Martin Hehir leads a very hectic life, and he wouldn’t have it any other way. He just wrapped up medical school in Philadelphia, and begins his residency in anesthesiology on Monday at the University of Virginia. He’s a married dad of two young girls, and has been living at his in-laws’ house in his old hometown of Washingtonville while shifting from one life to another. All the while, Hehir, 28, has transitioned from training for the Olympic marathon – where he came up about a minute shy of his goal a year ago – to the more manageable 10,000 meters. He says he’s running about as well as he ev...
Mediators Selena Cozart and Frank Dukes of the Institute for Engagement & Negotiation at the University of Virginia congratulated The Montpelier Foundation, Montpelier Descendants Committee, and the National Trust on this historic partnership. “We hope that the brave conversations that nurtured new relationships and that led to this truly momentous agreement will inspire other organizations to action.”
Some were using medications that cross the blood-brain barrier: the ACE inhibitors captopril, fosinopril, lisinopril, perindopril, ramipril, and trandolapril, or the ARBs telmisartan and candesartan. Nation’s team found, patients on those medications had a slower decline in memory performance over three years, versus those on non-crossing blood pressure drugs. Dr. Robert Carey, a UVA professor of, said the findings raise an “extremely important” question of whether certain blood pressure medications are better for slowing memory decline.
Investment in early childhood education has become more stratified, said Daphna Bassok, an associate professor of education and public policy at the University of Virginia. In recent years, there’s been a boost in funding for some preschool programs focused explicitly on learning and development, with the goal of preparing children for kindergarten. But Virginia still devotes limited dollars – beyond what’s required – to match the federal subsidies supporting other types of providers. “What it’s led to is a system that’s incredibly fragmented and inefficient, but also where some kids have acce...
Two law professors with expertise in technology are waving red flags of danger. Writing in Foreign Affairs magazine, Robert Chesney of the University of Texas and Danielle Citron of the University of Virginia describe scenarios that could launch a war. Imagine the consequences of a video showing a nation’s leader announcing that missiles have been fired at another country, or of an ISIS leader announcing a chemical attack — videos that could cover the world in minutes and that cannot be determined to be fake.
Patients are looking to feel comfortable and safe when they return for imaging, but academic centers need to balance those concerns with their own mission of education and research, said Dr. Arun Krishnaraj, associate professor of radiology and medical imaging at UVA and chair of the American College of Radiology’s Commission on Patient- and Family-Centered Care. “For us as an academic department, it’s important to provide education and to do research, while still providing care that is safe,” he said.
(Podcast) On this episode, Margarita Mooney-Suarez of the Princeton Theological Seminary; Jenet Erickson, a fellow at the Insitute of Family Studies and the Wheatley Institute; and Brad Wilcox, a senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies and a professor at the University of Virginia, join Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the Republican response to family policy.
A UVA Health doctor is going the extra mile on Friday to raise awareness about the ongoing opioid epidemic and treatment options. “I will be setting off on a nearly 600-mile trip across Virginia,” said Dr. Mark Cohee, a primary care doctor.
“I think an exchange program is a great opportunity to have a longterm cultural immersion in another part of the world while continuing studies,” says Marc Johnson, executive director of global affairs at UVA’s Darden School of Business, which offers exchange programs with partner schools such as Stockholm School of Economics, Melbourne Business School and the Indian School of Business. “There’s just a qualitative difference in spending two weeks in a country and spending two months in a country, living, studying and engaging with fellow students,” says Johnson. “We think it’s a great way to b...
Speaking of Psychology: How ‘open science’ is changing psychological research, with Brian Nosek, PhD
(Podcast) Is psychology research in a crisis or a renaissance? Over the past decade, scientists have realized that many published research results, including some classic findings in psychology, don’t always hold up to repeat trials. UVA psychology professor Brian Nosek, of the Center for Open Science, discusses how psychologists are leading a movement to address that problem, in psychology and in other scientific fields, by changing the way that research studies get funded, conducted, and published.
Kyle Kondik, a House election analyst at University of Virginia, notes that while Pelosi has few votes to spare, she maintains an advantage: her caucus is more “ideologically cohesive” than past Democratic majorities, which featured several conservatives.
Educators are trying to tamp down any panic parents might feel over a lost year for their children. Remote learning may have gone badly for many families, they say, but don’t assume that kids need to be held back. “I’m not one of those people who thinks, ‘Oh, this is a lost generation; these kids have lost this year, and therefore nothing will be normal,” said Anna Shapiro, an early childhood researcher at the University of Virginia.
“There are a lot of people who get rolled up into hesitancy that absolutely would get the vaccine and that absolutely want to get the vaccine if there were barriers removed for them,” said Justin Vesser with UVA Health.
University of Virginia history professor Philip Zelikow, who is leading the planning group and was executive director of the 9/11 Commission, said dozens of experts have been enlisted with the support of charitable foundations and have identified more than 40 lines of inquiry. “All that preparatory work is being done to be put at the disposal of whatever commission gets created, if it’s created by the Congress, created by the president or created independently and privately sponsored,” he said.
University of Virginia law professor Douglas Laycock, a leading scholar on religious liberty, argues the unanimous decision is significant in at least a couple respects.
No same-sex couple has ever applied to CSS for foster parent status. Other agencies continue to work with LGBTQ couples in Philadelphia who want to take in children who need a home. “This case is of great symbolic importance to the gay rights movement. They really don’t like religious exemptions, but it’s not of much practical importance because no one’s being turned away,” says Douglas Laycock, a professor of law at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Douglas Laycock, a UVA law professor and a leading scholar in the area of religious liberty, said that, as the ruling pointed out, there are more than 20 foster care agencies in Philadelphia, many catering to LGBTQ couples. “No one is going to have any difficulty adopting or offering foster care because of this decision,” he said. “If in some rural area the Catholic or Baptist agencies are the only ones in town and same-sex couples can’t get service, maybe the state does have a compelling state interest.”
This article is part of a symposium on the court’s decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. Thomas C. Berg is the James L. Oberstar professor of law and public policy at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota). Douglas Laycock is the Robert E. Scott distinguished professor of law at the University of Virginia.
(Commentary by Cale Jaffe, director of the Environmental Law and Community Engagement Clinic at the School of Law) The result of this month’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, with former governor Terry McAuliffe now poised to take on Republican Glenn Youngkin, makes it clear that climate change is on the ballot in Virginia this year. It has always been one step forward, two steps back when it comes to national climate policy. So forgive me if I look away from Washington in our planet’s hour of need. My eyes are firmly fixed on Richmond.
(Commentary by Christopher P. Goyne, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and director of the Aerospace Research Laboratory) Many Americans might not realize it, but we are sprinting into a new space race — one involving hypersonic technology that enables flight at speeds of more than 3,000 miles per hour. Just like in the Sputnik era, the United States is in pursuit of international rivals who already have outpaced us in next-generation technology. This time we have fallen behind both Russia and China. Winning this race is critical to protecting U.S. national security, ...