Todd Gilbert knows he makes a certain impression on people. He’s a big guy — 6-4 or 6-5, “depending on how full of myself I am that day,” he says. For years, the UVA alumnus’ bald head, scowl and goatee, combined with a cutting wit, were powerful weapons of intimidation in Gilbert’s role as a top Republican debater in Virginia’s House of Delegates. But this year, Gilbert, 51, took on a far more nuanced job as speaker of the House — keeping the parliamentary gears turning for others to engage in the kind of debates he used to dominate.
(Commentary) In his report, national correspondent Miguel Almaguer asked Taison Bell, a doctor at the University of Virginia Department of Critical Care and Infectious Disease if Americans are “willing to get a second booster or a fourth shot?” Bell whined that “we've seen problems with people getting their first booster. I mean we only have 50% of eligible people boosted right now, that's already a big problem.”
Danielle Citron, law professor and director of University of Virginia’s LawTech Center, similarly said that legislation require firms to take “reasonable steps” to stop dangerous illegal activity. What counts as “reasonable” would need to be defined and should depend on the size and focus of the platforms, with small startups and global platforms held to different expectations.
That assessment of the country’s founding document and the presidency comes from professors William Marshall and Saikrishna Prakash, writing for the National Constitution Center. The University of North Carolina and University of Virginia law professors, respectively, note there is a question among scholars about “whether the president must honor statutes that purport to limit his or her authority over law execution.”
“These observations—while they’re important, provocative, and will no doubt lead to additional research—don’t provide guidance at the clinical level,” Robert Dreicer, MD, associate director for clinical research and deputy director of the University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center, told Verywell. Dreicer was not involved with the study. “We know that people may have certain differences in side effect profiles, but this [research] doesn’t tell you, if a patient walked in today, whether you’re going to treat her differently.”
“There’s a huge overlap between higher-risk health conditions and being a lower income person and then therefore being enrolled in the Medicaid program,” said Dr. Chris Ghaemmaghami, a professor of emergency and internal medicine for University of Virginia Health and a physician specialist for VDH’s COVID-19 response. “Virginia’s not unique, but those are definitely the folks who have been hit the hardest by this.”
Todd Sechser is a professor of politics at the University of Virginia and a senior fellow at the Miller Center. He is also co-author of “Nuclear Weapons and Coercive Diplomacy,” a book that looks at the history of nuclear threats. He says while it's not in Russia's best interest to use nuclear force, we are entering a potential gray area regarding what could develop into World War III. "This is the first time since the 1980s that we have had to confront the real confrontation between the U.S. and Russia," said Sechser. "There are some real gray areas that would make for some agonizing choices ...
(Video) Mitu Gulati, sovereign debt professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, joins BNN Bloomberg to speak on the millions of dollars in interest due from the Russian government to global investors. He notes the default is likely, and expects countless international lawsuits to pursue Russian assets.
Russia is seen as unlikely to tap into its dollar funds to pay interest rates to investors, given that the country desperately needs to hold onto its foreign currency reserves because of the global sanctions. "I suspect Russia is not going to pay," says Mitu Gulati, a professor at the University of Virginia who is an expert on sovereign debt. "They need to preserve their foreign capital."
International law scholars say, the whims of the Russian government could determine the fate of U.S. assets in Russia. The stakes are high: Exxon has $4 billion in Russian limbo, according to a Reuters analysis of company statements. Citigroup has $10 billion there, the analysis found. “Whether it's a storefront or a mine, there's really not not a whole lot you can do to protect that from seizure by the government,” says Paul Stephan, a law professor at University of Virginia’s School of Law and expert in post-Soviet legal systems.
Students at the University of Utah who want to study how “environmental anti-racism” intersects with “carceral studies” are in for some good news – their school has received $517,000 to create a new program with that focus. The University of Utah was one of five schools in the nation to be awarded this grant. The University of Southern California, Georgia State University, the University of Virginia, and New York University also received this grant.
One of the researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine’s Center for Reproductive Research, Dr. Daniel Heisenreder, said, “We’ve known for decades that obese women often have difficulty getting pregnant. For this reason, many doctors recommend weight loss before pregnancy, but few studies have addressed a healthy lifestyle, the problem of comparing exercise to exercise and weight loss.”
Public institutions' funding streams have changed, notes the NBER paper, which was written by Emily Cook, economics professor at Tulane University, in New Orleans, and Sarah Turner, economics professor at the University of Virginia. The paper has been peer reviewed and is forthcoming in the journal Economics of Education Review, according to Turner.
UVA’s Darden School of Business ranks No. 25.
Acut cable in Culpeper disrupted internet service to local schools Tuesday, including at the University of Virginia.
In the fall of 2017, a resident of western Albemarle County was surprised to see a caravan of dump trucks making their way up a rural road – into the woods. That’s where contractors for the University of Virginia dumped a mysterious green cargo – 199 tons of synthetic turf. The news alarmed a local parent, Kate Mallek. She knew that turf fields were filled with shredded tires that provide cushioning but contain potentially toxic chemicals.
University of Virginia students voted by a wide margin earlier this month to stop expelling students for honor code violations, amending the institution’s 180-year-old “single-sanction” rule. The amendment to the Honor Committee Constitution, which students approved during a three-day spring election, would reduce the penalty for students found guilty of honor code offenses from expulsion to a two-semester suspension, meaning students could return to UVA to finish their degrees.
[UVA Law alumnus] Griff Aldrich describes his career path as surreal. It certainly has not been linear but more of a full circle to get to this point as head coach for Longwood men's basketball, which clinched its first Division I NCAA tournament bid by winning the Big South Conference Championship. The tournament trophy sits in Aldrich's office, tiny compared with the workspaces of his former professional life as a partner in a large international law firm, a business owner and private equity executive.
[UVA Law alumnus] Griff Aldrich spent roughly two decades building a successful career in law and private equity. Then, he blew it all up for a chance to coach college basketball. Now, Aldrich is gearing up for March Madness, as the 47-year-old coach leads the Longwood University Lancers to the NCAA’s “Big Dance” for the school’s first time ever.
Hemorrhoids are swollen blood vessels in and around the anus and the lower rectum—they’re a bit like varicose veins—and they’re very common. Internal hemorrhoids form in the lining of the anus and the lower rectum, while external ones occur under the skin around the anus. “Take a good look with a mirror—they look like a bunch of grapes around the anus,” says Dr. Cindy Yoshida, a gastroenterologist and professor of medicine at UVA Health.