The antitrust partnership of [UVA Law alumnus] Ken Paxton, the Republican attorney general of Texas, and Dina Srinivasan, a left-leaning independent scholar, in a lawsuit against Google is part of a wave of bipartisan scrutiny of technology giants
As the 2022 World Cup qualifiers approach, Coach Gregg Berhalter has a good idea of his perfect starting lineup for the U.S. men’s national soccer team. The competition for the striker’s role, though, remains up for debate. Just a year into his pro career, Daryl Dike is making a convincing case. The former University of Virginia standout continued to make a strong impression Thursday in Kansas City, Kansas, scoring twice during a 6-1 victory over Martinique in the group stage of the Concacaf Gold Cup.
Aynne Kokas, an associate professor at the University of Virginia and expert on US-China media and technology relations said historically the LGBTQ community has been effective as digital activists and targeting WeChat could have the “most significant material impact” on the community’s ability to mobilize the movement. The action struck at the heart of how China’s LGBTQ community communicated and advocated for their rights.
“Everybody can be on the stage now. You get a mental picture of the president standing at the bully pulpit on the stage but nobody’s in the audience. That’s because everybody who was once in the audience is actually on the stage with their own mini-pulpit, and don’t want to be persuaded,” says Barbara Perry, a presidential scholar at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center.
It’s also important to note the variant is adapting. In addition to changes in COVID-19 symptoms, it’s also much quicker. To give an example, the Alpha variant, the first mutation, spread 50% quicker than the original virus. Delta, meanwhile, spreads 40 to 60% quicker than Alpha. “It binds to the human receptor with higher affinity than does the alpha variant,” UVA infectious disease expert William Petri said.
(Commentary) The Equality Act merely substitutes one marginalized group for another. University of Virginia law professor Douglas Laycock says, “It protects the rights of one side, but attempts to destroy the rights of the other side. … We ought to protect the liberty of both sides to live their own lives by their own identities and their own values.”
Dr. Sameer Patel, a forensic psychiatrist with the Maryland Department of Health who evaluated Ramos for the court, and Dr. Gregory Saathoff, a psychiatrist at the University of Virginia and for the FBI who prosecutors retained, stepped up to the stand to say Ramos was sane. Their opinions cited overwhelming evidence of planning and lawful behavior ahead of the awful attack.
(Commentary) Robert Fatton Jr., a Haitian-born political scientist at the University of Virginia, told Time magazine in 2019, “If anything, the situation now is probably more catastrophic than it was in the mid-1990s.” The U.S. intervention, he concluded, “was a euphoric moment, which ended in disaster.” The democracy we tried to uphold has long since broken down.
In more recent years, Haiti’s economy has been victim to, among other things, a neoliberal economic program “on steroids” that pushed the country to open its economy to the world, allowing goods to flood in and devastate the agricultural sector, said Robert Fatton Jr., a professor of politics at the University of Virginia. “We have a long history of foreign involvement in Haiti,” said Fatton, who has written multiple books about the country. “You can’t understand Haitian politics without understanding foreign entanglements in Haiti’s affairs — not only in terms of the politics of the pla...
Teenagers who have close, secure relationships with their families are more likely to extend empathy to their peers, according to a new study. More specifically, when teens feel safe, supported by and connected to parents or other adult caregivers, they are better equipped to pass the empathy they receive on to others “I don’t think teens in particular like being told what to do, and I don’t think it’s going to work to tell teens they should empathize with other people,” said Jessica Stern, lead author of the study and a postdoctoral fellow in the department of psychology at the University of ...
A collection of Mormon memorabilia and materials that spans the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints could make the University of Virginia the leading site for studying the religion outside of Utah, university officials say.
In their first three years of employment, a recent study found half of all nurses leaving their jobs – often because they’re burned out. It’s a difficult job, and hospitals are searching for ways to make the work less stressful. At the University of Virginia, three nurses came up with a way to help their colleagues relax, even for a few minutes during their busy days.
The vast majority of University of Virginia students have answered the call to get vaccinated and can now come back to Grounds. The numbers are in and the results are pretty strong: 85% of students have already submitted their full vaccination records to UVA. That will lead to a pre-pandemic-looking fall semester.
(Commentary by Dr. Tom Pisano, alumnus) A young clinician who uses a wheelchair has found that sharing his experience and showing vulnerability helps many kinds of patients.
The consequences of not having broadband can be staggering, according to Christopher Ali, an associate professor in UVA’s Department of Media Studies. “Broadband influences education, health, economic development … civic engagement, quality of life, and public safety. It’s a game-changer,” he said. “This is the electricity of the 21st century.”
1. University of Virginia. A public research institution, UVA meets 100% of demonstrated need-based aid for all students, both in and out of state. At least 35% of the University’s student population is awarded some level of need-based assistance. UVA’s aid packages can include grants, scholarships, work-study and loans. The University commits to limiting loans to an average of $4,500 to $7,000 per year, per student in an effort to minimize student debt.
Although no L.A. Sparks competed in the WNBA All-Star Game this year, there were two Los Angeles basketball icons on the sidelines. Lisa Leslie and [UVA women’s basketball coach] Tina Thompson co-coached the WNBA All-Stars to a 93-85 victory over the Tokyo-bound U.S. national team on Wednesday.
Award-winning international actor and playwright Priyanka Shetty [a UVA alumna] performs her solo play “#CHARLOTTESVILLE,” hand-picked as one of nine new works to be staged at the coveted 59E59 Theaters’ “East to Edinburgh” Festival in New York City this summer. This is the second of three plays in her Triptych of solos that reveals the harrowing and heart-wrenching experiences of the residents of Charlottesville, Virginia who were present as counter-protestors at the white-supremacist “Unite the Right” rally on August 11th and 12th, 2017.
(By Payton Stredler, rising fourth-year student) We probably all have memories of digging through attic boxes and discovering brittle pieces of paper, chronicling the existence of long-gone family members. Snippets of their stories are embedded in official records– where they were born, how they died. But have we ever thought about how important these forms are, not just to our own family histories but to the way we measure and address public health?
Niya Bates, a graduate student studying the history of enslavement, told the Post, “I’m excited to see our community finally dealing with symbols of white supremacy.” She is working to implement a new state law that requires UVA and four other public colleges in the state to identify and memorialize the individuals who were enslaved on their grounds and to provide scholarships and other reparations to their descendants. “Symbols have power,” Bates said. “This is a good way to start a conversation about meaningful systemic change.”