Will Shortz, crossword editor for The New York Times and a 1977 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, will deliver the school’s 2016 commencement address in May, school officials announced.
A lot of headlines followed the results of a large-scale initiative called the Reproducibility Project, recently published in Science magazine, [conducted by Brian Nosek, UVA psychology professor,] which appeared to show that a majority of findings from a sample of 100 psychology studies did not hold up when independent labs attempted to replicate them.
At the University of Virginia, studies showed that when happy couples held hands, the calming effect on the brain was similar to that caused by pain-relieving drugs. But unhappy couples did not show the same benefit. … James A. Coan, the University of Virginia professor who conducted the hand-holding studies, said couples who find they have an ambivalent relationship should not panic about the study findings, but should feel motivated to work on the relationship and seek counseling before their problems become intractable.
Researchers at the University of Virginia recently identified a previously undiscovered network of vessels directly connecting the brain with the immune system; the authors concluded that an interplay between the two could significantly contribute to certain neurologic and psychiatric conditions. [Jonathan Kipnis, a professor in U.Va.’s Department of Neuroscience and director of U.Va.’s Center for Brain Immunology and Glia, led the research.]
The “book” is a water filter and instruction manual for how and why to clean drinking water. It’s made of a new type of paper, created by scientists from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Virginia, that costs only pennies to produce.
Edward Hess, a professor of business administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, weighs in on struggling Chinese companies.
“Remotely sensed data, information that we get from aerial photographs or other imagery from aircraft or satellites, is absolutely crucial for environmental research,” says Howard Epstein, an ecologist at the University of Virginia.
“The short-term consequences should have shown up by now,” said George Yin, a professor of law and taxation at the University of Virginia and former chief of staff of Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation, one of the most influential tax positions in the country.
Reprint of Matt Kelly’s article about UVA civil war historian Gary Gallagher.
Carole Havrila, a registered dietitian at the University of Virginia Cancer Center, said research shows that if people eat better and exercise, they can probably reduce colorectal cancer incidence by about a third. “I think the more important take on this is how powerful it can be when we change our eating and we eat healthier,” she said.
Tip #1: Focus on Career Experimentation Alex Haddock, Darden School of Business (University of Virginia), interned at Goldman Sachs. Haddock, a rising Second Year at Darden, suggests that you go beyond the career exploration offered through recruiting. During the recruiting process, you will have access to top companies that will try to give you a sense of what it’s like to work in different fields and functions. However, business school offers many other opportunities to learn about new roles and industries – and the chance to actually use and experiment with the skills required i...
Students at the University of Virginia are helping to build a school and getting a workout at the same time. They’re hosting their 8th Annual Bike to Uganda Campaign. The money raised from the campaign goes towards the nonprofit organization Building Tomorrow. The organization raises money to build schools for children in Africa.
Jason Maris was Director of Photography of the film, “Imba Means Sing. The film will be presented alongside two photo exhibits, “Education of the Negro: a photographic study” by Dr. Horace Mann Bond and “Proving Grounds” by Jason Maris. This exhibit is also perfect since it’s about human rights and education — which our film is as well. Finally, Dr. Bond’s son, Julian Bond, is who inspired my passion for Africa. He was my advisor in college at the University of Virginia. Through him, I became academically interested in Africa, and then socially, ...
At UVA’s law school, Richard Bonnie says Americans don’t have an absolute right to own a gun. He quotes Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia who, in 2008, stressed government can impose limits.
UVA’s Benjamin L. Castleman, who has done research on college access, said that across a variety of programs, like organ donation and retirement plans, participation tends to be much higher when taking part is the default. That same principle, he said, can be applied to college entrance exams.
A number of industries that depend heavily on cheap immigrant labor would be devastated -- especially agriculture. “There would be an abrupt drop in farm income and a sharp rise in food prices,” said James McLaren, UVA professor of economics with expertise in international trade, economic development and the political economy.
Many current and former leaders of Charlottesville, Albemarle and the University of Virginia assembled Sunday afternoon to learn more about the events preceding the university’s desegregation. President Teresa Sullivan and Dean of Students Allen Groves were among the UVA officials who attended the event.
Members of the Kappa Delta sorority at the University of Virginia spent Sunday afternoon preparing for Halloween with the Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council. They painted pumpkins on the Lawn at UVA and sorority members gave the Girl Scouts tips on how to paint some very artistic pumpkins.
The James Madison Regional Library hosted the Swanson Case Commemoration Sunday afternoon to recognize a groundbreaking civil rights lawsuit in Charlottesville. Gregory Swanson was a black attorney that was barred from applying to the University of Virginia School of Law in 1950. Swanson filed suit in the old United States District Court which is now the library's McIntire Room.
The idea that there could be a relationship between the immune system and brain disease isn't new. Autoantibodies were reported in schizophrenia patients in the 1930s. Subsequent work has detected antibodies to various neurotransmitter receptors in the brains of psychiatric patients, while a number of brain disorders, including multiple sclerosis, are known to involve abnormal immune system activity. Researchers at the University of Virginia recently identified a previously undiscovered network of vessels directly connecting the brain with the immune system; the authors concluded that an i...