Hepatitis C by the numbers * 40 percent of infected persons do not exhibit clear risk factors such as a history of blood transfusions or intravenous drug use. * Six forms of the disease have been identified.
A female University Health System employee was assaulted and robbed by an unidentified black male on 11th Street near Trax shortly before midnight Monday, Charlottesville Police said. The victim reported she "was struck with a blunt object," Lt.
Former University student Maurice Guillaume Goodreau III has filed a $1.75 million lawsuit against the Board of Visitors, University President John T.
October is breast cancer awareness month, and University researchers are more focused than ever on unmasking the secrets of the disease -- which affects one in eight women at some time in their lives. Breast cancer first begins as a cell mutation in the lining of the milk-producing breast ducts.
To many college women, breast cancer may seem like something they do not need to worry about. Third-year College student Jennifer Abastillas, however, believes young women should be aware of the disease. Breast cancer "is an issue, even as young as we are," Abastillas said. Abastillas has seen the effects of breast cancer first-hand.
Some prominent proponents of higher education, including former University Rector Hovey S. Dabney, are suggesting that Virginia collegiate Boards of Visitors members could ensure quality education more effectively if members were not appointed solely by the governor. In an opinion article printed yesterday in The Washington Post, Dabney and three other authors warned that appointed board members should not follow governor's orders with "slavish obedience," but should be guided by the will of the Virginia constituency.
Breast Cancer by the Numbers * 1/8 - A woman's lifetime chance of contacting breast cancer.
October is breast cancer awareness month, and University researchers are more focused than ever on unmasking the secrets of the disease -- which affects one in eight women at some time in their lives. New Cavalier Daily Stories University scientists explore breast cancer causes, treatments Campus Awareness Program highlights early intervention Fighting for a chance Quick Facts: Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Links The Breast Cancer Awareness Month Homepage. The National Cancer Institute Center at the National Institutes of Health(NIH) homepage. The University's cancer center homepage.
Foreign language enrollment among U.S. college students is on the rise, according to a report released last week by the Modern Language Association of America.
College students are particularly susceptible to the fatal brain and spinal cord infection known as meningitis, and the University and other institutions across the country are working to protect students from infection. Bacterial meningitis is a rare disease that is particularly dangerous because it often can be mistaken for more common illnesses.
It was Thursday afternoon of Fall Break, and I found myself accompanying my friend for her chemotherapy treatment.
Approximately 3.9 million Americans are chronically infected with the Hepatitis C virus for which there is no vaccine - and almost one-third of all liver transplants are due to HCV-related chronic liver disease.
Roger Clegg, vice president and general counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity, spoke to about 30 University community members about the use of race as a factor in admissions last night in an event sponsored by the Jefferson Leadership Foundation, Students for Individual Liberty and the Virginia Advocate. The CEO released a study last January stating that Virginia colleges and universities discriminate based on race when admitting students.
In a closed hearing Monday, members of the Inter-Fraternity Council Judiciary Committee recommended that Phi Kappa Psi fraternity's Fraternal Organization Agreement be reinstated.
The McIntire School of Commerce recently received a top national ranking from Computerworld mgazine for its master's degree program in Management Information Systems. Computerworld magazine ranked the University's program among the top 25 technology-oriented business masters programs in the country. The Commerce School's program is ranked No.
In the midst of lawsuits against the honor system and a Board of Visitor's request that the Honor Committee review honor practices, Chairman Hunter Ferguson presented a review of the Committee's constitution to the Board Friday. The Committee spent almost a year reviewing the honor system in response to a series of concerns Board members raised last winter. The report addressed over a dozen issues concerning the Honor Commitee, including trial panel composition, the single sanction and the timeliness of trial adjudication. Board member Benjamin P.
State Sen. Emily Couric, D-Charlottesville, and challenger Jane Maddux (R) debated last night over election issues at the School of Law in a forum organized by the Youth Leadership Initiative program of the Center for Governmental Studies.
As the University's Living Wage Campaign continues to simmer, similar campaigns nationwide have been making strides and receiving mixed reactions. From social welfare advocates to conservative economists, the national campaign has evoked much thought - and produced two different ways of looking at the issue of a minimum wage for lower skilled workers. The origins The national Living Wage Campaign was a product of the 1990s and the brainchild of the grassroots, New York City-based New Party in conjunction with the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. The Campaign won its first major victory in 1994 in Baltimore, when employers with Baltimore service contracts were required to provide a "living wage" of $6.10 an hour to their employees.
Suspended University student Richard W. Smith's attorneys filed a response Thursday to the University's motion to dismiss Smith's $1.25 million lawsuit against the University.
Less than a year after the University's branch campus changed its name from Clinch Valley College to the University of Virginia's College at Wise, it is posting a 9 percent increase in the number of applications for admission. The increase is the highest in the school's history, and can be attributed in part to the school's name change, which was implemented over the summer, said Jeannie Gambill, asst.
