Thomas Nachbar, law professor

Bob Gibson, executive director, Sorenson Institute for Political Leadership

J. Owen Hendley, professor of pediatrics

It’s not every day you hear about research projects designed to glean more insight about the trauma to the human body dealt by vehicle crashes and football tackles simultaneously.

Toyota's Collaborative Safety Research Center is expanding to the University of Virginia, University of Iowa and George Washington University, according to Automotive News.

Toyota's Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) has announced four new research projects plus three new research partnerships focused to advance innovative vehicle safety technologies across the industry. UVA is part of the research.

Wednesday marks the 70th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the United States entry into World War II. A group on Grounds wanted people to know that we still have things to learn from that event when it comes to national security.

Researchers from the University of Virginia’s National Marriage Project recently studied the role of generosity in the marriages of 2,870 men and women.

Must parenthood make your marriage miserable? Contemporary depictions in the press and popular culture might make you think so. Article by W. Bradford Wilcox, director, National Marriage Project

Meet Jonathan Haidt, a professor of social psychology at the University of Virginia who studies morality and emotion. If social psychology was a sport, Haidt would be a Phil Mickelson or Rodger Federer – likable, fun to watch and one of the best.

Rob Bell Earned bachelor's and law degrees from the University Bell makes bid for AG official Charlottesville Daily Progress / Dec. 6 Thomas Farrell II Former rector of the University, newly named to chair the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Dominion CEO to Chair CW Foundation Williamsburg Yorktown Daily / Dec. 7 Henry Q. “HQ” Thompson Curry School graduate and "two-time Emmy Award winner, master keyboardist, producer, songwriter, composer, educator, author, playwright, international performer and attorney" Madison Heights native's creativity spans genres New Era Prog...

Bob Gibson Executive director of U.Va.'s Sorenson Institute for Political Leadership Allen, Kaine participate in first debate of U.S. Senate race Washington Post / Dec. 6 Thomas Hafemeister Associate professor of law For elderly, stigma of domestic violence keeps it hidden Chicago Tribune / Dec. 6 John Harrison Law professor No, Obama can't grant 'amnesty' by pardoning illegal immigrants Washington Post "WonkBlog" / Dec. 6 Kyle Kondik Political analyst at U.Va.'s Center for Politics Analyst: Democrats could pick up 5-6 congressional seats in California KPCC Public Radio (Pasaden...

Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center (announced four new research projects and three research partnerships aimed at advancing the development of vehicle safety technologies across the automotive industry. The new research projects will continue development of advanced crash modeling technologies and protection for vulnerable occupants, particularly seniors. The projects will be undertaken in partnership with Virginia Tech, George Washington University, the University of Iowa and the University of Virginia. (U.Va. will evaluate the injury prediction capability of Toyota’s a...

The University of Virginia put the spotlight on local food with a summit on food security. Participants shared innovative ideas on everything from bringing local produce into school systems to distributing products across the state.

Two measures that would have required campus police departments to notify outside law enforcement and the local commonwealth's attorney when a death or rape is reported failed in votes taken Tuesday by the Virginia State Crime Commission. However, the commission supported a requirement that mutual aid agreements be established between local law enforcement and campus police in investigating such crimes.

Spotlights a proposal by William Lucy, professor of urban and environmental planning, to stimulate job creation by urging corporate America to take 10 percent of its reserve cash and invest it in "research and development jobs, equipment upgrades, tackling deferred building maintenance and replacement, internship and trainee programs, energy conservation gains, decentralized energy generation, and on-site water retention."

Despite dire warnings that a cancer is eating away America's transportation networks, there is little urgency among the American people or political will in tight times on Capitol Hill to address the issue. Faced with that grim assessment, an elite group of transportation experts that gathered in Washington last week did not pause to ponder the calamity they foresee if the public fails to grasp the need. Led by five former secretaries of transportation, the group gathered at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center offices in Washington for two days of discussion on how to educate and ...

Fray Marshall Double 'Hoo with undergraduate and medical degrees from U.Va. Dr. Fray Marshall: Prominent doctor inspired others Atlanta Journal-Constitution / Dec. 5

Kevin A. Ohlson 1985 graduate of the School of Law; currently chief of the U.S. Department of Justice's Professional Misconduct Review Unit Holder Aide May Go From the Heat of DOJ to a Quiet Military Court Main Justice / Dec. 5

Anne Beattie English professor Book review: Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines a Life C-Ville Weekly / Dec. 6 Carolyn Callahan Curry School of Education professor Rockwood School District evaluating gifted education programs St. Louis Post-Dispatch / Dec. 6 John Casey English professor Vonnegut biographer's labor of love Charlottesville Daily Progress / Dec. 4 J. Owen Hendley Professor of pediatrics Keeping Cold and Flu Germs Out Wall Street Journal / Dec. 6 Kyle Kondik Political analyst at U.Va.'s Center for Politics Virginia's George Allen faces revolt from Tea Party voters Washington Exam...