Kyle Kondik, the managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball, a political newsletter published by UVA’s Center for Politics, said it would be “unlikely” the presidential race would end in an Electoral College tie, noting Biden's consistent lead over Trump for several months in national and battleground state polls, but sketched out several possible scenarios based on the results of the 2016 election.
The new report, released Tuesday from the Institute for Family Studies and the Wheatley Institution of Brigham Young University, is titled “Teens in Quarantine: Mental Health, Screen Time, and Family Connection.” It’s co-authors include W. Bradford Wilcox, the director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia.
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A University of Virginia law professor defended Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the highest court in the U.S. during Thursday’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing.
The coronavirus pandemic has been a "disaster" for the Trump administration, and the Republicans will prefer to talk about other things, says Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics.
The University of Virginia is reporting 19 new cases of COVID-19 on Grounds. Of those cases, 14 are among the students.
Mabel O. Wilson co-designed the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers and co-edited Race and Modern Architecture, among other things.
Arnold Joaquin Morazán Erazo was the latest activist murdered in one of the region’s most violent nations, where corruption and drug trafficking are rife. “Regardless of the individuals that were responsible for what happened last night, you have to put this in context. The Honduran government has an international obligation to protect these people and prevent this sort of violence,” said Camilo Sánchez, director of UVA’s International Human Rights clinic.
(Commentary by Margaret Riley, law professor) When President Trump was hospitalized with COVID-19, his doctor pointed to “HIPAA rules and regulations” as the reason he couldn’t speak more freely about Trump’s condition. HIPAA is a medical privacy law, but people often misunderstand what it does and doesn’t do.
A 19-year-old UVA student is dealing with devastating news after battling cancer twice already. Noelle Kuhoric learned weeks ago, during her second year at UVA, that her cancer is back for a third time.
Another who has turned more than just a tidy profit trading forex, Paul Tudor Jones is considered one of the wealthiest traders alive, and as of this year, has a net worth of $6 billion. It might seem like small fry compared to the others so far on this list, but a billion is a billion – and we don’t know many who would turn their noses up at six. After studying at the University of Virginia and graduating with a degree in economics, he turned down an offer to attend the prestigious Harvard Business School, opting instead to work as a commodities trader in the NYSE.
John Rainey said he just wanted to play football and never gave any thought to being a trailblazer. Rainey, who was known as “Raindrop” during a stellar football career at Tazewell High School, is one of four men who will be honored for breaking the color barrier on the UVA football team in 1971. Harrison Davis, Kent Merritt and Stanley Land join Rainey in holding that distinction.
Three fourth-year students at the University of Virginia created “Hoos Distancing,” a guide to help fellow students survive the coronavirus pandemic in Charlottesville.
(Commentary) Eight professors from Virginia’s largest and most prominent universities including three from the University of Virginia contributed to an article that appeared in the Jan. 29 Richmond Times Dispatch stating “As scholars of elections and redistricting, we believe this Amendment represents an unprecedented opportunity to strengthen Virginia’s democracy–one that we cannot afford to miss.”
Biden does seem to be making significant inroads in the industrial north, particularly with white voters — placing him on firmer footing than Hillary Clinton, according to Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia. Also, he said, “that Trump is playing major defense in Iowa, Georgia, and Ohio — three states Biden does not need to win — is a sign of weakness at this point of the race.”
The polling also shows Biden holding a 10-percentage-point lead nationally, with a tighter margin in the battleground states that will help to decide the election. “The candidate who is behind – Trump – needs to win undecideds at a disproportionate rate to catch up. So, if that isn’t happening, he’s not really cutting into Biden’s lead,” said Kyle Kondik, an election analyst at UVA’s Center for Politics.
A new analysis from a team led by James Scheiman, a doctor at UVA Health, indicates nearly one in eight commercially-insured patients nationwide who underwent an elective colonoscopy between 2012 and 2017 performed by an in-network provider received “surprise” bills for out-of-network expenses, often totaling hundreds of dollars or more.
Christopher Ali, a communications policy professor at UVA, said Congress needs to “put its money where its mouth is” and take the lead in an all-hands effort, involving local and state governments and the private sector.
Tom Tom Foundation’s Cities Rising Summit hosted a panel discussion titled “Scaffolding the Journey to Equity” Wednesday night. The focus was how to create systems that promote better access to education, resources and opportunities across economic and racial lines. Panelists from UVA, The Equity Center and Cville 1st Gen participated in the discussion.
(Audio) Report features University of Virginia politics professor Jennifer Lawless, who has published extensive research on women and politics. She discusses gender dynamics in the 2020 elections and women's underrepresentation.