Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, has argued that Biden needs to push his economic message in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 3 election in order to win. “The one thing that Biden simply has to do is to talk about the economy more,” Sabato said in a webcast last week. “He’s not going to have the edge on Trump on the economy for lots of reasons, good and bad, but what he can do is reduce the gap. He needs to have that be a wash, and it’s not close to a wash right now. Trump is getting credit for those first three good years of his term with the economy...
In politics, the balancing act between consensus-building and the power play is more of an art than a science. Political observers say Filler-Corn has proven herself adroit at both. “When you project ‘nice’ and calmly explain things, that helps,” says Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia. “But inside she’s all steel.”
So far this year, Republicans are well behind Democrats in applying for mail ballots, several experts said. “There is a very clear trend in many key states in which Democrats — either registered Democrats or voters that political pros model as Democratic voters — are requesting mail-in ballots at a significantly higher clip than Republicans,” said Kyle Kondik, the managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
(Commentary) For Thomas, the only role for precedent comes via the arcane and anachronistic process of constitutional "liquidation." The subject is most closely associated today with the legal scholarship of Caleb Nelson, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law.
J. Miles Coleman is the associate editor at Sabato's Crystal Ball, which is a part of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. Coleman weighs in on the key details and facts that voters need to know before making a decision.
University of Virginia law professor Douglas Laycock, who is an expert on religious liberty, agreed that constitutional protection for gay marriage is seen as a done deal. “Gay rights might be surprisingly safe, except for those who view every religious exemption as a defeat for the LGBT community,” Laycock said. The Supreme Court "may not expand constitutional protection for gay rights any further, but there is not much left to strike down.”
Does virtue signalling do enough to make the powerful question their privileges? Laura Morgan Roberts, Professor of Practice at the University of Virginia’s Darden School, answered her own question by criticizing the affirmative action movement for backing off when those in power start to feel uncomfortable. She called for a radical shift in focus towards “helping people of all backgrounds to feel they truly belong in their work organizations… just as we want them to feel safe and belong in society”. That means “not being pulled over, carded and racially profiled” because they are presumed to ...
Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project and professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, offered a different theory. Along with the association between mental health and libido, there is, as he describes it, a rise in the culture of risk avoidance — of “safetism.” Basically the mindset where there’s a much greater focus on being careful and protecting yourself. Something that, because of COVID, is unlikely to change soon.
(Commentary) Jalane Schmidt, a University of Virginia religion professor who has helped organize protests against Confederate monuments in Charlottesville, sees an important distinction between the legacies of Confederate leaders and those enslavers who helped lead the American Revolution.
“Unless [the court] does something very crazy, the injunction will be vacated,” said Rich Schragger, a law professor at University of Virginia. “What’s at issue is all the attorneys fees.”
(By Dr. Susan Modesitt, gynecologic oncologist at the UVA Cancer Center) Life can be unpredictable, and nothing has proved that more than 2020. The global pandemic has been dominating the news cycle, and everyone is now familiar with the devastation caused by viruses like COVID-19, especially the impact of asymptomatic carriers on spreading the disease. However, the fact that some cancers also can spread virally is much less well known.
Some notable institutions ranked 55 through 51 this current fiscal year: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Virginia, Harvard Medical School, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and University of Rochester (NY), just missed the top 50 with $166,132,138 through 370 awards.
COVID-19 cases are climbing on grounds, with more than 180 students testing positive in the last week. However, the administration says this is in line with what was expected.
The University of Virginia has implemented asymptomatic prevalence testing programs to detect cases in people who may have no idea they're sick.
(Commentary by Daniel Willingham, professor of psychology) My kids won’t be in school full-time this fall, so, like most parents, I will be thinking about how to keep them occupied and content. But I’m also a memory researcher, and that makes me wonder how they will recall these odd times decades from now.
University of Virginia Investment Management Co.’s pool of $9.9 billion in endowment assets and other long-term funds returned a gross 5.3% for the fiscal year ended June 30, according to an annual report posted on UVIMCO’s website.
Gov. Ralph Northam is throwing a lifeline to Virginia's public colleges and universities, which would save $300 million over the next two years through the proposed restructuring of their debt for capital projects as they struggle with the costs of the COVID-19 pandemic. UVA stands to save $344,000.
The University identified three COVID-19 cases within the Lefevre residence hall. Prior to waste indicators and follow-up testing, there were no known positive COVID-19 cases in the hall. Students who tested positive are being moved into isolation, and their close contacts will be placed in quarantine.
The Rosh Hashana Seder is more like an elevated Shabbat dinner than the often-lengthy Passover Seder. (“Seder” simply means order.) If you’ve never heard of this tradition, you’ve already held a mini version of one if you’ve ever dipped apples in honey for a sweet new year, said Vanessa Ochs, a rabbi and professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia.
The University of Virginia announced it had ordered two more residence halls into quarantine after four students tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday.