Dr. Jim Tucker works at the University of Virginia’s Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS) as a reincarnation researcher.He has a database of about 2,000 cases of children who seem to remember past lives. Some of these children’s memories have been verified to match in detail the lives of people who have died, suggesting the memories are genuine.
“You never know what’s going to happen, it’s always unpredictable, but in the roller coaster of politics, she has had a very pleasant ride in the last couple of hills and valleys,” University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato told The Daily Beast.
Our guest speaker, Sarah Milov, is a history professor at the University of Virginia, who inspired us with a talk on the power of grassroots activists. Milov is writing a book on tobacco and reminded us not so long ago, we all were breathing much dirtier air.
“I think it’s that Cruz has that lean and hungry look,” said Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia. “His critics believe he’s excessively ambitious, although the dynasty Bush can hardly be called unambitious.”
“I think it’s that Cruz has that lean and hungry look,” said Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia. “His critics believe he’s excessively ambitious, although the dynasty Bush can hardly be called unambitious.”
It’s been over five years since the death of University of Virginia student Yeardley Love, and one organization is giving students a lesson on how to watch out for abusive relationships.
Frank Batten grew up in Norfolk in the 1930s and ’40s … received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Harvard. … Batten also established a national reputation for his generosity, particularly his support of universities. Batten and his wife, Jane, contributed more than $170 million to U.Va.
Last fall and this past spring, the Library of Virginia, in Richmond, and the Historic New Orleans Collection, in Louisiana, working separately, put together large exhibitions about the domestic slave trade. Maurie McInnis, a historian and vice provost at the University of Virginia curated the Richmond exhibit.
For the second year in a row, the University of Virginia’s Health System sponsored a Women’s Health Awareness Celebration.
Family time was at a premium during the two years Dr. Christine Lau spent in the Darden School of Business MBA for Executives program at University of Virginia, where she earned a degree in 2012.
We’re still probing the depths of Thomas Jefferson’s accomplishments. Over the weekend, the University of Virginia announced that Jefferson's chemistry lab was discovered during renovations of the school’s famous Rotunda.
Most analyses of the electoral map for 2016 give the Democrats a substantial advantage. The University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, for example, says the Democrats have something on the order of 247 electoral votes — out of the 270 needed — in fairly safe states. Republicans, by contrast, have only about 206.
David Martin, a law professor at the University of Virginia who helped shape the Refugee Act of 1980 and has worked with every administration since then to refine it, noted that there is no easy approach to the problem. Even those cases that are fraudulent are often “living lives of desperate privation” and badly in need of relocation, he said.
Michelle Obama on Monday unveiled a new element of her work to encourage young people to pursue education beyond high school: a public-awareness campaign called “Better Make Room.” The Chronicleasked a small group of experts — none of whom were involved in developing the campaign — to take a quick look at the Better Make Room website and share their first impressions. One of them isBen Castleman, an assistant professor of education and public policy at the University of Virginia and author of “The 160-Character Solution.”
From the get-go, University of Virginia cognitive psychologist Dan Willingham stated – despite widespread belief in the idea – there is little evidence that students have different learning styles. He contends that the theory that some of us are visual learners while others are auditory or kinesthetic is a commonly held myth.
Thatcher Stone, an attorney who teaches aviation law at the University of Virginia, says discrimination is an offense under the Department of Transportation and other regulations around common carrier airlines. “The issue would be whether there is a valid safety or legal concern, or whether this is just discrimination,” Stone said.
Civil rights heroes don’t get any more unsung than Gregory Swanson, the first African-American admitted to the University of Virginia. But his nephew, Richmond author Evans Hopkins, and other members of a commemorative panel are seeking to change that.
The University of Virginia launched one of its largest interdisciplinary degree programs to date in August. The new entrepreneurship minor is open to all undergraduate students and represents a strategic collaboration between multiple schools.
When it comes to risk of injury, football ranks as one of the most dangerous among mainstream sports. For the past several years, a pair of biomechanical engineers at the University of Virginia have been seeking the best and most innovative ways to prevent injuries through the design of safety equipment.
Franklin Kipps Birckhead, a former member of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors who was active in local civic and professional organizations, died suddenly at home on Sunday. He was 61. A lifelong area resident, Birckhead graduated from Albemarle High School in 1972 and from UVa in 1976.