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New Pacemaker Makes National Debut at Health System

doctors perform surgeryPATIENTS WHO SUFFER from heart conditions known as atrial fibrillation and cardiomyopathy can breath a little easier, thanks to a new pacemaker approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Atrial fibrillation causes the top chambers of the heart, the atria, to quiver at a high rate; cardiomyopathy causes an enlarged heart that doesn’t work efficiently. Cardiologists in U.Va.’s Atrial Fibrillation Center were the first in the United States to perform an implant of this latest biventricular device. Full story.

U.Va. Health System

 
 
Web Site Offers Updates on the Political Forecast of the Presidential Race

Interested in knowing which way the political breeze is blowing? Visit Larry J. Sabato’s Crystal Ball Web site, a comprehensive, innovative election guide featuring hard-hitting, “tell it like it is” analysis of races across the country. Sabato, director of U.Va.’s Center for Politics, draws on over 30 years of experience as a professor, author and political analyst in monitoring national elections to create one of the most informative and engaging election Web sites available.

Center for Politics
   
U.Va. Faculty Opinions Now Available Online

Faculty OpinionsAre you a U.Va. faculty member who has a worthwhile opinion piece that you would like to bring to the attention of the public, including journalists and local, state and federal policymakers? U.Va. News Services has launched a Faculty Opinions Web page for online publication of op-ed-style opinion essays by current and former U.Va. faculty and administrators. There are no restrictions on topics (within the bounds of good taste and legality) though the goal of the page is to promote U.Va.’s academic expertise. Full story.

U.Va. News Services
 
 
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT:
Correction/Alumni News — May 18, 2004

Correction/AP —
May 14, 2004
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ALSO IN THE NEWS TODAY:
Library Unveils New Special Collections Facility
Despite Lagging State Funding, U.Va. Ranks Among Nation's Best
Terry Holland Has Been at Center of Athletic Success for Three Decades
U.Va. Lures Internationally Known British Doctor to Head Psychiatric Medicine

 
Web Calendar   Question and Answer Session With Vanessa Kerry
11 a.m., Newcomb Hall Ballroom • Speaker: Vanessa Kerry, daughter of presidential candidate John Kerry • Part of the the U.Va. Center for Politics’ National Symposium on Youth Civic Engagement • Free and open to the public.
     
 

Teaching Resource Center Offers Insight
Publication explores the first-year experience from three perspectives.

Introduction

Student

Parent

Instructor

In the Undergraduate Mind: The First-Year Experience from Three Perspectives
     
 
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Football:
Lundy Named to 2004 Doak Walker Award Watch List

Men’s Golf:
Bowen Sargent Named Men's Golf Coach

Men’s Soccer:
Virginia Ranked 11th in Soccer America's Preseason Top-25 Poll

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