Virginia snapped a 17-game road losing streak dating from 2012 with a 34-20 victory, sealed when freshman linebacker Jordan Mack pummeled Duke quarterback Daniel Jones in the end zone and defensive end Eli Hanback recovered the fumble with 4:24 remaining.
At the University of Virginia, where the men's basketball team posed together for a team photograph, on their knees, to support the cause, the head coach is backing the players. "Our guys realize there are a lot of issues going on in our country," said Tony Bennett, the head coach, in a statement to ESPN. "I support their desire to promote peace and equality."
Reincarnation is no doubt a fascinating subject, even within the scientific community. There are some great examples, many of which have been uncovered by UVA psychiatrist Jim Tucker, who is arguably the world’s leading researcher on this topic. In 2008, he published a review of cases that were suggestive of reincarnation in the journal Explore.
On Tuesday, the university that saw both the end of the Civil War and the beginning of the civil rights movement will host the 2016 election’s sole vice presidential debate. Putting on a debate is expensive and hard work for schools, said Larry J. Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics. But it’s also “a wonderful thing.”
When Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican Mike Pence face off at Longwood University in Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate, it won’t be Virginia’s first rodeo when it comes to such national forums. But will the 90-minute debate in Farmville have any effect on this year’s election? “I don’t think it’s going to go down in history as the turning point in this campaign,” said Larry Sabato, a UVA political science professor and longtime campaign analyst.
Kyle Kondik, a former Ohioan now with UVA’s Center for Politics, said the bottom line is that Trump almost certainly needs Ohio to win, while Clinton can lose the state but, like John F. Kennedy in 1960, still win the election.
UVA professor Larry Sabato's "Crystal Ball" report predicts that after Election Day, Democrats will hold 47 seats in the Senate, Republicans will hold 49 seats, and four seats will be toss-ups.
Despite Saturday morning's rainy weather, hundreds of central Virginians rallied at The Park at the University of Virginia to raise money for childhood cancer research at the 2016 CureSearch Walk. The event has helped fund several options at the UVA Children's Hospital.
UVA now owns several properties on Roosevelt Brown Boulevard south of the railroad tracks that separate its hospital from the Fifeville neighborhood.
In many ways, the 1976 election – commemorated in the latest documentary from UVA’s Center for Politics, “Feeling Good About America” – could not be more different from the current election. That’s the point, said Larry J. Sabato, the center’s director.
One of the world’s most ennobled books is in repose in a hermetically sealed display case at the University of Virginia. Great care has been taken to safeguard and present a rare First Folio edition of William Shakespeare’s plays published in 1623.
The University of Virginia takes pride in its founding. It traces its roots to Thomas Jefferson, and now consistently ranks among the nation’s top public universities. Its reputation for academic rigor has the potential to grow.
The University of Virginia community is grieving the loss of a well-known medical professor. Sixty-eight-year-old John Herr passed away Sept. 17, suffering a heart attack after taking part in a race. Herr was not only a professor of medicine and biomedical engineering, but also a successful inventor with 64 patents. He started multiple companies in Charlottesville based on his research in cancer and birth control.
The UVA men’s basketball team posed for a photo as a sign of unity against social injustice Thursday night. The teammates, dressed in black with arms interlocked, knelt at midcourt of the John Paul Jones Arena practice floor. Several players posted photos of the moment, tweeting “Kneel for Injustice. Kneel for Equality.”
They're the best of the best. U.S. Olympians and Paralympians did our country proud during the 2016 Rio Games. Now, they’re getting big props from the commander-in-chief. “This year’s summer Olympians gave us enough milestones and moments to last the next four years," said President Obama at a ceremony at the White House Thursday. Gold medal swimmer Leah Smith – a student at the University of Virginia -- has never been to the White House. “When I meet a celebrity, it’s just crazy to me because I realize they’re a real person. I’m just su...
Trump’s overall numbers are low in part because he didn’t really start a concerted fundraising push until this summer; before that he said he was “self-funding” his campaign. Kyle Kondik, managing editor at Sabato’s Crystal Ball, a UVA election forecasting outlet, noted that Trump’s efforts have generally skewed toward small-dollar donors.
By overriding President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill clearing the way for lawsuits against the Saudi government in connection with the 2001 attacks, lawmakers this week potentially put the key U.S. ally on the hook for tens of billions of dollars in liability. “I am concerned that this will do very little for the victims,” said Paul Stephan, a UVA international law professor.
Virginia Beach Congressman Bobby Scott is stepping up his fundraising efforts and forming a new political action committee. It’s the clearest sign yet that he’s angling for the Senate seat that might be vacated by Tim Kaine if he becomes vice president. Scott is going to need that money, says Geoff Skelley at UVA’s Center for Politics. “To some degree, he’s playing catchup a little bit if he’s going to be appointed because if he’s appointed to that seat, he’s got to run in a special election in 2017," Skelley said. "And if he wins...
By overriding President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill clearing the way for lawsuits against the Saudi government in connection with the 2001 attacks, lawmakers this week potentially put the key U.S. ally on the hook for tens of billions of dollars in liability. “I am concerned that this will do very little for the victims,” said Paul Stephan, a UVA international law professor.