Peter Norton, a history professor at the University of Virginia and author of “Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City” has studied how auto travel changed U.S. cities. Our modern “jaywalking” laws didn’t originate from concerned parents or public officials, he explained, but from car companies and their local auto clubs. It was part of a calculated effort to shift the blame for traffic deaths away from drivers to pedestrians, clear the roads for cars and boost vehicle sales. Spoiler: It worked.
(Commentary) Bush thus paved the way for his war against terrorism, an incursion without clear limits in space or time in which everything seemed to count, because it was developed in the name of democracy and Western values. “Fear, power and arrogance characterized the foreign policy of the United States. It was a dangerous mix, “Melvyn Leffler, an emeritus professor of history at the University of Virginia, told EFE.
UVA Health continues to offer testing on Mondays and Tuesdays in Charlottesville.
UVA Health wants to hear from the community as it begins its strategic planning process. According to a release, this process will encompass every aspect of the hospital, from patient care, research and education, and addressing health equity.
Among those astronomers who predicted the existence of such supernovae is Roger Chevalier, of the University of Virginia. In a 2012 paper, he described what such a merger-induced supernova might look like, suggesting that their existence could explain a type IIn supernovae. This poorly understood class of supernova stays brighter for longer and has narrow hydrogen-emission lines. This suggests that the exploding star is surrounded by material ejected by the star that is blocking much of the hydrogen emission, and which is produces a more sustained afterglow as the supernova shock slams into it...
“There’s some things we do in medicine because we’ve always done them this way,” says Dr. Ann Kellams, professor of pediatrics at University of Virginia and lead author of the study. But in reality, there’s very little evidence to support most hospitals’ newborn skin care approach, she says.
A new book published this week, Kimberly Whitler’s “Positioning for Advantage: Techniques and Strategies to Grow Brand Value,” argues marketers should focus on creating sustainable advantage for their businesses. Whitler is the Frank M. Sands Sr. Associate Profess of Business Administration at University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
Some new findings made by a University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers could lead to better treatments for several diseases, including Alzheimer’s and diabetes. According to a release, these findings have to do with how the human body ensures the proper function of the powerhouses in cells, mitochondria.
University of Virginia President Jim Ryan held his first “Run With Jim” event of the year Thursday morning. Students, faculty, staff and members of the Charlottesville community met outside Madison Hall at 7:30 a.m. for a four-mile run around Grounds with the University president.
Truist Wealth has made a $1 million gift to the Walter N. Ridley Scholarship Program and the University of Virginia Alumni Association in honor of the late Richmond business and philanthropic leader Sidney Buford Scott and the brokerage firm founded by his family, Scott & Stringfellow.
Public universities can deliver the most outstanding education to the broadest range of students at the most affordable price. That’s the message of Forbes’ 2021 ranking of top colleges. For the first time ever on a national ranking of America’s best colleges, a public school, the University of California at Berkeley, is in the No. 1 spot (In 2009 West Point topped our list, but military academies are slightly different animals). Of the top 25 schools in the Forbes ranking, six are public, including three other U.C.s, the University of Michigan and the University of Florida. (UVA ranks No. 30....
A majority of Virginia voters back the University of Virginia’s decision to dis-enroll unvaccinated students, according to a poll released Wednesday. A Monmouth University Poll survey showed 53 percent of respondents agreed that students who did not get the vaccine should be disenrolled, while 43 percent disagreed.
People don’t realize changes influenced by fluctuating hormones can impact their everyday lives for the next five to 10 years. “Not only is it not talked about, but unless you really understand what’s going on, you may not understand why you’re suddenly getting acne again or having more facial hair due to perimenopause,” says JoAnn V. Pinkerton, a UVA professor of obstetrics and gynecology.
A majority of voters in Virginia support the University of Virginia’s policy to unenroll students who did not get the COVID-19 vaccine or apply for a religious or medical exemption, according to a new poll.
For UVA and UCLA alumnus Paul Murdoch, Saturday will mark a particularly poignant anniversary. In 2005, the Los Angeles architect and his team were selected from more than a thousand candidates to create a national memorial at the Flight 93 crash site. Since then, they have worked with the National Park Service, Virginia-based landscape architecture firm Nelson Byrd Woltz and the bereaved families to design and build the memorial and park, which spans a 2,200-acre decommissioned coal mine just outside of Shanksville.
At the University of Virginia, the Afghan Student Association has hosted two rallies on Grounds to raise awareness about the crisis in Afghanistan, and organized social media campaigns to educate people on ways to support refugees. In addition, the group has been working with fellow student group Muslims United to collect donations and provide assistance with translation. “We’ve been trying to keep in contact with [the families], meet them, and let them know they have people in the community and UVA students they can count on who have access to a lot of resources here,” says fourth-year studen...
A group of University of Virginia students will be displaying American flags to honor the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001 this weekend. Young Americans for Freedom at UVA is working with the Young America’s Foundation to organize the local 9/11: Never Forget Project.
(Commentary) Biden’s mishandling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan cost American lives and jeopardized national security. But why does admitting that feel like a betrayal? Why was I so quick to judge Republicans unable to see Trump’s flaws while doing the same thing within the Democratic Party? Larry Sabato, the director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, points to political tribalism manifesting more political hypocrisy. “It’s a function of our extreme partisan polarization, and really, it justifies anything,” he said. “Hypocrisy is the lifeblood of politics.”
Barring the polls, the main concern for Newsom remains getting Democratic base voters engaged and aware that they need to turn out for an unusually timed election, according to Kyle Kondik, a nonpartisan political analyst at the University of Virginia. “The main problem for Newsom is making sure that Democratic turnout is robust enough to save him,” Kondik said. “One way to do that is to bring in high-profile surrogates who will get a lot of news coverage, and will help spread the word about the fact that the recall is happening. And from a Democratic perspective, it’s hard to find two people ...
A 25-page document with 225 references, the position statement was composed by a six-person editorial panel led by McClung and Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton, division director of Midlife Health with UVA Health, who were tasked with reviewing and updating the 2010 statement as well as reviewing new evidence for inclusion. To mold the current position statement, the panel reviewed studies published in English related to osteoporosis management in postmenopausal women, with priority given to randomized clinical trials and meta-analyses of these trials.