“Making enemies [of Chinese partners] through the production of Mulan would not help advance that cause,” says Aynne Kokas, author of the book Hollywood Made in China and a scholar at the University of Virginia. “It’s interesting that they just decided to not address it, not to re-film, even as the human rights abuses became more visible.”
To critics, the rollout of “Mulan” marks the latest example of Hollywood’s hypocrisy and willingness to sacrifice values to do business in China. “In L.A., there’s a focus on freedom of expression,” said University of Virginia media studies professor Aynne Kokas, author of the book “Hollywood Made in China.” “Then we cross borders, and the democracy struggle in Hong Kong is erased, as are the human rights abuses in Xinjiang.”
“Disney is not alone, it’s just that they have to try and preserve their family-friendly brand issue,” said Aynne Kokas, an assistant professor at the University of Virginia and author of Hollywood Made in China. “If you have President Trump saying that the Uygur camps are not that big a deal, if you have corporations taking their lead from the US presidents, it’s the sort of decision they’ll make.”
Following the sage burning, attendees took turns pouring water on the site, offering thoughts on the removal and prayers for Winchester, where the statue and its accessories will be installed on a battlefield by the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation. “Our work is not done,” said Larycia Hawkins, a UVA professor. “... The forces of destruction who didn’t want him to go are alive and well and in our midst.”
Larycia Hawkins, a professor at UVA, said despite one of the symbols of slavery being removed, the vestiges of those troubled times still exist. "The Confederacy still lives on through those symbols, images and monuments in ways that shadow that is cast upon me," said Hawkins. "It's meaningful in the most detrimental way. It says that black bodies still are not equal."
In Wisconsin and Michigan, Biden cracked 50% support in averages calculated late last week by FiveThirtyEight; in Arizona and Pennsylvania, he drew 49.4% and 49.8%. If the former vice president can hold and augment that support with even a small share of undecideds, he'd capture 289 electoral votes -- 19 more than needed to win. Thus Trump needs "to claw back some people who now say they're voting for Biden," says Kyle Kondik of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. That won't be easy.
Dr. Robert M. Carey, professor of medicine at the University of Virginia, has been named a Distinguished Scientist of the American Heart Association. Carey is a leader in the field of cardiovascular endocrinology, studying and treating hypertension for five decades. He also co-led the development of influential new guidelines on high blood pressure issued by the heart association and its collaborating organizations.
“A smart politician once told me that, in terms of his career, he keeps as many doors open for as long as he can. That’s what Cruz is doing,” said Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia. “Cruz wants to run for president again, but a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court isn’t a bad alternative to an iffy run for the White House and a tough reelection battle in 2024,” Sabato said.
(Commentary co-written by Sarah Turner, University Professor of economics and education and Souder Family Professor at the University of Virginia) After May and June test dates were canceled because of the pandemic, the College Board’s first SAT administration since March took place at the end of August. Originally the test was to be offered to 402,000 students; as of August 18th, 178,600 of them were unable to test. Pent-up demand from missed test opportunities (ACT also canceled its April test), on top of the fact that many testing sites have canceled their August administration, h...
A new study, from the University of Virginia Health System, suggests that the use of an online calculator can predict an individuals stroke risk. This, and other studies relating to stroke risk, are examined as part of this Essential Science column.
Tele-cystoscopy has the potential to expand the availability of cystoscopy for bladder cancer surveillance to patients living in underserved areas, according to findings from a pilot study published in the Journal of Urology. Researchers from the University of Virginia and Cleveland Clinic conducted the pilot study to evaluate the clarity of the transmitted videos, APP proficiency, and diagnostic capability of the tele-cystoscopy.
Prepare to see Shipka and Sprouse in dark, new roles. Both actors have been cast alongside Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Blood Ties, a film about a teen duo accused of murder. Per Deadline, the movie is based on a 2015 article written for the New Yorker by Nathan Heller. The case revolves around the 1985 double murder of the Haysoms, who were found slain in their home. The Haysoms’ daughter Elizabeth was a college student studying at the University of Virginia. It was there she met Soering. Soering, the son of a German diplomat, started dating Haysom.
The University of Virginia’s board of visitors on Friday unanimously passed a package of six resolutions, including removing the George Rogers Clark statue and the “Whispering Wall” Confederate monument and also providing context to the Thomas Jefferson statue near the Rotunda to include Jefferson’s ownership of slaves.
26 (tie). University of Virginia, Total undergraduate enrollment: 17,011, 2020-2021 tuition and fees: $18,878 (in-state), $52,957 (out-of-state) Regular decision application deadline: Jan. 1
U.S. News & World Report placed UVA at No. 26 in its annual rankings of American universities released Monday. UVAwas at No. 28 last year following several years of ranking No. 25. Out of the country’s public colleges, UVA stayed at No. 4, behind the University of California-Los Angeles, the University of California-Berkeley and the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
For public schools, UCLA took the top spot, followed by the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and the University of Virginia.
The University of Virginia moved up two spots to 26th, and the College of William & Mary ascended one place to 39th in the latest ranking of the country’s best colleges by U.S. News & World Report, which was released Monday.
The University of Virginia announced Friday it would remove a statue that depicts subjection of Native American people and rename or remove several other campus landmarks or buildings named after slaveholders. The university’s Board of Visitors said it would work with Indigenous groups to find an off-campus location where it could relocate the controversial statue honoring George Rogers Clark, a military leader during the American Revolution credited with helping claim the Old Northwest Territory for the U.S. and noted for his military incursions against Nati...
The University of Virginia’s 2020 football schedule has changed again, and the Cavaliers will now have a home game in September. The Atlantic Coast Conference says UVA’s Saturday, November 14th game against Duke University has been rescheduled for Saturday, September 26th.