The analysis is based on parent reports, which don’t always tell the whole story, experts caution. This is especially true for autistic children, who may have difficulty communicating that they are in pain. “A parent’s report of pain is sort of a proxy,” says Micah Mazurek, a UVA associate professor of human services who was not involved in the research. “Pain is an internal experience. For very young children, and for those who don’t have language, it’s hard to assess that directly.”
(Commentary by Evan A. Feigenbaum, the 2019-20 James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor at UVA’s Miller Center) Security is now bleeding the economies of the U.S. and China, with flow of capital, people and technology being disrupted.
The University of Virginia has announced a $25 million commitment from alumnus Greg Olsen in support of its School of Engineering and Applied Science, the largest gift ever to UVA Engineering.
An interview with Kiki Petrosino, UVA professor of poetry in the English Department’s Creative Writing Program, about the role of the racialized and gendered body in her newest book, “Witch Wife”; how Kiki teaches her students to wrestle with the histories buried in the land they’re on; why culture and art are such powerful ways to do public intellectualism; and how building a world full of conversations is how Kiki “imagines otherwise.”
(Commentary by Marc Johnson, senior executive director of global affairs and enterprise initiatives at UVA’s Darden School of Business) By selecting from a range of courses with this focus across key disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing and technology and operations, students can take their analytical skills to a deeper level across many domains.
Amanda Shaver, a wedding planner in Virginia, said the chapel at the University of Virginia is in such high demand that it uses a lottery to whittle down its waiting list and, during peak season, frequently hosts several ceremonies on a single weekend day.
According to several political experts, these elections were a referendum on President Donald Trump. “I think that that’s where the Democratic energy is coming from,” said Kyle Kondik, communications director at UVA’s Center for Politics. “If Hillary Clinton were in the White House, we would not be talking about the Democrats today.”
On the Grounds of the University of Virginia, ROTC cadets marched, rifle-to-shoulder, slow, steady and silent in solemn remembrance of those who have not come home.
At UVA’s Darden School of Business, EMBA students can borrow up to $98,000 per year from Discover, a bank holding company, without the need for a U.S. co-signer.
Brian Langmack, from Albemarle County, wants to build an affordable apartment complex for veterans and their families. Since first telling CBS 19 News about his idea in 2018, Langmack has teamed up with UVA engineering and architecture students who have helped him develop floor plans and make the village start to come to life.
The University of Virginia ROTC honored missing in action and prisoner of war soldiers beginning on Veterans Day in a 24-hour vigil. Cadets started marching with their rifles at 3:30 p.m. Monday and will continue until the same time Tuesday.
The UVA Stroke Center is getting a big, national honor. For the second time in two years, it has been recognized as an advanced comprehensive stroke center.
The Chronicle spoke with Alan Taylor, a history professor at the University of Virginia, about Jefferson’s vision for higher education, the relationships between students and slaves on the campus, and the reception Taylor has received for exposing UVA’s sordid history.
The University of Virginia was supposed to transform a slave-owning generation, but it failed.
A new study from the University of Virginia found that children who are raised in dense, walkable neighborhoods are more likely to find economic success later in life and out-earn their parents. The report partly attributes this to the sense of community that children in these areas develop.
Hollyfield Solar Farm in King William County sits on 160 acres in Manquin, and with 65,000 solar panels, it generates 17 megawatts per hour. The farm produces 12% of the total electricity used at the University of Virginia and the farm saves 75.9 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions every day, the equivalent of burning 83,053 pounds of coal, according to UVA’s Darden School of Business.
The courts may never make a determination one way or the other, especially if they decide the amendment doesn’t extend legal protections beyond those provided under current interpretations of the 14th Amendment, said Saikrishna Prakash, a UVA law professor who has studied and written about the issue.
The UVA School of Law is the place to go if you want a great classroom experience, wonderful professors and superior quality of life. Basically, it sounds like the perfect law school even if you still have to take torts. No one other law school got more top honors by The Princeton Review in its recently released 2020 edition of "Best Law Schools."
While planning the early stages of the University of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson envisioned a fantastical planetarium for the school's historic Rotunda. In 2019, that vision has been achieved as the Rotunda Planetarium, thanks to three Ph.D students from the school's English department, and a grant from the Jefferson Trust.