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Monday
April 12, 2004

Attic Contents Offer a Glimpse Into the Past Life of a World War I Nurse

LETTERS TO AND FROM France, a diary, a victory medal, a U.Va. pin, a nursing cap, a winter scarf — just a handful of over 100 artifacts depicting the life of a World War I nurse. Arlene Keeling (far left), director of U.Va.’s Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry, and Jennifer Casavant, a Ph.D. student in the nursing school, were on a hunt for the collection of the late Camilla Louise Wills, a U.Va. Nursing School graduate who had served in France during the war. One day last September, they found the treasure, tucked away in a dark attic corner in the home of Wills’ niece. Full story.

U.Va. News Services

Proteins in the human body are essential in the growth and repair of tissue. Before now, little has been known about the proteins embedded in lipid membranes of cells, but scientists at U.Va.’s Health System have come up with a process for extracting and stabilizing the proteins long enough to be studied for structure and stability. Full story.

U.Va. Health System

The Virginia Quarterly Review, one of the oldest literary journals in the country, is transforming itself. VQR has seen numerous changes under the direction of new editor Ted Genoways, including a new look, expanded content and a totally redesigned Web site. Full story.

U.Va. News Services

Emil Frankel, assistant secretary for transportation policy in the Department of Transportation, will speak tomorrow at 3:45 p.m. in the Rotunda as part of U.Va.’s Center for Transportation Studies Spring Distinguished Speakers Series. A reception will precede the talk at 3 p.m. Full story.

U.Va. News Services

CORRECTIONS:
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ALSO IN THE NEWS TODAY:
• U.Va.’s Student Health Insurance Plan to See Cost Increase
• State of the University Address Set for April 14
• Jefferson Scholarship Winners Announced; 39 of U.Va.’s Top Incoming Students Tapped
• U.S. News & World Report Releases Rankings: U.Va.’s Graduate Programs Hold Steady

Minimalist Gardens
3 p.m., Old Cabell Hall Auditorium • Speaker: Peter Walker, landscape architect and winner of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture • Free and open to the public.

McIntire Exchange
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Globalization:
Not for the Faint of Heart
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The Executive Edge

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