Group mentoring, in which multiple adults and youth come together either formally or informally, may be a useful model for more after-school programs. One example is the UVA-based Young Women Leaders Program.
(Commentary by Siva Vaidhyanathan, UVA professor of media studies) One thing is clear: Facebook has contributed to, and profited from, the erosion of democratic norms in the United States and elsewhere.
"Chinantec whistled speech is a form of communication where people can really whistle whatever they can say in the spoken language, even though there's more ambiguity in the whistled channel," explains Mark Sicoli, a UVA linguistics professor, noting that the presence and absence of glottal stops, tones and stress patterns make it a particularly productive form of communication.
A recent study by a UVA professor and consultant at the Campbell-Hill Aviation Group cited by the Times found that customers who fly a route also served by a nonstop Southwest flight save an average of $45 each way. When Southwest provides only connecting flights, customers save an average of $17 each way.
Like many rural areas, Southwest Virginia is seeing many of its young adults move away. The GO Virginia report for the region cites a declining labor pool as the biggest obstacle to building a new economy. Demographers at UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service compute that even if no one moved out, the population in the coalfields will still decline, at a rate of 1,300 to 1,800 people a year.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe is reaching out to students across the commonwealth to find new ways to get young people involved in local governance. The governor's Millennial Civic Engagement Task Force met with UVA students Thursday to get their ideas.
There is one main reason to do atomic physics in space. "It's all about getting away from gravity," UVA physicist Charles Sackett said.
With the hope of allowing the old and young to benefit from one another, Davidson and her staff set out to find similar care facilities, as well as research that supported their goals. They quickly found Dr. Shannon Jarrott’s research, and went to visit her program at the University of Virginia, where she had started a program with similar initiatives.
UVA students proposed solutions for tackling college voter registration and civic engagement at a Thursday meeting of Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s Millennial Civic Engagement Task Force.
The Dave Matthews Band announced Wednesday that it will host “An Evening of Music and Unity” for Charlottesville on Sept. 24 at the University of Virginia’s Scott Stadium to benefit victims and respond to the fallout of last month’s white supremacist rally in the city.
Some UVA students are rallying following President Trump's decision on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration policy.
The Dave Matthews Band is reuniting to honor its roots and help Charlottesville to heal after last month’s violence in the Virginia college town.
The Tom Tom Founders Festival is recognizing nine people who have shaped Charlottesville through their leadership in business, education and community service. The 2017 recipients include Larry J. Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics.
As he stood in the hallway outside the John Paul Jones Arena press room, Craig Littlepage spoke of a “soliloquy” he was about to deliver and how he hoped to keep it to seven minutes. That wasn’t going to happen.
A recent study has revealed that the U.S. dominates in the ranking of millionaire-producing universities. Among the top 20: the University of Virginia.
The Dave Matthews Band has organized an evening of peace, music and unity in response to the deadly white supremacist nationalist that took place in their hometown of Charlottesville last month. "A Concert for Charlottesville" will take place on Sept. 24 at the University of Virginia's Scott Stadium.
In the wake of Aug. 11 and 12 violence in Charlottesville, a free show with the Dave Matthews Band headlining is set at the University of Virginia's Scott Stadium for Sept. 24.
On Wednesday, it was announced that Justin Timberlake, Ariana Grande, Pharrell Williams, Chris Stapleton, Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes, the Roots, and Cage the Elephant are among the acts performing at A Concert for Charlottesville: An Evening of Music and Unity. Dave Matthews Band is hosting the star-studded event in the band’s hometown on Sept. 24.
A new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found good news: nine in 10 Americans buckle up when riding in the front seat. But the real problem is a few feet behind, as rear seat passengers don't use seat belts nearly as often. A 2013 study by the University of Virginia found the odds are 137 percent higher for drivers to be killed in crashes when the left rear passengers are unrestrained.
Singer Dave Matthews, who formed his band in Charlottesville in 1991, will host a benefit concert for the city. Justin Timberlake, Ariana Grande, Pharrell, Chris Stapleton, The Roots and Brittany Howard of The Alabama Shakes are slated to perform, along with other not-yet-named special guests.