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Kiplinger’s Honors Quality, Value of U.Va. Education

The University of Virginia climbed from No. 3 to No. 2 in Kiplinger's ranking for 2012-2013.

Local Legislators Review Issues for the General Assembly at Forum

Area legislators spoke Wednesday at the University of Virginia to review issues facing the state on the eve of the upcoming legislative session.

Good Medicine: Music Professor, Symphony Director Takes Talents to Patients’ Bedsides

Kate Tamarkin, a U.Va. professor and music director of the local symphony, has taken on a second career as a therapeutic musician, playing to sooth patients everywhere from the Medical Center’s pediatric ward to a local hospice.

U.Va. Students Garner Attention in International Synthetic Biology Competition

U.Va. students developed a new and unexpected method of detecting whooping cough, by repurposing a common pregnancy test. Their innovation has earned them lots of notice at University, regional and international competitions.

Madison House, National Program Team To Promote Healthy Lifestyles for Pre-Teen Girls

A new Madison House program is boosting the overall fitness of local elementary school girls, while slipping in some life lessons that will help them in the long run.

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Teaching & Learning

J-Term 2013 Courses Span the Globe and Spectrum of Students’ Interests

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Mindfulness. Americans in the Middle East. Study abroad opportunities in 10 countries. They are some of the January Term course offerings soon to take place.

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First-Year Seminar Explores Why ‘Les Misérables’ Remains Relevant

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Flash Seminar Explores What It Means To Live The Good Life

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

U.Va.-Vonage Competition Awards $28,000 To New Social Messaging Concepts

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Public Service

Fourth-year Tory Klein and high school teacher Bryan Verbrugge accompany the Covenant School Ethics Bowl team to the regional competition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

U.Va. Student Starts First Virginia High School Ethics Bowl Team

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Fourth-year U.Va. student Tory Klein helped to found the first Virginia high school Ethics Bowl team this fall at the Covenant School in Charlottesville and led it to its first regional competition.

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Alternative Transportation a Key Element of U.Va.’s Sustainability Efforts

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Students: Apply Now for Bama Works-Funded U.Va. Sorensen Youth Scholarships

Thursday, December 20, 2012

U.Va.’s Cornell Helps Lead Effort to Address Root Causes of Mass Shootings

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Research & Scholarship

Matthew Neurock, a chemical engineering professor in U.Va.'s School of Engineering and Applied Science

U.Va. Professor Aiding Quest to Find New Uses for Abundant Natural Gas

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

With natural gas production rising, engineers and scientists, including U.Va. chemical engineer Matthew Neurock, are seeking ways to convert methane into useful chemicals.

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Astronomers Identify Stellar Patrons of Milky Way Bar

Thursday, December 20, 2012

New Technique, Developed at U.Va., Can Identify Role of Proteins with Unknown Function

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Law Professor’s Book Explores Untold Story of Impact of 1866 Civil Rights Act

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

University News

A World Heritage Site, U.Va. Stays Historic, Modern and in Use Daily

Friday, December 14, 2012

U.Va.’s Central Grounds is a 19th-century, U.N.-designated World Heritage Site that is still functioning in the 21st century -- as its designer intended.

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Local Legislators Review Issues for the General Assembly at Forum

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Public, Area Legislators Invited to U.Va. Forum Dec. 19

Friday, December 14, 2012

Forum Participants Tackle Questions of Interdisciplinary Collaboration, How to Learn From What’s Working Elsewhere

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Latest News

Kiplinger’s Honors Quality, Value of U.Va. Education

Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 3:52pm | McGregor McCance

2013 King Celebration Will Explore Civil Rights Struggles on Many Fronts

Friday, December 21, 2012 - 4:37pm | Anne E. Bromley

Jefferson’s Drawings and Monticello Inspire Work of Australian Artist

Friday, December 21, 2012 - 2:35pm | Robert Hull

‘Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus’

Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 5:13pm

Alternative Transportation a Key Element of U.Va.’s Sustainability Efforts

Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 4:59pm | Matt Kelly

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U.Va. Professor Takes Therapeutic Music to Patients' Bedsides

Kate Tamarkin, a member of the performance faculty in U.Va.'s McIntire Department of Music and music director of the Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra, has recently begun a second career as a therapeutic musician.

UVA in the News

12 Most Influential Forces In Higher Education In 2012

December 31, 2012 | The Huffington Post
Top Fatherhood Stories from 2012

December 31, 2012 | About.com
Who Takes the Blame for Fiscal Cliff Fail?

December 31, 2012 | Charlottesville Newsplex
Obama Strikes Fiscal Cliff Deal With McConnell; Congress Won't Vote Today

December 31, 2012 | The Christian Post
Library digitally preserves The Daily Progress

December 31, 2012 | Charlottesville Daily Progress
Group files complant to U.S. Department of Education on UVa's accrediation warning

December 31, 2012 | Charlottesville Daily Progress
Thomas Jefferson tombstone, now at Mizzou, will be restored

January 1, 2013 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
'Fiscal cliff' compromise comes too late

January 1, 2013 | San Francisco Chronicle
Best Inspirational Words From Business Leaders in 2012

January 1, 2013 | Entrepreneur.com
2012 Citizen of the Year: A doctor to the poor

January 1, 2013 | Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, Ariz.)

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UVA Today Radio

Check out the new episode of the UVA Today Radio Show, a weekly segment featured as part of “Soundboard,” WTJU's hour-long discussion program about news, culture and community issues in the Charlottesville area. UVA Today segments air during the Thursday morning edition of "Soundboard," between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Shortly afterward, the segments will be posted here and on iTunesU.

Read more about the story featured in this week’s program:

U.S. Economic Recovery Pace Slightly ‘Above Average’ by Historical Standards

Air Date: 11/29/2012

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Virginia Gentlemen Perform At White House

Wednesday, January 2, 2013 - 11:29am

UVA Today’s Rebecca Arrington reports:

The Virginia Gentlemen, U.Va.’s oldest a cappella group, were invited to perform at the White House Dec. 22 for the second consecutive holiday season.

“We are so, so honored to have been invited back to the White House for the second year in a row to perform for the guests of the President,” the group posted on its...