(Commentary by Robert Pianta, dean of UVA’s Curry School of Education and Human Development) Despite changes and innovations, our public schools have continued to struggle under the weight of misguided reform and legislation. Meanwhile, politicians neglected to consider the thing that might improve education the most but never emerged as part of a far-reaching solution set: investing more public money in our teachers and children.
(Commentary by Robert Pianta, dean of UVA’s Curry School of Education and Human Development) Despite changes and innovations, our public schools have continued to struggle under the weight of misguided reform and legislation. Meanwhile, politicians neglected to consider the thing that might improve education the most but never emerged as part of a far-reaching solution set: investing more public money in our teachers and children.
“There is accumulating evidence that neurodevelopment is altered” in Huntington’s, said neuroscientist Scott Zeitlin of the University of Virginia School of Medicine and an expert on the disease. “But we don’t know yet if this causes any clinically relevant symptoms in people” or if the altered neurodevelopment somehow sets the stage for eventual neurodegeneration.
In another development, AI was seen to be producing artwork just by following a person’s text-based command. When instructions are passed in plain English, the model comes up with an understandable art with a boy, girl, sandbox, hot dog and a shovel. Developed by researchers at the University of Virginia in collaboration with IBM Watson, Text2Scene, as the model is called, generates various forms of compositional scene representations from natural language descriptions.
UVA historian Brian Balogh noted during a special impeachment-themed broadcast of the “BackStory” history podcast that if Fox News had existed during the 1970s presidency, it’s likely Nixon would not have had to resign, Balogh said.
Don't wait until your kid is struggling to find out what she’s (supposed to be) learning in math class, advises Robert Q. Berry III, a professor in UVA’s Curry School of Education and Human Development and president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
(Commentary by Jenny Roe, professor and director of the Center of Design and Health at UVA’s School of Architecture) Much research has focused on the role of green space in improving mental health. But what about “blue” space – water settings such as riverside trails, a lake, a waterfront or even urban fountains?
William A. Little, 90, died on Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at his home in Charlottesville. In 1966, he came to Charlottesville to become the first chair of UVA’s newly established German department. He retired in 1996.
Dr. Justiniano "Justo" Fernandez Campa, of Charlottesville, died Nov. 23. Her had been a professor of neurology at UVA.
A law degree from the University of Virginia is often an entree to a Wall Street general counsel gig, or to a white-shoe firm - but for Amit Bhatti, it was the beginning of a life in startups.
Rice University started from nothing except for the dream and generous donation of its founder. It was the job of its first president, Edgar Lovett, to make that dream a reality. With years of hard work and determination, Lovett – who held a doctorate from UVA – built the institution and set the direction for greatness for its students and the college itself.
In the workplace, we all start somewhere. And most of us would like to advance to a more prominent, higher-paying position. To achieve your career goals—whether your goal is recognition, a leadership position, more responsibility, and/or more money—you must begin by influencing those around you. You need other people in your workplace to view you as responsible, motivated, reliable, and skilled. In this article, UVA alumnus Paul Saunders, the CEO of James River Capital Corp., shares his top seven tips for influencing others at work.
The Medal of Honor is often given for one act of valor, but service members can also earn it for many acts over time. One of the more prominent names to have done that was World War II Marine Corps Gen. Alexander Vandegrift, whose command during the Guadalcanal campaign in the South Pacific led to a critical U.S. victory. … Vandegrift was born March 13, 1887, in Charlottesville, Virginia. He went to the University of Virginia before being commissioned into the Marine Corps as a second lieutenant in 1909.
To help decipher these events, I spoke with three U.S.-based British Jews—two organizers and a journalist—who have been observing the events across the pond and have been in close contact with progressive Jewish organizers on the ground, including Natasha Roth-Rowland, a contributing editor at +972 Magazine and a UVA doctoral student researching the Jewish far right.
A climate strike organized by University of Virginia students saw dozens of activists gathered in downtown Charlottesville to demand climate action on Friday. Protestors marched from the Rotunda to the Downtown Mall.
(Audio) Barbara Perry, Gerald L. Baliles Professor and Director of Presidential Studies at the University of Virginia Miller Center, participates as a panelist discussing the history and future of third-party candidates in the American political system.
Republicans’ comparative lack of variation in media diet has the potential to give the party an edge next year. One of the biggest, if not somewhat invisible, advantages is consistency in party messaging, which aids Republicans in shaping public opinion, said Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
Officials in a growing number of localities, mostly rural, have pledged not to enforce new gun controls should they become law. “More than anything, this is symbolic,” said Larry J. Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. “This is an opportunity for sheriffs and other local officials out in rural areas to show their constituents that they’re tough and that they’ll protect their guns. This shows the extent to which fear has crept into our politics.”
A recent Sabato’s Crystal Ball analysis of the congressional districts by the University of Virginia Center of Politics agreed with the consensus view that the shift in congressional races would likely yield a two-seat pick up for Democrats but noted that any changes beyond that are unlikely given the way the districts were drawn. Although a two-seat change is likely, “few districts are poised to be genuinely competitive,” Crystal Ball Associate Editor J. Miles Coleman wrote.
Polls show Democrats want an electable candidate who can go toe to toe against the current president. “Democrats have a burning desire to defeat Trump,” Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at University of Virginia, told AFP. “Most Democrats think Biden has the best chance of doing that — although it’s not a slam dunk.”