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New Agreement Guarantees Admission to Community College-Educated RNs
The University of Virginia’s School of Nursing has entered into a formal agreement with 21 of the Virginia Community College System’s member schools to guarantee admission to registered nurses interested in U.Va.’s RN to BSN program. The RN to BSN program offers a part-time, 21-month program for full-time working nurses who already possess a wealth of practical professional experience. Classes are held on Grounds once a week, with a clinical practicum in the second year that allows students to apply what they have learned to a clinical setting.

To learn more, visit http://news.virginia.edu/content/new-uva-school-nursing-agreement-guarantees-admission-community-college-educated-rns.

Center Recognized with Emmy
U.Va.’s Center for Politics’ latest documentary, “Out of Order,” has won an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for Best Topical Documentary. The 30-minute documentary analyzes political gridlock in Washington, D.C.

For more information and to preview the documentary, visit http://news.virginia.edu/content/center-politics-wins-emmy-award-out-order.

Hospital Earns National Award for Innovative Care
The National Association of Long Term Hospitals recognized U.Va.’s Transitional Care Hospital with its 2013 Goldberg Innovation Award. The national award is given annually for an innovative process or technology used in a long-term care hospital.

Devoted to patients who require long-term acute care, the Transitional Care Hospital provides an alternative to extended stays in the Health System’s intensive care units.

For more information, visit http://news.virginia.edu/content/transitional-care-hospital-earns-national-award-innovative-care.

Exhibit Tracks Career of Well Known Photographer
The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia will showcase “Ansel Adams: A Legacy,” through Oct. 13. The exhibition highlights Adams’ most recognized photographs of the 20th century, charting his development from his early works to his masterworks.

To learn more about the exhibit, visit http://news.virginia.edu/content/fralin-museum-art-uva-opens-ansel-adams-legacy-june-7-opengrounds-arts-events-accompany.

Free Access to Founding Fathers’ Papers Offered Online
“Founders Online,” a website that provides access to thousands of records from George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison was launched at a ceremony at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. on June 13. More than 175,000 documents are projected to be available through the site.

For more information, visit
http://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-press-launches-website-offering-free-access-founding-fathers-papers.

Mini-Med School Taking Applications Through August 12
The 19th Mini-Med School presented by the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine begins September 4 and runs through October 16, 2013. Classes are held every Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Claude Moore Medical Education Building. Topics include Anatomy, Diabetes, Hypertension, Medical Research, and more. Classes are free, there are no exams and community members, from high school students through seniors, are welcome.

For more information and to apply, visit http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/community-service/more/minimed/mini-medical-school-2011.html.

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