In their paper, titled, "No Money, No Honey, No Church: The Deinstitutionalization of Religious Life Among the White Working Class," Cherlin and Wilcox attribute the falloff in church attendance by the working class to two things: "the deteriorating labor market position of the moderately educated, and cultural changes that have made non-marital family forms more acceptable."
"Our study suggests that the less educated are dropping out of the American religious sector, similarly to the way in which they have dropped out of the American labour market," said lead researcher Bradford Wilcox, a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia.
Over the past four decades, monthly church attendance by moderately educated whites – defined as those with high school diplomas and maybe some college – has declined to 37 percent from 50 percent, according to the study co-authored by sociologists W. Bradford Wilcox of the University of Virginia and Andrew Cherlin of Johns Hopkins University.
While the relationship between teaching and research is much debated, there’s little empirical data to gauge their mutual influence. To correct this, David Feldon, a professor of science policy at the University of Virginia conducted a three-year study involving graduate students in various science programmes. Two groups had to submit detailed research proposals, with one having no undergraduate teaching responsibilities. The other had on average taught one course to undergraduate students. The latter group submitted much better research proposals, Feldon said in a paper published in Sci...
A new report published by University of Virginia scientists argues that while algae is capable of producing high energy output, there are some serious environmental concerns that accompany its production.
Dr. Mark H. Stoler, professor of pathology and clinical gynecology, was a co-author of the study, which is published in The Lancet Oncology, that suggests that testing for HPV strains 16 and 18, which cause about 70 percent of all cervical cancer, could replace Pap tests as the primary screening tool for the disease.
The Good Old App for the Droid is now available for free download. The school had launched the "Good Old App" for the iPhone a year ago.
Jon Monceaux of UVA Parking and Transportation said, "We feel that cycling at UVA is a sustainable alternative to bringing their cars. We're just trying to make it as safe as possible for our students to get around grounds."
So far, more than 95 buyers in Charlottesville, including the University of Virginia Healthcare System, have begun to buy locally produced goods thanks to the ease of working through a single distribution channel.
As part of the program, the school is teaming up with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for hands-on environmental science and advocacy skills, and the University of Virginia for lessons about real-world leadership.
A study by Dr. Philip E. Castle, American Society for Clinical Pathology Institute, and Dr. Mark Stoler, University of Virginia Health System, and colleagues of over 47,000 women suggests that testing for the two most dangerous strains of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) detects more serious pre-cancerous lesions which can lead to cervical cancer than current cervical cancer screening using cytology alone.
Martin Davidson, associate professor of business administration, associate dean and chief diversity officer at the Darden School wrote an op-ed reflecting on celebrations of the new monument commemorating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On Saturday afternoon, University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan welcomed the parents of incoming first-year students — and begged them not to hover over their children. Some of her remarks are relayed in the article.
Propelled by budget crises, California is becoming more like other states in passing more of the burden of a college education on to students.
This year 325 students transferred to UVa from community colleges, though not all students who transfer from community colleges to four-years use the guaranteed transfer route.
Virginia potentially lost more than $7.3 million in state income-tax revenue in one year on the diminished salaries of just one class of college dropouts, says a study critical of the nation's low degree-completion rates.
Lenard R. Berlanstein
Professor of modern European cultural history
French reporter witnesses Virginia execution
Richmond Times-Dispatch / Aug. 21
Kevin Everson
Art professor and filmmaker
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C-ville / Aug. 22
James Galloway
Professor of environmental sciences
EPA Science Advisory Board Urges Action on Nitrogen Pollution
Science / Aug. 19
Jonathan Haidt
Professor of psychology and author of "The Happiness Hypothesis"
The difference between liberals and conservatives
Bluffton News (S.C.) / Aug. 20
Edward D. Hess
Professor of business administrat...
Kyle Kondik
Political analyst, Center for Politics
That price is oftentimes accessibility, to the general public and the press alike, Kondik says.
Samuel E. Bodily
John Tyler Professor of Business Administration at the Darden School
Bodily discusses proactive, ethical, multi-attribute risk analysis to avoid stalemates between entrenched, extreme views, using hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" to drill for natural gas as an example.