The University of Virginia Focused Ultrasound Program has been named one of the top ten clinical research achievements of 2016. UVA Neurosurgeon Dr. Jeff Elias uses focused sound waves as a scapel-free alternative to traditional brain surgery for essential tremor, a condition that often leaves patients unable to write legibly or eat without spilling.
Cheuk, Faust and division staff will continue working with parents, teachers and other focus groups as they fine-tune the details of the plan. They have scheduled meetings with the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce and the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education. “We have a group of professors over at the Curry School that we’re going to bounce things off of and have them provide any input that they might see either as, ‘Oh, this is a great way to put this,’ or what things that they see as being possible red flags,” Faust said.
An Albemarle County elementary school wants to become a national leader in learning that uses principles from the business world. The students at Baker-Butler Elementary are solving problems through a practice known as "design thinking.” Right now, eight teachers at Baker-Butler are studying the design thinking method with professors in the education and architecture schools at the University of Virginia.
Monday afternoon, the University of Virginia offered an insider's look of the Rotunda's construction and renovation process.
Dr. Saras Sarasvathy, a leading professor at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, has shown that the mindsets and practices that make entrepreneurs entrepreneurial can be learned as readily as any other method of thought or design.
A task force of interdisciplinary scientists reviewed the evidence on the impact of state-funded prekindergarten programs and issued a report on its findings, the subject of this post by Daniel Willingham, UVA professor of psychology.
Researchers at the University of Virginia have developed a new technique that will allow a single cancer research lab to do the work of dozens of labs.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a noteworthy religious-discrimination case that some observers believe could have ramifications for related issues, such as school choice and whether states can deny public services like police and fire protection to churches. “If the church wins, they will likely write it narrowly. It will affect Blaine Amendments elsewhere only as applied to wholly secular benefits,” said Douglas Laycock, a law professor at the University of Virginia Law School, who studies religious-liberty issues.
The director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia, Barbara Perry, said it is even too generous to call Trump an "entry-level president." "Unless he would be an intern, he would not have a position in the White House — with no educational experience, no military experience, no government, no political experience, most of it was running for president." She described his learning curve in office as "Mount Everest." "It's as steep as they come and ice-covered, and he didn't bring very many knowledgeable Sherpas with him," Perry told NPR.
Leslie Kendrick, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, is to take up the position of new Vice Dean at the school from 1 July. She will replace George Geis, a professor who has held the post since 2012 who will return to full-time teaching and research as a faculty member.
Members of the University of Virginia’s Presidential Search Committee opened a public forum on Friday by asking attendees which qualities they’d like to see in the next president. Many of the answers from the audience echoed suggestions from earlier meetings with faculty: experience with academia, communication skills and a commitment to research. But several attendees, and a couple of comments submitted online, also called for someone with political savvy.
The University of Virginia is competing tonight with Yale University in the finals of the nationwide competition, which began with more than 650 college teams from across the United States. Each team argues both sides of a copyright infringement case during mock trials before attorneys who judge the teams to determine a winner.
For Narayana Murthy, capitalism must be compassionate. "I want a stone on my grave that says: 'This was a fair person'," Murthy said at the Darden School of Business (University of Virginia) about 10 days ago. He was awarded the Thomas Jefferson Foundation medal by the school. Murthy shared his thoughts on corporate governance, once again highlighting the values of fairness, transparency and accountability.
UVA’s ROTC detachment hosts the race each year to remember Hess — the unit’s only graduate killed in the war in Afghanistan — and raises money for a scholarship bearing his name.
Animals left outside will have shelter thanks to a program that's building boys into men in Charlottesville. The leadership project pairs middle school boys with student mentors from the University of Virginia.
Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at the Miller Center, said one of the few presidents who's spoken directly about the 100-day milestone is John F. Kennedy, who raised it in his inaugural address -- though he did so to downplay it.
Alexis Ohanian, 33, is a tech entrepreneur and best-selling author from the U.S. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City, in 1983 to an Armenian-American father – whose family fled the genocide – and a German mother. Alexis went to school in Ellicott City, Maryland, before graduating from the University of Virginia in 2005 with degrees in commerce and history. It was this very year when Alexis did what he is most famous for – co-founding social news website Reddit.
Republicans currently have a 52-48 majority in the Senate. Democrats face an enormous challenge in retaining the seats they now have, much less picking up the three GOP seats they would need to seize the majority. Democrats “face an over-extended map,” said Kyle Kondik, who analyzes federal races at UVA’s Center for Politics. “But midterm forces often break against the president’s party.”
There are plenty of skeptics. "You will have to count me among the 'doubting Thomases,'" said Rhodes Cook, a nonpartisan analyst for UVA’s "Crystal Ball." The effects of gerrymandering and a relatively small playing field next year, combined with a recent record of GOP House dominance, will make it really difficult for Democrats to steal seats away, he said.
First-quarter fundraising numbers show the Democratic primary for governor is the hottest statewide race on the ballot. And that’s even though Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam was legally prohibited from raising money during the General Assembly session. That gave former Congressman Tom Periello a chance to catch up. Geoff Skelley at UVA’s Center for Politics says that race is becoming a top-dollar attraction.