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Study highlights Va. traffic woes

Richmond, Northern Virginia and Virginia Beach are among the nation's most congested traffic areas, according to the 2010 Annual Urban Mobility Report recently released by the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University. Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.


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Home sales drop in

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Study finds useful memory strategy

New research from psychologists at Purdue University suggests memory retrieval exercises, such as self-testing, are the most efficient study techniques for students. "Our new research shows that practicing retrieval is an even more effective strategy than engaging in elaborative studying," Asst.


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Students help prisoner

University Law students working for the Innocence Project are currently reviewing the case of Justin Wolfe, a man convicted of murder-for-hire in Northern Virginia. In 2001, Owen Barber shot and killed Daniel Petrole, a major marijuana dealer in Northern Virginia.


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Honor outlines agenda as term draws to close

With next month's University-wide elections in sight, members of the Honor Committee discussed both the progress they have made this term and what work still needs to be done at last night's meeting. Thus far, the Committee has focused largely on educating the student body at large about the honor system and improving the efficiency of case reporting.


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University breaks former patent record

University inventors were awarded 32 patents last year, setting a new record for the University of Virginia patent foundation. Interim Executive Director Miette Michie said the foundation seeks to "commercialize inventions" that stem from research at the University.


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Water damages Alderman Road dorms

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In trial, drug successfully treats alcoholism

University researchers have found a way to treat alcohol-addicted individuals, reducing their dependence on alcohol with a drug specifically tailored to their genetic profiles. Study participants aged 19 to 65 identified as alcoholics received standard cognitive behavioral therapy, then received either a placebo or a drug called ondanestron for 11 weeks.


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Suspect attempts daytime burglary

A male individual reported an attempted robbery that occurred at 1 p.m. yesterday near the Women's Center and the Old Medical School, according to the University Police department. The suspect reportedly sprayed the victim in the eyes with an aerosol can before attempting to steal the victim's bag, the press release stated.


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Police charge man for faking robbery

The Charlottesville Police Department charged Braden MacPherson, a 19-year-old Charlottesville resident, with filing a false police report Tuesday. MacPherson originally reported that he had been robbed at gunpoint at 3 a.m.

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