“Imperial from the Beginning,” by Saikrishna Prakash, UVA’s James Monroe Distinguished Professor of Law, offers a historical account of the powers of the presidency that will engage and edify scholars and laymen alike. Breathtaking in its scope and coverage, this book underscores the historic potential of the new administration by offering an erudite and thoroughly readable account of the development of the American presidency.
UVA officials talked about affordability in higher education at a nonvoting work session Thursday at Morven Farm in Albemarle County.
The House Science, Space and Technology Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing next week on “Making the Environmental Protection Agency Great Again.” The hearing is likely to delve into the subject of the “Secret Science Reform Act,” pushing it another step closer to reality. Witnesses for the majority will include Jason Johnston, a professor at the UVA School of Law.
Politico asked top legal scholars to weigh in on the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Saikrishna Prakash, professor of law and senior fellow at UVA’s Miller Center: Neil Gorsuch is a “grand slam” choice.
On Thursday evening, five African-American Pulitzer Prize-winning poets will read from Brooks’ works as part of a sold-out literary event at the Art Institute of Chicago called “Our Miss Brooks.” One of those poets is Rita Dove, a UVA English professor who served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 1993 to 1995.
Babies with heart problems now have access to advanced health care thanks to a new partnership between the UVA Children's Hospital and a Norfolk hospital. This partnership will allow children with complex congenital heart defects to get state-of-the-art treatment.
A group of students and staff from UVA’s Center for Politics will participate in a national conference at Harvard. The National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement is taking place Feb. 3 through 5 at the Kennedy School's Institute of Politics.
The U.S. Senate has voted to approve Donald Trump’s choice for Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, a lifelong executive with Exxon Mobil. The news did not sit well with about 30 students. Students from UVA, Virginia Tech, Mary Washington and George Mason occupied the office of Senator Mark Warner before the vote, chanting "Virginia’s seas are rising, Warner’s compromising."
Tom Perriello made a few stops on Grounds to talk to students on Wednesday. The first stop was at the Law School where the Democratic candidate for governor spoke about his vision for Virginia. He compared and contrasted himself as a Democrat with Mark Warner, and talked about public schools and employment.
When it comes to addressing issues of global hunger, American institutions of higher learning already have a head start. Other organizations meanwhile are working along similar lines. Label Insight, for example, tracks product data on some 350,000 products. The company announced recently that it would be making food data available to a range of partners, including the University of Virginia and others.
UVA hosted a panel discussion on the different effects caused by the president’s recent executive order on immigration.
The University of Virginia announced an expanded financial aid program for middle-income Virginians as well as plans to increase in-state enrollment by 100 students next year. The new “Cornerstone Grant” initiative will provide a substantial number of $2,000 tuition grants to qualified, in-state students from families making less than $125,000 per year.
In 2015, Liberty University received $347 million from federal undergraduate grant and loan programs. Few other private nonprofit colleges receive anything like that sum. To put the amount in perspective, the highly regarded University of Virginia, a nearby state university, received $37 million from the same sources that year.
Tom Perriello is running for the Democrats’ nomination for governor, and he spoke Wednesday at the University of Virginia. The former 5th District congressman addressed the American Constitution Society and a UVA Civil Rights Movement class.
Former Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo is currently on staff at UVA’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, where he is heading up a new master's program that will further education for members of law enforcement.
"We know that seven hours of sleep have been determined by the national sleep foundation as best for your cognitive functioning and prevention of Alzheimer's," said Joanne Pinkerton of the UVA Health System. For women having trouble with sleep, there are a number of interventions that may help, Pinkerton said.
Even as he introduced a signing class with just eight in-state prospects among the 22 who signed Wednesday, UVA football coach Bronco Mendenhall said recruiting the commonwealth is his program’s focus.
Tens of thousands of people make eyewitness identifications in criminal cases each year, sometimes resulting in false convictions. But three UVA researchers are about to begin a project to improve the outcomes. They have just received a $1.4 million grant to help stop innocent people being convicted of crimes they didn’t commit.
A lack of doctors in Southwest Virginia is making it hard for patients to get access to health care at a reasonable price. A new UVA study is providing patients in the area access to care without doctors being physically present. Researchers believe the screenings are the first of its kind to be done via telemedicine.
UVA political science professor Larry Sabato agreed that the weekend protests over the executive orders would not hurt Trump politically. “His base is as firm as ever,” he said. “What he’s lost in the very early polls is the Republicans who were never Trumpers and ended up voting for Trump.”