Cameron Cox, vice president of campaigns for the College Republicans at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, sees the pandemic as a priority that must be at the forefront of the government’s concerns, but it shouldn’t be handled by shutting the economy down. “At a national level, this means continuing to give states the guidance and tools they need to effectively manage their people,” Cox said in an email. “It means helping, not hindering the market, in aiding our nation’s economic recovery. It means empowering people to get back to work and provide for their families.”
At a unique student-run club called Darden Capital Management, second-year MBA students at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business use different strategies to manage five endowment funds worth about $22 million, developing skills in investment analysis and portfolio management. This March, putting another crack in that glass ceiling, Rachel Gibson became DCM’s first female CEO.
Valerie Gregory, associate dean of undergraduate admissions at the University of Virginia, has retired. She joined the staff at the admissions office in 1999. Previously, she was the principal of the Clark Elementary School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Tuesday night's presidential debate between former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump could be epic. Debate performances in the past have often decided elections in the past. "I think if they both perform at expectation, it doesn’t matter that much — and expectations are low," said Jennifer Lawless, Chair of the Political Science Department at the University of Virginia and regular contributor on GoLocal LIVE.
Fifth Congressional District candidate Bob Good (R) didn't disclose any assets or unearned income on his financial disclosure report. The Ethics In Government Act requires government candidates to file these disclosure reports to be transparent about potential conflicts of interest. “I know nothing about Mr. Good's financial situation, but it's possible he doesn't have assets to report,” University of Virginia law professor Daniel Ortiz said. “The other possibility is that he does and he's not reporting them, in which case he could get into trouble.”
"Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have been in the public eye for many years now," said J. Miles Coleman, associate editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
Political experts have cautioned that no single event is likely to outweigh the strong feelings most voters already have about the two presidential candidates. Rather, events like the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, simply add fuel to an already-burning fire. “The interest in this election was already really high,” said Kyle Kondik, of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. “I think a lot of Democrats are more enthusiastic about voting against Trump as opposed to for Biden,” he added.
Wallace’s first question was about the Supreme Court and Trump’s decision to move forward with Amy Coney Barrett. But it veered off into another topic, healthcare. The candidates, however, at times talked over one another, making it difficult for either one of them to outline a coherent message. “We already see this will be one of the least instructive presidential debates ever,’ wrote Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. “The moderator has completely lost control.”
Veteran political analyst Larry Sabato, of the University of Virginia, described the event on Twitter as "one of the least instructive presidential debates ever" and "a chaotic mess."
University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato posted a blunt message on his Twitter account: “CANCEL THE REMAINING PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES.”
Jennifer Lawless, professor of politics at the University of Virginia whose research focuses on political ambition, campaigns and elections, and media and politics: “The first presidential debate may very well not be remembered for anything other than chaos and Donald Trump’s complete and utter disrespect for his opponent, the moderator, and the Presidential Debate Commission’s rules. In some ways, that’s understandable. Trump’s interruptions, personal insults and basic refusal to comply with the format made it difficult for viewers to focus on the substance of the candidates’ answers. But tha...
(Commentary) “Feminists support upholding Roe v. Wade. Amy Coney Barrett does not. Feminists support government policies to ensure equality and equity for women. Amy Coney Barrett does not. Feminists value the importance of affirmative action, environmental protection, and universal health care. Amy Coney Barrett does not,” said Jennifer Lawless, a political science professor at the University of Virginia. “Opposing a female nominee who is antithetical to feminist principles reflects a commitment to the cause.”
The woman who’s been nominated to fill a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court has spent some time on the University of Virginia’s North Grounds. The resume for federal judge Amy Coney Barrett includes a 2007 stint as a Visiting Associate Professor at the UVA Law School. Barrett’s views have also been published in the UVA Law Review.
The details published about Donald Trump's tax returns were a revelation to the public but not to a small group of attorneys who work for a little-known congressional panel. Trump has been in the middle of a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service over a 2010 claim of a $72.9 million tax refund, according to the New York Times, which obtained more than 20 years of the president's tax data. The size of the refund claim brought it before the Joint Committee on Taxation. The joint committee's role reviewing tax refunds goes back to 1927, one year after the committee was formed, said George Yin,...
'Quiet Revolt' Brewing at USPS as Postal Workers Defy Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's Mail Sabotage
Chris Lu, a fellow at the University of Virginia's Miller Center, said that while postal workers shouldn't be forced to defy leadership in order to deliver the mail on time, "it's a good reminder to thank your letter carrier for the important work they do."
Kamala Harris broke the internet when she stepped off a jet sporting a pair of Chuck Taylors (and later Timberland boots). Ed Markey wore vintage Nikes during his Senate primary. But campaign watchers haven’t seen anything yet. Cameron Webb is a true sneakerhead, and this is his shoe story. Webb, a 37-year-old candidate for Virginia’s 5th District (and UVA alum and UVA health physician), began his love affair with kicks as a teenager, when he could buy his own.
Melody Barnes, a lawyer and political advisor at the University of Virginia, addressed the need for everyone to have access to education during her BYU forum address Sept. 29. “To be educated assures us of nothing more and nothing less than the ability to engage life’s most complex challenges, to build and strengthen our body politic and our democracy and to live a life of meaning,” she said.
After joining a pod with her best friend and another neighbor, Ginny Vitiello’s fourth-grade daughter began acting out during class, distracting the other girls with goofy faces and turning off her video chat. As a result, Dr. Vitiello, a research assistant professor of education at the University of Virginia, has regularly checked in with the other parents in the pod – “trying to keep the lines of communication open” when things go amiss, she said.
All participants in these research projects sign documents that outline how their data will be collected, de-identified and shared. This ‘informed consent’ process is supposed to let them weigh privacy and other risks before they sign up, and it is required by law in the U.S. and most other places. But these documents can be difficult to parse. “Even if you’re very well educated, [the language] is still probably not as clear as it could be,” says Kevin Pelphrey, a neuroscientist and autism researcher at the University of Virginia.
“Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy,” by Siva Vaidhyanathan. Vaidhyanathan is a professor of media studies at University of Virginia. His book “Antisocial Media” follows the growth of Facebook from campus project to sociopolitical behemoth. Vaidhyanathan unpacks how citizens and governments use Facebook today, and shares what he believes turned a well-intentioned group of engineers into a corporation managing an overly powerful platform that poses legitimate threats to democracy.