Tim Beatley, Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities in the School of Architecture
A California project foreshadows hard choices for coastal cities weighing benefits and costs of new development
The Daily Climate, Sept. 21
A.E. Dick Howard, professor of law
Cuccinelli, Va. delegate accused of bypassing lawmakers in legal-opinion tactic
Washington Post, Sept. 21
Barbara Perry, senior fellow at the Miller Center of Public Affairs
Backers Say Warren Has Time to Make Her Mark
Women's e-news, Sept. 21
Larry Sabato, professor of politics and director of the Center for Politics
Would 'one t...
When associate UVA architecture professor Bill Sherman began designing a home for his octogenarian parents—Jean and Bill Sr.—in 2007, his goals were “self-sufficiency” and “low maintenance.”
If you're looking to multitask your willpower training, try walking meditation. A 2009 study by researchers at the University of Exeter, UK, found that walking for 15 minutes decreased cravings among smokers, and a 2010 study at the University of Virginia study found that two weeks of regular exercise induced brain changes that suppressed cravings, and reduced drug-seeking behavior, in cocaine-addicted rats.
One of the most intriguing secrets that former President Ronald Reagan took with him to his grave was whether he dyed his midnight-black hair. We now have the answer from his former image-maker, Michael Deaver, whose own oral history of the Gipper was kept under lock and key until he died in 2007, three years after Reagan. The skinny: "He never dyed his hair," said Deaver in his recorded recollections, which were just released by the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs.
By Daniel Willingham, professor of psychology
In the usual mythology, the left hemisphere of the brain is logical, ordered, and analytic, and it supports reading, speech, math, and reasoning. The right hemisphere is more oriented towards feelings and emotions, spatial perception, and the arts, and is said to be more creative. We have known for at least 30 years that this characterization is incorrect.
On Friday, the University of Virginia will host a day of dialogue to explore ways of preventing future tragedies like the murder of Yeardley Love last spring. A local artist is marking the occasion by covering a campus landmark in black.
Gerard Alexander, associate professor of politics
Race relations: Blacks, Republicans see problems since '08, poll says
Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 18
Brian Nosek, associate professor of psychology
Obama science plumbs wacky end of people's beliefs
USA Today, Sept. 19
Larry Sabato, professor of politics and director of the Center for Politics
With Revelations of Debt, Georgia Governor’s Race Evens Up
New York Times, Sept. 20
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November election will define Obama presidency
Reuters, Sept. 20
Isaac Wood, communications director of the Center for Politics
Perriello, Hurt campaign st...
Christopher Newport University President Paul S. Trible yesterday spoke out against a proposal to cut the time it takes students to earn a bachelor's degree in order to save the state money.
Virginia colleges and universities need to find efficiency in operations and win more freedom from state control as public funding dwindles and economic challenges continue, according to a study presented Friday to members of a governor’s higher education committee.
By [the University of Kentucky's] internal calculations, it now ranks as the No. 38 public research institution in the country. Only four from the Southeast are among the top 20 on that list - the University of Florida, Georgia Tech University, University of Virginia and University of North Carolina, which many schools from poor Southern states have identified as a model.
When UCLA Anderson School of Management announced its surprising plan to give up state funding, a fundamental question arose immediately: Will alumni come forward with bigger donations to make up the funding gap? Some are skeptical. But at two prominent business schools that dropped state funding – University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and University of Michigan’s Roth School of Business – the answer was yes.
When I saw this story I couldn't help the huge grin that appeared on my face. I was born and raised in Charlottesville, Va so a story such as this in my small hometown lightens my heart. While hospital food certainly has a bad reputation, and in many cases, it's deserved, the University Health System at the University of Virginia is taking steps to change all that thanks to Local Food Hub.
A picnic brought together the community in Charlottesville Saturday afternoon. UVa.-HealthSouth kicked off National Rehabilitation Week.
The University of Virginia Health System came through the last year with higher income than the previous fiscal year, a positive for one of the region’s largest employers. … The road ahead, however, includes its share of bumps and unknowns.
Virginia Intermont College's new president has strong ties to the University of Virginia, and so does its newest board member. E. Clorisa Phillips, former associate provost for institutional effectiveness at U.Va., became Intermont's president Aug. 1. She asked John T. Casteen III, who retired this summer as U.Va. president, to serve on the board of trustees.
Happy managers reap big rewards in small stores. Managers in small enterprises play a key role in setting the tone for customer satisfaction. And customer satisfaction relates directly to profitability, research says. Researchers Richard Netemeyer, James Maxham III at the University of Virginia, and Donald Lichtenstein at the University of Colorado at Boulder studied 306 store managers responsible for 1,615 employees and 57,656 customers in a single retail chain over a two-year period.
A recent study involving overweight women clearly demonstrated the importance of endurance exercise intensity for losing weight and for reducing fat in the abdominal area. Researchers from the University of Virginia divided the women into two matched groups.
Confessing to a murder or rape you did not commit is unthinkable. But as Miami Herald readers are aware, it happens, and people spend decades in prison for crimes they didn't commit. How often it happens is now, to some extent, a matter of record. Recent research by Brandon L. Garrett, a professor at the University of Virginia Law School, found that in 250 U.S. cases where DNA exonerated convicted rapists and murderers, more than 40 of the convicts had confessed the crime to police.
University of Virginia researchers say they need more children to participate in developmental studies. The Child Development Laboratories at UVA hosted Family Fun Day to get the word out about the importance of these studies.