
UVA named one of 11 U.S. Palliative Care Leadership Centers
The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) has named University of Virginia Health System as one of 11 Palliative Care Leadership Centers™ in the U.S.

The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) has named University of Virginia Health System as one of 11 Palliative Care Leadership Centers™ in the U.S.

Laurie Baefsky, a national leader in promoting interdisciplinary research and scholarship, will be a keynote speaker Thursday at James Madison University’s Grand Celebration of Innovation, Art and Scholarship.

An award-winning writer of transatlantic literature will visit Grounds in April as the University of Virginia’s second Kapnick Distinguished Writer-in-Residence.

Five scholar-athletes from the Atlantic Coast Conference have been named semifinalists for the 2015 William V. Campbell Trophy, given to the nation’s top football scholar-athlete, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame announced Thursday.

Retired black tennis star James Blake, on his way to the 2015 US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York, had an unpleasant surprise waiting for him outside of his hotel last week.

Strong American leadership on the world stage is vital to preserve our freedoms and the American way of life. Yet our current foreign policy is falling short in meeting the challenges we face.

Biophilic design incorporates natural materials, natural light, vegetation, nature views and other experiences of the natural world into the modern built environment.

Richmond men’s basketball released its 2015-16 schedule on Thursday. Highlighted by a trip to Las Vegas for the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational, the Spiders will play potentially five BCS opponents and will have at least 12 games against postseason teams from last season, as 12 opponents finished in the top 100 of last year’s NCAA RPI.

UVA wrestling head coach Steve Garland announced an exciting and challenging 2015-16 schedule for his program on Tuesday. The schedule includes seven nationally-ranked teams from last season and a road contest against the defending NCAA champions.

The Washington Post has put together a map of the United States that uses a federal government measure of supposed natural beauty on a county-by-county basis.
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