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The Supreme Court Still Works, Says Ex-Justice Anthony Kennedy

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said Friday at a special event held at the University of Virginia School of Law that he has no regrets about retiring from the court when he did — and that despite recent contentiousness related to confirming new justices, the court and its time-honored processes still work.

“The public will see the system works,” Kennedy said. “Over time, over a very short time, you will see that the system has worked and these justices are working very well with their colleagues."

Business & Government

UVA Darden Ranked No. 1 MBA for Best Professors and Consulting

The Princeton Review recently named the University of Virginia Darden School of Business among the top MBA programs in a number of key categories, including the No. 1 ranking for best professors and the best MBA for consulting.

Business & Government

Meet Paul Hamaguchi, Darden Grad and Soy Sauce Magnate

Paul Hamaguchi’s family has been in the soy sauce business since 1616.

That’s more than 400 years – roughly double the age of the University of Virginia, which just turned 200. It’s far older than the United States, too. It’s even older than Isaac Newton’s discovery of gravity – Newton himself was not born until 1643 – and it’s just seven years younger than Galileo Galilei’s telescope, which offered its first glimpse of the galaxy in 1609.

Joe Harris’ Beard: The Inside Story

University of Virginia basketball fans know him as “Joey Hoops,” “Joey Buckets” or just plain ol’ Joe Harris.

But this season, thanks to a new beard he grew during the offseason, Harris’ NBA teammates have given him some new nicknames. “Joey Moses.” “Joseph of Nazarene.” “Sasquatch.”

UVA Achieves Its Highest NCAA Graduation Success Rate

University of Virginia student-athletes entering UVA between 2008 and 2011 posted the University’s highest graduation score since the NCAA began issuing its Graduation Success Rate report in 1998, according to data released Thursday.

Cavalier student-athletes covered during the current report graduated at a 92 percent rate, up two percentage points from last year’s report, which was the previous high for UVA athletics. The NCAA’s national average for this year’s reporting range is 88 percent.

University News

UVA Law Again Tops Nation in Princeton Review Rankings

The University of Virginia School of Law continues to rank No. 1 in “Best Quality of Life” and “Best Professors” in The Princeton Review’s annual law school rankings.

According to the recently released 2019 rankings, the Law School is also No. 2 in “Best Classroom Experience,” No. 4 in “Best Career Prospects” and No. 6 in “Toughest to Get Into.”

Research & Discovery

University Creates 20 Rotating Professorships for Democracy and Equity

The University of Virginia will create 20 new Research Professorships in Democracy and Equity to examine underlying causes that fueled the violent white supremacist demonstrations in Charlottesville and at UVA on Aug. 11 and 12, 2017.

The 20 professorships, awarded on a rotating basis to eligible faculty members for two- or three-year terms, will foster research and teaching innovation around various topics related to democracy and equity.

Research & Discovery

Husband-and-Wife Doctors Receive $1.8 Million to Test New Breast Cancer Approach

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a husband-and-wife team at the University of Virginia Cancer Center more than $1.8 million for their effort to improve radiation therapy and breast surgery for patients with early-stage breast cancer.

University News

Ryan Forms Search Committee to Hire Next VP for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

University of Virginia President Jim Ryan has established a committee to begin the search for UVA’s next vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion.

Research & Discovery

UVA Team Wins $7.6M Grant to Detect Computer Attacks as Soon as They Start

On May 12, 2017, the “WannaCry” cryptoworm made its first appearance. It exploited a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows operating system to break into computers, encrypt their data and post ransom notes.

University News

UVA Rockets Upward in Global Engagement Rankings

The University of Virginia moved up a dozen slots to 12^th in the nation for the total number of students studying abroad in credit-bearing activities, according to a new assessment by the Institute of International Education.

Award in Hand, Grad Student Heads to Nepal to Study 700-Year-Old Texts

Devin Zuckerman, a religious studies Ph.D. student at the University of Virginia, will investigate theories of vitality and animation in the writings of three seminal 14^th-century Tibetan Buddhist authors in Nepal, thanks to a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad fellowship.

Business & Government

President Ryan, UVA Celebrate Amazon Decision to Locate HQ in Virginia

University of Virginia leaders celebrated the announcement of Amazon’s decision to locate a major headquarters function in Virginia as a significant opportunity for UVA to increase its contribution to the state in multiple ways.

Student Experience

What’s Inside the Tent on Peabody Hall’s Lawn? Stop By and Find Out

Gabriela Corredor’s eyes welled with tears as she took visitors on a tour of a makeshift tent in the middle of the lawn in front of the University of Virginia’s Peabody Hall.

There, in the center of the structure, were two dirty mattresses. Sitting on top were torn towels, ripped clothing, shoes with no laces, an empty water jug and – most heartbreakingly – a pair of children’s stuffed animals.

Research & Discovery

Study: Frail Seniors Going Without Desperately Needed In-Home Health Care

There is a tremendous disparity between the need for home-based medical care and the number of frail seniors actually receiving it, a new study finds. In many rural areas, the problem is so great that the researchers label it “remarkable.”

Grad Student Recreates World of His Ancestors With Rare Book Collection

Samuel V. Lemley, a Ph.D. student in English at the University of Virginia, likes to think some of his Sicilian ancestors might’ve seen an unusual light streaking across the sky in early July nearly 200 years ago: the Great Comet of 1819.

Lemley doesn’t know that for sure, but from the genealogical history his grandfather gathered, he knows some of his relatives were living on the Mediterranean island at the time. (Sicily eventually became an autonomous region of Italy.)

Student’s ‘Art for the Heart’ Venture Provides Welcome Respite for the Homeless

When Emma Hitchcock heard her name called last spring at a local entrepreneurial pitch competition, she was momentarily shocked.

University News

ROTC Marching Vigil to Honor Veterans, Remember Missing and Captured Soldiers

Cadets and midshipmen from the University of Virginia’s ROTC units will hold a 24-hour vigil to remember American prisoners of war and those missing in action, starting Monday at 3:30 p.m. in the McIntire Amphitheater.

The vigil, in honor of Veterans Day on Sunday, will conclude Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. with a ceremony honoring veterans. Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Daniel M. Dick will be the keynote speaker at the event, which also will include a 21-gun salute.

Research & Discovery

Worth a Shot: Nursing Grad Student Works to Increase Vaccinations Among Refugees

It was time to take the Buddhist prayer flags down, and family nurse practitioner Maggie Spriggs mused as she carefully tucked the multicolored banner away.

“It’s a completely new world,” she said.

Research & Discovery

Simple Scoring System Could Help Patients Avoid Diabetes, Study Suggests

A simple scoring system can track the reduction in diabetes risk produced by lifestyle changes and medication in people with pre-diabetes, a new study has found. The findings suggest the potential that the tool could be a good way to motivate patients to stick with diet and exercise changes that could save them from developing full-blown diabetes.

The scoring system also may be useful for comparing the effectiveness of different diabetes