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University of Virginia stories: 6 news summaries

 Biased? 
 Harvard 
 Wants to Know 

Web test tries to suss out implicit prejudice via picture exercise

Nov 1, 09 5:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Do you have a subconscious love of gays—or hatred of white people? There's an app for that. Actually, it's a website that's part of a study by Harvard, the University of Virginia, and the University of Washington . “Project Implicit” gathers personal information, then puts you through a... More »

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Internet • Malcolm Gladwell • racism • University of Washington • website • University of Virginia • bias • scientific study • Harvard University • prejudice

Aide's Plea in Hate Crime Undercuts Tancredo

Speechwriter used racial slur, karate chop

Jun 2, 09 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - An aide to Tom Tancredo has pleaded guilty to a hate crime, compromising the former congressman's credibility as he helps lead the opposition to Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court, the Washington Independent reports. Marcus Epstein, executive director of the onetime Republican presidential candidate's PAC, copped to using a... More »

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immigration • hate crime • racism • law school • Tom Tancredo • University of Virginia • assault • Sonia Sotomayor • Marcus Epstein • karate chop • Team America PAC

 Fall Enrollment 
 Defies Economy 

Freshman commitments hold steady, but at a cost of increased financial aid

May 11, 09 1:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite the recession, colleges aren't seeing the dip in freshman commitments they anticipated, reports the New York Times. The percentage of accepted students who have confirmed their enrollment at places like Yale, Harvard, and the University of Virginia and Wisconsin is about the same as last year. But it hasn't... More »

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Yale University • college admissions • college • recession • University of Virginia • financial aid • college student • Harvard University • Jay-ZTV

 Norovirus Sweeps Campuses 

Hundreds of students made ill for days

Oct 7, 08 2:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Noroviruses are sweeping US colleges, delivering severe cases of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The same crowded conditions which allow noroviruses to thrive on cruise ships give them free rein on campus, reports Inside Higher Ed. There have been recent outbreaks at Georgetown University, the University of Southern California and colleges... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Facebook • University of Southern California • Georgetown University • University of Virginia • colleges and universities • norovirus • Colgate University • Oregon State University • University of Connecticut • American College Health Association

Best Undergrad Biz Schools

Wharton keeps the top spot for undergraduate business education

Mar 1, 08 6:10 PM CST
(Newser) - The financial world may be on its ear, but undergraduate business schools are booming as increasing numbers of quality high school grads drive up standards and B-school grads command more on the employment market. Here are the 10 best, as ranked by Business Week:
  1. Pennsylvania (Wharton): Can be too
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MIT • University of Texas • UC Berkeley • business school • Notre Dame • NYU • Emory University • University of Virginia • University of Michigan • Indiana University • Wharton School of Business • Ross School of Business • BYU

Top 10 US Business Schools

Step it up a notch (and raise your profile) at these elite centers of learning.

Aug 19, 07 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forbes ranked these business schools not only on their prestige but for their return on investment.
  1. Dartmouth (Tuck)
  2. Stanford
  3. Harvard
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Columbia University • Yale University • college rankings • Stanford University • University of Chicago • list • business school • Dartmouth • University of Virginia • Harvard • Northwestern University

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