My column yesterday plucked out one thread from the National Marriage Project’s depressing new report, “The Retreat from Marriage in Middle America,” and looked at the ways in which its findings complicate some of our stereotypes about the American culture war — in particular, the widespread understanding (one that I’ve perpetuated in my own writings) that less-educated Americans tend to be more religious and socially conservative than well-educated Americans.

The University of Virginia has shared publicly for the first time its preference for how to resolve the contentious battle over a long-term water plan and thus address the school’s needs and those of Charlottesville and the urban areas of Albemarle County.

The University of Virginia would look to hire about 90 more faculty members if it goes forward with a four- to five-year year enrollment growth expansion plan, a university official said Tuesday. Leonard W. Sandridge, UVa’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, said the additional faculty would decrease the student-faculty ratio from the current figure, roughly 18:1, to 16:1.

The University of Virginia Medical Center needs a new location for its helipad. The University is looking to construct a new building in the area where Pegasus lands now.

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The Scoliosis Research Society's morbidity and mortality database is valid for the study of spinal disorders based on its reported major complication rates for three common spine procedures, according to U.Va. research published in the Nov. 15 issue of Spine.

Marriage in middle America is in big trouble, according to new research. The report “When Marriage Disappears: The Retreat from Marriage in Middle America,” out today from the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, explores the so-called “marriage gap” occurring today between highly- and moderately-educated Americans.

The University of Virginia unveiled its new approach to dealing with weather related emergencies. This comes after some tough lessons were learned by last year's deluge of snow.

On Monday, the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs brought together a group of national leaders to investigate the problems that face higher education.

The amount of education a person has plays a big role when it comes to deciding whether to make a long-term commitment to that special someone or to have a child outside of marriage, a new U.Va. report says.

On Monday, the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs brought together a group of national leaders to investigate the problems that face higher education.

The University of Virginia and the College of William and Mary rank one and two in the nation among public research universities for their graduation rates, according to an analysis of new federal data through 2008 by Education Week.

Virginia Continuing Legal Education and the University of Virginia School of Law will present the 30th Annual National Trial Advocacy College on Saturday through Thursday, January 8-13, at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Robert Rucker, first black person to serve on Indiana Supreme Court, U.Va. law grad Courthouse renamed for Ind. Supreme Court justice Chicago Tribune / Dec. 4 Robin Mae Schick's Peace Corps service in Guatemala is all behind her now. The 24-year-old architecture graduate of the University of Virginia is back home in Colonial Beach. Two years of work goes up in smoke for Peace Corps volunteer from Colonial Beach Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star / Dec. 6 Hope Harris, actor Hope comes to town The Daily Progress / Dec. 3

Dr. Lillian Mezey (Psychiatrist at Region 10) and Lenny Carter (Psychologist at UVA Student Health Services) WNRN Wake-Up Call: Depression WMRN / Dec. 5 Brian Balogh, Miller Center. The History and Power of Corporations WMRA / Dec. 2

A new study by the National Marriage Project [at U.Va.] finds 44 percent of those with high school diplomas but no college degrees now have children without being married.

This week, the National Marriage Project [at U.Va.] is releasing a study charting the decline of the two-parent family among what it calls the “moderately educated middle” — the 58 percent of Americans with high school diplomas and often some college education, but no four-year degree.

Loudoun County residents fear that local social services are tainted by fraud and abuse, but 75 percent still believe the county should continue to fund those programs, a new survey done by U.Va.’s Center for Survey Research showed.

Sunday, dozens of state governors, lawmakers, and educators from across the country were in Charlottesville for a two-day summit to improve higher education.

The University of Virginia is hosting a symposium to discuss the challenges and possibilities of improving health for rural people across the globe. The "Rural Global Health Symposium" is on Dec. 8.