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The Evolution of Nursing Education 6/3/06 - The School of Nursing has begun a new style of teaching tomorrow's nurses called the Clinical Nurse Leader program. On Saturday June 3rd, Assistant Professor Kathryn Reid described the details of the program for gathered alumni during a panel session which included the first cohort of students going through the new program. |
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Evaluating Quality and Value in Healthcare: What Consumers Need To Know6/3/06 - How do you know for sure if you're getting the best possible health care? What do you need to make an informed choice? That's the topic discussed during a panel discussion held on Saturday, June 3. The panel is introduced by Tim Garson, Dean of the U.Va Medical School, and includes: Delos Cosgrove, CEO of the Cleveland Clinic and a U.Va alumnus; Ed Howell, chief administrative officer of the U. Va Medical Center; Elizabeth Teisberg, associate professor of business administration at the Darden School of Business; and William Knaus, the chair of the Department of Health Evaluation Sciences. |
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Clocks: Why I Paid $4,000 for a Clock that Doesn't Even Tell Time?6/3/06 - Throughout modern history, clockmakers have used pendulum, springs, quartz, and molecules in the quest to find a perfect time-keeper. William Kenan Chemistry Professor Brooks Pate explained the principles behind clocks to alumni on June 3rd, 2006. |
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Primordial Sound: Eavesdropping on the Big Bang 6/3/06 - U.Va Astronomy Professor Mark Whittle explains to alumni how Big Bang Acoustics is one of the biggest developments in modern cosmology. |
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Honoring Jefferson's Vision: U.Va's Contributions to Homeland Security 6/3/06 - Since September 11th, the country's security has been at stake. One organization dedicated to preserving the nation's safety is the Critical Incident Analysis Group at the University of Virginia. On June 3rd, Former Kuwaiti Ambassador Nathaniel Howell spoke with alumni about CIAG and other U.Va contributions to homeland security. |
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Rebuilding New Orleans and the Challenge of Affordable Housing 6/3/06 - It has now been a year since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast of the United States, rendering vast swaths of land uninhabitable. But, U.Va architecture professor William Morrish says there's hope for the city of New Orleans, which is being rebuilt. He updated alumni in June about the progress to date. |
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Hurricanes - Links to Climate Changes 6/3/06 - Hurricane intensity is linked to climate changes. That's according to Jose Fuentes, associate professor of Environmental Sciences at U.Va. On Saturday June 3rd, he presented his case to alumni in a seminar which also traced how hurricanes form, particularly those that strikes the eastern United States. |
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Diversity at the University 6/3/06 - William Harvey has been on the job for a year now as the University's Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity. Harvey is the first person to hold the post. On Saturday, June 3rd, he briefed alumni on his work so far. |
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