University of Virginia law students are volunteering their time to prepare taxes for low to moderate income families for free. The service is open to the entire local community.
The University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy was honored to have a famous diplomat speak on Wednesday. John Negroponte has worked under President Carter, Reagan, Clinton, and Bush as many positions in foreign policy. "Name almost any difficult job in Washington” said University of Virginia’s Professor of Public Policy Gerry Warburg as he introduces Negroponte, “And some of the most challenging posts overseas, and chances are John Negroponte has been asked to serve as our nation’s representative."
Over a period of several years now, University of Virginia architecture students have been brainstorming development ideas for the Rivanna River. This is more than just an academic exercise. Charlottesville and Albemarle County officials also are interested in making better use of the river resource and are curious to see what ideas have been generated by the U.Va. teams. Over the years, U.Va. students have imagined the Rivanna as a resource to attract development. Ideas have included residential subdivisions with their orientation turned toward river views, as well as a row of commercial ente...
Civil rights leader Julian Bond is teaming up with a University of Virginia historian to document the experiences of 51 African-American leaders. Bond and professor Phyllis Leffler will discuss their project Wednesday during a joint appearance on the Charlottesville grounds of U.Va.
When people perceive anger and fear in others, a region of the brain called the amygdala sends signals throughout the rest of the brain that allow us to prepare for potentially threatening situations. Interestingly, people differ in the way that their brain responds to these cues. For example, some people may over-respond to relatively non-threatening signals, which may be an inefficient use of costly bioenergetic resources. Researchers at the University of Virginia have now uncovered a chemical tag on DNA that can be drawn from the blood and used to understand these differences.
A number of studies have demonstrated that some obese individuals have lower cardiovascular risk and an improved metabolic profile, while a subset of “normal-BMI” people are metabolically unhealthy and have increased mortality risk. A team of researchers at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, found better post-surgical short-term survival rates among obese people than patients of normal weight. Patients with a BMI of 23.1 or less were more than twice as likely to die within 30 days of surgery than those with a BMI of 35.3 or more.
Over the past month, Gov. Bobby Jindal has gotten the one thing he seemingly wanted for years -- the national media spotlight. Jindal is not-so-secretly considering a run for president in 2016, so he was seeking out much of the attention. But there are questions about whether all of the recent media glare -- much of it critical -- has been good for the governor's reputation. "Jindal has not exactly taken the Republican contest by storm, so I suppose you can argue that these events, while unfortunate, have at least gotten his name into the headlines around the count...
Jon Stewart, the host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” is leaving the program that made him an influential figure in politics and popular culture. “Through it all, he has been caustic and thoughtful at the same time,” said Siva Vaidhyanathan, professor of media studies at the University of Virginia. “If he’s not going to be on our TV four nights a week, America is going to miss that sort of voice.”
Tuesday, Charlottesville's Greater Virginia Green Building Council explained what a nitrogen footprint is, and the impact it has on the environment. University of Virginia professor Jim Galloway and UVA 3rd-year student Lia Cattaneo led a discussion on the development of the nitrogen footprint. UVA became the first school in the country to measure its footprint. The university says it is committed to reducing its emissions.
Criminal actions by London banks alone have bankrupted hundreds of thousands of people, left the economy tottering, empowered drug traffickers and terrorists and caused numerous suicides - but with virtually no consequences to the perpetrators. Imagine if a mafia prosecution was settled with nothing but a hefty fine and a promise on the part of the gangsters never to do such wicked things again. This doesn't go just for banks. Brandon Garrett's recent book, Too Big to Jail, details the US version of this process, under which corporate fraudsters, such as pharmaceutical giant Pfize...
Shout-out to Cammy Leech, the 18-year-old Virginia nursing student who is the co-star of the greatest college basketball dance-off I have ever seen, and also seems like an ace human, you know, just generally. Leech was declared the loser of the dance-off, but she won the Internet’s heart, and that’s all that matters in life anyway, right?
Technology is replacing real jobs and will continue to do so at a record pace over the next couple of decades. We’re accustomed to seeing this kind of thing in certain industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, and banking. But now, says Professor Edward D. Hess, technology will be coming for white collar jobs, too. “Technology will be replacing more jobs at an ever-increasing pace, particularly with this next round of technology, which includes artificial intelligence. AI is the game changer,” says Hess, a professor at the University of Virginia’s Darden Gradua...
The popular NPR podcast Serial is back in the headlines with news that a young Maryland man convicted of killing his high-school girlfriend will get the opportunity to appeal. Here in Virginia, a separate effort is underway to determine whether the guy featured in Serial is the real killer. Serial fans might remember Deirdre Enright. She heads the Innocence Project at the University of Virginia Law School and appears in two episodes of the podcast, talking with host Sarah Koenig about convicted killer Adnan Syed.
In different people, the gene for the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) may carry a smaller or larger number of epigenetic modifications known as DNA methylation tags. People who are low in DNA methylation may be better able to utilize oxytocin, the so-called love hormone. People who are high in DNA methylation may have an exaggerated fear response.This finding, which emerged from a study conducted by scientists at the University of Virginia, suggests that epigenetic markers may be used more generally to predict social behaviors. Perhaps multiple types of markers could even res...
100800 pounds of Carrera marble: U-Va. feels the weight of history as it restores Jefferson’s vision
Five years ago, someone at the University of Virginia noticed a little dusting of sand, or something, by the entrance to the school’s iconic Rotunda. A week later, there it was again. Those were the first clues that the capitals atop the columns that line the front of the building, designed by Thomas Jefferson as a symbol of enlightenment and learning, were crumbling. Now, those crumbling, “sugaring” capitals — the result of repairs made with less-expensive marble after a catastrophic fire in the late 1800s and leaks the university couldn’t afford to repair in mor...
The University of Virginia has begun replacing the capitals on its historic Rotunda.The university unveiled one of the new capitals — load-bearing structures at the top of each column — at a news conference Monday morning. The current capitals, which are more than 100 years old, have been shrouded in black construction cloth since 2009 because they are crumbling.
The University of Virginia is installing new capitals on its historic Rotunda. The column-toppers are part of the $50-million restoration of the centerpiece of Mr. Jefferson's university.
Dr. Kimberly Bassett is associate dean of the Office of African-American Affairs at UVa. She joins CBS19's Madeline Curott to discuss the various events going on at The University of Virginia to honor Black History Month. Bassett explains what the most important message is to come from Black History Month and how people can make sure to get that message through various events planned on Grounds throughout the month of February.
Metals company Alcoa Inc. has become a member of the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing, a manufacturing research consortium based in Prince George County. CCAM is a public-private partnership that conducts research in areas such as surface engineering, manufacturing systems and additive manufacturing. Academic partners are Virginia Commonwealth University, Old Dominion University, the University of Virginia, Virginia State University and Virginia Tech.
As part of a new spring series called “What Now? Dialogues on Race and Turmoil in America,” the University of Virginia’s Miller Center’s American Forum program is hosting a discussion with civil rights figure Julian Bond and historian Phyllis Leffler.