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Boris Kovatchev professor of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences, director of the school's Center for Diabetes Artificial Pancreas More Effective at Night Medscape / April 18 Larry Sabato Politics professor, director of the Center for Politics Trump: Obama Is Wrong World Messenger for US Newsmax.com / April 18 Arthur Schulman Retired psychology professor Crossword King WVTF Public Radio (Roanoke, VA) / April 18 Sarah Turner Assistant professor of education and economics Experts Call for Changes to Pell Grants Education Week / April 18 Isaac Wood Policy analyst, Center for Politics Stat...

Timothy Beatley Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities in the School of Architecture On April 20, 2010 — one year ago this week — the Deepwater Horizon, a massive drilling rig operated by BP off the southeast coast of Louisiana, exploded, opening a sea-floor gusher that began spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The disaster that unfolded — some five million barrels of oil would be spilled in the three months before the well was capped — was a gut-wrenching reminder of how profoundly American dependence on fossil fuels affects our marine environments. Yet a ...

How much does the environment influence mental growth, and how much of that growth is dependent on genetics? The answer appears to depend on the socioeconomic class of the parents, according to researchers at the University of Virginia and University of Texas.

UVA's Darden School of Business is once again honoring companies that are achieving success in communities that face economic hardship with the Tayloe Murphy Resilience Award.

Psychology professor Jonathan Haidt quoted on rationalizing.

“One hundred and fifty years later, we’re still fighting with many of the same questions,” said Andrew T. Mink, the director of outreach and education at the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, who has administered a series of federal Teaching American History grants.

"I do not like it, even though you could say we have benefited from it," said Brian O'Connor, head coach at the University of Virginia, ranked No. 1 in one major college poll. "Our team has been able to make the adjustment, but I don’t think it is what is best for college baseball."

ROCS stands for Responsible Outgoing College Students. It has helped more than 1,000 local students — most are from George Mason University, the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, the University of Maryland and George Washington University — launch careers. So what’s hot? "Information technology," said co-founder Brandon Labman.

... many of them — including the University of Virginia, the College of William and Mary, Howard University, Johns Hopkins University and Washington College. ... Check the Web sites or rule books of most American universities, including the ones above, and you will discover that they offer college credit to students who get good grades on Advanced Placement exams in high school but that they refuse to give the same credit to students who do well on similar International Baccalaureate Standard Level exams.

Tina Fey Tina Fey's book funny because it's true Winnipeg Free Press / April 16 and Tina Fey's 'Bossypants' aimed at women of all ages Lexington Herald Leader (Ky.) / April 16 Derek Mitchell Obama Appoints US Special Representative for Burma Irrawaddy (Burma and Southeast Asia) / April 18 Steven Price Debut novel conjures horror of a ruined city Times Colonist (Victoria and Vancouver, Canada)  / April 17 Alexander Yates Yates' 'Moondogs' is a different look at Americans abroad Pittsburgh Tribune-Review / April 17

Thomas F. Farrell II, chairman, president and CEO of Dominion Resources, will deliver the keynote address during commencement exercises at the University of Virginia's College at Wise on May 14.

Last week an excellent editorial in the Cavalier Daily – the student newspaper at the University of Virginia – pointed out the independent advisory commission produced a far less disruptive redistricting plan for the General Assembly.

Dustin Cable Demographer and policy associate, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service Redistricting plans could alter Lynchburg's clout in Richmond Lynchburg News & Advance / April 17 Dr. Steven DeKosky Vice president and dean of the School of Medicine Brain may shrink in decade before Alzheimer's symptoms appear USA Today / April 16 Bella DePaulo Psychology professor Modern Manners + Etiquette: Telling It Like It Isn’t GoLocalProv (R.I.) / April 18 S. Max Edelson Associate professor of history At some Virginia churches, guns are an invisible part of the routine Washington Post / A...

Bruce Vlk Director of programs, Center for Politics Polka dances in Prince George County? Decades ago this was a regular weekend occurrence in rural communities some 30 miles south of Richmond.

Marc Lipson Darden professor of business Darden Professor Lipson writes case in point

Boris Kovatchev Associate Professor of Psychiatric Medicine and Health Evaluation Sciences Kovatchev says artificial pancreas shows promise in a research setting, but needs further development in practice.

The American Academy of Pediatrics, in the April issue of Pediatrics magazine, is advising parents to keep their toddlers in rear-facing car seats until age two, or until they reach the maximum height and weight for their seat. The organization also advises that most children will need to ride in a belt-positioning booster seat until they have reached 4 feet 9 inches tall and are between 8 and 12 years of age. The recent change is based primarily on the data from a 2007 University of Virginia study that found that that children under the age of two were 75 percent less likely to suffer severe ...

When completed, the library will be the home for the Papers of George Washington, a monumental project now at the University of Virginia, said James C. Rees, president of Mount Vernon. "They have finished 60 of 90 volumes and in 15 years all the records will come to Mount Vernon."

The effects of the first dose of fingolimod (Gilenya) are transient and usually resolve within six hours without treatment, according to John DiMarco, MD, PhD, of the University of Virginia Health System, who presented pooled results from the two major clinical trials of the drug.