http://oscar.virginia.edu/researchnewsResearch at U.Va.Ingeniux Content Management System v6.0en-usDaniel Foltz, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular genetics, received a FEST Distinguished Young Investigator Grant for an in-depth study of the centromere—a locus of control that appears on each chromosome and that helps to regulate cell division and chromosome segregation.http://oscar.virginia.edu/researchnews/x16012.xmlTue, 1 Sep 2009 05:00:00 UTCThe University of Virginia Foundation has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council for its newest building, Town Center Three, located in the U.Va. Research Park.http://oscar.virginia.edu/researchnews/x16017.xmlTue, 1 Sep 2009 05:00:00 UTCScientists at the University of Virginia have identified a gene in cowpea that confers resistance to witchweed attack. This discovery will help researchers better understand how some plants can resist Striga, while others, such as corn and sorghum, are susceptible.http://oscar.virginia.edu/researchnews/x16016.xmlTue, 1 Sep 2009 05:00:00 UTC