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IATH will create virtual Williamsburg

By Hannah Wallace | October 24, 2008

The University?s Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities will partner with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation to create a virtual model of Williamsburg as it appeared in 1776, said Jim Horn, CWF vice president of research and historical interpretation.The project, funded with the assistance of a recent grant from the federal government?s Institute of Museum and Library Services, aims to develop a model of colonial Williamsburg with ?video-game quality graphics,? Horn said.?We?re developing a model that you can fully navigate,? he said, noting that the model will eventually be published online.

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City looks to fund transit authority

By Hannah Wallace | October 24, 2008

The City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County will petition the General Assembly at the start of its next term to establish a regional transit authority and for the ability to use local taxes to fund such an authority, said Dave Slutzky, Albemarle Board of Supervisors member.Slutzky said the city currently owns and operates the Charlottesville Transit Service, which the county pays for on a contract basis in order to have bus service provided throughout Albemarle County.

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U.Va. groups design new school for Gita, Uganda

By Prateek Vasireddy | October 24, 2008

Last week, the community of Gita, Uganda celebrated the groundbreaking of a new academy largely supported and designed by sources within the University community.The University?s student chapter of Building Tomorrow undertook fundraising efforts for the project, while the Architecture School?s reCOVER initiative and the Engineering School?s Engineering in Context Design Program managed the design aspects.

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More than 3,000 professors back Ayers petition

By Jane Ma | October 24, 2008

In response to comments regarding Bill Ayers ? who was called a ?washed-up terrorist? by Republican presidential candidate Sen.

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Question & Answer

By Samantha Koon | October 24, 2008

How were you chosen to be a chef at the Olympics?It was a whole application process.

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Correction

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 24, 2008

The Thursday, Oct. 23 news article ?U.Va. to still hold classes on election day despite petition? quoted fourth-year College student Marta Cook, a former Cavalier Daily Opinion columnist, as saying a bus taking students to and from the Alumni Hall and University Hall polling locations Nov.

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U.Va. to still hold classes on election day despite petition

By Alex Foreman | October 23, 2008

Despite lobbying by some students, the University will not cancel classes on Election Day, because it believes students? flexible schedules allow ample opportunities to vote.

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Professor researches young adult alcohol dependency

By Shea Connelly | October 23, 2008

University researchers are preparing to launch a study that has the potential to influence the way alcohol dependence in young adults is treated.Bankole Johnson, chair of the department of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences, will lead a clinical test of the effectiveness of ondansetron, traditionally used as an anti-nausea medication, in treating alcohol abuse in adults ages 18 to 25.?Ondansetron ... contains a chemical that reduces [the] craving for alcohol and binge drinking,? Johnson said.The clinical study will involve eight weeks of treatment with the drug, Johnson said, including two sessions of psychosocial intervention and follow-up monitoring.

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Nursing professors design Web site relating to domestic homicide

By Anne Rasmussen | October 23, 2008

Three Nursing School researchers are conducting trials to test a Web site they developed that would offer support and information to families that have experienced domestic homicides.

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Study shows link between health, GPA

By Bethel Habte | October 23, 2008

As midterms pass and final exams and projects loom nearer, it is important for students to maintain a healthy lifestyle in order to keep up their grade point averages, a recent study suggests.The 2007 College Student Health Survey Report, released earlier this year by the University of Minnesota?s Boynton Health Service, sought to quantify the effect that physical and emotional health have on students? academic performances.

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Authors reveal climate change survey results

By Sarah Wooten | October 22, 2008

The results of the Report of the Virginia Climate Change Survey were released during a panel discussion held at the Miller Center of Public Affairs last night.The survey, which was conducted through telephone calls to more than 660 Virginia residents during September, sought to measure public opinion concerning climate change within the commonwealth.The panel consisted of the survey?s authors, Christopher Borick and Barry Rabe; L.

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Council launches

By Alexandra Hemenway | October 22, 2008

Last night Student Council?s Safety and Wellness Committee announced the beginning of its ?Lighten? Up? campaign, which will work to provide more lighting in off-Grounds residential areas.?Off-Grounds safety is something that has definitely become a major priority for us this year,? Council President Matt Schrimper said.

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Class research reveals local foreclosure spots

By Hannah Wallace | October 22, 2008

A group of Architecture students recently presented its findings to the Piedmont Housing Alliance regarding which areas in the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County have experienced the greatest number of foreclosures in the past two years.

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U.Va. professor researches more accessible interfaces

By Betsy Graves | October 22, 2008

When you sit down in front of the television, do you ever change the channel when you want to turn up the volume instead?

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University will invest in local hospital

By Thomas Madrecki | October 21, 2008

The University Medical Center and Culpeper Regional Hospital are one step closer to a mutually beneficial partnership, officials said, now that the two health institutions? boards have both agreed to a University investment in the hospital totaling $40 million.The deal, which must be reviewed by Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonell prior to being finalized, will greatly benefit the growing Culpeper area as a whole, as well as the hospital?s many patients, Culpeper Regional Hospital spokesperson Abra Hogarth said.

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Voter interest in absentee ballots grows

By Emily Poe | October 21, 2008

Virginia voters are requesting absentee ballots in increased numbers this year, though with only two weeks until Nov.

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Investigators serve dining hot-spots with violations

By Alexandra Hemenway and Alex Foreman | October 21, 2008

Throughout the past year, a number of dining establishments frequented by University students and other community members have been cited for health code violations.Jeff McDaniel, environmental health manager for the Thomas Jefferson Health District, said commonwealth health inspectors show up unannounced at restaurants to get a genuine idea of day-to-day operations and procedures.

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U.Va. takes part in book preservation initiative

By Tom Christensen | October 21, 2008

The University recently announced a partnership with HathiTrust, an organization that collects digitally preserved content from university libraries.Several other schools have already partnered with HathiTrust, including the University of Michigan, which leads the initiative, according to the HathiTrust Web site.

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UTS bus will shuttle students to polls

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 21, 2008

University students will have the opportunity Nov. 4 to take a University Transit Service bus to two Charlottesville polling stations.

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E-mail scam targets U.Va. users

By Cavalier Daily Staff | October 21, 2008

University students and staff have been specifically targeted in an e-mail phishing scam asking users to provide their University usernames and passwords, said Shirley Payne, Information Technology and Communication office director for security coordination and policy.