Paul M. Gaston, a professor emeritus of history and a civil-rights activist at the University of Virginia, died on June 14. He was 91. Gaston worked at the university from 1957 until 1997. He served as faculty adviser to a student group, the Human Relations Council, and helped bring Martin Luther King Jr. to speak at the university in 1963.
The Fourth of July fireworks show at McIntire Park was on the verge of being canceled this year, but a couple of big sponsors stepped up to save the show. The University of Virginia also could not imagine the Fourth of July without fireworks in the city. Jon Bowen, the special advisor to the president for external affairs at UVA, said the President Office of UVA jumped in and sponsored as part of their goal to be more involved in the community. "When we heard that the annual fireworks show was in danger of being canceled,” said Bowen. “It seemed like a natural extension of that effort to be a ...
Justin Reid, Director, African American Programs with Virginia Humanities and Manger of the General Assembly African American Cultural Resources Task Force, recently visited the James Solomon Russell – Saint Paul’s College Museum and Archives. Reid spent several hours looking at and discussing the museum’s collection. During the visit, Reid recorded the story of the museum as told by Grimstead and took many photographs of the artifacts in the collection. The audio and photography will be shared with audiences around the state through Virginia Humanities’ radio and podcast programs, online reso...
Hunter, the NABC National Defensive Player of the Year who led Virginia to its first NCAA Tournament championship in program history, is expected to be a lottery selection in Thursday’s NBA Draft. And yet, Hunter has been relegated to a supporting role in the lead-up to the draft, as have many of his contemporaries.
The spirit of equality and reconnecting with goals aimed at saving the planet stem from the spiritual consciousness of millennials. Matthew Hedstrom, an associate religious studies professor at the University of Virginia, points out that millennials are more spiritually conscious than previous generations.
Obviously we need some way of assessing the reliability of scientific and expert testimony. What would the ideal system look like? … Barbara Spellman, University of Virginia School of Law: “Judges decide whether scientific evidence is reliable and relevant, but ‘credibility’ is left to the jury.”
(Commentary by Derrick P. Alridge, a historian and professor of education at the University of Virginia Curry School of Education and Human Development) On June 19, African Americans across the United States will celebrate Juneteenth, the day in 1865 that marked the end of slavery in Texas, and with it, the complete abolition of the practice in the United States. On this day, we realize the moment when the ideals of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation reached every state. While the holiday represents a relatively unknown marker in American history, it is a powerful reminder in the African Amer...
Cale Jaffe, law professor and director of the Environmental and Regulatory Law Clinic at the University of Virginia, said the decision is significant because other states will have a role to play in setting major environmental policy, especially with the rollback of federal regulations under President Donald Trump. “States will have a lot of leeway to chart their own course,” Jaffe said.
By homing in on working-class white Americans and tapping into their grievances over globalization and the liberal elites, Trump successfully ate into the Democrats’ own base. On Tuesday he will renew that pitch. “The way he looks at it, it worked beautifully in 2016 when everyone else was wrong, so he’ll follow the same instincts and (believe he’ll) win again in 2020,” veteran University of Virginia political analyst Larry Sabato said.
By homing in on working-class white Americans and tapping into their grievances over globalization and the liberal elites, Trump successfully ate into the Democrats’ own base. On Tuesday he will renew that pitch. “The way he looks at it, it worked beautifully in 2016 when everyone else was wrong, so he’ll follow the same instincts and (believe he’ll) win again in 2020,” veteran University of Virginia political analyst Larry Sabato said.
When U.S. President Donald Trump officially launches his re-election campaign in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday night in front of a crowd of up to 20,000 supporters, he will be neither a favourite nor an underdog. In fact, some experts say it's pretty much a toss-up at this point whether Trump keeps his job or not. "I'd put it at maybe 50/50," said Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball, a non-partisan political newsletter produced at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
Other regional institutions that won a ranking were the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital in Baltimore (ranked 32nd in cardiology and heart surgery) and the University of Virginia Children’s Hospital in Charlottesville (ranked in the Top 50 in eight specialties).
According to a recent study by the University of Virginia, alternative relationships are warranted in the new age of romance, and individuals are growing more interested in non-traditional dating.
Machine learning algorithms can rapidly analyze biopsy images and reduce the time it takes to diagnose gut diseases in children, revealed a study published inJAMA Network Open. Researchers from the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine used a machine learning tool to read thousands of biopsy images and distinguish between environmental enteropathy (EE) and celiac disease (CD), two overlapping conditions that can cause stunting and undernutrition in pediatric patients.
Charlottesville City Council sparred over the city’s celebration of Thomas Jefferson before taking the initial step to eliminate his birthday as a paid holiday. Albemarle County observes Jefferson’s birthday as a holiday, while the University of Virginia does not. UVa does, however, hold Founder’s Day events around the date.
Charlottesville City Council is exploring removing Thomas Jefferson's birthday as an official city holiday. On Monday, June 17, councilors discussed no longer celebrating Jefferson’s birthday on April 13 and instead adding a new celebration to the city holiday schedule. “The University of Virginia is literally five miles away, there’s no way we’re going to forget Thomas Jefferson’s birthday or the city is no longer going to be able to recognize or know when that date was,” Councilor Wes Bellamy said.
(Commentary by Cale Jaffe, an assistant professor of law and director of the Environmental and Regulatory Law Clinic at the University of Virginia) Virginia has the authority to ban uranium mining under state law, even as the federal government regulates the processing of nuclear fuel under the Atomic Energy Act, the Supreme Court has ruled. Neil Gorsuch, joined by the court’s longest-serving and newest conservatives – Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh – rejected the idea that Congress’ plan for nuclear enrichment could override Virginia’s decision to prohibit uranium mining altogether....
Eight UVA Children’s Hospital specialties earned a top-50 national ranking in U.S. News & World Report’s 2019-2020 “Best Children’s Hospitals” guide.
Historically, states have heavily subsidized their public colleges on the premise that the schools serve a public good — educating the state’s workforce and preparing them to participate in the economy. But over the past couple of decades, legislators have pulled back from this investment. New research suggests that decision could have consequences for the public. “Money matters,” said Sarah Turner, an economics and education professor at the University of Virginia and one of the authors of the paper. “The declines in state appropriations have had real effects in terms of degree output, enroll...
Kyle Kondik is a political observer at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. Kondik noted that people’s answers in a survey can be different from what they decide on Election Day. People might say they want a younger candidate, Kondik observed. But age may not be the only issue that informs their vote.