The group is known as the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnership. “The priorities are to promote healthy eating and active living, to address mental health and substance use issues, to improve health disparities and access to care, and then to foster a healthy and connected community,” said Elizabeth Beasley, community relations lead for the UVA Health System.
“I wanted to create an intimate environment where students could ask their question that they’ve always had about Jefferson, but also explore his context and what it means to the University today,” fourth-year UVA student Elizabeth Forward said.
(Audio) James Detert, a professor at UVA’s Darden School of Business, studies acts of courage in the workplace. His most surprising finding? Most people describe everyday actions – not big whistleblower scandals – when they cite courageous (or gutless) acts they’ve seen coworkers and leaders take.
The new study shows that "for kids who have parenting that is less than optimal, there are opportunities in both their friendships and relationships with teachers at school to get the support, engagement and reinforcement of their worth that may help blunt the negative impact of harsh parenting," said Patrick Tolan, Charles S. Robb Professor in UVA’s Curry School of Education and Human Development. "But I don't think the message from this study is that having good friendships overcomes harsh parenting."
A geneticist at the UVA School of Medicine says he is alarmed at the potential health risks, to generations, of the first genetically modified babies, claimed to have been created by a Chinese scientist. Dr. Mazhar Adli uses the CRISPR gene-editing tool used in the experiment and he says his research reveals serious problems.
Title VII’s accommodation provision, added to the statute in 1972, calls on employers to reasonably allow for workers’ religious practices if they can do so without undue hardship. But the Supreme Court “pulled the teeth out” of that requirement with its 1977 decision in TWA v. Hardison, which said anything more than a minimal expense is an undue hardship, according to Douglas Laycock, a UVA law professor who has written extensively on religious rights. “The law has been mostly a failure ever since,” Laycock told Bloomberg Law in an email.
“I see quite a bit of yoga-related injuries,” says Bobby Chhabra, an orthopedic surgeon with the UVA Health System. “Mostly it’s overuse injuries like tendinitis and sprains. It’s rare for patients to have traumatic injuries from yoga.”
Mona Kasra, a professor of digital media at the University of Virginia, recently travelled to Iceland, where locals reported a spate of tourists placing themselves in harm’s way while trying to capture breathtaking photos on the lips of volcanoes. “They’re not equipped and don’t know how to deal with that environment,” she says.
Mona Kasra, a professor of digital media at the University of Virginia, recently travelled to Iceland, where locals reported a spate of tourists placing themselves in harm’s way while trying to capture breathtaking photos on the lips of volcanoes. “They’re not equipped and don’t know how to deal with that environment,” she says.
Here is the National Science Foundation's complete top-100 list, ranked by research and development spending in fiscal 2017: 51. University of Virginia, R&D expenditures: $469,682,000.
Administrators at the University of Virginia wanted more from their learning management system -- so they took steps to make improvements.
Amazon’s selection of Northern Virginia for a new headquarters is an opportunity for the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, according to Chancellor Donna P. Henry.
Virginia Tech was a leader in the discussions, with a large team of people actively working on its plans. But George Mason, Northern Virginia Community College, the University of Virginia and the College of William & Mary were all integral, Moret said, and many more were part of the process.
UVA researchers found that a diet that includes intermittent fasting may actually improve your memory capabilities.
UVA President Jim Ryan is taking community feedback and looking to the institution’s future. During a community conversation on Tuesday, Ryan called on various attendees, including UVA students, parents and faculty, to discuss how they see the University now and what they hope to see in the next five to 10 years.
As Baby Boomers move through their senior years, experts say we’re spending big bucks on medical care, often without improving quality of that life. That’s why UVA nursing students are getting more training in what is known as palliative care.
A planned collaboration among Charlottesville, Albemarle County and the University of Virginia – plus a local nonprofit and, ultimately, the commonwealth of Virginia – to accelerate the growth of local startup businesses is a welcome development.
“Kids should be taught about slavery’s demise. But they should also learn about its evolution and its legacies. This is the most important thing kids should be learning in school today,” said Talitha LeFlouria, the Lisa Smith Discovery Associate Professor in African and African American Studies at the University of Virginia.
The head of Virginia’s prison system will be asking the General Assembly for additional money this year to stop the spread of a deadly epidemic behind bars. The cost is high – $40,000 to $80,000, depending on which drug is appropriate – but UVA law professor George Rutherglen says the state may be penny wise and pound foolish if it doesn’t pay up.
The success of a third-party candidate is a long shot, explained Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball at UVA’s Center for Politics. "The 2016 election showed how hard it is for third-party candidates to really get traction," he said, even in a contest between two very unpopular major party candidates.