New research conducted in collaboration with UVA and other schools shows that cities with bad traffic under normal conditions may actually be more efficient at handling adverse events, like accidents and storms.
UVA lost three prominent former employees recently. Former spokesman William H. Fishback Jr. died Friday, associate professor of education Chester R. Titus died Sunday and drama professor David W. Weiss died Monday.
UVA employees and students are sending state lawmakers back to Richmond with a list of issues to consider in the upcoming General Assembly session. UVA President Teresa Sullivan moderated a public forum with four state legislators on Wednesday.
David William Weiss, 89, died Dec. 18 in Charlottesville. Weiss rose to the rank of professor and taught in UVA’s Drama Department for 37 years, serving as department chair for 16 years and creating the Master of Fine Arts program in theater. With his colleagues Roger Boyle and George Black, David established the Heritage Repertory Theatre, a professional adjunct to the Drama Department’s production program.
Chester R. Titus, 96, died Dec. 17 in Charlottesville. Titus had a long and illustrious career at UVA, where he served as housing director, associate dean of student affairs and associate professor of education. His vision was instrumental in the transformation of the Lawn, physically and socially, to its present state. In 1987, he was awarded the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award for his contributions to the University.
William H. Fishback Jr., 83, died Dec. 15 in Charlottesville. In 1966, he began a career of more than 40 years at UVA, where he served under four presidents. In addition to working with the media as the University’s spokesperson and overseeing University Relations activities, eventually as an associate vice president, he also taught newswriting courses in the English department.
It was while studying architecture at UVA that Yemi Kacoutie decided it was time to move back home and work on the continent. Although she had considered staying on in the U.S. following her studies, a strong desire to return home to Ivory Coast eventually led her back.
Philadelphia employment lawyer Michael Hollander is using skills from his past life as a computer programmer to help automate processes in his job helping disadvantaged clients for Community Legal Services. Hollander first tapped his skills to help clients while working in a legal clinic in law school at the University of Virginia.
(By Leslie Currie, fourth-year foreign affairs major) Dec. 12, 2017 brought about historic change in Alabama when Doug Jones narrowly defeated Roy Moore during the Alabama election.
Tech’s new cohort of critics are not exactly profiles in courage, according to Siva Vaidhyanathan, a UVA professor of media studies who is writing a book about Facebook. “Social media scholars have been warning about the fact that Facebook has been hijacked by hateful groups, violent groups, authoritarian leaders for years. It’s just that very few people have been paying attention. It doesn’t take a huge intellectual leap to be a Facebook critic these days.”
These election rumblings could affect Maryland races this coming year. The deep blue state has no elected women in statewide office and no female members in Congress. Incumbent Sen. Ben Cardin, 74, is rated “Safe Democrat” by Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia.
The first ‘Hip-Hop Professor’ in UVA history, 2004 Millikin University graduate A.D. Carson is a scholar focusing on the transformative musical and cultural force in America and around the world.
“Researchers from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Harvard and the University of Virginia examined 499 studies over 20 years involving 80,859 participants. … They discovered two things: One is that the correlation between implicit bias and discriminatory behavior appears weaker than previously thought. They also conclude that there is very little evidence that changes in implicit bias have anything to do with changes in a person’s behavior. These findings, they write, ‘produce a challenge for this area of research.’”
UVA scientists proved by the experimental method that the bones of astronauts on Mars may suffer greatly. This conclusion came after studying the effects of microgravity on rodents, according to Henry Donahue, the elasticity of bones need to be supported by heavy loads.
W. Bradford Wilcox is director of the National Marriage Project at UVA, professor of sociology and senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies. On this episode of “The Federalist Radio Hour,” Wilcox shares his research on marriage, families and how the structure of both impacts economics, class divides and individual success.
Trump Has the Formidable Power to Fire Mueller, But the Constitution's Constraints are Also Powerful
(Commentary co-written by UVA law professor and Miller Center fellow Saikrishna Prakash) Our 18th-century Constitution causes confusion in the 21st by granting the president great power, but also demanding great accountability. Donald Trump’s defenders believe his authority forges an impenetrable shield that deflects criminal charges. His critics find wrongdoing in every presidential action, order or tweet, especially on law enforcement. Both camps are mistaken.
The House of Delegates’ rare 50-50 tie between the parties raises questions about how the legislature will govern, given that Virginia has no official tie-breaking mechanism for its House of Delegates, if the results hold. “It’s not a crisis,” said Larry J. Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics. “This happens almost every election in one of the 50 states.”
Diabetes and menopause can prove to be a one-two punch for some women. And while it’s hard to separate the effects of age and weight, there is some evidence that hormonal shifts during menopause can be a risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. “Women with diabetes are also at a higher risk for heart disease, and may need more aggressive management of their blood sugars and cholesterol,” says Dr. JoAnn V. Pinkerton, executive director of the Midlife Health Center and a UVA professor of obstetrics and gynecology.
The first Environmental Justice Advisory Council is meeting for the first time on Monday, and UVA has a big role on it. According to a release, UVA's Institute for Environmental Negotiation representatives will serve as facilitators for the council, which includes leaders from academia, business, public service and non-governmental organizations.
A newly pledged $20 million endowment at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise will make the dream of attending college easier for students across the state of Virginia. The donation, announced Monday, was made by Hunter Smith, a resident of Charlottesville. Smith and her late husband, Carl W. Smith, have been major benefactors of the liberal arts college for more than three decades and have supported a number of projects on campus over the years.