Contrary to those who argue that Sanders creates fissures in Democratic ranks, UVA politics professor Larry Sabato argued that such divisions are unlikely to occur.

In early 2016, Kyle Kondik, an Ohio-born political analyst at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics and the managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball, a closely read newsletter on national politics, published a book called “The Bellwether: Why Ohio Picks the President.” It was a dead-on, 100% correct examination of the many social, historical, demographic and ideological reasons why Ohio had been a bellwether state in presidential elections for such a long time.

Kyle Dargan is the author of “Anagnorisis” (TriQuarterly/Northwestern UP). Four previous poetry collections were published by the University of Georgia Press. Kyle has received the Cave Canem Poetry Prize and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. His books have also been finalists for the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award and the Eric Hoffer Awards Grand Prize. He is currently an associate professor of literature and assistant director of creative writing at American University. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and Indiana University.

The wording of the statute does not appear to offer discretion to the commissioner of the IRS to refuse Neal’s request. However, the situation amounts to “uncharted territory” given that there has not previously been an occasion where a request for tax returns under the little-used statute has been refused, according to George K. Yin, a UVA law professor who has testified on the topic before the Ways and Means Committee.

Accidental suffocation is a leading cause of injury deaths in U.S. infants and common scenarios involve blankets, bed-sharing with parents and other unsafe sleep practices, an analysis of government data found. These deaths "are entirely preventable. That's the most important point," said Dr. Fern Hauck, a co-author and University of Virginia expert in infant deaths.

Bill Ruddiman, an environmental scientist at the University of Virginia, believes the Anthropocene began thousands of years ago, when humans first cleared land for agriculture. This, he argues, reduced the extent of ice cover globally by increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, thereby warming the planet.

“Between 2010 and 2040, we predict the nation’s 65-plus population will grow by roughly 90 percent,” Hamilton Lombard, a UVA demographics researcher, said. “In some areas of the country, most of the population growth will come from retirees.”

If Murphy decides to appoint a black woman, the list of candidates might include Norrinda Hayat, 41, is a Rutgers-Newark law professor and director of the Civil Justice Clinic.  She is a former trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, during the administration of President Barack Obama.  Graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Virginia Law School. 

The University of Virginia is reversing course on a planned increase in in-state tuition for undergraduates. The University’s Board of Visitors said Friday that it would roll back the previously approved 2.9% increase for 2019-20 and hold base tuition for all in-state undergraduate students at the 2018-19 level for another year.