On Tuesday afternoon, UVA officials unveiled a new plaque along the northern side of the Rotunda that honors UVA students who fought in the Iraq War. "It's to honor the institutions that prepared them. That prepared our leaders, regardless of politics of the country," said Khizr Khan, a father whose son died while serving.
A Health and Safety Fair held Tuesday at UVA gave construction workers the skills they need to stay safe on the job.
Richard Guy Wilson, one of America’s best-known experts on historic architecture, has shaped a generation of scholars in his four-decade tenure at UVA, where he chairs the school’s distinguished program in architectural history.
-May 2 As a cast member on "Saturday Night Live," UVA alumna Sasheer Zamata has performed impressions of Michelle Obama, Rihanna and Solange Knowles. She's in her fourth season with the legendary TV show, but it wasn't long ago that she was a secretary having to hustle on the side to advance her comedy career
A Charlottesville-based advocacy group is creating a video to show undocumented immigrants what to do if federal agents come knocking at their door. The center hopes the video can reach more people than in-person training sessions or pamphlets. UVA student filmmaker Genevieve Agar is producing the "Know Your Rights" video. “They cannot afford to make any mistakes. They are essentially living in the shadows," she said.
“Historians of the U.S. were surprised to learn that nobody asks why the Civil War happened, as it’s one of the central questions of American history,” said Nicole Hemmer, assistant professor at UVA’s Miller Center. “It’s even featured on the test for American citizenship. But when Donald Trump marvels at the ignorance or incuriosity of the masses, what he’s really doing is expressing his own ignorance and incuriosity. He’s saying that he’s never asked about the origins of the Civil War.”
The party’s center-right incumbents face a different problem. Cooperation with Democrats could be to their advantage, but the party’s internal squabbles could depress enthusiasm among the GOP base, said Kyle Kondik, a political analyst at UVA’s Center for Politics.
Donald Trump should seek to emulate Bill Clinton’s efforts to reach across the aisle and beware of falling into the same problems that Jimmy Carter faced within his own party, a presidential scholar and former White House official said in a public talk Monday night in New Orleans. William J. Antholis is director and CEO of UVA’s Miller Center, which focuses on presidential scholarship and is researching the first year of presidencies in particular to determine what makes them effective or not.
(Co-written by Robert Pianta, dean of UVA’s Curry School of Education) This is the first in a series of essays surrounding the EdTech Efficacy Research Symposium, a gathering of 275 researchers, teachers, entrepreneurs, professors, administrators and philanthropists to discuss the role efficacy research should play in guiding the development and implementation of education technologies.
The various efforts used to curb bullying in U.S. schools may be working, a new study suggests. The study was confined to one large school district in the state of Maryland. But among the students there, bullying in person or online decreased between 2005 and 2014, UVA researchers found.
There's been a nationwide effort recently to stop bullying in schools, and a new study shows it's beginning to pay off. "We have a lot of work left to do; we don't want to take our foot off the gas as it relates to focus on school climate and prevention and using evidence-based practices," UVA professor Catherine Bradshaw said. "So by no means is bullying checked off the list."
A new study from the University of Virginia and its partners has found a decrease in bullying and related behaviors. That is coupled with an increase in students’ feelings of safety and belonging at their schools and perceptions that adults help to stop bullying.
For the first time ever, UVA researchers tested their "artificial pancreas" on young children and found the software works well with pediatric patients. The artificial pancreas is cell phone software that connects a continuous glucose monitor with an automated insulin pump.
A study in Journal of Applied Physiology found that walking quickly with hand and ankle weights was comparable to slow running. And UVA research revealed that mixing short, fast walks with longer, more leisurely ones was an effective way for obese women to lose belly fat.
Joseph “Papa Joe” Smiddy, the first chancellor of the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, died Monday at the age of 96. Smiddy, lauded by many for his dedication to UVA-Wise and Southwest Virginia, provided 30 years of leadership to the college.
Joseph C. “Papa Joe” Smiddy, the first chancellor of the University of Virginia's College at Wise, died Monday at age 96, the college announced.
Officials with UVA’s College at Wise on Monday announced the death of the man who many call the face of the institution: Joseph C. "Papa Joe" Smiddy.
A large-scale expansion of renewable energy is expected to take place in Virginia over the next 15 years and beyond. Dominion has a solar power partnership with the University of Virginia. It leased rooftop space on two UVA buildings with solar installations.
Practicing lawyers may have a number of forgiveness options. Those who work in qualifying non-profit and public service jobs could be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Some schools of law offer aid to qualifying alumni. The University of Virginia, for example, offers 100 percent forgiveness to graduates who work in public service and earn less than $55,000 per year.
(Co-written by Heather Ferris, assistant professor of medicine at UVA's endocrinology and metabolism division) As diabetes specialists, we often see patients who believe juice is a health food. In a survey of parents of young children, one in three believed that juice is as healthy as fruit. But even if it is freshly pressed, 100 percent juice is little more than sugar water.