Over the years, a number of studies have suggested that some dog breeds are more prone to harm people than others, although there is still much controversy about these conclusions. However, given the fact that we are often dealing with the safety of young children in a household, it is important that as much data as possible should be gathered. So with that in mind, I was pleased to see a new piece of research published by a research team headed by Dr. Garth Essig, an otolaryngologist (also known as an ear, nose, and throat doctor, or ENT) at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center. The ...
With summer underway in DC, you’re probably spending most of the workweek daydreaming about getting out of the Beltway once Friday hits. Thankfully, Charlottesville is just a short three-hour drive away, and offers way more than historic estates and the University of Virginia grounds. In C’ville, you’ll find everything you need to have a memorable weekend, from five-star dining to kayaking to wine-tasting. Lucky for you, we’ve outlined a complete weekend guide -- so get packing.
Clarke said that Tech was one of only two institutions that is managing an over-enrollment in Virginia. The University of Virginia is the other. The other public four-year universities in the state all accepted students off their wait lists, he said.
The link between cigarette smoking and cancer seems obvious now, but it took decades of research and advocacy to change attitudes and minds. While researchers helped lead the way, many also played a part in supporting the tobacco industry, which funded research at major institutes and laboratories across the nation. Sarah Milov, an assistant professor of history at the University of Virginia and author of “The Cigarette: A Political History,” set for release in October by Harvard University Press, describes them as “mercenary scientists,” whose work was done for the tobacco paycheck. 
High-quality social relationships have long been known to reduce stress and to be associated with longer, happier and healthier lives. But the neurophysiology underlying these links has remained elusive. Over the past quarter-century, James Coan, psychology professor at UVA and director of the VAN Lab, has been synthesizing and expanding upon what he’s learned in the labs of world-class experts in the fields of brain plasticity, social relationships and functional brain imaging to better understand this mechanism.
Greg Orr, who co-founded the University of Virginia’s M.F.A. program in creative writing, talks with “On Being” host Krista Tippett about the healing qualities of poetry, both reading and writing it.
(Commentary by UVA lecturer Waitman Wade Beorn) In early 2003, as a cavalry officer, I stood in front of my scout platoon at dusk after a long day preparing to deploy to Iraq. I spoke with them about the law of war and how they should treat civilians when we got into theater. It wasn’t a long conversation, but I felt that giving clear guidance about what was acceptable – and not acceptable – was important.
UVA says it is conducting a full audit of its athletics program to make sure it has not fallen victim to the kind of scholarship scams that have brought federal charges against parents and coaches at other high-profile schools. Spokesperson Anthony P. de Bruyn says there is no evidence to suggest that the University is implicated in any similar wrongdoing, and that this audit is a precautionary measure.
(Letter from Andrew Stauffer, UVA Department of English) The Book Traces project at the University of Virginia aims to demonstrate the historical and informational value of individual copies of library books containing (as many of them do) unique archival information. It is hard to make decisions about which books “require careful, full engagement” and which are too “common” to do so. It will take the collaborative work of librarians, book historians, and field specialists to develop best practices. We have not yet found a lot of good ways to make those conversations happen.
The Trump administration’s “win rate” in the federal courts is abysmal. The two recent suits he filed to block subpoenas for his records were summarily shot down, both judges ruling with unusual speed and dismissiveness. In these cases, if Trump was trying to delay, if he was trying to intimidate, it didn’t work. “This is another case where President Trump’s behavior is norm-busting,” added Russell Riley, a presidential historian at UVA’s Miller Center.
(Commentary by Dr. Li Li, professor and chair of family medicine and director of population health for UVA Health System) It is widely recognized that a person’s health is determined by many factors. Those factors include, in descending order, an individual’s lifestyle and behavior, genetics and biology, environment and health care. In fact, it is estimated that care provided by health care providers only accounts for 10% of a person’s overall health.
Governing boards of the state's 15 public institutions voted this spring to keep tuition flat for in-state undergraduates, and in some cases for out-of-state enrollees. At the University of Virginia, the decision reversed a planned 2.9% tuition increase.
Virginia is building a “tech talent pipeline” around five universities: Virginia Tech, Old Dominion University, George Mason University and Virginia Commonwealth University in partnership with the University of Virginia. They’ll ramp up class offerings in such things as cybersecurity, computer science and programming to provide students with skills that Amazon needs, although they could work for other companies instead.
In the next decade, UVA plans to expand financial aid, house half its student body on Grounds and expand adult education opportunities across the state, according to a 10-point draft of its new strategic plan. The 2030 Plan grew out of hundreds of outreach events and aims to put UVA on a path to be  the No. 1 public university in the country.
(Commentary) With only a few championships left to be handed out in the academic calendar, including the College World Series, it’s fair to argue that the Wahoos’ accomplishments might have given them the best collective year in college sports.
This was a great year for student athletes at the University of Virginia – basketball and lacrosse players who headed home as national collegiate champions, but they’re not the only ones who have reason to celebrate. At the Law School, graduates claim a life-changing win for one of their clients – a teenager locked up for something he recorded and posted to YouTube. 
University of Virginia head football coach Bronco Mendenhall has agreed to a two-year contract extension through the 2024 football season, director of athletics Carla Williams announced on May 30.
Lars Tiffany opened his postgame remarks after Monday's NCAA championship win by once again referencing a familiar name. "First of all, I'm very grateful to Dom Starsia," Virginia's third-year men's lacrosse coach said. Starsia won 274 games and four national titles in 24 seasons as UVA men's lacrosse coach. But it was three years ago last week that Starsia was fired by the school after missing the NCAA Tournament twice in a four-year span, including a 7-8 season in 2016.
Ten years ago, researchers led by Dr. Thomas Platts-Mills at the University of Virginia were just starting to learn that bites from Lone Star ticks were somehow causing a mysterious and potentially life-threatening allergy to red meat. They’d been trying to explain why certain cancer patients were reacting poorly to a drug known as cetuximab. At the same lab, they’d been working to figure out what was causing a strange allergic reaction to red meat, which had been observed in a number of patients.
Republican politicians and other conservatives, from President Donald Trump to Fox News personalities, have been trumpeting the charge that Facebook is biased against conservatives. That's a "false narrative," said Siva Vaidhyanathan, director of UVA’s Center for Media and Citizenship. But as a result, he said, "any effort to clean up Facebook now would spark tremendous fury."