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Photo
by Andrew Shurtleff
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| Arts
& Sciences graduate Joshua Abraham says hello to friends
amidst a sea of umbrellas as constant rain fell over the graduation
ceremony on May 18. |
Staff Report
On
a day soured by leaden clouds and chilling rain, members of the
University’s Class of 2003 hooted, hollered and hugged each
other to spread their own cheer over Final Exercises on May 18.
Thousands
of family members, friends and relatives huddled on the Lawn —
with many more watching from remote sites around Grounds —
to celebrate degrees earned by more than 5,600 graduates. Full
story.
Forging the path to regenerative
medicine
Symposium
kicks off institute
By Fariss Samarrai
Imagine
growing healthy new tissue to replace diseased or damaged parts
of your body.
Sound
futuristic?
Maybe,
but the science for such a scenario was being presented at the inaugural
symposium of U.Va.’s new Morphogenesis and Regenerative Medicine
Institute last week, which brought together some of the top researchers
in the field — including a Nobel laureate. The event was kick-started
by the announcement of a $3 million Ivy Foundation gift to endow
four new chairs at the institute. Full
story.
Ivy
Foundation helps endow four professorships
By Bill Sublette
With
a $3 million gift from the Charlottesville-based Ivy Foundation
and matching support from other sources, the University will establish
four new endowed professorships for its emerging programs in morphogenesis
and regenerative medicine.
The
gift was announced May 19 at the opening of an international symposium
hosted by the University’s new Morphogenesis and Regenerative
Medicine Institute. The institute’s work holds tremendous promise
for remedying birth defects, controlling cancers and healing wounds.
It may even lead to
the ability to produce replacement tissues and organs for transplantation.
The $3 million gift from the Ivy Foundation will create two professorships
in the Department of Pediatrics to attract faculty whose research
focuses on morphogenesis and regenerative medicine. Full
story.
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