In 2018, a collaboration between the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech found that meningeal lymphatic vessels, which connect the brain and the immune system, could be targeted for Alzheimer’s and age-related dementia.
The caucus system, a staple of the American political process for more than two centuries, may have taken a fatal blow Monday with the epic fail in Iowa. “It’s a mess in more ways than one,” Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics, said. “If this were a primary, we’d have a larger turnout AND the damn results would be known by now.”
As archival research accelerates and 1920s-era writing is freed from copyright restrictions, it’s likely that more rediscovered works are on the way. UVA English professor Marlon Ross has his eye on black newspapers of the era, including The Chicago Defender and The New Amsterdam News. “A lot of these published poetry, short stories – all kinds of materials from people who we don’t remember,” he said.
(Commentary by Allison Wright, executive editor of Virginia Quarterly Review, who also teaches journalism at UVA) Since its release earlier this month, the Netflix docuseries, “Cheer,” has introduced millions of viewers to 21st-century cheerleading, a decidedly more dynamic, athletic variant of the activity than FDR – our first, but not last, cheerleader in chief (Harvard College) – could have envisioned.
Virginia's drought without a vote in the Associated Press men's basketball ended on Monday – at one week. Last Monday marked the first time since Jan. 6, 2014, that UVA failed to get a single vote in the AP poll. After upsetting then-No. 5 Florida State 61-56 a day later, the Cavaliers got a vote back in the new poll – and also bumped the Seminoles down three spots to No. 8 in the country in the new top 25.
Moderate Georgia voters subjected to endless attack ads for the Senate seat might be turned off from voting for Republicans, said J. Miles Coleman, associate editor for UVA’s Crystal Ball website. “As a party, you always want to give the perception that you are united and not fractious,” he said. “This kind of creates a narrative that goes against that.”
Former Vice President Joe Biden, who has consistently led national polls and polls near the front in the early primary states including Iowa, would certainly be happy to come in first. But he doesn’t have to, said Kyle Kondik at UVA’s Center for Politics.
Jalane Schmidt, a UVA professor who regularly leads historic tours of the downtown Confederate statues, said, “As I walked into the Capitol today, I noticed a Thomas Jefferson quote, ‘Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government,’” Schmidt said. “We are well-informed, trust us.”
Hanford’s recap of 50 years of disputed pedagogy sometimes veered toward the technical – a digression onto the subject of “orthographic mapping” required a few minutes of explanation – but her characterization of the conflict was broadly held by other experts at the summit. Emily Solari, a professor of reading education at the University of Virginia, noted that the newfound press interest in literacy had shone a light on a divided field.
Many experts criticized the Iowa caucus process and questioned whether it should be the opening election event of the year. Larry Sabato, who runs the UVA Center for Politics, tweeted congratulations to “ALL the candidates,” joking that they would get a “shiny participation trophy” in lieu of any real results.
Analysts were offering criticism and assessing the fallout late Monday and early Tuesday after results from Iowa’s Democratic presidential caucuses weren’t released as planned. “As far as I’m concerned, the first contest will now be New Hampshire,” said Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics, in an email. “Iowa has fumbled its chance.”
The 26th annual Virginia Festival of the Book has added four new headlining programs to its schedule, bringing music, poetry and films to the interdisciplinary mix.
Medicaid expansion reduced the numbers of low-income residents without insurance in the Diabetes Belt, according to a study referenced in a news release from UVA Health.
Charlottesville stops would include the University of Virginia, UVA Medical Center, downtown and the Amtrak station on West Main Street if requested by a passenger. A passenger also could request to be dropped off at the Waynesboro BRITE hub. Staunton, Charlottesville, UVA and Augusta and Albemarle counties have agreed to support the proposed bus route.
A group of seventh-graders from Buford Middle School traded their textbooks for stethoscopes to learn what it takes to pursue a career in the medical field. The students took a tour of the UVA Medical Center and the UVA School of Nursing to learn how to find a pulse, take a patient's blood pressure and perform an ultrasound.
(Commentary by Marlene Daut, professor of English and African diaspora studies) Marvel’s blockbuster “Black Panther” takes place in the secret African Kingdom of Wakanda. Fans of the box-office hit might not realize that they don’t need to look to the make-believe world of the Black Panther to find a modern-day black kingdom that aspired to be a safe haven from racism and inequality.
“There have only been a very small number of cases of coronavirus to date in the U.S.,” Dr. Bryan Lewis, a professor at UVA’s Biocomplexity Institute, said. ”While the outbreak in China is alarming, the spread observed in the U.S. is heartening and suggests that infection control measures may be able to limit the outbreak in the U.S. A significant outbreak in the U.S. is not certain at this point.”
The UVA Medical Center presented its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award on Friday to a UVA Health student, faculty or staff member who embodies the values and teachings of Dr. King. The hospital honored Dr. Randolph Canterbury for his work in helping diversify the School of Medicine over the last 20 years.
The barriers that have prevented more women from running for office are similar on the local and national levels, according to Jennifer Lawless, UVA’s Commonwealth Professor of Politics. Women are less likely to be tapped to run by community leaders and political organizations, Lawless said.
“Why visit her husband’s family? What does that have to do with campaigning? If I was a donor to Sen. Gillibrand, I would want more information,” said Larry Sabato, a political analyst and professor at the University of Virginia. “If I am going to give her money, I would like to know if it’s going to legitimate campaign purposes, and some of those don’t sound particularly legitimate to me. It may be legal, but that doesn’t mean it’s within the spirit of the law.”