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U.S. News ranks top American hospitals

By Amy Shapiro | July 26, 2001

U.S. News and World Report's2001 "America's Best Hospitals" issue included eight medical specialties of the University Medical Center as among the finest of their kind. The specialties and their rankings are cancer, ranked 22nd; endocrinology (hormonal disorders), sixth; geriatrics, 49th; nephrology (kidney disease), 49th; neurology, 29th; otolaryngology, (ear nose and throat), 22nd; pulmonary (respiratory disorders), 34th; and urology, 23rd. "It's always good to be recognized by your peers," said Paul Levine, director of otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, at the Medical Center.

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Grounds sees slew of plans, projects

By Deirdre Erin Murphy | July 23, 2001

Maybe hard hats should appear on first-years' lists of dorm-room supplies to help them endure the construction that will be occurring on central Grounds during their stay as students. Included in the slew of projects are renovations of Peabody Hall, Clark Hall and the Aquatic and Fitness Center as well as construction of a new dining hall. Clark Hall Construction on Clark Hall began last July and is scheduled for completion by June 2003.

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A date with the Downtown Mall

By Ann-Woods Isaacs | July 23, 2001

In the 1970s, a proposal before the Charlottesville City Council to transform the downtown into a pedestrian mall caused division and disagreement among council members, business owners and locals.

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Teens search for summer jobs

By Jane Ngo | July 23, 2001

The jobs are scarcer, the salaries are lower and the unemployment is higher. Summer jobs are hard to come by, but that only means that this summer, college kids have been more creative in their job picks. Still - the numbers are grim.

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Honor makes progress on 122 charges

By Maria Tor and Emily Roper | July 23, 2001

With a fourth of the cases investigated, the Honor Committee is making progress sorting through the staggering 122 honor charges that a physics professor filed against some of his students for allegedly cheating on term papers. Committee Chairman Thomas Hall said the Committee already has investigated 30 accused students who were degree candidates or connected to degree candidates' cases before graduation in May.

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New bottles carry drinks with a twist

By Diya Gullapalli | July 23, 2001

Take a plastic bottle, cinch it in the middle and dip it in tie-dye, and you'll have the new ergonomic beverage bottle. In the past few years, scientists have developed these slimmer, curvier bottles because they're easier to grip and more fun to look at.

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State devises cancer control plan

By Tina Hong | July 23, 2001

The University Health System is working with the Virginia Department of Health and local cancer organizations to develop a cancer control plan, a process which begun in 1998 and is nearing completion.

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Board

By Amy Shapiro | July 23, 2001

Two committees of the University's Board of Visitors recently discussed fund-raising and higher athletic ticket prices and student activity fees as possible ways to increase the revenue of the athletics department.

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University to prevent chemical leaks

By Maria Tor | July 19, 2001

The University agreed this week to work to protect nearby streams from chemical leaks from the football field at Scott Stadium. The agreement came almost two months after a toxic pesticide used on the field washed into a nearby creek and killed all the aquatic life residing there, University environmental compliance manager Jeff Sitler said. The University submitted a short-term plan to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality detailing how it plans to prevent spills in the future, Bill Hayden, a spokesman from the department said. In early May, the football field was overwatered, and a fumigant called Basamid washed into the storm sewers of the stadium and then into a nearby stream, a violation of state environmental law. The chemical killed about 600 fish, which included minnows and eels, Sitler said.

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Board mulls over ways to fund sports

By Amy Shapiro | July 19, 2001

Two committees of the University's Board of Visitors recently discussed fund-raising, increased athletic ticket prices and student activity fees as possible avenues for increasing the revenue of the athletics department. At its annual retreat in Prince George County over the weekend, the Board considered multiple options, including changing the giving levels for Virginia Student Aid members.

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Hearing delayed in Meloy murder

By Emily Roper | July 19, 2001

The preliminary hearing for Jamie Jovin Poindexter, accused of murdering a University graduate student in April, was postponed last Thursday, pending decisions about his ability to stand trial.

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SCHEV to require competency tests

By Kadie Bye | July 19, 2001

Starting this fall, the State Council for Higher Education will require all public, four-year Virginia colleges and universities to administer competency assessments in writing and technological skills to their students.

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