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A veterinary anesthesiologist and associate professor at the veterinary college at Virginia Tech was recently charged with stealing oxymorphone--a synthetic morphine used as a sedative before surgeries and as a pain killer afterward--from the school’s teaching hospital. Although it is unclear how long the theft has been occurring at the Virginia Tech facility or how the drug was being used, university officials said that employees at medical and veterinary schools across the country have been known to take the drug for personal use.
UMass to limit use of race
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst recently adopted a plan limiting the use of race in admissions. Under the new plan, the school would continue to admit top students based on high school grades and SAT scores. A 10-point system would be utilized to evaluate students with lower grades and test scores, with 7.5 points coming from grades. Factors such as in-state residency, personal achievements and activities, and diversity could earn applicants up to 2.5 points. The diversity factor, which would include income and race, would count for 1 point. University officials said implementing a new admission policy was necessary to avoid lawsuits like those challenging admissions policies in Texas and Michigan. The new plan gives less weight to SAT scores than did the previous policy.
--Matthew Winston
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