One economist who has studied the liquor industry found Ohio’s increasing sales despite the recession odd. “The work I have done suggest that alcohol sales are pro-cyclical, that means they go up in good times and down in bad times,” said Christopher Ruhm, professor of public policy and economics at the University of Virginia. “So that would lead me to expect sales to fall during the recent recession.”
"This election reminds me of 2004, when there was a steady, small lead for [President] Bush," says Larry Sabato, head of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. "The fundamentals of this race are essentially the same — a polarized electorate, and likely a very close re-election."
(Review) Syllogism: Life is absurd. Theater is part of life. Therefore, theater is absurd. It’s this kind of logic that can be heard discussed with deep and silly seriousness in Eugene Ionesco’s 1959 play “Rhinoceros,” in which an entire French town transforms into a herd of rhinos. The University of Virginia Department of Drama’s take on the play, well directed by Marianne Kubic, opened in the Helms theater on Thursday.
Commentary by James W. Ceaser, professor of politics at the University of Virginia and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution.
"They served at very different times," said University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato. "It's not like you're comparing apples and oranges, but you're comparing two different varieties of apples."
It’s not all about boosting self-esteem and making children feel good, Stetson stressed, citing the work of Lev Vygotsky, the National Scientific Council Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University and Bridget Hamre and Robert Pianta, researchers at the University of Virginia.
Independent observers like Kyle Kondik of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics said that Democrats were more likely to see the job numbers as cause for a collective sigh of relief rather than outright jubilation. “Republicans can no longer say that we’ve had 43 straight months of unemployment over 8 percent,” Kondik noted. “This report was a potentially punishing hurdle for Obama, and he’s now past it no worse for wear.”
"What we see in Libya right now is a set of individuals who've migrated from North Africa to conflict zones like Iraq and Syria are migrating back," says Christopher Swift, a fellow at the University of Virginia School of Law who used to track terrorist financial networks at the Treasury Department. "Some of those individuals have drunk the Kool-Aid. They believe in the al-Qaida ideology, but they may not share the same short-term political objectives, and they may be operationally distinct," Swift says.
The public message would be important. Helen E. Dragas understood that. Eight days before the leader of University of Virginia’s governing board stunned Charlottesville with a surprise move to oust the school’s president, she was finessing a press release.
"Pitch Perfect" is finally in wide release this week, and the buzzy collegiate a cappella movie already has quite a few fans. The movie obviously takes some liberties, but here at PopWatch, we were curious to learn how close the Beca singing experience was to the real thing. So we called up Drew O’Shanick, a third-year student at University of Virginia and member of the a cappella group the Hullabahoos, who actually cameoed in the film.
At some key late-inning juncture in this Tigers-A's series, Prince Fielder could face Oakland left-handed reliever [and former U.Va. star] Sean Doolittle. It's hard to conceive of how two players could have taken more different paths this year to collide at such a crucial moment.
Billy K. Cannaday, dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at the University of Virginia, will take on additional duties as the university’s first vice provost for academic outreach.
One of the suggestions that’s been floated for pushing the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors to engage in more frank discussion? Allow them to meet in private more.
The effects of domestic violence are far-reaching, and might have great consequences for pregnant mothers, and their children after they’re born. That was the message Linda Bullock, associate dean for research at the University of Virginia’s School of Nursing, offered Friday, during her workshop at a daylong regional conference on domestic violence.
University of Virginia political analyst Geoffrey Skelley said that “while abortion is not a key issue in this election, abortion within the context of women’s rights seems to be a relatively important issue in Virginia.”
Within 24 hours last week, the University of Virginia went up, then down, in the latest business school rankings. But the result was still pretty Darden-ed good.
(Editorial) Lead the General Assembly not into temptation. The rumpus at the University of Virginia made it inevitable that the legislature would come under pressure to intervene in the governing structure and procedures not only at U.Va. but perhaps also at the state's other public universities.
The director of the Virginia Film Festival says it's a good thing that this year's schedule of more than 120 movies and events Nov. 1-4 will force ticket buyers to make some tough choices. "The fact there are times when two or even three great choices exist in our schedule is a good thing,"said Jody Kielbasa. "With this many great films being shown, it's inevitable."
(Commentary) The need for qualified, capable leaders is constant, and it's critical to the largely excellent function of government and industry in Hampton Roads and throughout the commonwealth. For that, as much as any other institution, Virginians should support the Thomas C. Sorensen Institute For Political Leadership at the University of Virginia, which is recruiting the next rising political class in Virginia and, as always, searching for the financial means to support it.
Greg Troyer always liked science and math, but he wasn’t sure how he’d find the time and money to pursue a four-year bachelor’s degree. Then, while working in construction and taking classes at Central Virginia Community College, Troyer heard about Engineers Produced in Virginia. The program — a partnership between CVCC, the University of Virginia and local businesses — aims to provide Lynchburg-area students with engineering degrees and jobs in the area, all without leaving the Hill City.