Figuring out the amount of NO2 a single lightning bolt produces could enable researchers to better pin down how much of this atmospheric ozone precursor is naturally produced and how much comes from human endeavors, Jeff Lapierre, a postdoctoral researcher in atmospheric physics at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, told Eos.
(Co-written by Craig Volden is professor of public policy and politics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia) Many key questions will confront the new Congress when it begins its session this week. Will Republicans hold together to advance the agenda items they share with the incoming president, Donald Trump? And if the GOP splinters, as it did in the last session, could a broader coalition of some Republicans and some Democrats come together to pass legislation? And will Democratic leaders be willing to seek such compromises, or will they rej...
The University of Virginia (UVA) Health System in Charlottesville, Va., has broken ground on a major hospital expansion and renovation that will triple the capacity of the emergency department (ED) and add a six-story patient tower, four operating rooms, and 12 interventional procedure rooms. Central to the 520,000-square-foot project, designed by global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will, was the university’s goal to integrate design, patient care, and resource conservation.
Rural Virginia still struggles with not having enough doctors – particularly specialists. But one University of Virginia program is working on trying to bridge that gap by providing a variety of telemedicine services. WMRA's Kara Lofton reports.
University of Virginia researchers are one step closer to understanding the immune system-brain connection that they discovered last year. Immune cells normally found in the gut, lungs and skin also reside in the meninges, the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, according to a new report from the university’s Kipnis Lab. Researchers believe that figuring out how to target and manipulate the cells could be key to treating various neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease, migraines and injuries to the brain and spinal cord.
Fauquier’s older residents represent the fastest growing segment of the county population, according to the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. By 2030, the center projects that 40 percent of the county’s population will be 50 years of age or older.
The University of Virginia and Piedmont Virginia Community College have an uphill battle ahead of the upcoming General Assembly session, as legislators contemplate across-the-board cuts to make up for a budget shortfall.
According to Eric Walter of Black Bear Composting, the company provides service to about 200 households in the Charlottesville area. “We’re partnering with the University of Virginia on a pilot program that will allow their composting efforts and our residential collection service to continue,” Walter said, adding that the materials will now be transported to a facility in Waverly that’s operated by McGill Environmental Systems.
(Editorial) In the fiscal year ending in 2015, according to a new report commissioned by the University of Virginia, the school’s direct and indirect spending – which involves the teaching part, the research part, the health care part and all economic activity related thereto – adds up to a nearly $6 billion impact.
Matthew Crawford, a senior fellow at UVA’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, sees good sense at work among those who leave office jobs for something more concrete-seeming. The reason? Much white-collar work has become similar to assembly-line work, comprising a series of mindless tasks.
(Co-written by Craig Volden, professor of public policy and politics) Many key questions will confront the new Congress when it begins its session this week.
Rural Virginia still struggles with not having enough doctors – particularly specialists. But one UVA program is working on trying to bridge that gap by providing a variety of telemedicine services.
The lifting of a sense of persecution on one side, however, risks simply shifting it back to the other side, with the LGBT community, in particular, noting that they have felt persecuted for centuries. That looming clash could make common ground difficult to find, constitutional law experts say. “The debate is [now] in the control of extremists on both sides: FADA goes way, way beyond small business and the wedding industry, and the gay-rights movement increasingly wants no religious exemptions of any kind – not even for religious nonprofits,” says Douglas Laycock, a UVA law ...
Research by UVA’s John McLaren and a Fordham University colleague has shown that blue-collar workers in industries most affected by NAFTA had significantly lower wage growth over the 1990s compared with other workers. McLaren believes the impact of NAFTA on American wages was small, but that the effects were concentrated in some communities.
UVA researchers say they have discovered a host of cells in the brain that could help fight off neurological diseases. They're calling them mysterious, and say their discovery was completely unexpected.
(Commentary by Nicole Hemmer, an assistant professor at UVA’s Miller Center) The reality is that we have no idea what comes next, and if we act too assuredly, too trapped within the analogy, the odds of miscalculating grow exponentially.
Four state lawmakers met Monday with UVA President Teresa Sullivan and University employees.
(Commentary) In his Time Magazine article, "The Electoral College Was Created to Stop Demagogues Like Trump," UVA professor Michael Signer points out that "… this year's election, in particular, the candidacy of Donald Trump, provides [electors] with every reason to perform their job." For the sake of their country, and perhaps the salvation of their party, Republican electors could abstain or vote for a more qualified candidate without significant foreign debt and businesses.
Targeting toys by gender has consequences beyond socialization. A 2015 study found that boys are more likely to play with toys that develop spatial intelligence than girls are. Marketing can certainly play a role, says study author Jamie Jirout, a UVA developmental psychologist.
There was little disagreement about whether Trump should sell his businesses. A 12th scholar, the UVA School of Law's Saikrishna Prakash, equivocated a little, saying that – while it was certainly possible Trump's business ties could result in a violation of the Constitution – it would likely be too hard to prove in order for him to be held accountable.