There is a long legacy of anti-Asian racism in the U.S. that is often intertwined with misogyny, experts said. One of the earliest acts of anti-Asian sentiment was the 1871 Chinese massacre in Los Angeles that killed 19 Chinese immigrants, said Sylvia Chong, associate professor of American studies at the University of Virginia. The Page Act of 1875 denied Chinese women entry into the U.S. due to “lewd and immoral purposes” because “they were seen as a sort of a threat to immigration, but also, they were characterized as not being virtuous,” said Shilpa Davé, associate dean and assistant profes...
The irony, of course, is that it’s difficult for voters to push back against antidemocratic actions because Republicans have built-in advantages in so many legislatures. Minority rule “helps them maintain their hold on power, even as majorities oppose their policy position,” Jefferson said. But even if legislators were not insulated from backlash, UVA political scientist Anne Meng said there is not much evidence that politicians who drift into antidemocratic rhetoric or measures are punished electorally.
California’s current delegation is skewed toward Democrats, who hold 42 of the state’s 53 seats. That would make the Democrats more likely to be the party that loses a seat, Wang said. Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball newsletter at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, wrote that the commission could look at underpopulated districts in Democratic-dominated Los Angeles County, for example.
“It could have been worse for the Democrats and even better for the Republicans,” said J. Miles Coleman, associate editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball at the UVA Center for Politics. “One of the biggest surprises yesterday was that Texas only gained two seats in Florida only gained one.”
There’s a hidden danger for Republicans if they overplay their hand in redrawing district lines, warns Kyle Kondik of UVA’s Center for Politics. “If they go too far — if they get too aggressive, they might draw maps that are good for them in 2022 but start to erode for them in 2024 and beyond,” Kondik said.
A growing body of evidence suggests that single doses lead to a weaker immune response, and may not provide as much protection against variants of the virus. Dr. Bill Petri, a UVA infectious disease specialist, said recently published research indicates that a single dose can still prevent COVID-19 hospitalizations. But it drops the effectiveness of the vaccines by as much as 25%, and isn’t as successful at preventing transmission of the virus.
On Wednesday, the Virginia Department of Health answered common questions about the vaccines and reviewed data to prove their safety and effectiveness. “Those who are fully vaccinated, so that means it's been at least two weeks from your second dose, were 90% less likely to get infected,” said Dr. Taison Bell, a UVA infectious disease expert.
“The Biden administration is taking a go-slow approach to many things of strong interest and concern for American Jews,” said James Loeffler, director of Jewish studies at the University of Virginia. “I think that that has frustrated Jewish progressives who want bigger, faster change. I think it’s also frustrated conservatives, who expected to see more telltale signs of radical change and were looking for ways to differentiate and say, ‘Oh, the Biden administration doesn’t take antisemitism seriously, or it doesn’t take Israel seriously.’ Centrist liberals are kind of calmed and content.”
Mary Kate Cary, a senior fellow at UVA’s Miller Center and a former speechwriter for former President George H.W. Bush, said she understands why Biden may think voters want a president who doesn't make news for what he's tweeting. But putting out safe tweets that are unlikely to cause controversy also takes away the opportunity to showcase his "personality and humor," Cary said, and with limited press conferences Biden could "fill the gap" with Twitter.
“The battle over whether we should have the government playing a major role in society or not, I think that battle is over,” said Sidney Milkis, a presidential historian at the University of Virginia. “The question going forward is what should the government do.”
(Commentary by Raymond Scheppach, professor of public policy) During the summer of 2020, there were many news reports about the impending state fiscal crisis due to the pandemic. A July 7 article on CNBC with the headline “Cuts to basic services loom as coronavirus ravages local economies and sends states into fiscal crisis” reflected the concern. State officials were very worried that the pandemic would bring huge reductions in tax revenues and huge hikes in Medicaid spending, and I was in agreement with these concerns.
A number of leading professional associations have asserted that there are "no differences" between children raised by homosexuals and those raised by heterosexuals. But the research in this area is quite preliminary; most of the studies are done by advocates and most suffer from serious methodological problems. UVA sociologist Steven Nock, who is agnostic on the issue of same-sex civil marriage, offered this review of the literature on gay parenting as an expert witness for a Canadian court considering legalization of same-sex civil marriage: “Through this analysis I draw my conclusions that ...
A partnership between a University of Virginia program and a global science and technology company is being extended. According to a release, the UVA School of Engineering is extending the partnership between the Link Lab and Leidos.
(Commentary) Perhaps the solution lies in the employment of engineering, science and artificial intelligence. The main university, Ca’ Foscari in the heart of the historic city, is rapidly developing new research programs to tackle problems of sustainability and resilience of coastal cities. One such initiative, the Bridges project, is ongoing in the U.S., in cooperation with University of Virginia, in the Norfolk seacoast area.
(Commentary) Though federal snapshots of local populations and the overall demographic mix are not expected until August, analysis since 2018 by UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service has made clear the countryside — a Republican bulwark where the contraction in population is greatest — has the most to lose in political influence and public funds.
A new study from the UVA School of Medicine suggests more than 25% of infants are not getting common vaccines. These shots include ones that protect against polio, tetanus, and chicken pox.
A new study from the UVA School of Medicine suggests more than 25% of infants are not getting common vaccines. These shots include ones that protect against polio, tetanus, and chicken pox.
Research from the UVA School of Medicine has found that more than a quarter of American infants in 2018 did not get common childhood vaccines. These vaccines protect people against various diseases such as polio, tetanus, measles, mumps and chickenpox.
The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative has funded $1 million in experiential learning projects for students across Virginia to help build the state’s vital cybersecurity workforce. The seven projects include researchers from George Mason University, Longwood University, Marymount University, Old Dominion University, Radford University, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, and William & Mary.
Clark Elementary is named for Revolutionary War Gen. George Rogers Clark, who was born in Albemarle County. Last fall, the UVA Board of Visitors supported the removal of the Clark statue on Grounds. Venable Elementary is named for Charles S. Venable, a Confederate officer and aide-de-camp to Gen. Robert E. Lee. He later was a professor at UVA and a city School Board member, according to an analysis by community historian Phil Varner, who has researched the namesakes.