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March 10-13, 2006
WHAT
MAKES A person a lover or a fighter?
Maybe it’s
all in our genes. Across human cultures
and in most mammals, males are usually
the
aggressors and females take on the nurturing
role. But can more than male hormones,
like testosterone, be blamed for male behavior
such as aggression? According to new research
on mice by neuroscientists at the University
of Virginia Health System, such social
behavior does have a genetic basis. “The
differences in sex chromosomes, XX versus
XY, are also responsible for differences
in adult behavior,” said Emilie Rissman
(left), a professor of biochemistry and
molecular genetics at U.Va. Full
story.
U.Va.
Health System
Former
United States vice-presidential nominee
Geraldine Ferraro will be the keynote speaker
for the 2006 National Symposium on Women
and Politics on March 15 at 7 p.m. in Newcomb
Hall Ballroom. Her talk is free and open
to the public. Ferraro’s
talk, co-sponsored by the University of
Virginia’s Center for Politics and
Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics,
is part of the center’s National
Symposium on Women and Politics, a yearlong
series of national events exploring how
women are changing American politics, both
as politicians and as political insiders. Full
story.
Inside
UVA
University
Hall is quiet this weekend, one week after
hosting its last regular-season basketball
game. But for 40 years, U-Hall served as
home court to scores of happenings: great
teams, dazzling players, thrilling victories,
agonizing defeats — and a run-in with
the local fire marshal. Now, the era of U-Hall
comes to an end with the impending opening
of its replacement — the University
of Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena. Full
story.
Guardian
of the Flame, Art of Sri Lanka On
exhibit through March 19, U.Va. Art Museum • Tues.-Sun.,
1-5 p.m. •Information:
924-6321.
University
of Virginia magazine (formerly
the
University of Virginia
Alumni News) Debuts New Look, New Web site.
Alumni Association’s quarterly magazine keeps graduates connected
to the University.
