“I’m all for aspirational goals,” he said last week at a University of Virginia Center for Politics conference on President Trump. But, he added, “it’s time we get some realism into the discussion today.” McAuliffe has been on his realistic kick ever since leaving office this year, and he is picking up some support for it. A couple of times during the conference, for example, UVA’s political guru, Larry Sabato, embraced the likelihood of a McAuliffe 2020 campaign.
The economic explanation for white working class malaise only goes so far anyways. University of Virginia researcher Christopher Ruhm finds in a recent study that the rapid rise in drug-related deaths isn’t fully or even mostly explained by worsening economic prospects. Among other things, he points out people suffering prolonged hardship in other first world countries aren’t overdosing at anything like the same rates.
Virginia’s population continues to grow, but at a slower rate than the national average. According to the report from UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, Virginia’s population has grown by 6.5 percent since the 2010 Census. While that may sound significant, the state’s annual population growth this decade is actually the lowest it has been since the 1920s.
Unlike most of her Republican colleagues, Chase’s relationship with illegal immigration is complicated. Chase’s district encompasses most of Chesterfield County, which according to demographic researchers at the University of Virginia, has a Hispanic population that’s growing faster than the Hispanic population statewide.
The exhibit features portraits by Charlottesville photographer Tom Cogill and text panels by Emma Edmunds, who is the primary researcher for the project. There is also a video slideshow with footage of Danville during the Civil Rights Movement. The video was gathered from the Virginia Center for Digital History at the University of Virginia and assembled by Wenn Harold, the museum’s education and technology facilitator. Harold says it's important to give people the chance to learn more about the history of the city.
The University of Virginia on Tuesday night confirmed cases of norovirus among its students. The virus is highly contagious and causes vomiting and diarrhea, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In 2016, Charlottesville caught national notice when Entrepreneur magazine named it the fourth-best city in the country for entrepreneurs to live in and launch companies, based partially on the work done by UVA’s W.L. Lyons Brown III Innovation Laboratory. Fast forward to today, and work continues to make the region even more hospitable to area startup hopefuls.
If you want to really understand the State of the Commonwealth, we refer you to the latest population estimates from UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. They a much truer picture of what’s really happening.
UVA President James E. Ryan has received more than a thousand suggestions for how to change a 200-year-old institution he describes as an “unfinished project.”
A new state population estimate finds Virginia's population is continuing to grow, though more slowly than the nation. UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service estimate finds that the commonwealth's population has grown by 6.5 percent since the 2010 census, which means the state is now home to more than 8.5 million people in 2018.
New figures show that even though Virginia is growing rapidly, it still lags behind other states. According to estimates by the UVA Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, Virginia's population has grown by 6.5 percent since 2010.
For the first time since the early 1980s, Roanoke’s population has climbed above 100,000, according to new estimates. UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service released its new population estimates Monday, indicating the city reached the benchmark in July. The estimates show that while Virginia continues to grow, over the last five years it has done so at a slightly slower pace than the nation.
People often have a tough time discussing race and equality, but on Monday, minority activist students at the University of Virginia opened up to get a dialogue going on Grounds. In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy hosted ‘MLK Day Batten Hour: Racial Equality'.
(By Marlene Daut, associate professor of African diaspora studies) Marvel’s blockbuster “Black Panther” takes place in the secret African Kingdom of Wakanda. But fans of the box-office hit might not realize that they don’t need to look to the make-believe world to find a modern-day black kingdom that aspired to be a safe haven from racism and inequality.
Katherine Basbaum, a registered dietitian with the UVA Health System, said that for weight-loss purposes, exercise equivalents can be a helpful ingredient in understanding calories.
As part of UVA’s extended Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, students are using art to honor women in the Civil Rights movement.
Not everyone is convinced that diabetic alert dogs are consistently effective, particularly when measured against the latest technology: continuous glucose monitors. These devices measure blood sugar levels every five minutes or so, and most will sound an alarm when a person has blood sugar levels that are too high or too low. Linda Gonder-Frederick, from the Behavioral Medicine Center at the University of Virginia, has also done research trials with diabetic alert dogs. "There have been a number of studies and there are a lot of mixed results," she said.
A new smartphone app is helping UVA students make friends while walking around UVA Grounds. WABU (Walking Buddies) was created by Victor Rodriguez during his first year at UVA. The free smartphone app syncs users' Facebook accounts, and helps them connect to others who are walking in the same area on UVA Grounds.
The immediate reaction from conservative media, however, was mixed—or least not as uniformly critical of Trump as you might expect, given he was just bested on the national stage by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, both of whom refused to negotiate over border funding while parts of the government were shuttered. While the Ann Coulters and Mike Cernovichs of the world were quick to blast the president for being a political coward, others like Bill O’Reilly instead focused on the short-term nature of the bill, which will give Trump the chance to hold the government hostage again in three weeks i...
A Charlottesville art exhibit showcasing under-represented stories in African-American history is coming to a close. Artists and organizers at The Bridge said despite the exhibits closure, the spirit of the art will live on. Lisa Jevack, assistant to director at Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia stated, “It's a huge responsibility to make sure it’s getting out there and it’s getting to the right people and that its accurate.”