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• Obama-Clinton race echoes past bouts

  - 2008-05-13

  Out of money and facing a decisive loss in the North Carolina primary, the long-shot presidential contender rejected the idea of getting out of the race. Another candidate had the party nomination in hand, but the refusal of his rival to concede reality divided the party in November. ...

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• Troutman Sanders LLP Adds Team of 5 Partners for National Corporate Practice

  - 2006-10-02

  ATLANTA -- The law firm of Troutman Sanders LLP is pleased to announce the addition of five partners to its Corporate Section. All were formerly partners with the law firm of Hunton & Williams LLP, practicing in offices in Atlanta, Richmond, and China. David M. Carter, formerly the head...

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• Laura M. Justice.(AWARDED)(Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers)(Brief article)

  - 2006-09-05

  Laura M. Justice, a clinical speech-language pathologist at the University of Virginia Curry School of Education Charlottesville, received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. This award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on early-career scientists and engineers. President Bush presented...

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• UTEK Completes Technology Transfer with NetFabric Holdings, Inc.; Transfer Includes License to Software for Intrusion Detection

  - 2006-08-16

  TAMPA, Fla. & DENVILLE, N.J. -- UTEK Corporation (AMEX:UTK) (LSE-AIM:UTK), a specialty finance company focused on technology transfer, and NetFabric Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:NFBH), a company that provides information technology services and solutions, is pleased to announce that NetFabric Holdings, Inc. has acquired Intrusion Detection Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary...

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• The University of Virginia also is announcing a "first" by naming William Harvey its vice president and chief officer for Diversity and Equity

  - 2006-01-01

  The University of Virginia also is announcing a "first" by naming William Harvey its vice president and chief officer for Diversity and Equity. UVA created the new post to signal how serious it is about its effort to attract and retain a more diverse student body. Harvey has served for...

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• Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education

  - 2005-07-01

  Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education Charles William G. Bowen, Martin A. Kurzweil, Eugene A. Tobin, University of Virginia, 2005; 472 pp; $27.95 William Bowen, former president of Princeton University (N.J.) follows his 1998 analysis of affirmative action, The Shape of the River, with this new title, co-authored...

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• A Brookings Briefing: Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education

  - 2005-04-13

  News Advisory: Socioeconomic class differences in higher education remain one of the most long-standing barriers to ensuring access and opportunity for all Americans. Panelists at this briefing will discuss this challenge and data put forth by authors William G. Bowen, Martin A. Kurzweil, and Eugene M. Tobin in their new...

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• Increasing diversity.(University of Virginia's cultural policy)(Brief Article)

  - 2004-12-01

  Increasing Diversity--The University of Virginia UVA plans to develop a new system of incident reporting that allows its community to report inappropriate behavior related to hate and bigotry and offer suggestions for addressing it, as part of its new diversity effort. The campus' Commission on Diversity...

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• University of Virginia panel recommends diversity officer, collaboration with HBCUs

  - 2004-10-21

  CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. A committee that was formed after racially tinged incidents at the University of Virginia recommended recently the creation of an officer for "diversity and equity" who would report to the president. The panel also recommended the development of an academic program on issues of equity and...

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• Priming the pump - University of Virginia School of Medicine program has historically Black institutions as recruitment partners - Recruitment & Retention

  - 1996-02-22

  UVa Program Involves HBCUs in Recruiting Minority Medical Students CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA -- An investment during the past 15 years to expose minority students to the rigors of medical school before classes actually begin has paid off in a big way for the University of Virginia School of Medicine...

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