(Podcast) Federal contractors like companies throughout the economy must live under the regulatory regimes established by federal agencies. But what about the use of contractors in the act of rulemaking itself? An activity you might have thought was inherently governmental. Not so fast. A study done for the Administrative Conference of the United States shows how much agencies do use contractors for this purpose. Federal Drive with Tom Temin got more from study co-author and University of Virginia professor, Dr. Rachel Augustine Potter.
T.S. Eliot’s slim book about moral and immoral fiction may surprise anyone who first comes upon a copy. After Strange Gods: A Primer of Modern Heresy consists of three lectures delivered at the University of Virginia in 1933. These present an uncompromising denunciation of liberalism— both the liberalism of the nineteenth century and that of the twentieth (the two differing little, in Eliot’s judgment); both liberalism in the Church and liberalism in the secular commonwealth. Fifteen hundred copies of the first edition were printed in New York; no later edition has been published in this count...
A new anti-hazing bill could soon be part of Virginia's state code, but at the University of Virginia, hazing prevention education has been underway for years thanks to the Gordie Center.
An upcoming speech by former vice president Mike Pence at the University of Virginia has reignited a debate over free speech on the Charlottesville campus.
As Chris Long was leading the NASCAR Cup Series field around Richmond Raceway last Sunday just before the green flag waived, pole winner Ryan Blaney wanted to let Long know he was just behind him. Long, a two-time Super Bowl winner and 11-year NFL veteran, who was the honorary pace car driver for the Toyota 400, got to experience firsthand the old saying, “rubbin’s racing.”
Edward Jones Investments Managing Partner Penny Pennington [a UVA alumna] turns to an array of colleagues and peers for guidance on how to lead.
Ralph Sampson, a UVA alumnus and NBA legend, is celebrating the grand opening of his new restaurant in Charlottesville. Friday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony featured UVA football coach Tony Elliot, the UVA men’s basketball team and more. Sampson hopes the restaurant will serve as a way to connect Charlottesville and UVA athletics.
On Sunday, Welcoming Greater Charlottesville partnered with the Islamic Society of Central Virginia to provide a community Iftar on the Downtown Mall. An Iftar is the meal that Muslims eat to break their fast every evening during Ramadan. The event was organized to demonstrate support for the community’s Muslims as well as educate the public on the holy month of Ramadan. UVA student Shahira Ali, one of the 35 Muslims invited to the event, says having the Iftar on the mall where everyone can see and partake is an important step to bring the entire Charlottesville community together.
The International and European Tax Moot Court competition attracts dozens of law student teams from schools around the world who sharpen their oral and written argument skills on tax issues with global implications. This year’s results: Winner: WU Vienna. Second Place: University of Virginia
UVA’s club rugby team partnered with the Virginia Commonwealth Games to host a day of adaptive rugby – a non-contact version of the sport. Long distance throwing, kicking, and target practice are just a few of the events that athletes competed in at Madison Bowl Field.
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University recently announced its Institute for Rebooting Social Media’s inaugural cohort of Visiting Scholars. The scholars include David Nemer, an assistant professor in UVA’s Department of Media Studies.
“The conclusion of the source being a planet seems robust,” said Ilse Cleeves, an assistant professor at the University of Virginia who was not involved with this study. “This is probably the youngest directly imaged planet in a disk.” Infant planets like this one are hard to find, although not for lack of trying. So far, the search has come up with two other protoplanets, both orbiting the same star. But in contrast to AB Aur b, they have already cleared most of their disk’s material.
“I think at the end of the day, I think it’s going to be hard for Democrats if the environment doesn’t change,” said Kyle Kondik, the managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the UVA Center for Politics. “It’s not as bleak of an outlook as it is in the House for Democrats, but it’s still a heavy lift in the Senate.”
“The political environment as indicated or revealed by Biden’s approval is basically the same or worse than it was five months ago,” said Kyle Kondik, an analyst at the UVA Center for Politics. Kondik pointed out that Biden’s average approval rating in November stood at 43% and has since dipped closer to 40%. “Democrats really need Biden’s numbers to get better. You’re sort of running out of time for that to happen,” he said.
This deal is worth something from a value perspective. Anthony Palomba, a professor of business administration at UVA’s Darden School of Business, says that most streamers want to buy up precious intellectual property to take on goliaths like Netflix. The merger makes a lot of sense, according to Palomba.
Pseudoephedrine works to ease decongestion by constricting the blood vessels in the nasal passages and sinuses, slowing mucus production. However, experts from the University of Virginia’s health blog warn that “those same constricted vessels might also increase your blood pressure and heart rate.” That’s because “pseudoephedrine is chemically similar to adrenaline, so the body recognizes it as adrenaline, causing the blood pressure and heart rate to increase,” pharmacist Kayla Ryan explained via the site.
Author Kathryn Miles pored over evidence and talked extensively with Deirdre Enright, a former attorney for Rice and founder of the Innocence Project at the University of Virginia School of Law. Enright said when Miles first called, she ignored her. She felt that most reporters were not interested in doing a deep dive into the facts of the case. But Miles convinced Enright she was ready for it. “She revealed to me that she had the facts. She had read the whole court file, which was not a easy thing to do. And she was not coming at it with any presumptions,” said Enright.
Lucy Guarnera, a UVA assistant professor who studies false confessions, said law enforcement often uses “behavioral lie detection” techniques that look at a person’s actions to predetermine innocence or guilt. But this can be detrimental because “a lot of trauma symptoms look like these behavioral cues of lying,” Guarnera said.
“The [SIDS] rates have been totally stagnant” for the past 20 years, says Fern Hauck, professor of family medicine and public health sciences at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and a SIDS researcher. “I think it’s important that public health professionals be aware that these numbers are not going down.”
Mitu Gulati, a law professor at the University of Virginia, is a world expert on sovereign debt. He told Insider the situation is a “giant mess” that could result in years of “litigation chaos.” Here, he gives his thoughts on what might happen next.