Rural transportation needs improvement, study finds
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A recent report from a national research group shows that the U.S. rural transportation system is sorely lacking.
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First Lady of Virginia Dorothy McAuliffe kicks off summer meals in Virginia
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For kids living in low-income families struggling to put food on the table, summer’s bright promise has been replaced with worry, anxiety and the threat of hunger.
Experimental treatment sends deadly leukemia into remission
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An experimental new treatment approach for a rare, deadly leukemia can send the disease into remission even in patients for whom the standard therapy has failed, buying them more time to have the stem cell transplant that could save their lives, a small pilot study has found.
UVA IDs best source of stem cells to block vision loss
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University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have taken a significant step forward in their efforts to use stem cells to block vision loss caused by diabetic retinopathy, a condition that affects millions of people with diabetes.
Route 29 Advisory Panel meets Thursday in Charlottesville
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The Route 29 Project Delivery Advisory Panel will hold its regular biweekly meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research, 530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville.
UVA seeks to slash electric demand in one-hour emergency drill
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The University of Virginia will seek to reduce by 12 megawatts the electricity it draws from the power grid for one hour on Thursday, as part of an effort to be prepared for an “energy emergency.”
Fan Care: Free fans for seniors
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Valley Program for Aging Services (VPAS) is sponsoring the Fan Care program again this year along with Virginia Division for the Aging and Dominion Virginia Power. This program distributes free fans to older adults whose health is threatened by the lack of a cooling device in the home.
Ancient parrot talks: UVA archaeologist and others listen
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Somehow, colorful tropical scarlet macaws from tropical Mesoamerica – the term anthropologists use to refer to Mexico and parts of northern Central America – ended up hundreds of miles north in the desert ruins of an ancient civilization in what is now New Mexico.
Randy Forbes: The cost of human trafficking
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security estimates human trafficking generates $32 billion in illegal profits per year around the globe, second only to drug trafficking.
UVA News: Thomas C. Katsouleas named executive vice president, provost
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University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan today named Thomas C. Katsouleas, Duke University’s Vinik Dean of Engineering and a renowned researcher, as executive vice president and provost. The appointment is effective Aug. 17.
