Parents have long been told that babies should sleep in their own crib to reduce the risk of sudden unexpected infant death, yet nearly one in five infants are still sleeping in their parent's bed, a new study finds. “We found a lot of mothers are bed-sharing despite [American Academy of Pediatrics] recommendations to room-share without bed-sharing,” said study lead author Dr. Ann Kellams, a UVA professor of pediatrics.
Psychologist Dave Szwedo studies social and emotional development and relationships. While at UVA, he and colleagues researched factors from adolescence that could predict a satisfying adult romantic life. “It may be that the real important work that's being done is occurring in these friendships and that's what's going to translate ultimately to how satisfied people are later on,” Szwedo said.
We all know that yogurt is a healthy food that prevents you from getting indulged in unhealthy and junk foods. It is packed with different kinds of nutrients and now we have got another reason to eat this probiotic for breakfast. A study published in the journal Scientific Reports, carried out by a team of researchers from the UVA School of Medicine, suggests that this probiotic may also help combat depression.
The internship experience is an integral part of an MBA education. But how exactly can an MBA best prepare for a summer internship interview? Career coaches from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business recently offered a few tips for interview success.
A new exhibit at Burley Middle School is highlighting the work of nurses who graduated before the school was desegregated. The exhibit is part of Black History Month. The group, known as the “Hidden Nurses,” trained in the 1950s and 1960s in a joint program between Burley High School and the University of Virginia.
The University of Virginia Center for Politics is looking for local families to host Youth Ambassadors who will be in the area in March. The Youth Ambassadors are coming from Argentina and Chile and will be in the Charlottesville area between March 19 and 30.
(Commentary co-written by Talitha L. LeFlouria, professor of African American studies) The average American has grown up believing a slew of myths about slavery. As scholars of slavery and its aftermath, we’ve identified a few of the many misconceptions we have encountered in the classroom and in public spaces over the years.
Science has shown that exposure to peaceful places in nature can improve our mental health, but a UVA researcher is taking it one step further. She says spending time by bodies of water is especially helpful.
Roneil Jackson’s story may sound like that of other black men. His mother, only 17 when she birthed him, came and went throughout his childhood. An absent father. Raised by his maternal grandmother. Directly descended from plantation slaves in the South. But there’s another side of the story, too. One of perseverance and focused determination. (Jackson is a student in UVA’s Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies program.)
New Hampshire, at this moment, is a muddle with a whopping eight candidates claiming at least 5% of the vote. “Some of the most recent New Hampshire polling is indicating that Buttigieg is getting something of a bounce and Biden is slipping,” says Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia.
Albemarle County launched a survey to learn more about residents' thoughts and opinions of issues including quality of services, access to resources and taxes. The survey is being conducted by UVA’s Center of Survey Research.
The University of Virginia announced Thursday a project to add to and update the campus – part of which is a UNESCO World Heritage site – with new markers, portraits, photographs and digital tours.
After the Affordable Care Act went into effect in the U.S., some states that did not immediately expand Medicaid – Virginia, South Carolina and Nebraska – allowed residents with HIV to get therapy and medications through state-run programs that used federal funds to create ACA-compliant health plans. These programs, though they did not offer as many residents the full health benefits that could have been available through Medicaid expansion, improved health outcomes and saved costs, a new UVA study suggests.
Southern University Law Center is the latest of more than 40 schools to join the Universities Studying Slavery consortium. Organized through the University of Virginia, the consortium addresses historical and contemporary issues related to race and inequality in higher education as well as how the complicated legacy of slavery still shapes modern American society.
Cyntoia Brown-Long, a woman whose story of injustice in the criminal justice system gained national attention, spoke Thursday at UVA. Brown-Long was 16 in 2004 when she was sentenced to life in prison in Tennessee for shooting and killing a man who bought her for sex. She was granted clemency in August.
The current number of geriatricians is inadequate in the U.S., a seemingly hidden shortage that could have a substantial effect on the rest of the health care sector. With that looming shortage in mind, the question is whether home care providers can play a part in picking up the slack geriatricians are leaving behind. Someone is going to have to, said Dr. Laurie Archbald, a geriatrician and UVA associate professor of medicine.
Cameron Cox, vice president of UVA’s College Republicans, said Republican students regard immigration as a more complicated issue than their national leaders do, especially as it involves “Dreamers” – undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children.
Chris Long, who played football at the University of Virginia and then the NFL for 11 seasons with the then-St. Louis Rams, New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles – winning Super Bowl titles with the latter two teams – lent his assistance as the founder and president of The Chris Long Foundation and Hometown H2O.
When carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is dissolved in seawater, it forms carbonic acid and releases hydrogen ions. Acidity or alkalinity is determined by the number of hydrogen ions (H+) dissolved in water and is measured by the pH scale. These hydrogen ions bond with available carbonate ions (CO3-) to form bicarbonate (HCO3-), depleting the available carbonate in the oceans. "Right now we're releasing about 10 billion tons of carbon per year into the atmosphere and roughly 2½ billion tons of that goes into the ocean," Scott Doney, a UVA professor of environmental sciences said.
Presidential scholar Barbara Ann Perry argued that Trump’s defense threatened to set a dangerous precedent for presidential authority. Among other things, the president’s lawyers argued that abuse of power is not an impeachable offence and that Trump was justified in taking any actions to help his re-election because he believed his victory was in the national interest. “This raising of the bar on what is impeachable is frightening to me,” said Perry, director of presidential studies at UVA’s Miller Center of Public Affairs. “That leads to authoritarianism.”