The minute the latest Gallup Poll was released announcing that 42 percent of voters identify as independent, one self-proclaimed expert, Larry Sabato of UVA’s Center for Politics, tweeted that independents are not really independents — they’re leaners or hidden partisans.
The opioid crisis took center stage in Charlottesville on Tuesday as people shared ideas on how to help others who are addicted get clean and move on with their lives. “A lot of people are introduced to opioids in a health care encounter – they're having pain of some kind, their physician, their dentist, offers an opioid,” says Dr. Paul Targonski, a UVA primary care physician.
A network of SIF sensors has been deployed across the U.S. to evaluate croplands and other natural ecosystems. Guan’s lab has launched two other long-term SIF systems in Nebraska to compare rain-fed and irrigated fields in corn-soybean rotations. “By applying this technology to different regions, we can ensure the efficacy of this tool in countless growing conditions for a myriad of plants,” said Xi Yang, a UVA assistant professor who designed this study’s SIF monitoring system.
President Trump, trying to get ahead of Democratic and even would-be GOP challengers, has named a campaign manager and other top advisers for his 2020 re-election bid, as high-profile Republicans plan visits to New Hampshire in the coming weeks. “There are lots of reasons why most incumbent presidents get re-elected,” UVA political science professor Larry Sabato said. “One of them is that the incumbent can organize and fundraise very early, while the opposition party has no idea who they will eventually nominate, and spends years fighting amongst themselves.”
Harmful inflammation that damages the brain in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and arthritis may be stopped with the help of a switch in immune cells known as 'ion channel.’ The new finding "opens up a whole new research area to look at neuroinflammation in the context of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's," said lead researcher Bimal Desai of UVA’s School of Medicine.
A UVA professor is debuting a new kind of earplug that's 10 years in the making. UVA physics professor Louis Bloomfield created the material for Ear Jellies.
UVA’s 2018 Innovator of the Year is a neurosurgeon coming up with original patient treatment for some people suffering from a movement disorder. On Tuesday, Dr. Jeffrey Elias was awarded for his work in treating essential tremor with ultrasound technology.
The fairness of funding for public schools was a hot topic Tuesday at UVA’s Curry School of Education. The event’s speaker says all states face issues pertaining to adequate funding, including Virginia. Ultimately, the responsibility falls on the state to fund public education to ensure all children receive the resources they need to succeed regardless of the community's wealth.
For the second year, the city of Charlottesville will be commemorating Liberation and Freedom Day, which was the day slavery was ended in the city and Albemarle County. That day was March 3, 1865, which is when UVA officials and the then-mayor of Charlottesville relinquished the city and University to the authority of Union Gens. George Custer and Philip Sheridan. Observances will be held Saturday at the UVA Rotunda and Chapel and the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Rotunda.
This year is the bicentennial of the founding of the University of Virginia, so it's a good time to visit what some say Thomas Jefferson considered to be his proudest achievement. Even for a college town with a sophisticated student population, Charlottesville seems to have a higher per capita ratio of foodies than other cities. There are enough restaurants that a local food writer creates the annual Charlottesville 29, and that list includes a diverse mix of farm-to-table, Mexican, Asian, new American and seafood restaurants.
Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at UVA’s Miller Center, said she thinks it violates the Establishment Clause of the Constitution to honor someone in this way whose primary service was the conversion of people to a certain faith.
UVA coach Tony Bennett wasn’t counting plaudits when asked this week about his top-ranked team’s latest shot at yet another remarkable feat. With a victory Thursday at Louisville in their league road finale, the Cavaliers would become the first team to finish an ACC season undefeated in conference road games in six seasons.
A breakthrough discovery by researchers at the UVA School of Medicine may allow doctors to better treat the type of inflammation that damages the brain and leads to diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
The University of Virginia on Monday announced the latest recipients of its Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals. The awards recognize contributions in the fields in which Jefferson excelled. They are the highest external honors bestowed by UVA, which grants no honorary degrees, and are given out each year on Jefferson’s birthday, April 13.
Two weeks ahead of planned nationwide school walkouts to protest gun violence, school systems and universities are struggling to address questions about their protest policies. The National School Walkout on March 14 will mark one month since 14 students and three staff members were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. The University of Virginia’s Student Council is hosting a walkout in solidarity, but area K-12 schools say they are still trying to determine guidelines for student participation.
The Compassionate Schools Project is a collaboration between the University of Virginia and Jefferson County Public Schools. Like the name suggests, it focuses on kindness, mindfulness, and compassion for self and others.
The Cavaliers received 48 first place votes in this week's Associated Press poll, up six from a week ago. UVA also landed the No. 1 spot in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball coaches poll for the first time ever, receiving 17 out of 32 first-place votes.
Gregory Orr, who has published a dozen books of poems and has taught for more than 40 years at the University of Virginia, guides readers through classic poems and writing exercises he has used with his own students.
The assets include strengths and attributes of the communities, local industries and businesses, resident talent and skills, nearby community colleges and other institutions. Mapping those assets compiles — on a community or ecosystem basis — what Dr. Saras Sarasvathy, Professor at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, calls the “Bird in Hand Principle” for entrepreneurs. Those entrepreneurs must start with their means, which can be grouped into three categories: Who I am – my traits, tastes, and abilities; What I know – my education, training, expertise, and experi...
High stress can trigger pain and eventually injury, says Angelo Dacus, an associate professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Virginia, who specializes in hand and other upper extremity disorders. "People walk on their feet, not on their hands," says Dacus. "So when we load the wrists, it's important that we allow for a certain adjustment period."