Since no definition will find universal acceptance, and given the state of the country’s water resources, University of Virginia water law expert Leon Szeptycki argues against limiting the act’s scope to seek middle ground. “We’ve already destroyed a lot of our wetlands,” he says. “A lot of our waters are increasingly polluted. There’s a lot of strain on water resources in the West because of drought driven by climate change. So I’m a little bit reluctant to suggest that somebody should pursue a middle ground that’s less protective than the Clean Water Act allows.”
(Podcast) On Dec. 1, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, one of the most anticipated cases on the court’s docket in recent years, on the question of whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional. Panelists discussing the case include Julia Mahoney, John S. Battle Professor of Law, and Richard Re, Joel B. Piassick Research Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law.
(Commentary by Nicholas Sargen, lecturer at the Darden School of Business) With President Biden reportedly reappointing Jerome Powell to a second term as Federal Reserve chair and make Lael Brainard as vice chair, he will have an opportunity to meet with them privately. So why am I suggesting Biden should do what no other U.S. president has done and indicate that he wants the Fed to raise rates in an election year?
UVA Health was giving out free COVID-19 tests on Monday night. If you missed it, there’s still another chance before the holiday weekend.
The intricate biological process known as autophagy plays a vital role in keeping our cells healthy and functioning by sweeping up and recycling bits of debris and invading microorganisms. Now, a team headed by Vojo Deretic, Ph.D., distinguished professor and director of The University of New Mexico’s Autophagy, Inflammation & Metabolism Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, has mapped out key details of how autophagy functions in mammals—including humans. The research team, which included scientists in Norway, Iceland and Finland, as well as at the University of Virginia and Universit...
The Bubonic Plague, also known as the “Black Death,” wiped out nearly half the population of 14th century Europe. That is the bad news. But the plague was also a major factor in the rise of economic and political freedom. In fact, a study by Daniel W. Gingerich and Jan P. Vogler of the University of Virginia found that the areas that were hardest hit by the Black Death became more democratic than areas with fewer casualties, an effect that was discernible centuries later.
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have helped to create a noninvasive way to remove diseased cells from the brain without a scalpel. According to a release, this method can remove faulty brain circuits, allowing doctors to treat various neurological diseases, such as epilepsy, without the need for conventional brain surgery.
MBAs are often lauded among the few graduate degrees to consistently pay off, with many Master of Business Administration graduates seeing starting salaries above $100,000. And top business schools, including Goizueta Business School at Georgia’s Emory University, University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, report job placement rates at 97% or higher 90 days after graduation for the class of 2021. These high job-placement rates follow projections reported by the Graduate Management Admission Council, which predicts 2021 MBA placement...
Some new hires at the University of Virginia Police Department suited up for their first day on the job Monday. The UVA Police Department says it hasn’t been fully staffed for more than a year. But now, it has four new officers and new incentives to recruit even more. “A $15,000, signing bonus for any certified officer,” Captain Bryant Hall with the UVA Police Department said. “They’ll receive $7,500 payment and upon completion of their training, they’ll get the other $7,500.″
The University of Virginia Police Department announced for the 10th year it has received certification in law enforcement from the National Law Enforcement Accreditation Agency. CALEA accreditation is a competitive award that signifies excellence in public safety and commitment to the community, according to a news release from UPD.
UVA alumnus Justin Anderson has been named to USA Basketball’s World Cup qualifying team. Anderson is one of 13 players named to the squad that will compete next week in Chihuahua, Mexico. The top three teams in the 16-team Americas Zone field will qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.
After a year of virtually no flu season, the illness is starting to pop up across the country ahead of its ordinary peak. January is typically when we are in the midst of a flu epidemic, according to UVA Health infectious disease specialist Dr. Bill Petri. While the transmission rate is still reasonably low in Virginia, there are signs pointing toward last year’s absence not repeating itself.
Reported mask use in Virginia has been falling over the last several weeks, worrying public health experts as the winter holidays approach. The data on masking comes from scientists at UVA’s Biocomplexity Institute and Carnegie Mellon’s Delphi Research Group, which has been tracking trends in pandemic-related behaviors and activities since March 2020.
Thomas Edward Thompson, Harry F. Byrd Jr. Professor Emeritus and past chair of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, died Nov. 16, 2021 at the Martha Jefferson House in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Anisa M. Zvonkovic, an academic leader with a distinguished record of promoting student success and impactful research and outreach, has been named dean of the University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences. Zvonkovic received her bachelor’s degrees in psychology and religious studies from the University of Virginia and earned both her master’s degree and Ph.D. in human development and family studies from the Pennsylvania State University.
The building was funded by 52-year-old Jaffray Woodriff – founder of Quantitative Investment Management – a $3 billion hedge fund that uses big data to make investments. After giving the University of Virginia $120 million for its new School of Data Science, Woodriff decided to build his giant business incubator – the CODE Building on the Downtown Mall in the city where he was born and went to school.
The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden’s choice to be the top federal law enforcement officer in Arizona. Gary M. Restaino was confirmed as the United States Attorney for Arizona on Friday. He has been a federal prosecutor in Arizona since 2003 and was previously the chief of the criminal division and the white collar crime section. He has also worked as a trial attorney for the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section. He is a 1996 graduate of the University of Virginia law school.
Members of the first Black fraternity on University of Virginia grounds honored its Founders’ Day on Friday by paying homage to the enslaved people who built the university. Omega Psi Phi brothers and others made their way from The Lawn at UVA to the newly-constructed Memorial to Enslaved Laborers in a silent march. There, song and prayer filled the cold November air as the fraternity celebrated Founders’ Day 110 years after its founding, and nearly five decades since a chapter was formed at the University of Virginia.
Darden students at the University of Virginia gathered for a good cause Saturday afternoon. The Darden Military Association held a clothing collection for Afghan families. The students who hosted it are veterans in the business school and say they felt close ties to the refugees in need right now. They gathered clothing, shoes and toys for families who are settling into Charlottesville, at The Park on North Grounds.
More than a hundred people gathered at the University of Virginia on Saturday to protest the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict. They started from the UVA Police Department, then marched along the Corner while chanting before stopping and giving speeches.