“Part of the story of why the humanities are always in crisis is that we have needed them to be in crisis.” This provocative declaration was made by Chad Wellmon, German studies and history professor at the University of Virginia, during a speech he gave on June 23 as part of a lecture series at St John’s College. In his talk, based on his new co-authored book “Permanent Crisis: The Humanities in a Disenchanted Age,” Wellmon presented a broad overview of the complex and discontinuous history of the humanities.
“As people look back on Jimmy Carter, with what we have just been through with Donald Trump, that seems especially good,” Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center for Public Affairs, said. “He is the one who re-legitimised the presidency and didn’t lie to the American people. He came through with what he said” he would do while campaigning, such as promising not to be a Washington insider.
(Video and transcript) Among those interview is Robert Fatton, professor of history.
(Video) The Supreme Court today is vigorously debating the scope of religious exemptions. Under the Constitution, are religious individuals and organizations excused from following generally applicable laws? On the heels of the Fulton v. City of Philadelphiadecision, join a panel of legal experts (including UVA law professor Douglas Laycock) for a conversation exploring the historical and current debates about religious exemptions.
Margaret Riley, law professor at the University of Virginia, told FOX Business that “businesses are free to set whatever rules they like to protect their other customers and employees. A business that may have particularly vulnerable employees or customers may choose to apply stricter rules, including demanding proof of vaccination.”
(By Daniel Quinn, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering) Underwater vehicles haven’t changed much since the submarines of World War II. They’re rigid, fairly boxy and use propellers to move. And whether they are large manned vessels or small robots, most underwater vehicles have one cruising speed where they are most energy efficient. Fish take a very different approach to moving through water.
If you want to live longer and healthier, you may want to throw out the diet books and take a hike. Researchers associated with the University of Virginia say studies over the past two decades show physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness are more likely to improve medical outcomes and circumvent early death in overweight people than focusing on only weight loss.
Alexandra Tabova of the Federal Reserve Board and Francis Warnock of the University of Virginia challenge the conventional view that foreign investors in U.S. Treasuries receive lower returns than domestic investors. Using security-level data on foreign holdings of Treasuries over the 2003-2019 period, they find that adjusting for risk, foreign investors – both private and official – do a bit better than domestic investors in the Treasury market.
Wladek Minor, a UVA professor of molecular physiology, teamed up with other researchers, including ones from China and Poland, to create the website called VirusMed. The site will be the source to find information on all of the known viruses in one place.
A study from researchers at the University of Virginia found that increasing pay even marginally helps retain early childhood teachers. When researchers gave randomly selected teachers a $1,500 bonus to stay in their positions for eight months, turnover was cut in half. … “What we are hearing on the ground is the tension of not being able to be responsive in the ways other businesses are being responsive. If your teachers are leaving for jobs at Lowe’s and Target and Walmart and you don’t have the capacity to charge your family more at your site, then you are sort of stuck in this position,” s...
Promising news in the effort to develop drugs to treat obesity: University of Virginia scientists have identified 14 genes that can cause and three that can prevent weight gain. The findings pave the way for treatments to combat a health problem that affects more than 40% of American adults.
Researchers think they have found a potential way to treat a poorly understood form of age-related macular degeneration. According to a release, the University of Virginia School of Medicine found that damaging DNA builds up in the eyes of patients who have geographic atrophy.
A new initiative at the UVA Center for Politics is looking for common ground in American politics. According to a release, it has partnered with Project Home Fire on an innovative data analytics and polling project exploring social, political and psychological divides between people who voted for Donald Trump and people who voted for Joe Biden in 2020.
(Free registration required) Most Donald Trump voters believe it’s time to divide the US in two, a new study has found. University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, with a new initiative named Project Home Fire, explored the social, political, and psychological divides between those who voted for Donald Trump and those who voted for Joe Biden in 2020.
Republicans and Democrats alike could be shocked by how far apart they actually are in terms of basic beliefs and opinions. An eye-opening new initiative from the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics is now exploring the social, political and psychological divides between those who voted for Donald Trump and those who favored Joseph R. Biden in the 2020 presidential election. “The divide between Trump and Biden voters is deep, wide and dangerous. The scope is unprecedented, and it will not be easily fixed,” said veteran analyst Larry J. Sabato, who is director of the center.
(Editorial) Charlottesville police surely welcome all the help they can get. And the University of Virginia Police Department is offering its assistance. UVA police will expand patrols into some areas surrounding Grounds, including the Corner, following recent violence there. The off-campus outreach is not unprecedented. But it responds to a new upsurge in dangers, and amid a local and national climate of increased public sensitivity to risk.
The University of Virginia is going to roll out free mental health services for students on Monday. According to a release, UVA has partnered with TimelyMD, a leading telehealth company that specializes in higher education. Any student who paid the comprehensive health fee will be able to access the service, called TimelyCare.
The University of Virginia will invest another $50 million in matching funds through the Bicentennial Scholarship Fund, UVA President Jim Ryan said last week.
(Podcast) UVA historian Caroline E. Janney discusses her new book, “Ends of War: The Unfinished Fight of Lee’s Army After Appomattox,” including the surrender terms and the legal and societal complications that ensued from them, as well as the practical problems facing Confederate soldiers as they tried to make their way to their homes. She also chats about how understanding the birth of Reconstruction policy and the Lost Cause narrative are only possible if one knows the story of the end of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Piedmont Virginia Community College is expanding its associate degree in nursing program by partnering with the UVA Medical Center, with support from an anonymous donor. This will allow PVCC to provide a direct impact upon the shortage of nurses in Central Virginia, according to a news release. UVA Health will contribute $400,000 over a three-year period, in addition to a $300,000 private contribution.