(By Mary Kate Cary, senior fellow for presidential studies at UVA’s Miller Center) After four straight losses in recent special elections for congressional seats, on top of more than 1,030 seats lost nationally by Democrats in state legislatures, governorships and Congress since 2009, the Democratic National Committee needs to figure out the cause of what can only be called the party’s slow death.
In Faulkner’s bedroom are a couple of pairs of riding boots, as well as a placard, numbered 64, which he wore at an Albemarle County horse show. By the time he died in 1962 of a heart attack following injuries received in a riding accident, Faulkner was a Nobel Prize winner, teaching at UVA and no longer living full-time at Rowan Oak. (UVA has most of Faulkner’s papers, and the fascinating exhibit there is on display through July.)
In December, seven law professors – including two from the University of Virginia – wrote a brief supporting plaintiffs' arguments that HB 1523 violates the principle that government should not favor some religious beliefs over others.
The problem for Yoplait was that authenticity – like innovation – almost never tests well. This is a common phenomenon. “Data regresses to the mean,” said James Gilmore, a professor at the University of Virginia and an author of “Authenticity: What Consumers Really Want.” “Something that’s really original, really authentic, it’s probably not going to score that well because people have a knee-jerk reaction against new things.”
“Made by History” will be edited by a team of professional historians. Brian Rosenwald, a historian at the University of Pennsylvania, and Nicole Hemmer, a professor and writer at UVA’s Miller Center, are the site’s editors-in-chief. Each day, you’ll find historical analyses to situate the events making headlines in their larger historical context.
Businesses want to harness even more wind energy, at a cheaper price – and one of the best ways to lower cost is to build bigger turbines. That’s why an alliance of six institutions led by UVA researchers are designing the world’s largest wind turbine.
UVA’s Darden School of Business is now offering a future-year admissions program for undergraduate students. Undergraduate and fifth-year master’s degree students can apply and be admitted to the Darden School, but will complete between two and four years of professional work before enrolling.
The Gates Foundation has poured resources into polio eradication, which has been criticized by some because of how expensive it is to combat the last few cases in hard-to-reach areas. Perhaps those funds could be better spent elsewhere? “Typically we would think that’s a public health decision that should be decided by democratically elected governments,” says Jennifer Rubenstein, a UVA professor of political theory. “The only reason that the Gates Foundation is getting to make it instead is because Bill Gates has a lot of money.”
Robots taking over jobs in the future used to be science fiction, but not any more. “The best research to date says that nearly 50 percent of our jobs will be automated, and that may be just the beginning because technology will continue to advance and get smarter,” said Edward Hess, a UVA professor of business administration.
Harry Potter fans include famous names such as Barack Obama, Prince William, Stephen King and one that tickles me the most: cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham. “It’s wonderful writing and a wonderful narrative,” the reading expert and UVA professor of psychology says. But did the Hogwarts phenomenon actually boost literacy levels in children?
On June 20, the University of Virginia held a candle light vigil for Otto Warmbier.
The Ohio hometown of Otto Warmbier, who died last week after his return from 17 months in detention in North Korea, gathered at the 22-year-old's alma mater Thursday to bid him farewell.
The Virginia Biosciences Health Research Corp., known as Virginia Catalyst, announced it has awarded almost $3 million to six collaborative bioscience commercialization projects, including INSPIRE brain cancer treatment, a product of VoltMed Inc. of Blacksburg and Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia. The company was spun out of UVA and is “developing a tumor treatment platform that selectively destroys brain cancer cells, including malignant glioma,”
If UVA's tennis program is to thrive in the future, it'll have to depend on the efforts of a couple of coaches with roots based deep inside enemy lines.
A group of two dozen colleges and universities calling itself Universities Studying Slavery are working together to study the history of slavery in higher education and the legacy of racism on campuses. The group includes the University of Virginia, University of South Carolina, Clemson University and Georgetown University.
Last week, when Otto Warmbier finally came home, people tied ribbons to the trees that arch over the main street here and to the wooden street signs hanging from wrought-iron scrolls in this close-knit suburb of Cincinnati.
Larry Sabato: Georgia Election Results ‘Pretty Depressing’ for Democrats, Anti-Trump Euphoria ‘Gone’
On Tuesday’s “CNN Tonight,” Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics, said the results of Georgia’s special election are saddening for Democrats, and they should learn the lesson that re-taking the House and defeating President Trump will be long and difficult.
In the wake of the tragic death of Otto Warmbier on Monday, friends and teachers are remembering the U.S. student who died after suffering brain damage during his imprisonment in North Korea.