As the party prepares to pick its nominee this weekend, the race embodies the collapse of Republican power in a state that has tilted more sharply to Democrats than perhaps any other. Larry J. Sabato, the director of UVA’s Center for Politics, said the Republican candidates for governor this year fit into three categories: “Trumpy, Trumpier, Trumpiest.”
The Virginia GOP, eager to halt a statewide losing streak that's gone on for more than a decade, are putting their hopes behind a candidate for governor set to be picked on Saturday. The nominating convention brings an end to a primary race that has everything to do with Trump. Between the four major candidates among the seven total, it is "Trumpy, Trumpier and Trumpiest," said Larry Sabato, the founder and director of UVA’s Center for Politics.
Pete Snyder is just one of seven GOP candidates who have thrown their hat in the ring ahead of Saturday’s convention. Beyond Snyder, three other candidates are seen as frontrunners: businessman Glenn Youngkin, former House of Delegates speaker Kirk Cox, and firebrand state Sen. Amanda Chase, who attended the Jan. 6 “Save America” rally that preceded the storming of the U.S. Capitol and recently sued her State Senate colleagues after they censured her for her “pattern of unacceptable conduct.” Army veteran Sergio de la Peña, former Roanoke sheriff Octavia Johnson, and think tank CEO Peter Doran...
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals why sleep can put people with epilepsy at increased risk of sudden death.
According to the study, Do conversations end when people want it? our talks or talks do not end when we wish. The research was led by Adam M. Mastroianni, from the Department of Psychology at Harvard University, with other specialists from the University of Pennsylvania and UVA.
Joyce Crenshaw Henderson pushed a stroller along the smooth brick walkway, its sunshade pulled down to shield her 3-month-old grandson from the intensifying sun rising in a cloud-dappled blue sky. Her path was clear past the newly dedicated Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia to her left and, to her right, roomy rows of white plastic chairs directed toward a lectern. The baby’s presence was a suitable reminder of why Henderson and other descendants were gathered Wednesday morning: Gov. Ralph Northam ceremonially signed HB1980, which establishes the Enslaved An...
Research has found out why sleep can put people with epilepsy at an increased risk of sudden death. Researchers at the UVA School of Medicine looked at how sleep and seizures slow the heart rate.
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics is pleased to announce the winners of six of the 2021 Regional Student Conferences. Region I Winners - Masters Category: 2nd Place – “Employing CARS to determine flame temperature of ethylene/air counterflow diffusion flames,” Sean Alberts and Chloe Dedic, University of Virginia.
9. Past Life Phobias. One UVA study found that some children who claim to recall their previous lives suffer “unusual” phobias that they say are related to those past lives – and specifically the way they died. For example, a child might have an intense fear of water that she attributes to drowning in her past life.
Health officials are warning that COVID-19 vaccination rates have declined by 30%, leading to an increase in cases. UVA anesthesiology and critical care medicine associate professor Dr. Ebony Hilton says misinformation has led to vaccine hesitancy and to a political divide in vaccinations.
(Video) There are new signs the U.S. is on the road to recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Cases and deaths have plummeted to the lowest point in months. Dr. Taison Bell, a critical care and infectious disease physician and the medical ICU director at UVA Health, discusses U.S. efforts and the nation's role in the global fight.
Annaliese Griffin was driving to get ice cream with her best friend TaKiya “TK” Howard on Monday night when she realized they were near another friend’s house. They decided to stop and say hi to Tyler “TY” Johnson, who lives in Englewood. The three high school seniors talked about prom, heading to college and basketball – all three have committed to playing Division I basketball in college (Griffin at UVA). About 11:55 p.m., they heard a gunshot.
Katie Hill took quite the non-traditional path to the National Football League. The Nashville native has tackled both the White House and Capitol Hill, and now, she’s transitioning to the world of professional sports after being named the NFL’s new senior vice president of communications on Wednesday. Hill, who has a bachelor’s degree in classical Greek from UVA, has done a myriad of jobs in corporate America.
(Commentary) No, he’s not resident and I’m kinda guessing he’s not going to be president. But if Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy doesn’t remind you of Will Rogers or Yogi Berra, you aren’t paying attention. Born in Mississippi, this Kennedy graduated from Vanderbilt University and the UVA School of Law before attending Magdalen College at the University of Oxford. In 2016, Kennedy was elected to the U.S. Senate from Louisiana. Regardless of how you view the politics, Kennedy is one funny man and has become known for his folksy expressions, wit and humor.
A Charlottesville civil rights advocate who has worked with a variety of local, state and national organizations will take over the helm of the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, organization officials announced Wednesday. Mary Bauer, the current chair of the Charlottesville Human Rights Commission, will replace Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, who served for nine years as the state ACLU’s executive director. Bauer is a UVA School of Law graduate who has long worked on behalf of minorities and civil rights.
Not only is [UVA lumnus] Gordon Sutton, president of family-owned petroleum distributor Tiger Fuels, going solar by adding rooftop panels to Tiger Fuel’s chain of convenience stores and gas stations, he also is growing solar by purchasing Altenergy, the Charlottesville-based developer who designed and installed those arrays.
Improving accessibility for individuals with disabilities isn't just about building ramps or creating more parking spots. It’s the communication that plays a key role, but that is often overlooked. A Charlottesville start-up is training local businesses on how to improve disability etiquette. Joe Jamison, the founder of VisitAble and a UVA graduate, said that not all businesses can make large changes like adding elevators. Instead, his start-up is able to provide other ways of creating an accessible environment.
Teaching college-level biology over the past year has also posed challenges. "STEM fields, biology and some of these other very content heavy, mechanism-driven courses are difficult in person, let alone on Zoom," said Sarah Kucenas, a UVA professor of biology.
Platonic parenting, according to Naomi R. Cahn, a law professor and director of the Family Law Center at the UVA School of Law, is an international movement that probably got a boost from the pandemic because dating slowed down and the ticking of the biological clock may have seemed much louder.
The daily rhythm is a twist on a traditional schedule that’s popular in Montessori and Waldorf education circles. “Rather than focusing on what time things happen, we’re focusing on the general flow of what happens next,” says Theresa, a Seattle-area mother of two who is the creator behind Montessori in Real Life. For kids, the benefits are clear. “Young children really thrive on routines and set ways to do things,” says Angeline Lillard, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and author of “Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius.”