UVA researchers have made a discovery that may help premature babies and people in need of blood platelets. They have identified what they call a "master switch" they may be able to manipulate to overcome obstacles doctors have faced in the past in producing large quantities of platelets outside of the body.
But there was a wrinkle in the good news: kids continue to feel that bullying is a problem. Just under half believed that in 2005; just over half believe that now. “While they are reducing the actual behavior, it’s hard to change perceptions,” said Catherine Bradshaw, an education professor and associate dean at the University of Virginia, and one of the authors of the study. “We have this assumption that things are worse,” but we have to look at the data, she said.
Patients undergoing a positron emission tomography (PET) scan in today's bulky, donut-shaped machines must lie completely still. Because of this, scientists cannot use the scanners to unearth links between movement and brain activity. What goes on up there when we nod in agreement or shake hands? How are the brains of people struggling to walk after a stroke different from those who can? To tackle questions like these, Julie Brefczynski-Lewis, a neuroscientist at West Virginia University, has partnered with Stan Majewski, a physicist at WVU and now at the University of Virginia, to develop a m...
According to a new study in the journal Pediatrics, bullying rates are down, and that’s something anyone who has fought to create safe spaces should feel proud of. “Occasionally, there is some good news out there,” says Catherine Bradshaw, a professor and associate dean at the University of Virginia and one of the study authors. “There are some things that are improving.”
Local residents are advised to avoid the area around the University of Virginia this weekend, as the university’s 188th Final Exercises are expected to bring more than 30,000 people to Charlottesville, according to official estimates.
The University of Virginia is planning a huge celebration of its bicentennial anniversary next year. The celebration kicks off in October with a launch weekend including a football game, concert and huge celebration on the Lawn.
It has been a busy two weeks in political news from the United States. Things are happening so fast that it is difficult to keep up. “Everyone I know in the political system, on all sides and in all professions, is exhausted,” said Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics. “There's never a break.”
Benjamin Rous has been selected as the new music director of the Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia. He also will join the UVA faculty as an associate professor of music.
The UVA Health System is hoping to relocate its orthopedic services from the Fontaine Research Park as part of its redevelopment of an area along Ivy Road, east of the U.S. 29 and U.S. 250 intersection.
Brought over from England, the term “high crimes and misdemeanors” is quite broad and there is great debate among legal scholars about how it could be applied to an impeachment of the president, said Saikrishna Prakash, a professor of law and senior fellow specializing in constitutional law and presidential powers at UVA’s Miller Center. The debate centers on whether any such charge must arise from the executive’s work or if it must involve an actual crime.
A new study co-authored by a UVA graduate student suggests the expansion of U.S. health insurance under the Affordable Care Act modestly improved the detection of certain cancers in patients at earlier stages of disease.
Nicole Hemmer, who recently wrote a book about conservative media, said Fox's "inattention to the breaking news of the day was startling." Hemmer, an assistant professor at UVA’s Miller Center, said the coverage "highlights a growing disjuncture between Fox's news arm and its opinion arm."
Mueller, 72, led a rifle platoon in Vietnam before receiving a law degree from the University of Virginia and becoming a federal prosecutor in San Francisco and Boston.
UVA’s Final Exercises are just a few days away, but before parents can watch their children get their degrees, they have to find somewhere to stay – and hotels in the area are booking up fast.
The good folks at UVA’s Miller Center have almost a Grateful Dead-style guide to some of the better recordings and deeper tracks from previous administrations.
When the White House says something, America and the world take note. But the president says that with so much going on, we can’t expect his spokespeople to be on the same page. Whom then do we believe? And can the White House close the credibility gap? Guest speakers include Mary Kate Cary, senior fellow for presidential studies at UVA’s Miller Center.
Primaries are difficult to poll, noted Geoff Skelley, political analyst with UVA’s Center for Politics. But Republicans likely prefer to run against Perriello, for a race they could characterize as a moderate Republican vs. a Bernie Sanders Democrat.
While awkwardness creeps into people's lives every once and a while, there are some who are consistently awkward without social anxiety disorder. University of Virginia Department of Psychology professor Bethany Teachman says, "The awkwardness is likely fueled in part by your perception of how it's supposed to go and what's actually happening, rather than (an actual) problem."
“Democrats are mainly empathetic with Clinton and, as her husband used to say, feel her pain. So they’ll listen to her and regard her as one of the party’s leaders,” said Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia. “At the same time, Hillary managed to lose an eminently winnable race, so Democrats won’t be taking much strategic advice from her or her managers.”
Members of the American Legion Post 74 in Keswick are helping out fellow brothers and sisters wounded in combat by taking part in an annual act of community service. Veterans at Post 74 went to the University of Virginia to collect shirts, pants, and shoes from students who wanted to recycle their items.