Clearly, there are two very different ways to divorce, and separating couples must choose whether they plan to dissolve a marriage or wage a war. According to a study conducted at the University of Virginia, those who decide to mediate rather than litigate their divorce are more likely to talk regularly about the children’s needs and problems, to participate in school and special events, daily activities, holidays and vacations. The study’s author, American divorce researcher, therapist, and family mediator Dr. Robert Emery says the way separating adults handle powerful emotions is...
Two fraternities at the University of Virginia say they won’t sign an agreement dictating new safety procedures after a student’s claim of being gang raped.
A temporary police substation is now up and running near the 14th Street railroad bridge in Charlottesville. The public can expect more police patrolling the University of Virginia Corner area on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Charlottesville Police Chief Tim Longo says this joint effort with the UVA Police Department is going to improve visibility and collaboration.
Unless you work for a company that voluntarily offers it, or in one of three states, paid maternity leave doesn’t exist in the U.S. A law called the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) grants up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave every year, but it applies only to full-time workers at companies with 50 or more employees. About half of all working Americans are covered by FMLA. The other half—freelancers, contract workers, entrepreneurs, people who work at small businesses—are on their own. Before it was passed, California’s law was vehemently opposed by manufacturin...
Throughout 2014, students at Colgate University in central New York were outraged by a slew of racist comments. They didn't know who said them, just that they came from people on or close to campus. That's because the offensive remarks appeared on Yik Yak, an app that shares anonymous posts with those nearby. Nationwide, 2014 appeared to be the year of Yik Yak on college campuses, but the existence of anonymous online gossip sites is far from a new dilemma for universities. For the better part of a decade -- since the rise of JuicyCampus in 2007 -- colleges have struggled to deal with ...
All these years later, Former F.B.I. Agent Mark Rossini still regrets not disobeyed the gag order, the nearly 3,000 Americans slaughtered on 9/11 would probably still be alive. “The FBI is telling the truth,” Philip Zelikow, executive director of the 9/11 Commission, told Newsweek. As for why the CIA not only failed to share pre-9/11 information on Al-Qaeda operatives but forbade the FBI agents in Alec Station from sharing it, Zelikow said, “We don’t know.” Now a professor of history at the University of Virginia, Zelikow is likewise skeptical of what former White...
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe will deliver the official State of the Commonwealth address Wednesday night at the state capitol. And therein lies a simple question.What, in fact, is the state of the Commonwealth? “The simplest questions,” University of Virginia political maven Larry Sabato said Tuesday, “are the toughest to answer.” From Sabato: “The state of the Commonwealth is basically good but also governmentally gridlocked -- and in clear need of a strong ethics law that isn’t loophole ridden.”
It turns out, we weren’t always obsessed with speed in the United States. When cars were first becoming popular at the beginning of the 20th century, terms like “road hog” and “joy rider” were called out at “speeding” vehicles, which in urban areas tended to mean they were going faster than 10 mph. In his book “Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City,” Peter Norton, a professor of history at the University of Virginia, argues that in the early 20th century, people thought we needed to keep roads safe from...
A federal judge is questioning why the government wants to let an Army subcontractor off with just a fine, rather than pursue charges in a criminal case against the company whose founder doled out tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to a corrupt Army official. The expert, Brandon Garrett, a professor at the University of Virginia, has since said in a report to Judge Sullivan that the proposed half-million dollar fine is hard to assess because court records don’t say how much money Saena Tech took in from the bribery scheme.
Sign your kids up for dance class, STAT. That is, if you want them to learn computer skills and survive the 21st century. Choreography’s not so different from computing, says Jennifer Chiu, an assistant professor of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Education at the University of Virginia. Both require rhythm and precision alongside abstraction. Plus, it’s “potentially transformative” to get otherwise uninterested young people addicted to computer science.
Serial may have ended in December, but the appeals process for Adnan Syed, the man at the center of the popular podcast, continues. A Maryland appeals court is considering whether Syed should be given permission to move forward his bid to overturn his murder conviction, and has asked the state to respond to the application by Wednesday. Regardless of today’s outcome, Deirdre Enright from the Innocence Project told Time that she plans to file a motion for DNA testing for never-tested physical evidence in the case. Depending on the results, the DNA evidence could be exculpatory.
Acquavella Galleries have collaborated with UVA’s Fralin Museum of Art for an exhibition that opens on Friday titled “Lucian Freud: Etchings.” Often touted as an oil painter, Freud also produced a number of prints in this style during his career; the Fralin show focuses on those created after 1980. And lo and behold, alongside Freud’s celebrity muses like Leigh Bowery and everyday models like the family dog, gallerist Bill Acquavella makes an appearance in one of the portraits. The show will also reportedly include behind the scenes photos of Acquavella sittin...
Acquavella Galleries have collaborated with UVA’s Fralin Museum of Art for an exhibition that opens on Friday titled “Lucian Freud: Etchings.” Often touted as an oil painter, Freud also produced a number of prints in this style during his career; the Fralin show focuses on those created after 1980. And lo and behold, alongside Freud’s celebrity muses like Leigh Bowery and everyday models like the family dog, gallerist Bill Acquavella makes an appearance in one of the portraits. The show will also reportedly include behind the scenes photos of Acquavella sittin...
Phi Psi members, speaking publicly for the first time since the allegations surfaced, told The Washington Post that they went into hiding for weeks after their home was vandalized with spray-painted messages calling them rapists and with bricks thrown through windows. They booked hotel rooms to avoid the swarm of protesters on their front lawn. They watched as their brotherhood was vilified, coming to symbolize the worst episode of collegiate sexual violence against women since the 2006 Duke University lacrosse team scandal — which also turned out to be false.
A private security firm in Charlottesville says it's expecting a lot more business now that fraternities who sign new fraternal organization agreements with the University of Virginia are required to hire security at their events.
Can startups save the American dream? AOL co-founder Steve Case and former H-P CEOCarly Fiorina think so, and they’ve partnered with the University of Virginia’s Miller Center to propose ways to do it. In the report — actually titled “Can Startups Save the American Dream?” — the business leaders lay out a 5-point plan for kickstarting the country.
Students from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business are back in Charlottesville after getting a rare glimpse into a country most Americans have been barred from visiting for half-a-century. The 26 students spent the past week in Cuba, at a time the U.S. is restoring relations with the communist country. The students spoke with business owners and entrepreneurs, debated economic differences, and learned about Cuba's transitioning economy.
Prospects for an FDA approval of desmopressin (Nocdurna) as a treatment for adult nocturia remained dim as an advisory committee declined to endorse the indication. The FDA's Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 10-5 against recommending approval of Nocdurna (desmopressin) to treat "nocturia due to nocturnal polyuria in all adult patients who awaken at least twice per night to void." Two members abstained from the vote. Stuart Howards, MD, a urologist with appointments at Wake Forest University and the University of Virginia,, was one of the abstainers...
(By Carolyn Long Engelhard, the director of the Health Policy Program at the University of Virginia School of Medicine's Department of Public Health Sciences) Proponents of ObamaCare are celebrating the end of year one with reports of favorable results: More than 23 million people have coverage provided through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including 10 million who were previously uninsured and 10 million more covered through the Medicaid Expansion program. Fans of the ACA are quick to remind us that year-two enrollment has started off well with a functioning website; over 6 million ...
University of Virginia basketball coach Tony Bennett isn't just fighting to keep his team atop the Atlantic Coast Conference and in the national rankings, he's also competing off the hardwood, in the Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge.Bennett, along with Duke University's Mike Krzyzewski, Michigan State's Tom Izzo, and University of North Carolina's Roy Williams, are among 48 top college coaches competing for a $100,000 prize for his designated charity. Bennett has chosen to represent the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge.