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Driverless 'Tommy Jr.' Car Revs Up U.Va. Robotics Camp U.Va. Debuts Online Creative Journal Unique Research May Unlock Elder Gait Enigma http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/

Researchers at the University of Virginia are working on curing hearing loss with an experimental new form of gene therapy.

Two patients with the same type of cancer may have very different reactions to identical chemotherapy treatments because their cancers have different genetic causes. Doctors currently can't predict which patients will have a good long-term response to a drug and which patients' cancer will come back. Researchers at the University of Virginia have developed a computer model that addresses this problem by using genetic analysis of tumors to predict which chemotherapy regimen will do patients the most good.

The Paramount is hosting an exhibit featuring the work of local artist Joanne K. Coleman. Both impressionistic and contemporary, Coleman's acrylic and watercolor paintings have been displayed at the University of Virginia, Keller Williams, Noon Whistle Pottery and Batteau Art Gallery. Her show at the Paramount opens at 5:30 p.m. Friday, and will be on view in the theater's ground level ballroom through August.

An Albemarle County coal and natural gas corporation has donated its opulent 28,719-square-foot headquarters to the University of Virginia Foundation. Amvest Corp. was recently sold to a subsidiary of Constellation Energy Partners and Consol Energy for $575 million - the largest sale of a Charlottesville-area company in recent memory.

Scientists at the University of Virginia, US, have developed a sensor able to detect both dopamine and serotonin simultaneously in vivo for the first time. Dopamine and serotonin are important neurotransmitters. Serotonin is known to regulate sleep and is a common target for depression medication. Dopamine has been linked to locomotion, reward and motivation and is a common target for illicit drugs. The death of dopamine receptors is the cause of Parkinson's disease. ...Jill Venton and Kumara Swamy at the University of Virginia developed carbon nanotube modified microelectrodes that allowed th...

...This past Friday afternoon, a few dozen middle-school students from the area used the hurricane [robot rescue team] scenario to test the robots they built. Each robot, with positioning sensors flashing red, was timed as it traveled along a maze of electrical tape laid out on the floor of Room D-223 in the University of Virginia's Thornton Hall. ...Systems Robotics Design Camp served to introduce children to a few of the exciting and challenging problems facing systems engineers today.

Adding a lifestyle intervention led by a registered dietitian to the typical care provided to obese people with type 2 diabetes does not increase overall health-care costs and may result in cost savings, according to researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. In a study of nearly 150 people, comparing "lifestyle case management" provided by a registered dietitian to the "usual care" given to obese adults with type 2 diabetes, researchers found the addition of a "clinically feasible, modest-cost lifestyle intervention involving an RD" did not increase total costs and in some ...

Talking Back to Teacher Chronicle of Higher Education / Aug. 1 Interactive slides, digital notes, and student blogs about study tips help revitalize the classroom lecture http://tinyurl.com/2atz38 Cuomo Targets Fire Back Inside Higher Ed / Aug. 1 As business officers assess impact of the loan scandal, Clemson and Drexel officials question attorney general's tactics and conclusions. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/08/01/nacubo

Enriqueta (Queta) Bond Who received her M.A. from the University of Virginia Burroughs Wellcome Fund President Enriqueta Bond Announces Retirement Carolina NewsWire / Aug. 1 http://tinyurl.com/ytrahz Anne Coupe Who earned a BA from the University of Virginia Deutsche Asset Management Further Builds Global Consultant Relations Team Business Wire / July 31 http://tinyurl.com/2tdfcv Greg Easley Who graduated with high distinction and spent two additional years in the Modern Studies graduate program. Super-Ego Games Takes Off its Veil San Jose (CA) Mercury News / July 31 http://blogs.mercurynew...

Becka McCurdy A fourth-year student Phoenix Project Focuses on Searching for Intelligence Right Here in Virginia Petersburg (VA) Progress-Index / July 31 http://tinyurl.com/2rjwxm

John Graham A longtime professor, former assistant dean of the College and best-selling children's book author Retired UVa Professor Dies WCAV CBS-19 / July 31 http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/home/headlines/8824942.html

George M. Cohen A legal ethics expert at the School of Law In-House Attorneys, Watch Your Step Business Week / Aug. 6 http://tinyurl.com/248xuq Patrick Griffin An associate professor of history and author of "American Leviathan" The Making Of Manifest Destiny New York Sun / Aug. 1 http://www.nysun.com/pf.php?id=59580&v=6406595811 Jonathan Haidt An associate professor of psychology Gildan Audio is Releasing This Month 3 Outstanding Audio Books -- 3D Negotiation, Managing Transition and The Happiness Hypothesis PRWeb / Aug. 1 http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2007/8/emw543985.htm A.E. Dick ...

U.Va. Launches New Online Job Site; Open House is Aug. 18 Carkeek Named U.Va.'s First Human Resources VP Ethan Carr to Join U.Va.'s Architecture School http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/

The University of Virginia is issuing all students and faculty new ID cards. The big difference in these new cards is that a person's social security number is no longer attached. People working on the project say it's one part of a larger university initiative to keep personal information safe.

It's been voted the best new major concert venue of the year and boosted UVA basketball ticket sales and the team's fan base. Wednesday, the John Paul Jones Arena will celebrate one year of success. ...The JPJ brings in fans from all across the state and even out of state. As far as the impact on Charlottesville, the Visitor's Bureau says the arena has boosted tourism and the local economy. They will be doing a concrete study on its effects in about a year.

...The 41 physics teachers from across Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and other states were creating vanilla ice cream with liquid nitrogen as a treat to celebrate the end of their four weeks at UVa. The teachers have been toiling away in UVa's science labs this summer as part of a two-and-a-half-year program for high school and middle school teachers pursuing a master's degree in physics education. ... The program, which concludes its summer semester today, is aimed at filling a critical shortage of qualified physics teachers in public high schools and middle schools.

The Quest for 'Meaningful' Comparisons Inside Higher Ed / July 31 When college leaders criticize rankings or fend off questions about accountability, they frequently point to the National Survey of Student Engagement. NSSE (pronounced like the Loch Ness monster's nickname) surveys the views of first-year and fourth-year students on a variety of measures of engagement and colleges say that they use the detailed reports they receive to improve their offerings. There's one major problem from an accountability perspective: NSSE lets colleges decide whether to make public any or all of their data,...

Laura M. Barzilai Who received her J.D. from the School of Law Sidley Austin LLP Elevates Seven to Partnership in New York, 36 Throughout Firm PRNewswire / July 30 http://tinyurl.com/yugsk7 Charles L. Evans Who has a B.A. in economics Chicago Fed Names Evans President Wall Street Journal / July 31 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118584814408583020.html Charles L. Evans Who has a B.A. in economics Evans Tapped as Next Chief of Chicago Fed Associated Press / July 31 http://daily-journal.com/archives/dj/display.php?id=400167 Todd Mowry Who entered the University of Virginia in 1984 Summer Sci...

Benjamin Cooper College fourth-year and chair of the 2007-2008 Honor Committee HONOR The Next Generation / Real World Second Chances Rarely Free Richmond Times-Dispatch / July 30 http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/search.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2007-07-30-0183.html Andrew Hodges Engineering graduate student who won Sunday's Charlottesville International Triathlon at Walnut Creek Park Triathlon: Blowing away the competition / UVa grad student cruises to International Triathlon title Charlottesville Daily Progress / July 29 http://tinyurl.com/yrytcx Chris Morrow College student who finished four...