(Commentary) If you’re just waking up from a coma that felled you in 1995, Americans in 2021 hate each other. Polls released last week by the University of Virginia showed that “roughly 4 in 10 (41%) of Biden and half (52%) of Trump voters at least somewhat agree that it’s time to split the country, favoring blue/red states seceding from the union.” In addition, “a strong majority of Trump voters see no real difference between Democrats and socialists, and a majority of Biden voters at least somewhat agree that there is no real difference between Republicans and fascists.”
(Commentary) On Thursday the University of Virginia released polling results that should shock exactly no one who closely follows American politics and culture. A majority of Trump voters (52%) and a strong minority of Biden voters (41%) strongly or somewhat agree that it’s “time to split the country.” … What this poll tracked better than many others is that the mutual loathing is based more on emotion than policy.
The Marcus Alert working group, focused on mental health crisis response in the city, recommended the city create a task force that would focus on a Marcus Alert implementation plan as well as the potential to create a 24/7 mental health crisis center separate from the hospital and the jail. This could potentially be a partnership with Albemarle County and/or the University of Virginia.
On the University of Virginia campus, there will be the Swanson v. University of Virginia marker honoring Gregory Swanson, the first African American student to attend the school. … The University of Virginia will also honor Dr. W.W. Yen (1877-1950), a Chinese diplomat and politician, who graduated from the University in 1900, becoming UVA’s first international student to earn an undergraduate degree and the first Chinese student to earn a degree.
This year, there are more students of color living on the Lawn at the University of Virginia. It’s nearly double the number from last year. According to the Cavalier Daily, only 24.9% of the students who applied to live on the Lawn were accepted, and of those acceptances, 60% of them were students of color. Comparatively, only 32% of the offers went to students of color last year.
Leadership at the University of Virginia confirmed its mask requirements would continue due to strain on the surrounding health care community caused by the delta variant. Additionally, visitors to ticketed events at John Paul Jones Arena will need to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test before they enter. That new policy is scheduled to begin on Oct. 18.
The University of Virginia will require basketball fans, concert goers and anyone attending events inside John Paul Jones Arena to provide proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test before admittance. Attendees will also need to wear masks at all times while inside the arena, officials announced Friday.
(Commentary) Many Americans are increasingly concerned that our national heritage, our democratic republic, is seriously in danger. A new poll from the UVA Center for Politics confirms that we have reason to worry – and that the fault is in ourselves, not our political stars.
The current COVID surge in the Charlottesville area has already peaked, and the number of new cases are projected to keep trending down, according to the UVA Biocomplexity Institute.
(Editorial) A “showstopper” is a concert song or moment in a theatrical performance that is so stunning, it prompts the audience to interrupt with applause and shouts of approval. Here we have a showstarter. A really big showstarter. The University of Virginia has received a $50 million gift to fund a brand new performing arts center.
In 1973, Clifton came to the University of Virginia to direct the highly-regarded Institute of Government, now known as the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. He was simultaneously appointed to a full professorship in the Woodrow Wilson Department of Government and Foreign Affairs. The Institute of Government flourished under his command, producing a wide variety of enlightening publications and hosting many activities to benefit Virginia’s state and local governments. Clifton stepped down as Institute director in 1983, assuming an active role in the Government Department, to include tea...
Sixteen years and 7,395 plate appearances after making his MLB debut, UVA alumnus Ryan Zimmerman heads into the final series of the 2021 season with the possibility that it will be the final series of his career. He turned 37 this week. He has earned more than $138 million in his career. He doesn’t need the money, and there’s an argument that he no longer needs the game, what with his wife, Heather, and their three young kids at home in Great Falls. No one has played more games as a National. No one has more hits as a National. No National has scored more runs, driven in more runs, hit more do...
(By Otto Gunderson, fourth-year student and research analyst at Recycle PV Solar) By creating a national program for solar recycling now, the U.S. can prepare for large-scale decommissioning while also providing the necessary materials to build the green economy.
Overall, zuranolone’s rapid onset, sustained effect, and efficacy in a high percentage of patients could provide strong advantages over traditional antidepressants, said investigator Dr Anita Clayton of the University of Virginia. And zuranolone’s distinct mechanism from existing MDD therapies could provide a significant benefit in a space where many new approvals have been “me too” drugs, Rosenblat added.
We have also seen increased demand for dialogue on identity-based politics, discrimination and historical injustice. For example, an inaugural course, “Leading for Racial Equity,” chaired by Ian Solomon, the dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, involved Young Global Leaders interrogating racial dynamics in society. Experts in non-violent communication and systemic bias created a space for leaders to test their ideas and tactics.
“Part of the story of why the humanities are always in crisis is that we have needed them to be in crisis.” This provocative declaration was made by Chad Wellmon, German studies and history professor at the University of Virginia, during a speech he gave on June 23 as part of a lecture series at St John’s College. In his talk, based on his new co-authored book “Permanent Crisis: The Humanities in a Disenchanted Age,” Wellmon presented a broad overview of the complex and discontinuous history of the humanities.
“As people look back on Jimmy Carter, with what we have just been through with Donald Trump, that seems especially good,” Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center for Public Affairs, said. “He is the one who re-legitimised the presidency and didn’t lie to the American people. He came through with what he said” he would do while campaigning, such as promising not to be a Washington insider.
(Video and transcript) Among those interview is Robert Fatton, professor of history.
(Video) The Supreme Court today is vigorously debating the scope of religious exemptions. Under the Constitution, are religious individuals and organizations excused from following generally applicable laws? On the heels of the Fulton v. City of Philadelphiadecision, join a panel of legal experts (including UVA law professor Douglas Laycock) for a conversation exploring the historical and current debates about religious exemptions.
Margaret Riley, law professor at the University of Virginia, told FOX Business that “businesses are free to set whatever rules they like to protect their other customers and employees. A business that may have particularly vulnerable employees or customers may choose to apply stricter rules, including demanding proof of vaccination.”