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University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professor Greg Fairchild is traveling in Cuba this week with over two dozen MBA students.

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Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists were awarded a grant from the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund, part of the Center for Innovative Technology, to engineer a viral therapy for a difficult-to-treat brain cancer.

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Locally advanced rectal cancer patients who receive preoperative radiation therapy with either irinotecan plus capecitabine or oxaliplatin plus capecitabine have a four-year overall survival rate of 85 percent and 75 percent, respectively, according to a study published in the January 1, 2015 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics (Red Journal), the official scientific journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

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The University of Virginia announced today that Scott C. Beardsley has been selected as the ninth dean of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

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A 2013 survey of radiation oncologists indicates that they would like more formal recommendations and guidance in order to improve the peer review process, according to a study published in the January-February 2015 issue of Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO), the clinical practice journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

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The University of Virginia Darden School of Business and Coursolve rung in the New Year with groundbreaking learning modules for use in digital internships.

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Virginia Tech researchers in the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials demonstrated that a vacuum-steam treatment is effective at destroying invasive snails in a pallet of imported tile.

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New research shows that mating pairs of the bird species known as great tits become more similar in their hormones over time. The results of this study will be presented at the annual conference of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology in West Palm Beach, Florida on January 7, 2015.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announced the addition of four new members to its Board of Directors, beginning their tenure in January 2015.

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Hands-on, innovative educational material is being developed to help blind students learn about evolution. The development of toolboxes for the blind will be presented at the annual conference of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology in West Palm Beach, Florida on January 6, 2015.

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New research shows rapid evolution has helped to make the venom of black widow spiders so toxic. The results of this study will be presented at the annual conference of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology in West Palm Beach, Florida on January 6, 2015.

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The use of flow-diverting stents to treat intracranial aneurysms appears safe and highly successful. Ischemic complications occur in brain territories supplied by the parent artery in which the stent is placed and in brain regions fed by small arterial branches whose ostia are covered by the stent. Most of these complications are asymptomatic.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announced significant growth in 2014, welcoming 36 additional medical groups representing approximately 9,000 physicians into membership. The association also continued to enjoy very strong retention with 94% of members renewing.

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New research shows that the circadian clock of arctic ground squirrels works differently during the cold of hibernation. The results of this study will be presented at the annual conference of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology in West Palm Beach, Florida on January 5, 2015.

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New research on bioluminescent ostracods shows how tiny crustaceans are helping scientists to understand evolution by sexual selection. The results of this study will be presented at the annual conference of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology in West Palm Beach, Florida on January 5, 2015.

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A team of scientists has sequenced whole genomes from 544 unrelated trees of the same species. An August 2014 study identified gene sequences from Populus trichocarpa, to understand how trees adapt to different climates.

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New research shows that being monogamous is an advantage for mantis shrimp, helping them to avoid predators. The results of this study will be presented at the annual conference of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology in West Palm Beach, Florida on January 4, 2015.

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New research shows that flashes of light from an unusual clam help it to fend off predators and perhaps to attract prey. The results of this study will be presented at the annual conference of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology in West Palm Beach, Florida on January 4, 2015.

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New research shows rapid evolution has helped to make the venom of black widow spiders so toxic. The results of this study will be presented at the annual conference of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology in West Palm Beach, Florida on January 4, 2015.

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Looking back at the science news released by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) in 2014, the staff scientists at NRAO selected what they believe are the top 10 stories based on both scientific impact and public interest.

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Researchers conducted a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial to compare a laparoscopic procedure with a mini-laparotomy for insertion of a peritoneal catheter during ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery. Although overall shunt failure rates did not differ substantially between patients in the two surgery groups, the authors identified a significant reduction in the rate of distal (abdominal) shunt failure in patients in whom laparoscopy was used. Using Laparoscopy For Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement

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U.Va. professor and administrator Rick Horwitz, will lead a new Cell Science Institute created by Microsoft founder Paul Allen.

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Astronomers using ALMA have discovered that modest black holes can shut down star formation by producing turbulence.

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X.J. Meng, University Distinguished Professor of Molecular Virology, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Meng is an inventor with 20 awarded and 17 pending U.S. patents, as well as 40 awarded foreign patents on vaccines and diagnostics.

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As a stand-alone strategy, dense urban development may reduce regional air pollution such as particulate matter (PM), but such development may also increase PM-related local health problems. In contrast, suburban or “sprawl” development slightly increases regional pollution but may decrease local health effects, risk researchers found.

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In a world in which organizations must constantly battle to save money and generate revenues, how can they target the best methods to free up resources and run more effectively?

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The University of Virginia Darden School of Business announced the appointments of faculty members to a research chair, existing permanent chair and the establishment of a new permanent chair.

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Informatics and innovations sessions at ACR 2015™ can help radiology professionals overcome information technology (IT) challenges and support enterprise imaging initiatives as medicine moves from volume to value-based care. Early bird registration and abstract submission deadlines are approaching for ACR 2015™, the all-new American College of Radiology (ACR) annual meeting, May 17–21, 2015, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC.

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The Alliance for Integrity in Medicare (AIM) — a broad coalition of medical specialty, laboratory, radiation oncology and medical imaging groups committed to ending the practice of inappropriate physician self-referral — strongly commends the letter sent by the AARP to Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) on December 11, 2014.

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A new study from UVA Cancer Center found that adding a measurement of breast density better predicts women's risk for breast cancer.

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VCU Massey Cancer Center physician-researcher Charles E. Geyer, Jr., M.D., was the National Protocol Officer for one component of a large national study involving two National Cancer Institute (NCI)-supported clinical trials that demonstrated that trastuzumab significantly improves the long-term survival of HER-2 positive breast cancer patients.

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An in-depth survey of the University of Virginia’s entrepreneurial alumni details their dramatic impact on the international, national and Virginia economies.

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The American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO’s) education credentials have been recognized and upgraded by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) from Accreditation to Accreditation with Commendation, approved at the ACCME’s December 2014 meeting.

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Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) may have detected the dusty hallmarks of an entire family of Pluto-size objects swarming around an adolescent version of our own Sun.

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Scientists from the US Environmental Protection Agency, Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, and Bruce Allen Consulting are being honored for publishing the best paper in Toxicological Sciences.

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The Child Mind Institute is proud to announce the most recent published work for the Consortium for Reproducibility and Reliability (CoRR), “An open science resource for establishing reliability and reproducibility in functional connectomics.”

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The University of Virginia Darden School of Business concluded its fall Leadership Speaker Series last month with a presentation from Dr. Ulrich Bez, Chair and former CEO of Aston Martin.

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The Society of Toxicology (SOT) — the world’s largest and preeminent association representing the field of toxicology — is honoring dozens of students, educators, and scientists from around the world today through the announcement of the 2015 SOT Awards that focus on education and diversity.

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The ability to control light in different scenarios has a variety of applications, such as creating all-optical computers that theoretically could be more efficient than electronic devices.

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University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professor Saras Sarasvathy, whose research has inspired a worldwide upsurge in entrepreneurial studies, spoke at an international conference to advance the entrepreneurial method.

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A recently published report in the Journal of Molecular Psychiatry supports the potential of focused ultrasound to treat certain patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

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The use of hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation (HF-WBI) for patients with early-stage breast cancer increased 17.4 percent from 2004 to 2011, and patients are more likely to receive HF-WBI compared to conventionally fractionated whole-breast irradiation (CF-WBI) when they are treated at an academic center or live ≥50 miles away from a cancer center, according to a study published in the December 1, 2014 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics (Red Journal), the official scientific journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

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The Society of Toxicology (SOT) — the world’s largest and preeminent association representing the field of toxicology — is recognizing the field’s top researchers and scientists today through the announcement of recipients of 2015 SOT Awards that honor individuals who are advancing the field of toxicology.

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The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) and a broad range of stakeholders today announced that they have formed the Better Medicare Alliance (BMA) dedicated to strengthening Medicare Advantage (MA) and demonstrating the program’s value to Congress, the executive branch, and Medicare beneficiaries.

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The Society of Toxicology (SOT) — the world’s largest and preeminent association representing the field of toxicology — is honoring three scientific leaders with 2015 SOT Awards and invitations to speak at the Society’s 54th Annual Meeting & ToxExpo.

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The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) received three 2014 MarCom Awards.

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The national Measure Up/Pressure Down® hypertension campaign recognized 43 medical groups across the nation for their blood pressure control and improvement rates on a virtual campaign anniversary event today. Awards were presented to participating groups and health systems in specific categories – best control rate, most improvement, and quickest improvement – as well as progress towards campaign goal of 80% hypertension control by 2016.

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The Virginia Summit on Science, Engineering, and Medicine will focus on challenges of collecting, storing, and interpreting massive amounts of data.

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Researchers reveal that a protein responsible for regulating the body's sleep cycle, or circadian rhythm, also protects the body from developing sporadic forms of cancers.

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Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new proposal to strengthen the Medicare Shared Savings Program for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). The proposed rule reflects input from program participants, experts, consumer groups, and the stakeholder community at large.