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Student Council passes sexual assault resolution

The Director of the International Studies Office, Dudley Doane spoke at the student council meeting Tuesday night. Doane spoke about a new initiative that will hopefully be launched at the University in the near future, as well as the importance of study abroad and international students at UVa and encouraged semester-long study abroad programs.


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Boise State researcher examines faculty time use

Boise State University Anthropology Prof. John Ziker recently released parts of his study examining university faculty’s use of time during the day at Boise State University. The results so far indicate faculty members actually work much longer than forty hour work weeks and much of their time is spent in ways other than research or teaching.


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Jefferson Trust awards 22 grants

The Jefferson Trust announced it had awarded 22 grants to innovative projects planned by students and faculty of the University last week. Kaye Forsman, the senior director of development of the Jefferson Trust, said the Jefferson Trust is an endowment, which provides seed money funding for new projects and initiatives for any group, student or faculty member from any school across Grounds.


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Medicare paid University more than $90 million in 2011

Last week, Medicare released extensive data about how much it paid to providers in the year 2011. The data set includes information about various procedures and how expensive they were, who performed tham, how many they performed, the average cost of each procedure and the average reimbursement provided by Medicare.


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U.Va. Student United holds initial meeting

U.Va. Students United held an open general assembly, entitled Reconstructing Our University, about the different issues present at the University Thursday evening. Issues concerning the Access UVa, the living wage, and the acceptance of undocumented students were discussed.


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Webb wins Thomas Jefferson Foundation medal

Former Sen. Jim Webb was awarded the University’s highest honor at Monticello Thursday from the Thomas Jefferson Foundation. The Foundation works with the University annually to bestow three medals on the men and women who embody Jefferson’s ideal of a strong public life in the areas of law, architecture and citizen leadership.


	Many of the Engineering Schools’ classes occur in Thornton Hall, above.
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Rolls-Royce makes U.Va. University Technology Center

The University has officially joined the global Rolls-Royce University Technology Centers Network, the two organizations announced Wednesday. The network is made up of “research groups in world class universities identified to develop long-term research and technology programs,” according to a press release. Both Engineering and Commerce students will be involved in research projects and business projects for the company.


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Students respond to hate speech in Amphitheater

Dozens of students joined together Wednesday afternoon to rally against a hate speech group protesting in the Amphitheater, culminating with more than 100 students and spectators collectively singing the “Good Ol’ Song” to drown out the protesters.


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University remembers Rwanda genocide

The OpenGrounds studio on the Corner will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide this week by hosting a series of events which aim to focus on a reconciliation of the events which occurred — not a reliving of them.


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