Michael Gilbert, director of the University of Virginia School of Law’s Center for Public Law and Political Economy who specializes in campaign finance, said that federal limits on corporate PAC donations exist to prevent companies from wielding undue influence over a lawmaker. Gilbert said that, on the federal level, it makes sense that lawmakers are responsive to some degree to business needs, particularly if they matter to the economy in a lawmaker’s district. “Lots of people in politics and beyond I think would say it’s perfectly reasonable to take these contributions,” Gilbert said. “Thos...
(Commentary) University of Virginia President James Ryan has argued, “The best reform in the world, on paper, will be useless without sufficient political support to sustain its implementation.” It’s just to believe in righteous fights. Yet, public policy needs consensus. We are otherwise wasting time and money.
As a result of Jackie Kennedy’s work, the White House itself and the artwork and artifacts inside it are now preserved by the National Park Service and the Smithsonian Institution. But before the Kennedys, upkeep of these historic treasures was “idiosyncratic and non-routinized,” says Barbara A. Perry, the director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center and author of “Jacqueline Kennedy: First Lady of the New Frontier.” “When presidents would come and go, they could just take things with them or sell things off,” Perry says. “The tragedy of it in terms of preserv...
While there is, if anything, a glut of PhD graduates on the labour market, many cannot find academic jobs. Top business schools want to hire PhDs only from the best programmes, but this talent pool has not grown in line with the rising demand for business education in recent decades. “Supply has not changed much, but demand has increased,” says Sankaran Venkataraman, senior associate dean for faculty and research at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. “Schools are very careful about who they hire. Provenance is important.”
The pandemic has turned many people’s dining room tables into workplaces. Attorneys are no exception. What’s more, no one expects the legal industry to return to the pre-pandemic norm. A recent survey by the American Bar Association revealed that only 23% of the lawyers surveyed wanted to return to the office full time. These survey results were shared by professor Ben Sachs of the University of Virginia School of Law at the Practising Law Institute’s program, “Managing Remote and Hybrid Legal Teams: Tactics to Thrive and Lead in the New World of Work.”
“The ocean holds about 50 times as much inorganic carbon as the atmosphere because of its high alkalinity,” Scott Doney, a University of Virginia marine scientist who chaired the National Academy of Sciences panel, said. “It’s been suggested that if you increase the alkalinity of the ocean… you could potentially increase the capacity of the ocean to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.”
Roger Anderson is co-leader of Cancer Control and Population Health Research at the University of Virginia. He says all Virginians should be gravely concerned about the risks the map is showing. “We all have to be alarmed and concerned when there is an excess risk,” Anderson said.
Pediatrician and infectious disease specialist Dr. Debbie-Ann Shirley at UVA Health says this decision by Pfizer is a move for transparency. “Whatever we do for young children, we want to make sure that it’s in their best interest and in their benefit, so I think it was just more for transparency and re-evaluating the situation,” she said.
“Maybe it’s a tiny bit premature for governments to be dropping their mask mandates,” said William A. Petri, a professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health at the University of Virginia. “Check back in a week, because it’s going to be different. … Transmission is dropping so rapidly, I fully believe we won’t be needing to wear masks indoors.”
University of Virginia immunologist and COVID-19 researcher Dr. William Petri continues to answer reader questions about COVID-19.
Brad Wilcox, a professor of sociology and director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, notes a rise in the appeal of soulmates since the 1970s, when the advent of what he calls the “me decade” and a culture of individualism shifted our approach to relationships. “People are now more likely to look for relationships that make them happy and fulfilled,” he says. “It’s also facilitated by unprecedented prosperity in the West, which made people less dependent on marriage for economic survival. There was a shift from a pragmatic approach to marriage to a more expressive,...
“This is one of the most engaging set of ads I’ve seen in several years,” said Kimberly Whitler, professor of marketing at the University of Virginia. “Almost all focus on light-hearted entertainment.”
A mathematics professor who specializes in numbers theory might not be the first person you’d think of to star in a beer wars commercial, but once you talk to University of Virginia mathematics professor Ken Ono, it all adds up.
(Commentary co-written by W. Bradford Wilcox, sociology professor and director of the Naitonal Marriage Project) When 29-year-old Juan Casas married his 23-year-old girlfriend Shanzenyetta, it was not just as the beginning of a life together but an end—to a lonely decade of low-wage jobs punctuating periods of unemployment. Marriage, according to Shan, “really picked up Juan’s motivation and work ethic.” Within three years, Shan went from being a single parent scrambling to make rent to a married woman with “a decent place to live, a car that works, bills paid, and someone to lean on: Things I...
(Book reviews by Lisa Russ Spaar, professor of English and creative writing) I was only halfway through a first reading of Nathaniel Perry’s second poetry collection, “Long Rules,” when I knew I should pair it with Brigit Pegeen Kelly’s iconic second collection, “Song.” For one thing, both books sing.
(Commentary co-written by Ken Ono, Thomas Jefferson Professor of Mathematics and chair of the Department of Mathematics) The United States’ mathematics education system largely was designed to produce a small number of STEM professionals who could beat the Soviet Union to outer space, armed only with pencils and paper. Today’s business, industry, military and mathematics research communities have embraced the digital age, leveraging computational tools to make new discoveries, protect us and improve our lives. But most students’ experiences with mathematics remain confined to one area of math ...
Murphy co-curated the exhibit with Lisa Reilly, Commonwealth Professor of Architectural History at the University of Virginia. Through numerous objects—including original drawings by architect Cass Gilbert of the Woolworth Building that were specially conserved for this occasion—the exhibit traces the development and pervasiveness of skyscraper Gothic in architectural design on writers, painters, printmakers, designers and filmmakers. The exhibit originated at the Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia, where it was on view during the fall 2021 semester.
The University of Virginia Department of Drama’s 2021-2022 season will have two shows open on one weekend. According to a release, M.J. Kaufman’s “How to Live on Earth” will open on Feb. 24 while the New Works Festival will open on Feb. 25.
When you’re ready for a breather from the challenges of baby care, know that quality time with your partner is important for the health of your relationship. According to a study by The National Marriage Project, a research initiative located at the University of Virginia, the benefits of date night for couples are better communication without the distraction of children, novelty which renews passion, and higher expectations of commitment.
It’s controversial, but it’s happening: Employers are increasingly investing in technology to passively track and monitor their employees, with more than one-in-four companies having done so during the pandemic. Employees are understandably concerned about their privacy, so companies need to be transparent about how they’re using the data they collect and why. “As companies ramp up their investments in AI-enabled systems, understanding the psychological factors that influence people’s attitudes and behaviors toward those technologies is more critical than ever,” according to the University of ...