Professor of politics at the University of Virginia, Larry Sabato, said that polling shows that Democrats – including President Biden – ‘are not rated highly on the US immigration issue and are seen as too soft.’
(Commentary) Jefferson’s belief in the liberating power of education is something that we are presently in serious need of restoring. In reference to the University of Virginia, he wrote, “This institution will be based on the illimitable freedom of the human mind. For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate error so long as reason is left to combat it.”
The University of Virginia athletic department finished 11th in the annual Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup standings, which were released on Friday. The Directors' Cup standings, which serve as a ranking system for the top athletic departments in college sports, award points based on a school’s postseason finish in 19 sports, four of which must be men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and volleyball.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted a stopgap policy that lets student athletes earn money from activities like social-media posts and autograph signings, reversing decades of restrictions. The NCAA’s governing bodies on Wednesday approved the interim policy for athletes in all 50 states and across all three divisions. The organization rushed to come up with a solution just before new rules were set to take effect in at least 10 states.
UVA Health now has 100% ownership of all facilities and assets that were formerly part of a joint operating company. This new ownership includes medical centers in Culpeper, Haymarket, and Prince William.
UVA Health has become the full owner of Novant Health UVA Health System, a Northern Virginia regional health system previously owned by the two institutions through a joint operating company.
Researchers at Stanford Medicine, the University of Virginia and the Broad Institute have devised advanced cryptographic techniques to search for DNA matches related to crimes while maintaining the genetic privacy of the suspect, warning that the common practice of collecting DNA as part of criminal investigations leads to the de facto genetic profiling of many thousands of innocent Americans and potentially significant civil rights infringements, reports the Stanford Medicine News Center.
Marriage is hard, but going on dates with your spouse makes it easier. In fact, according to The Date Night Opportunity, a report by the University of Virginia’s National Marriage Project, couples who spend quality time with each other at least once a week are less likely to divorce and 3.5x more likely to report being “very happy” in their marriages.
(Press release) Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'AAA' Long-Term rating to the following series of general revenue pledge bonds issued by The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, on behalf of the University of Virginia: $135,620,000 GRP bonds (tax-exempt) series 2021A; and $264,380,000 GRP bonds (taxable) series 2021B.
Marijuana use and possession will remain illegal at the University of Virginia even though the federally controlled substance is now legal to use and possess in Virginia, school officials said Thursday. Cannabis products and marijuana will not be allowed in university buildings, residences or public areas, officials said. The UVa ban includes members of the general public who visit Grounds or attend school-sponsored functions, officials said.
If there’s a keystone text of the current scholarship, it’s [UVA history professor] Alan Taylor’s “American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804,” a kaleidoscopic synthesis published in 2016. Taylor, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner, takes in actors and events far beyond the 13 colonies and the founding fathers, casting a cool, antiheroic eye on the Revolution’s costs for many.
Master architect Charles M. Robinson left his mark on Richmond’s skyline. In the early 1900s, he designed schools, churches, college campuses and venues still standing today, including the Altria Theater. In May 2020, his great-grandson, David Robinson, purchased 700 original blueprints of his work. When UVA learned of the Robinson drawings, they negotiated with David to acquire the entire collection. “So now University of Virginia has the plans in their Alderman Library,” he said.
Toby J. Heytens, a UVA law professor and the state’s solicitor general, has been nominated to serve as a judge on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. President Joe Biden also nominated UVA alumni Patricia Tolliver Giles and Michael S. Nachmanoff to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Sam Jacobs is one of the leading figures in revenue development at high-growth companies around the world, and is recognized as one of the top go-to-market executives in the country. He is the founder of Pavilion, the leading global community for customer-facing executives, with more than 5,000 members around the world. Sam also hosts the Sales Hacker Podcast, which generates roughly 40,000 downloads per month and has featured guests ranging from Dan Pink to Mark Roberge, and many more. Sam graduated with degrees in Commerce and Economics from the University of Virginia.
Another team in the College World Series was the University of Virginia. Carla Williams was named athletic director in 2017, making her the first African American woman to lead an athletic department in any of the Power Five conferences.
Barbara A. Perry, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, said that presidents visiting the site of a tragedy often feels like a “member of our family” who is “coming to us to help us grieve and to give us comfort.” Perry noted that Biden’s own biography has shown Americans that “there is empathy in him because of what he suffered.”
You may think it’s good to glug loads of water during spin class — or that it can’t hurt. But there is such a thing as overhydration. Hyponatremia, in which the level of sodium in your blood gets too low, can be caused by drinking large volumes of fluid, even with electrolytes. It’s rare, but it can be deadly. “There is no reason to drink more than your body needs, and the sensor that tells us how much we need is thirst,” says Dr. Mitchell Rosner, professor of medicine at UVA Health.
(Commentary) GetReligion regulars know that The Guy always watches the thinking of Douglas Laycock of the University of Virginia Law School, who has long favored legalized gay marriage. With Fulton he filed a religion brief in tandem with Thomas Berg of the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Their defense of near-absolute freedom of conscience starts from John Locke in 1690 and what America’s founders intended, seen for instance in exempting Quakers from general laws on military service and courtroom oaths.
Still, legal experts say that the lawsuit faces an uphill battle in the courts—the case may very well end up before the Supreme Court—even as it may succeed in directing more scrutiny to religious colleges. “With the solid conservative majority on the Supreme Court, protection for free exercise of religion is unlikely to be rolled back or interpreted narrowly,” said Douglas Laycock, a professor of law and of religious studies at the University of Virginia.
Siva Vaidhyanathan, a professor at the University of Virginia, pointed out what I think is obvious to most of us who do teach: “That’s because [teaching is] hard to study, not because it is not being studied. Revision, questioning, reforming, experimenting is a major part of our professional obligations and effort. It’s also not a single question. Differs by subject, level, purpose, etc.”