UVA professor of African-American studies Talitha LeFlouria, who toured the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, said the exhibit humanizes lynching victims. “They were mothers, they were fathers,” she said. “They were aunties, they were uncles. They were nieces, they were nephews. They were grandchildren. These are human beings. So I feel like in many ways this monument helps to shed light on the inhumanity of lynching while at the same time showing the humanity of the people who were indeed lynched.”
Doctors and nutritionist say they're seeing too many young patients with unhealthy weight gain that's affecting growth, but not in the way you might think. “I think the most important thing is to get a nutritious and varied diet,” said Dr. Mark D. DeBoer, associate professor of pediatrics with the UVA Health System.
(By Ken Hughes, a researcher at UVA’s Miller Center) President Trump is flashing his pardon power like a pocketful of Get Out of Jail Free cards. The takeaway for former (and current) aides ensnared in the multiplying Trump investigations is obvious: If they protect him, he may protect them.
The UVA Health System has been recognized for equitable treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer patients and team members. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation called the health system a top performer for such treatment.
Despite previous run-ins with the law, Johnson had a well-paying job at the time, and a confirmed alibi for the night of the robbery. No physical or DNA evidence linked him to the robbery. A few years ago, Johnson's case was taken on by attorneys with the UVA Innocence Project.
There are an estimated 700,000 people in this country who consider themselves transgender. Add in those who are openly gay, lesbian or bisexual and the number rises to 9 million. They find growing acceptance in society, but many people – including doctors and nurses – remain uncomfortable when dealing with the LGBT community. That’s why UVA is hosting a special conference on May 10.
Meg Richey was this year’s main award winner, and she received a $30,000 scholarship. A senior at Western Albemarle High School who plans to study computer science at Stanford University, Richey has a provisional patent for a medical device and is the youngest person to study at UVA’s Biomedical Engineering Design Lab.
Forbes has ranked its best value colleges in America for this year, and nine colleges from Virginia and three from Washington, D.C., made the list. The University of Virginia ranks No. 21 nationally and first in the region.
Composer and sound artist Matthew Burtner says he understands the sound of snow. “Growing up in Alaska, the sound of snow is what really got me into computer music,” said Burtner – professor of composition and computer technologies and chair of UVA’s McIntire Department of Music – in a recent phone interview. “I just understand the sound of snow really well, and I’ve used it in my music for a long time.”
Composer and sound artist Matthew Burtner says he understands the sound of snow. “Growing up in Alaska, the sound of snow is what really got me into computer music,” said Burtner – professor of composition and computer technologies and chair of UVA’s McIntire Department of Music – in a recent phone interview. “I just understand the sound of snow really well, and I’ve used it in my music for a long time.”
The American Red Cross is getting ready to honor local heroes who have saved a life, performed an act of courage, or who unselfishly serve and give inspirational leadership to the community. Thomas Berry, director of emergency management at the UVA Health System, is among the honorees.
After nearly two decades of inactivity, UVA’s Solar Car Team is nearing a return to the racetrack. The team is finishing work on a car that will be entered in the 2018 Formula Sun Grand Prix.
"Facebook seems to be taking a step forward by being a bit more open about its standards for filtering and moderating content," said Siva Vaidhyanathan, a UVA professor of media studies and author of “Antisocial Media,” an upcoming book on Facebook. "But it still calls these standards ‘community standards’ as if Facebook constitutes a community. This whole process assumes there is – or perhaps creates – some global, universal standard of decency and appropriateness."
Twelve men and women who want a seat on Charlottesville’s Citizen Review Board shared their views Tuesday night with city residents. The dozen applicants include people like Rosia Parker and Katrina Turner, who readily acknowledge they have had adverse dealings with the Charlottesville Police. The group also includes members of the legal community, such as civil rights attorney Jeff Fogel, UVA law professor Josh Bowers and lawyers Juan Gonzales Elizalde and Sarah Burke.
Richmond said the program is modeled after the successful use of goat browsing by the University of Virginia, the College of William & Mary and the James River Park System.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam will speak next month at the third annual Southwest Virginia Economic Forum at UVA’s College at Wise. Northam, who has made economic development and growth a priority since taking office in January, will attend the morning session of the forum.
“The text of the Constitution just says he can pardon offenses against the United States. When the president violates the law, he has committed an offense against the United States, so why wouldn’t he be able to pardon himself?” asks UVA law professor Saikrishna Prakash.
The Ronald McDonald House of Charlottesville is taking new steps to comfort families and children. The house now has a hospitality cart that rolls the hallways of UVA’s Children's Hospital, giving people’s mood a boost during a stressful time.
Writing about the link between genes and educational attainment can be dangerous, as the psychologist Arthur Jensen discovered. After publishing a paper in the Harvard Education Review in 1969 entitled ‘How much can we boost IQ and scholastic achievement?’ he was compared to Hitler and, for a time, had to be accompanied to work by bodyguards. Not surprisingly, one of the most hostile responses to the paper was by Eric Turkheimer, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and a leading critic of the view that differences in children’s cognitive ability are strongly influ...
In a Twitter thread last year, University of Virginia professor Siva Vaidhyanathan shared his thoughts on sexual harassment in the workplace and explained how men benefit professionally from the issue. As an academic leader, he said he's seen first-hand how experiences around sexual misconduct have knocked women out of the running for certain jobs. "If a woman has a bad experience in graduate school and decides not to become a professor, that is one less woman who applied to the same jobs I did, and that meant more room for me," he tells CNBC Make It. "All men have benefited from the reduced c...