Brad Wilcox, executive director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, told the Register that most demographic surveys show U.S. women want “two or more kids,” but the fertility rate is 1.6 children per woman, which is far below desired expectations and what a country needs for stable population replacement. “I would attribute that in part to people not marrying in their 20s, when they have higher opportunities to get pregnant,” he said.
Kenneth Abraham, a law professor at the University of Virginia, said it’s uncommon for settlements to include the release of company documents and for gun manufacturers to be held liable in situations like the Sandy Hook massacre. “This is unusual. It may well provide a basis for suits against firearms manufacturers in similar situations in the future,” Mr. Abraham said.
It’s too much to argue that cancel culture is canceled, but it is perhaps on notice. And that may not be a bad thing, argue a range of cultural experts and scholars scrutinizing this topic. “In its early stages, cancel culture, whether on #MeToo or racial matters, went too far and in ways that were not ethically sustainable,” says James Davison Hunter, a University of Virginia sociologist whose 1991 book, “Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America,” cemented that two-word term into the vernacular. “The extremism of the activists discredited many of the legitimate concerns of these movements...
Prosecutors also called use-of-force expert Timothy Longo to the stand Monday. Unlike most expert witnesses, Longo testified that he had declined to be paid for his testimony, although the judge wouldn’t let him specify why he made that decision. Longo, a former Baltimore Police Department colonel and current vice president of security at the University of Virginia, testified that the three defendants had not complied with acceptable police practices in their conduct on May 25. He said they should have both intervened with Chauvin and provided medical aid to Floyd.
(Commentary by Nicholas Sargen, lecturer at the Darden School of Business) Financial markets have turned volatile this year as investors have been reassessing the prospects for higher inflation and tightening by the Federal Reserve. Lurking in the background is the added uncertainty about whether Russia will invade Ukraine and the response it could elicit from the United States and NATO. The announcement by national security advisor Jake Sullivan that an invasion could occur “at any time” triggered a stock market sell-off on Friday.
(Commentary by Russell L. Riley, White Burkett Miller Center Professor of Ethics and Institutions and co-chair of the Miller Center’s Presidential Oral History Program) With several weeks to go before President Biden’s self-proclaimed deadline for nominating a new justice to the Supreme Court, any shortlisted prospects will have to exercise considerable patience before they learn the outcome. The experience of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suggests, however, that good things come to those who wait – and wait.
(Commentary by Jeffrey Grossman, associate professor of German and Jewish studies and chair of the German department) On Feb. 8, the U.S. Senate held its confirmation hearing on the Biden administration’s nominee, Holocaust historian Deborah Lipstadt, for the position of United States Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. A well-known and respected historian, Lipstadt should be confirmed.
According to the University of Virginia’s Biocomplexity Institute, the majority of people hospitalized with the omicron variant – the latest strain of the coronavirus that sent daily infection rates soaring – were unvaccinated. In fact, those who received a booster dose fared better in the surge than those considered only fully vaccinated. “Evidence suggests a three dose vaccine regime is more protective against hospitalization and death than the initial two dose series,” UVA researchers wrote in an interim report Friday. “It may also offer longer lasting, more durable immunity.”
A national network of institutes of Catholic thought will soon launch as part of a new $3.65 million grant, issued by the John Templeton Foundation Feb. 1. The In Lumine Network will include six Catholic institutes, located at top university campuses across the country, to start. They include the St. Anselm Institute at the University of Virginia.
[UVA alumnus] Ryan Zimmerman, the first draft selection in Washington Nationals history and a longtime franchise pillar – from the lean days at RFK Stadium to the still-burning glory of a World Series title in 2019 – announced his retirement Tuesday. And he is going out on his own terms.
Olympian Eileen Gu is a marketer’s dream – a role model who appeals equally to Western brands seeking a piece of the Chinese market and Chinese counterparts hungry for international exposure. “I think it’s really important to note that the reason why Eileen Gu is attracting so much attention is not strictly because of her skill as a skier, but [because] American brands have also amplified her presence and her power because of their interest in entering the Chinese market,” said Aynne Kokas, a UVA media studies professor.
“Everyone enjoyed them because they were equal-opportunity bashers,” says Larry Sabato, the founder and director of UVA’s Center for Politics, which hired the Steps to perform at numerous events. “That was back when our politicians had a sense of humor and – occasionally – could be bipartisan. That’s gone.”
A national nonprofit with local roots is trying something new. One Love works to stop relationship abuse and it wants Baltimoreans to move for healthy love this Valentine’s Day. “All of us know the story of Yeardley Love, and it was a tragic story, but we’re making something happen,” One Love Foundation Mid-Atlantic Region Executive Director Ojeda Hall said. The 22-year-old University of Virginia lacrosse player lost her life in 2010. She was killed by her ex-boyfriend.
Mike Shebat is a co-founder of Traba, an app created to help people looking for work find employers. He leads the company with Akshay Buddiga, another cofounder. “We help workers to get connected to warehouses, event venues, and distribution centers,” Shebat said. University of Virginia alumnus Nazer Hasanian, a founding software engineer at Traba, says more than 3,000 workers and 25 business are connected with the platform. The two UVA alumni started the business post-graduation in south Florida, and have big dreams to expand, potentially all the way back to Charlottesville.
(Commentary) Kathleen Flake, a UVA professor of Mormon studies, said Mormons were “remarkably oppressed by both state and federal governments.” But she says by only focusing on oppression experienced by Mormons and other Protestants we can easily neglect the ongoing oppression other religious groups face.
(Audio) Brad Wilcox is the director of the National Marriage Project and a professor at UVA. He joined Bob Sirott to talk about the different phases of love and why couples want more personal space, today’s divorce rates, and a new study on marital happiness.
Earlier Monday, a use-of-force expert testified that the officers should have intervened. The testimony from Tim Longo, the police chief at the University of Virginia, was peppered with emphatic objections, numerous warnings from the judge that the information was repetitive, and combative cross-examination.
Earlier Monday, prosecutors called UVA use-of-force expert Timothy Longo Sr.. Longo, the associate vice president for safety and security at the university, said the men failed to care for Floyd when they arrested him on May 25, 2020, for allegedly using a counterfeit $20 bill to buy cigarettes at Cup Foods in south Minneapolis.
With COVID-19 case counts declining, additional visitation will be permitted at University of Virginia Medical Center inpatient units, Emergency Department, outpatient clinics and outpatient procedural areas effective Tuesday. The changes will also apply to the UVA Transitional Care Hospital.
As the wave of COVID cases breaks, area hospital officials are loosening restrictions on the number of visitors allowed at patients’ bedsides. As of Tuesday morning, the ban on most visitors at the University of Virginia Medical Center will cease, although some restrictions on how many visitors are allowed will be implemented.