Entomologists have been investigating a parasitic fungus found on the bumblebee called Nosema bombi, and the more they learn the more they’ve become concerned. It’s going to be difficult, as T'ai Roulston, a professor in UVA’s Department of Environmental Sciences, said, because “we don’t have any history at managing disease in wild insects.”
The University of Virginia is leading one of four major research efforts to develop an artificial pancreas for people with type 1 diabetes. Clinical trials are now underway at UVA Center for Diabetes Technology.
Although more students report having positive experiences by studying and living with those from different racial, religious, political, gender and ethnic groups, negative experiences are fairly common, too – and they can impair student learning and cognitive development, according to a study led by Josipa Roksa, a UVA professor of sociology and education.
Olympic medalist and current UVA swimmer Leah Smith was recognized on National Girls and Women in Sports Day and signed autographs after an NCAA college women's basketball game between Virginia and Duke on Sunday.
“So many Republicans are afraid of their own voters, and the Republican base likes Trump a whole hell of a lot more than the Republican House and Senate caucuses do,” says Kyle Kondik, managing editor of the Sabato’s Crystal Ball political newsletter at UVA’s Center for Politics. “But while Senate Republicans may not like Trump, they also recognize that they are in this together, that if he sinks then they may sink, too.”
For Timothy J. Longo, retirement does not merely mean putting his feet up or going fishing. The former Charlottesville police chief also is creating a master’s program at the University of Virginia for law enforcement leaders.
(By Christine Mahoney, UVA professor of public policy and politics) I’ve spent the past seven years conducting research in refugee camps around the world. I’ve interviewed hundreds of U.S. aid workers, humanitarian relief staff and refugees. I can tell you two things that are facts, based on actual research on the ground: These people have endured unimaginable suffering, are as terrified of terrorists as we are and, after years of displacement, deserve a chance at a new life. Our State Department and Homeland Security staff overseas, as well as our resettlement organizations at home, have been...
A new study says cohabitation is less stable than marriage even in places where it's an established pattern. But experts note the issue may be stability and whether parents intended to have kids together, more than family structure. "In more than 60 countries, we see that the rise in cohabitation is linked to an increase in family instability for children," said IFS senior fellow W. Bradford Wilcox, study co-author and sociology professor at the University of Virginia. "It suggests there's something about marriage as an institution that signals commitment."
“Where are those students going – are they going out of state, are they going into the for-profit sector ... or are they bypassing college altogether?” Massa said last month as he presented the findings at a meeting of the presidents of public higher education institutions. For example, UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service has released a report showing the state’s population growth has slowed significantly. For the past three years, the report found, more people have moved from Virginia to other states than have moved into the commonwealth.
The commonwealth based much of its argument to join the lawsuit on the impact this case has had on public colleges and universities. Stuart Raphael, who argued for the commonwealth, said at least 350 students and faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Tech, George Mason University, William & Mary and the University of Virginia are fearful of leaving the United States now because they worry they'd never get back.
The plan would provide money for raises to employees of public colleges and universities who didn’t get them last year because of a surprise shortfall in state revenues. Some institutions, notably UVA and College of William & Mary, gave raises to faculty anyway.
As the New England Patriots won their fifth Super Bowl game, in a stunning 34-28 rally against the Atlanta Falcons in overtime, another UVA football alumnus earned a ring of his own: Chris Long, one of the ’Hoos’ all-time great defensive linemen.
The host talks with various experts, including Siva Vaidhyanathan, professor of media studies at UVA, about how the economy of the Internet has affected not only news media, but also democracy at large.
After surveying preschools nationwide, Robert Pianta, dean of UVA’s Curry School of Education, concluded that “superficial task demands, including giving directions and assigning routine tasks, predominate over children’s involvement in appropriate conceptual or class-based activities.”
(By Connie Whittaker Dunlop, executive director at UVA’s Darden School of Business) If you are a millennial, the language of “swiping” is simple. Swipe right to show interest – and swipe left to move on. The concept of swiping, when extended to the coaching domain, serves as a metaphor for making the optimal match between clients and coaches.
Over the span of the last decade, Virginia has seen significant drops in population growth – especially in the past three years – according to new research from UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center.
UVA’s Department of Student Health reports there is a confirmed case of mumps on Grounds. According to a letter sent to students, there is also a second suspected case of the disease.
The University of Virginia on Friday announced members of the search committee that will recommend President Teresa Sullivan's successor.
"Mostly, it implements existing religious liberty legislation and resolves some of the ambiguities at the margins in favor of protection," wrote Douglas Laycock, a UVA professor of law. "The sweeping denunciations of this draft are way overdone."