"Although not a landslide shift comparable to election swings in the twentieth century, McKinley's victory ended the pattern of close popular margins that had characterized elections since the Civil War," notes a recap of the 1896 election posted by UVA’s Miller Center. "McKinley received 7,218,491 votes (51.7%) to Bryan's 6,356,734 votes (45.5%) – a gain for the Republicans of 114,000 votes over their total in 1896."
Criminal cases against companies declined from 1,690 during the administration of George W Bush to 1,418 under Barack Obama to about 383 during the four years of the Trump administration, according to a white-collar crime database from the law schools at Duke University and UVA. This figure will grow, however, as the final cases are added to the database, which is up to date only until autumn of last year.
(Commentary) Author Rodney Smolla introduces us to Leslie Kendrick, who is Jewish and a distinguished First Amendment scholar. She is the vice dean and a professor of law at the UVA School of Law. According to Smolla, in the aftermath of the Unite the Right rallies in her hometown, Kendrick took a hard look at her traditional defense of free speech. Skeptical of the marketplace rationale, she questioned whether suppressing or protecting extremist speech strengthens or weakens such speech. Ultimately, Kendrick “comes down in favor of the modern protection of hate speech, as better than any plau...
With the coronavirus pandemic creating unique challenges for Virginia’s families, educational leaders across the commonwealth want to learn about the impact on young children’s care and education. The Virginia Department of Education, the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation, and the University of Virginia have created a survey for Virginia families with newborns through kindergarten students in their household.
Virginia's post-holiday surge of COVID-19 cases has not been as bad as feared, according to new data from UVA, and the number of Virginians being treated for the virus in hospitals and nursing homes has fallen significantly in the past 10 days.
Many of us have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, regarding how well it works, and if we should get it. UVA health experts spoke at virtual conversation Sunday afternoon, hosted by the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, to answer pressing questions sent in by Charlottesville community members.
The University of Virginia is a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was founded in 1819 by United States Declaration of Independence author Thomas Jefferson.
When Tiki Barber played football for Cave Spring High School, [UVA alumnus] Doug Doughty was sometimes there to cover it. When Barber moved on to become a running back at UVA, Doughty was always there to cover it. When Barber played his final game before retiring from the NFL, Doughty made sure to be there to cover that, too. Now it's Doughty's turn to retire.
Sometimes, having a little hole in your heart can relieve a lot of pressure. UVA Health researchers are participating in a clinical trial of a device that creates a pressure pop-off valve in the heart to ease the severe shortness of breath associated with congestive heart failure.
In August 2019, UVA Health Dr. Cameron Webb announced his candidacy for Congress. A Democrat running in a deeply conservative district, Webb would go on to lose by a five-point margin in November. But just weeks later, he returns to Washington with a decidedly elevated stature.
(Video) We were thrilled to learn about SharpRank.com, a platform that rates gambling analysts based on their picks. The founder of Sharp Rank, [UVA alumnus] Chris Adams, joined Bull Market Fantasy to talk about sports betting and why his service is filling a major need for the gambling industry.
Creators need a place to gather, to bounce ideas off each other and to find support as they build new things. Lumastic can be that place, said [UVA alumnus] Drew Lytle, company co-founder and CEO. Together with co-founder and CTO Keith Stolte, Lytle has created a virtual workplace for freelancers, side hustlers and entrepreneurs. On Lumastic, creatives can find the human interaction and feedback that has long been a part of office life but is often missing for people who work solo.
Aswin Punathambekar, UVA professor of media studies and author of “From Bombay to Bollywood: The Making of a Global Media Industry,” says that the UK has always been ahead of the US when it comes to casting actors of Indian origin. "Even in a popular TV show like ‘The Great British Bake Off,’ there have been Indian contestants and even winners. And actors like Archie Panjabi and Sanjeev Bhaskar – they play mainstream roles and not just Indian characters," he notes.
“Cholesterol has been very well studied as an important factor in a large number of viral infections,” says Peter Kasson, a UVA scientist who studies the physical mechanisms of viral disease. “The interesting thing is that cholesterol’s role in viral entry varies a lot between viruses.” It’s not clear exactly how cholesterol aids SARS-CoV-2, but understanding that process could offer clues about the biology of infection, says Kasson, who was not involved in the research.
The National Academy of Inventors has named two UVA School of Medicine researchers as fellows, citing the duo’s pioneering work in treating disease and improving research through innovation. Robin A. Felder and Boris Kovatchev, who often partner with the UVA Licensing and Ventures Group, are among 175 inventors invited to join the academy. Kovatchev is also a professor with the UVA School of Engineering.
For the first time, stars snacking on their stellar neighbors outside the Milky Way have had their orbits fully mapped. Using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, astronomers have identified two pairs of stars beyond the galaxy that are consuming their companions. Jasmin Washington is a co-author of the new study and a graduate student at the University of Arizona; she was an undergraduate at UVA during the project. Washington and her fellow author, Hannah Lewis, a UVA graduate student, presented the results Jan. 12 at the 237th meeting of the American Astronomical Society.
UVA researchers at have discovered something that may explain racial disparities in colorectal cancer. UVA Health scientists found that one side of the colon ages biologically faster than the other in both African-Americans and people of European descent. However, the right side ages significantly faster in African-Americans, making them more prone to developing colorectal cancer, even at a younger age.
Adversary or competitor? Do the two depictions represent a significant difference in attitude? If so, will that difference be manifested in U.S. policy toward China under a Biden presidency? This was the issue addressed in an online panel debate, "Time for a reset? U.S.-China relations during the Biden administration" co-organized by the Miller Center at the University of Virginia and the Center for American Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai on Jan. 11.
UVA Health has launched a 12-week program called I-Heal that is designed to help patients recovering after a stroke. Participants in the program get an iPad and other technology to help them check their vitals, like blood pressure.
“No matter how you slice and dice the data, whether you’re looking at the cabinet or at White House staff, you’re going to see the same commitment to diversity,” said Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, senior fellow at UVA’s Miller Center.