New figures show that even though Virginia is growing rapidly, it still lags behind other states. According to estimates by the UVA Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, Virginia's population has grown by 6.5 percent since 2010.
For the first time since the early 1980s, Roanoke’s population has climbed above 100,000, according to new estimates. UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service released its new population estimates Monday, indicating the city reached the benchmark in July. The estimates show that while Virginia continues to grow, over the last five years it has done so at a slightly slower pace than the nation.
People often have a tough time discussing race and equality, but on Monday, minority activist students at the University of Virginia opened up to get a dialogue going on Grounds. In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy hosted ‘MLK Day Batten Hour: Racial Equality'.
(By Marlene Daut, associate professor of African diaspora studies) Marvel’s blockbuster “Black Panther” takes place in the secret African Kingdom of Wakanda. But fans of the box-office hit might not realize that they don’t need to look to the make-believe world to find a modern-day black kingdom that aspired to be a safe haven from racism and inequality.
Katherine Basbaum, a registered dietitian with the UVA Health System, said that for weight-loss purposes, exercise equivalents can be a helpful ingredient in understanding calories.
As part of UVA’s extended Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, students are using art to honor women in the Civil Rights movement.
Not everyone is convinced that diabetic alert dogs are consistently effective, particularly when measured against the latest technology: continuous glucose monitors. These devices measure blood sugar levels every five minutes or so, and most will sound an alarm when a person has blood sugar levels that are too high or too low. Linda Gonder-Frederick, from the Behavioral Medicine Center at the University of Virginia, has also done research trials with diabetic alert dogs. "There have been a number of studies and there are a lot of mixed results," she said.
A new smartphone app is helping UVA students make friends while walking around UVA Grounds. WABU (Walking Buddies) was created by Victor Rodriguez during his first year at UVA. The free smartphone app syncs users' Facebook accounts, and helps them connect to others who are walking in the same area on UVA Grounds.
The immediate reaction from conservative media, however, was mixed—or least not as uniformly critical of Trump as you might expect, given he was just bested on the national stage by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, both of whom refused to negotiate over border funding while parts of the government were shuttered. While the Ann Coulters and Mike Cernovichs of the world were quick to blast the president for being a political coward, others like Bill O’Reilly instead focused on the short-term nature of the bill, which will give Trump the chance to hold the government hostage again in three weeks i...
A Charlottesville art exhibit showcasing under-represented stories in African-American history is coming to a close. Artists and organizers at The Bridge said despite the exhibits closure, the spirit of the art will live on. Lisa Jevack, assistant to director at Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia stated, “It's a huge responsibility to make sure it’s getting out there and it’s getting to the right people and that its accurate.”
Trump remains overwhelmingly popular among Republicans, according to polling data, and Schultz has proposed an agenda largely in line with moderate Democrats. He is at odds with many of the candidates currently in the race or expected to enter on issues like Medicare for all. Schultz has criticized Democratic proposals as unrealistic. "Has @ HowardSchultz ever heard the old saying, 'The road to hell is paved with good intentions?'" tweeted Larry Sabato, a top political analyst and the director of UVA’s Center for Politics. "Someone should explain it to him. His slogan might as well be, 'Re-ele...
A few weeks ago I cited Atlas Van Line data suggesting that more people continued in 2017 to move out of Virginia than moved in. Now Hamilton Lombard at the University of Virginia’s Demographic Research Group has confirmed the trend using Internal Revenue Service data. Total population continued to grow last year thanks to natural population increase, but the overall rate slowed due to continued out-migration, Lombard reported in the StatChat blog.
Other reactions to the Schultz 2020 buzz are also negative, and they come after the entrepreneur said Sunday that he’s seriously considering running for president as a “centrist independent.” Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics, was among those blasting the former Starbucks boss: “If Howard Schultz were ‘seriously thinking’ about an independent run for president, he would have abandoned the idea already. I've had undergrad students with a more compelling platform than Schultz offered tonight.”
The University of Virginia has joined 37 other hospitals in suing over a new federal rule that cuts some Medicare rates for outpatient hospital sites to match rates at doctor’s offices.
Teenagers who have strong relationships with people of the same gender are more likely to have satisfying romantic relationships in later life, a new study finds. Researchers have known that the quality of an adult’s romantic life is closely tied to both physical and mental health in adolescence. Now, researchers have found that the friendship skills teenagers learn with their peers of the same gender were the strongest predictor of romantic satisfaction in their late 20s and beyond. “In spite of the emphasis teens put on adolescent romantic relationships, they turn out not to be the most impo...
Researchers from the University of Virginia and James Madison University discovered that "same-gender teenage friendships are something of a testing ground for future romantic partnerships." Lead author Joseph P. Allen, a UVA psychology professor, said the interpersonal skills friendships teach us have a pretty huge impact. "It's the skills learned in friendships with peers of the same gender — skills such as stability, assertiveness, intimacy, and social competence — that correspond most closely to the skills needed for success in adult romantic relationships."
The University of Virginia says it had more than 25,000 early action applicants, the most in its history. The Office of Undergraduate Admission had an early acceptance rate of 26 percent. Dean of Admissions Greg Roberts has told the Cavalier Daily the size of the early action pool is incredible this year, and reviewing the applications was a challenge.
In a speech Thursday at the University of Virginia, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe called gerrymandered congressional districts one of the “worst things to happen to democracy.” “I support all 50 states having independent, nonpartisan commissions draw these lines,” McAuliffe said.
If the government hopes to modernize its information technology, it will need good systems engineers. Now the Mitre Corporation is teaming up with UVA to offer federal employees an accelerated path to a master’s degree in systems engineering.
The University of Virginia spent an estimated $2 million to pay for projects typically funded by government grants during the partial federal shutdown, according to a spokesman.