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Obama applauds manufacturing partnership

By Fiza Hashmi | March 21, 2012

President Obama visited the Rolls-Royce's disc-manufacturing facility at Crosspointe in Prince George County earlier this month, praising it for its partnership with Virginia universities to incorporate faculty and students into workforce development and research. The University has been collaborating with the facility since 2007, and will now participate in a $1 billion project created by the Obama administration to advance manufacturing facilities with innovative methods and technology. Obama said he applauds the initiatives which will eventually help restore manufacturing jobs across the nation. "We brought together the brightest academic minds, boldest business leaders, the most dedicated public servants from our science and technology agencies all with one big goal: renaissance in American manufacturing," Obama said. The President explained the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, a billion-dollar initiative, is a national network of the most advanced engineering schools and manufacturers.

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Group finds new ancestor

March 21, 2012

Researchers at the Yunnan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology in Kunming, China this month recovered the remains of what could be another species of prehistoric human. Lead researchers Ji Xueping and Darren Curnoe found the remains in a collection of relics which other researchers had previously discovered in 1979 and 1989, but Xueping and Curnoe did not study until 2009. The collection consists of partial skulls and bone fragments from at least four different individuals, each estimated to be between 11,500 and 14,300 years old.

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U.Va. physicists seek Higgs boson particle

March 21, 2012

University physicists working with colleagues from the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory made significant advancements last week in their search for the Higgs boson particle, which scientists believe attracts all other particles, causing them to accumulate mass. This particle, first introduced by English physicist Peter Higgs, may prove pivotal in understanding the reasons behind the existence of matter and, therefore, the universe's creation. Researchers use high-energy colliders, such as the Tevatron and Large Hadron, to gather trillions of data points, hoping to find clues which lead to a better understanding of the particle. The Large Hadron collides protons, creating smaller subatomic particles.

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Students discuss ACA

By Amanda Gellett | March 14, 2012

The University hosted a series of Flash Seminars last month about health care reform and the Affordable Care Act organized by Melissa Rickman, a third-year College and first-year Batten School student. Health care reform is important to both the individual and the nation, Rickman said, and is particularly relevant for students, who will be faced with health care decisions during the coming years. "I thought a Flash Seminar series on health care reform and the Affordable Care Act would be not only interesting, but practical," she said. President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act March 23, 2010.

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Quigg proposes epilepsy trial

March 14, 2012

University Medical School neurologist Mark Quigg is working to establish a clinical trial examining the use of Gamma Knife radiosurgery, a method which effectively treats people who suffer from mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. The Gamma Knife surgery uses radiation beams to nullify the lesion in the brain which causes epileptic seizures, and provides patients with an alternative to a craniotomy, a procedure in which the skull is opened to remove the lesion. The National Institutes of Health is funding the project by providing a $20 million grant.

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Gestures help kids learn

March 14, 2012

Studies suggest hand gestures have powerful implications for children's cognitive capabilities. When children watch their elders pointing or making hand gestures, they will often respond by gesticulating as well.

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By Leslie Keena | February 29, 2012

For most, Cupid is a naked baby with feathered wings who shoots arrows into unsuspecting victims, making them instantly fall in love with one another.

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An Apple a Day...?

By Fiza Hashmi | February 29, 2012

Noncommunicable diseases, from cancer and lung disease to cardiovascular disease and diabetes, cause almost two-thirds of global deaths.

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Ancient Plants

February 29, 2012

A team of scientists led by David Gilichinsky proved 30,000-year-old seeds can still germinate. Gilichinsky and his team dug beneath the layers of ice to salvage fruit buried in squirrel burrows in the Kolyma river in Siberia and carefully transplanted the seeds into growing pots in a laboratory. After two years in the laboratory and 30,000 years under ice, the plant blossomed and later developed fruits.

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Dessert for Breakfast

February 29, 2012

A Tel Aviv University study released earlier this month suggests eating a small dessert with breakfast can help people lose weight in the long run. Researchers divided overweight participants into two groups.

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Biofuel necessary, requires research

By Kory Kianpour | February 23, 2012

The cellulosic ethanol industry could become the main rival to crude oil during coming years. Cellulosic ethanol is a biofuel which is generated by breaking down cellulose, an organic compound in plants. Cellulose is the most abundant organic polymer in the world.

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Some much deserved R&R

By Amanda Gellett | February 23, 2012

You've had a long weekend leaning over books and papers to study for a round of exams, followed by an even longer week hunched over a desk taking all those tests.

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Contraceptive control

By Tom Mendel | February 15, 2012

Your Google calendar sends you an email reminding you it's time to run to the pharmacy and pick up your birth control pills.

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Turtles

February 15, 2012

Despite fears that recent increases in global temperatures have upset the male-to-female ratio in the marine turtle population, a study published last month in the British journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B shows turtles rebalance their population by the time they reach adulthood. A marine turtle's gender is determined by the temperature of its egg during incubation in a breeding phenomenon known as temperature-dependent sex determination.

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Plasma reduces raw chicken pathogens

February 15, 2012

While several high-profile court cases may have recently emphasized the dangers of contaminated produce, uncooked chicken and other raw meats remain the most common sources of harmful bacteria in food. Researchers at Drexel University found more than 70 percent of poultry meat tested by food safety contained Campylobacter and Salmonella. The study found the application of plasma to the raw poultry can effectively reduce or eliminate these harmful bacteria from the meat.

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Laser printer creates surgical implant jaw

February 15, 2012

A medical research team in the Netherlands publicized information last week about a novel surgical procedure it performed in June 2011. An 83-year old woman needed a new jaw, but her age made a traditional replacement too risky.

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