A new scholarship to provide financial assistance to students enrolled in the PVCC Early Childhood Education Program has been established in memory of the late Julia Broome. The Julia R. Broome Endowed Scholarship will be awarded annually and was established by her husband, Dr. O. Whitfield Broome and family. Dr. O. Whitfield Broome is Frank S. Kaulback Jr. Professor of Commerce Emeritus at the University of Virginia and has served on the UVA faculty since 1967.
Ask people to describe a Georgia O’Keeffe painting, and most will mention prominent flowers, striking colors, New Mexico landscapes and cows’ skulls. But before she made a name for herself on a national and international scale, a young O’Keeffe was filling a notebook with watercolor depictions of the Rotunda, Minor Hall, gardens and other features of the University of Virginia.
Up to 30 percent of children in low-resource countries suffer from stunted growth. Inadequate nutrition and diarrhea have long been blamed, but scientists have, until now, been unable to explain a large percentage of stunting cases. Two new studies, however, show that a tremendous number of children with no signs of diarrhea are carrying harmful infections. These infections ultimately prevent them from reaching their full potential and perpetuate a vicious cycle of poverty. "If we're just targeting diarrhea, that may not be enough. We need to be addressing these asymptomatic exposures as well,...
Researchers at the UVA School of Medicine have found a way to help scientists understand the causes of cancer with unprecedented speed. According to a release, this discovery will accelerate the development of new and better treatments and help researchers find ways around roadblocks that currently stand in the way.
Obviously, you don’t need $900 million to be happy, but millions of Americans are stressed out living paycheck to paycheck. Psychologists from Purdue University and the University of Virginia recently analyzed World Gallup Poll data from 1.7 million people in 164 countries, and cross-referenced their earnings and life satisfaction. Although the cost and standard of living varies by country, they came up with a bold conclusion: The ideal income for individuals is $95,000 a year for life satisfaction and $60,000 to $75,000 a year for emotional well-being.
Martin O’Malley, the former governor of Maryland, held a discussion at UVA’s Miller Center on Wednesday on how the country needs to move toward using more renewable sources of energy.
Minnieland Academy teachers were recently recognized for their participation with the University of Virginia’s Center for Advanced Study in Teaching and Learning and the Curry School of Education, which piloted the first private preschool assessment with the Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program.
The University of Virginia’s ninth president, Jim Ryan, will be inaugurated Friday on the Lawn. The event will last from 3 to 4:30 p.m., with a public reception to follow on the north plaza of the Rotunda. In case of rain, the event will take place at John Paul Jones Arena.
The University of Virginia, through its “nudge4” center, is working on innovations that leverage technologies to support students and others, such as a current project that seeks to use machine learning to provide personalized transfer guidance to community college students.
With the pool of college-age students shrinking due to demographic trends and state support for higher education sputtering, public colleges and universities that lose overseas students can find themselves in financial trouble. A 2016 working paper by researchers at the University of Michigan, the Urban Institute, the University of California, San Diego and the University of Virginia estimated that a 10 percent reduction in state funding is associated with a 12 percent bump in enrollment of international students at public research universities, suggesting that colleges are seeking out foreign...
Hampton Roads employers will be connected with Virginia-based students in a statewide recruiting partnership, Hire Virginia. Eight top universities, including UVA, will bring students to the Marriott Waterside in Norfolk on Nov. 5 to participate in an interview day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and a career fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(Commentary by UVA sociology professor W. Bradford Wilcox) The American Dream is in relatively good shape in some communities – like Seattle and Salt Lake – but in comparatively bad shape in other communities – like Atlanta and Baltimore. This means poor kids raised in cities like Seattle and Salt Lake City have a much better chance of moving up in the world, income-wise, than children raised in Atlanta and Baltimore.
(Commentary by Cristina Lopez-Gottardi, assistant professor and research director for public and policy programs at UVA’s Miller Center) Hispanics have become a powerful force in American politics, and yet in recent days there has been growing concern that they might not turn out for the November midterms now just weeks away. But earning their vote may be more straightforward than imagined.
People injured while protesting white supremacy in Charlottesville on Aug. 11 and 12, 2017 will not face costly medical bills. The UVA Health System announced it will absorb all out-of-pocket costs for people treated at UVA facilities following the violence that broke out in connection with Jason Eric Kessler’s Unite the Right rally.
Stroll under a bright-yellow canopy of Pratt ginkgo trees at the Blandy Experimental Farm, about 70 miles west of here. The Blandy ginkgo grove, part of a 700-acre University of Virginia research facility, is one of the largest collections of the trees outside their native China.
Welcome to Secrets of the Book Critics, in which books journalists from around the U.S. and beyond share their thoughts. This week we spoke to award-winning poet, professor and essayist Lisa Russ Spaar, UVA professor of English and chair of the Creative Writing Program.
Whether he's dramatically flexing his arms on the sideline or chest-bumping a player after a big defensive stop, it can be hard to miss Vic So'oto on the sideline during UVA football games. So'oto is the youngest full-time coach on the Cavaliers' staff.
This year's pool of candidates is a diverse one, with more women and LGBT people running than ever before. But will it make a difference? Yes, says Jennifer Lawless, a UVA politics professor who specializes in campaigns and elections.
The special counsel’s lack of public commentary also hardly makes for good campaign material, said Larry Sabato, director of the UVA Center for Politics. “Mueller is the great sphinx so far,” Sabato said. “No one really knows what he’s thinking or how far his investigation has come. It’s hard to grab onto fog.”
Trump has been aggressive on the campaign trail courting his base, especially in Republican-leaning states where many of this year’s closer Senate races are taking place. “They are focusing on their base, and they are trying to make sure that they are going to show up and vote. And it could make some difference in close midterm elections,” said University of Virginia analyst Larry Sabato.