(Commentary) I agree with several of the criticisms that members of the cryptocurrency community have aired concerning the amendment to 6050i, particularly those made by Abraham Sutherland, an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia School of Law and advisor to the Proof of Stake Alliance. Although the amendment has already passed, it probably deserves to be revisited.
(Commentary) Michael Nelson, who directs the Division of Asthma, Allergy, and Clinical Immunology at the University of Virginia, remarked that he personally had been deluged with emails ahead of the ad-com meeting. His “yes” vote was not the only one that bore a caveat: “I see this as an access and personal-choice and equity question,” he said, “and not a mandate for all in this age group.”
Why did the US Department of Justice drop the corruption case against Redflex Traffic Systems, despite a company executive’s admission that he bribed politicians in more than a dozen states? A University of Virginia law school librarian and a Duke University law professor have filed a freedom of information act lawsuit that might point toward an answer. The case was assigned to US District Judge Reggie B. Walton on Monday. The law librarian, Jonathan Ashley, and the professor, Brandon L. Garrett, are going after the text of several non-prosecution deals, including the one that the DOJ entered ...
Taylor holds a master’s degree in educational leadership and a doctorate in education policy studies from the University of Virginia’s School of Education & Human Development and also holds a master’s degree in business administration from the College of William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business. Taylor has been an adjunct professor of educational leadership at the University of Virginia for the past 11 years.
The controversies and lack of releases reflect a “widespread tightening” of the China film market and Chinese media by the government, according to Aynne Kokas, a media studies professor at the University of Virginia and the author of the book “Hollywood Made in China.” She predicted fewer Hollywood films would be released in China in the future, and those that are approved will face stricter regulations.
Dr. William A. Petri, an immunologist at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, answers this week’s reader questions on COVID-19. Dr. Petri will keep dishing on COVID-19 and answering your questions each week in The Daily Progress for as long as you have questions.
For J.J. Davis, who served as director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Minner administration, it was Minner’s insistence that family mattered more than anything that made a lasting impression. “Family came first. So literally in the middle of a budget negotiation, my son, who had a peanut allergy, had a reaction and I had to go to the hospital. She never blinked an eye: ‘family first always,’” Davis recalled. “She lived her life that way, and she modeled it for all of us who worked with her.” Davis, who is now executive vice president and chief operating officer at the University...
(By Thomas S. Bateman, professor emeritus of organizational behavior) Humans do not capitalize nearly enough on our most significant evolutionary advantage: a unique ability to take forward-looking actions that influence the future for the better. Exhibit A: Climate change is here, and things are changing quickly for the worse. However, even as dangerous and costly weather events grow more frequent and severe, we still don’t do what we need to do.
The Fall Dance Concert of the Dance Program of the Department of Drama at the University of Virginia will be presented at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Ruth Caplin Theatre. This semester’s guest artists are Maggie Small and Emily Wright.
“MADRIGALIA: New & Selected Poems,” by [UVA creative writing professor] Lisa Russ Spaar. The poems that make up the first third of Spaar’s career overview are cast as madrigals: brief odes to everything from spring onions to 1970s New Jersey, with surprising notes of eros.
This is the first week of UVA Health’s rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11. On Wednesday, UVA’s Northridge Pediatrics was a busy spot for kids ready to get their shot, with children and families coming in every few minutes.
A new study by the scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine revealed how UTX gene mutation boosts cancer risk. The discovery could pave the way towards better ways to battle and prevent cancer.
The director of The Memory Project at the University of Virginia is sharing why it is important to create democratic public programming. The Memory Project was created after the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017. The project documents people’s experiences and weaves them into a larger initiative. On Wednesday, Director Jalane Schmidt talked about her personal experiences in activism in and around Charlottesville and her research in Cuba.
Technology that was used to scan U-Hall before it was demolished is now being used on a Rosenwald school to help preserve it. The Pine Grove School, located in Cumberland, was built in 1917 during the spread of such schools across the South based on a vision of Booker T. Washington of the Tuskegee Institute and Julius Rosenwald, a philanthropist. Students from the University of Virginia School of Architecture are conducting laser scans of the inside and outside of the historic building.
(Video) UVA Center for Civil War History director Caroline Janney examined military and political uncertainty in the weeks following the end of the Civil War.
The University of Virginia Licensing and Ventures Group has recognized a doctor at the University as its Innovator of the Year, a prestigious award given to researchers who developed a breakthrough idea. Dr. Amy Mathers developed a type of COVID-19 test and prevented outbreaks on Grounds by using a smelly solution.
The UVA Police Department is finding new ways to protect the community. The upcoming Community Cares Event is one of the first steps. “We talked about community and it’s not just in the realm of public safety or law enforcement, but trying to fulfill what other needs are that are out there to be to serve the community,” Sgt. Ben Rexrode said. The department already holds tutoring sessions with Greer Elementary School, but some officers wanted to take another step to continue to reach out. This time, they chose to focus on personal care items.
People working at the University of Virginia now have more time to get their COVID-19 shot. The University moved the deadline from Dec. 8 to Jan. 4. This new deadline aligns with one set by President Joe Biden’s administration.
(Commentary by Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA’s Center for Politics) The election results from last week reconfirmed a basic reality about American politics: For either party, holding the White House comes with significant power, but in off-year elections, it is often a burden. Unfortunately for Democrats, political gravity is also likely to act against them in 2022 – and they face real limits on what they can do about it.
Tangier is mostly white and working class, and its economy since the 1880s has centered on fishing, crabbing and oystering, said Jonna Yarrington, a UVA anthropologist who lived on the island for about a year, wrote a dissertation about Tangier and is working on a book about it. In recent decades, job opportunities have declined and the population has dwindled, Yarrington said.