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Computer Science department working to meet increasing demand

By Ishaan Sachdeva | November 17, 2014

The Computer Science Department is currently working towards being able to offer the BA in Computer Science degree program to more students. The major can currently accommodate 85 people according to Kevin Skadron, Professor and Department Chair of Computer Science. With the increasing popularity, however, the department is looking to expand the major.

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Charlottesville Women's Four Miler sets year fundraising record

By Megan Talej | November 17, 2014

For 22 years, the Charlottesville Women’s Four Miler has brought together thousands of women to raise both money and awareness of breast cancer. This year, efforts yielded even better results than were expected. Through the combined efforts of the 3,500 participants, many donors and dedicated organizers, the Women’s Four Miler raised a record $375,000 for the U.Va. Breast Care Center.

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UVa Orthopaedic Center ranked among the best in the nation

By Rabita Alamgir | November 3, 2014

National health care publication “Becker’s Hospital Review” recognized the University Medical Center’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery on its 2014 list, “125 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Orthopaedic Programs.” The review noted that the orthopaedic surgery departments honored “provide outstanding patient care, advance cutting-edge orthopaedic research and treat professional athletes.” The University Medical Center previously earned recognition for orthopaedic excellence from U.S.

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Study examines facial expression response

By Aubrey Salmon | October 30, 2014

A new study published by Asst. Psychology Prof. Tobias Grossmann and his colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences has found that seven-month-old infants can pick up on social cues conveyed through the eyes.

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A new way to detect ovarian cancer

By Rabita Alamgir | October 27, 2014

Tampons could help detect early-stage ovarian cancer, according to a pilot study led by a University medical researcher in collaboration with colleagues at Johns Hopkins University and University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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Health System's UPSTART program honored for improving heart attack care

By Anthony Skaff | October 6, 2014

The American College of Cardiology recently recognized the University of Virginia Health System (UHS) for its excellence in care for patients with a certain type of heart attack called a ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI). This deadly type of heart attack is caused by prolonged blockage of blood supply to the heart, and can be identified as a light peak on the ST segment of an electrocardiogram.

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Sheffler discusses 3-D printing's future

By Vanessa Braganza | September 30, 2014

David Sheffler, a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace engineering, likes to jokingly say that he works with the Neanderthal version of the Star Trek replicator. However, he agrees that the exciting new field of 3D printing is turning a technological vision of the future into reality.

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New MCAT to be released in April

By Rabita Alamgir | September 21, 2014

Pre-med students will soon face a new challenge for medical school admissions, with the release of a revised Medical College Admissions Test and possible additional pre-med requirements.

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Shrinking Shorelines

By Ishaan Sachdeva | September 16, 2014

Thinking about the future impacts of rising sea levels can conjure images of submerged streets in Manhattan, as the land barriers no longer contain the Atlantic. While not nearly this catastrophic, the rising sea levels predicted by current data could still prove very detrimental over the next 100 years. Dr. Karen McGlathery of the University’s Marine Ecology Lab leads a particular investigation of the impacts of rising sea levels on coastal wetlands in Virginia.

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TWHOLA hosts week of mental health

By Meg Thornberry | September 15, 2014

Last week, the University chapter of To Write Love on Her Arms put on a series of events as part of National Suicide Prevention Week. Though these ranged from a factual presentation from the University Counseling and Psychological Services to a table on the Lawn where students could write down their greatest fears and dreams, they all carried many of the same messages. The most prominent was that the best thing students can do to improve mental health is just to be good to themselves and to others.

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