CommentKudzu. A pollution problem
University of Virginia researcher Manuel Lerdau and State University of New York scientist Jonathan Hickman believe that kudzu is emitting sizable amounts of ground-level ozone - potentially increasing smog, aggravating respiratory ailments and quickening the pace of global climate change.
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Glocal Thanksgiving
U.Va. students and faculty members took part in a “glocal” Thanksgiving, in which participants sought to cook with only local ingredients and food from elsewhere that was obtained through ethical means, such as fair trade.
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Obama rally draws 4,250
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama drew more than 4,250 people to an outdoor rally and fundraiser Monday night at the Charlottesville Pavilion, surpassing a fundraiser that Hillary Clinton staged Sept. 23 several blocks away by more than 3,000 paid attendees.
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Laytons’ “Last Chance”
Last Chance is William Layton’s chance to make it big in Virginia gourd-growing circles. Outstanding in its field, the pumpkin has a 159-inch circumference and weighs about 1,100 pounds.
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The stinging reality of tattoo removal
Once a month, the lasers - in the hands of skin cancer specialist Dr. Vandana Nanda - are turned on tattoos. Neither are the treatments painless. The laser burns as it pierces the skin and injures it much like an abrasion. The skin scabs and the procedure often proves painful.
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The UVa Chinese Corner
A growing number of UVa students are enrolling in Chinese language courses.
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Tommy Jr.
A Crozet-based robotics group has designed a high-tech, low-cost unmanned car to compete in a desert challenge for a $2 million prize from the Department of Defense’s research and development arm.
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