charlottesville Daily Progress / Aug. 6 http://tinyurl.com/2kemmm Ryan Perry A student at the University of Virginia's College at Wise. Under the Stars: Summer'...

Kenneth Abraham A law professor Flood Victims Lose on Appeal USA Today / Aug. 3 http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1021977/flood_victims_lose_on_appeal/index.html Thomas Baber Associate professor of civil engineering Could It Happen Here? One in 10 Va. Bridges 'Deficient' Charlottesville Daily Progress / Aug. 4 http://tinyurl.com/2nykm2 John Blackburn Dean of admission More Are Taking a Rain Check on College Washington Post / Aug. 5 http://tinyurl.com/yp3ewr John Blackburn Dean of admission Eye on the Goal / Bill Day could be attending an elite university. Instead, he's paying for the p...

U.Va. Engineering Professor Assesses Bridge Collapse Chemistry Professor Lester Andrews Receives Pimentel Award New Curry Professor Named Excellence in Diversity Fellow http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/

"Handmade with Love" is the message that will soon be delivered to children at the University of Virginia Medical Center. Several groups of children spent the morning at Charlottesville's new Build-a-Bear shop in Fashion Square Mall. But they didn't make toys for themselves. They sang songs and helped the staff stuff bears to send to children at UVA's Medical Center.

After hosting the Capitol Steps last weekend, the University of Virginia Center for Politics might want to recast its "Politics Is a Good Thing" motto as "Politics Is a Fun Thing." The Washington-area troupe entertained July 27 after a dinner for 250 center supporters at The Jefferson Hotel, but the laughs started long before it took the stage.

Drivers near the University of Virginia should be aware of a traffic delay starting at 6 a.m. Monday. The east-bound lane of McCormick Road will be closed as crews continue renovations on Gilmer Hall. The road will be closed all week and will not open again until August 13.

CHAPEL HILL - A new national program based at UNC-Chapel Hill hopes to give college graduates the tools to help others follow in their footsteps. The National College Advising Corps puts recent graduates into high schools to serve as advisers to students who need help with applications or to influence some who might not be considering college. Started at the University of Virginia and now expanded to 11 colleges in 11 states, the program has about 60 advisers. Many of them met Sunday for the start of a three-day training session at UNC-CH.

Dominion has more plans for increasing power capacity in Culpeper - and that means taller towers. ... With Culpeper named the sixth fastest growing county in the state, according to a University of Virginia study released in January, Dominion says it is experiencing an increase in demand for electricity.

There is a growing belief in the HIV/AIDS community that men and women are not created equal, at least as far as treatment for the disease is concerned. More information is needed to determine the exact differences, and Dawn Averitt Bridge, of Nellysford, is trying to help researchers figure it out. ... The University of Virginia Medical Center was chosen as a site for the study and is currently screening patients. Averitt Bridge was instrumental in ensuring Charlottesville's status as a test site.

... The working group has already adopted measurement tools created by the University of Virginia and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The tools cover more than 40 different aspects of preschool/day care operations, from the use of furniture and space to personal hygiene routines, instruction, interactions with children and parental involvement.

... Even when an infant appears to be healthy, there can be some physiologic changes in the body that suggest an infection is starting to take hold. Doctors at the University of Virginia Health System, studied the heart rate characteristics of infants in the NICU and looked for differences between infants who remained healthy and those who developed sepsis. They found infants who developed sepsis had some characteristic changes in the pattern of their heart rate. The researchers used this information to develop a tool, called the HeRO heart rate characteristics monitor.

Construction is nothing new in Charlottesville and neither is the traffic that accompanies it. But what is new is the roadmap to get you out of gridlock. The city is teaming up with the University of Virginia to get you important information about how to navigate the streets without getting stuck in traffic. ...In addition to a traffic website, the city wants to add a dozen live traffic cameras to the internet and start up an AM radio station.

When electrical engineering student Huapu Pan, 23, left his native China in January and enrolled at the University of Virginia, he quickly found that he was not alone. "The most impressing thing to me is that at UVa, I can see students from countries all over the world," Pan said. "The higher education in America is quite attractive." UVa, it appears, is particularly attractive to Chinese citizens like Pan.