It is a publication that has been at the University of Virginia since 1912. Typically, The Yellow Journal is released during final exams at UVA. Dressed in yellow and wearing disguises, the writers distribute the publication to students at the library. But unlike other student news outlets, The Yellow Journal is a satire.
Rob Cross and Peter Gray of the University of Virginia monitored knowledge workers, and found 70 to 85 percent of time was devoured by attending unproductive meetings, dealing with e-mail and phone calls and generally handling pleas for attention from staff.
(Subscription required) Counties that are home to a land-grant university have lower unemployment rates than the U.S. overall and bounced back faster from the most recent recession.
The endowment is an elegant solution, both intrinsically and because of its recent history. It’s heartening to see a positive result emerge following the sturm und drang, the suspicions and recriminations regarding that use of money just a few short months ago.
Companies founded by older entrepreneurs are less likely to have the tech focus that draws attention in startup communities and funding from venture capitalists. "What you see on magazine covers is not always a great reflection of reality," said David Touve, director of UVA’s W.L. Lyons Brown III Innovation i.Lab incubator. "They lead you to believe that the majority or some great proportion of companies formed in any year are high-growth technology companies, which in actuality, they're not likely to be at all."
(Commentary by Lynn Uzzell, adjunct professor of politics at UVA) The history of constitutional interpretation is notorious for its occasional contortions of speech and logic. But in the case of the Ninth Amendment, history has been truly acrobatic. Whereas the original purpose of this amendment was to guard against expansions of federal power, its recent interpretations have tended (you guessed it) to expand federal authority.
The UVA Children's Hospital is getting a big boost thanks to the associates at Walmart and Sam's Club. During a seven-week campaign between August and October, more than $94,000 was raised on behalf of the facility, part of the nearly $37 million raised across the country for Children's Miracle Network hospitals.
Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia on Monday announced their researchers will form teams to advance the field of brain science.
The UVA and the Virginia Tech Carilion schools of medicine are teaming up to invest in cutting-edge neuroscience research. Nine collaborative teams consisting of 25 researchers from both schools will receive a total of $550,000 to enable discovery in all areas of neuroscience and brain development.
Dominion Virginia Power and the University of Virginia and its Darden School of Business have formed a solar power partnership, helping to expand the company’s renewable energy initiative while positioning the university to meet its sustainability targets.
(Commentary by Barbara A. Perry, director of presidential studies and White Burkett Miller Center professor of ethics and institutions at UVA’s Miller Center) Just up the mountain from where I sit lies the final resting place of Thomas Jefferson. His collaboration with James Madison to implement the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom provided part of the foundation for the First Amendment’s religious freedom guarantees.
The University of Virginia and Virginia Tech on Monday announced their researchers will form teams to advance the field of brain science.
The British government announced Monday that 40 top U.S. students have been awarded prestigious Marshall scholarships, a 25 percent increase this year. Three scholars in the 2017 class are from the University of Virginia.
Trump’s call with Tsai sparked excitement and cautious support from many Taiwanese Americans – a reminder that political identity is as variegated as humanity. As “the call” trended on Twitter and became fodder for newscasters, it sent ripples of alarm through the international community. But its actual ramifications are still unclear, said Syaru Shirley Lin, a UVA professor and the author of “Taiwan’s China Dilemma.”
On the Republican side, the best bet for the nomination in the June primary is Ed Gillespie, who ran a surprisingly close race for the U.S. Senate in 2014, with 48.3 percent to incumbent US Sen. Mark Warner’s (D) 49.1 percent. Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics, says that “Given Gillespie’s endorsements, money raising ability and his close race last time, you would think he would get” the GOP nomination. But he adds, “If Donald Trump can win the nomination and election, you can’t rule anything out.”
Mobile banking might lift people out of poverty. That's the subject of a study out this week in the journal Science about M-PESA. Isaac Mbiti, a UVA professor of policy and economics who was not part of the study, calls the findings "a big deal." "This is the first time we actually have hard data to show there is a relationship between having access to mobile money and reducing poverty," says Mbiti.
Dominion Virginia Power is expanding its partnership with UVA as they move ahead with its commitment to sustainability. UVA and the Darden School of Business have agreed to buy the entire output of electricity produced at a new solar facility in King William County.
UVA’s Board of Visitors voted to create a permanent endowment supporting financial aid at its meeting Friday evening.
A new research project by the University of Virginia could provide early intervention for thousands of children at risk for juvenile diabetes.
The University of Virginia is putting together recommendations for president-elect Donald Trump as he transitions to the White House. The Miller Center is teaming with the Brookings Institution for the half-day conference Monday in Washington.