John Risher is a member of UVA’s football statistics crew, an unpaid position he has held for over half a century. But his connection to Virginia football goes beyond numbers and long precedes his involvement with the statistics crew.
A teacher crisis could be coming as soon as 2020, according to some education industry leaders. Gov. Terry McAuliffe has highlighted the importance of education, preparing students for jobs in Virginia and keeping those students here when they graduate. But recruiting and retaining teachers is becoming a big problem in the commonwealth and across the country.
The University of Virginia has set the benchmark for success at the collegiate level and that prosperity is translating to the professional ranks this week at the Charlottesville Challenger. The contingent of talented Cavaliers, led by freshman Carl Soderlund, are sending a message to the established veterans and surging #NextGen stars on the ATP Challenger Tour.
Judith White, a virologist at the UVA School of Medicine who was not involved with the work, praised the two complementary studies’ findings as “quite credible” and said it was “surprising that so small of a change could cause that much damage.”
A forecast Thursday by Larry Sabato, an election analyst at UVA’s Center for Politics, also said Clinton was favored to win, finding 293 electoral votes leaning toward or safely in her column, compared to 214 for Trump.
Inova Health System and the University of Virginia announced a new partnership on Wednesday to bring a genomics and research institute and medical school to Inova’s Merrifield campus, a move that county officials say will turn Fairfax County into a leader in medical research and the personalized health industry.
Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Elizabeth K. Meyer – Member, Commission of Fine Arts. Meyer is the Merrill D. Peterson Professor of Landscape Architecture at the UVA School of Architecture.
An October study authored by Geoffrey Skelley, the associate editor of UVA political scientist Larry Sabato’s website, “Crystal Ball,” found that “Clinton and Trump have the highest unfavorable ratings of any major party nominees in modern history,” which complicates life for each when they linger in the limelight for lengthy periods.
The challenging electoral terrain is something Trump has inherited, said Larry Sabato, a UVA political scientist. “The Republican path to the White House is always narrow, at least in the modern era,” Sabato said. “So 29 votes – there’s no way for him to make it up on this (2016 electoral) map. He just can’t do it.”
Falls Church-based Inova Health System and the University of Virginia formed a research- and education-based partnership.
The forecast for Saturday in Virginia Beach calls for sunny skies, a high around 60 degrees and only a slight chance of rain. For the University of Virginia Hullabahoos, this is very good news. After all, the all-male a cappella group was snowed out in January, when they were scheduled to perform at a benefit for the Virginia Beach-based Wings Over America Scholarship Foundation.
"The aggressive name-calling and mocking we have seen on both sides of this campaign has a ripple effect on our society, affecting both adults and children who learn by example how you achieve power and status by belittling your opponent," Dewey Cornell, a UVA forensic clinical psychologist and education professor, wrote in an email. "I expect the effects are not just in the classroom, but in the workplace and in homes across the country."
The votes have been counted and Hillary Clinton has been declared the winner. Of this mock election. Woodglen School seventh- and eighth-grade students took part in a nationwide mock election conducted by the UVA Center for Politics Youth Leadership Initiative.
The University of Virginia’s College at Wise dedicated the plaza of its new $37 million library in honor of John T. Casteen III, a former UVA president who strengthened ties between the schools and helped guide enrollment and facilities growth at the Wise campus.
The University of Virginia has announced that it is creating an endowed professorship to honor the late Julian Bond. Professor Bond, who was a civil rights pioneer and led the NAACP for 12 years, taught at the University for 20 years.
The article profiles a virtual driving simulator experience offered by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles in partnership with the UVA Health System’s Virginia Driving Safety Laboratory.
Supermassive black holes are usually hidden away at the center of galaxies. But researchers at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory have discovered a black hole surrounded by relatively little galactic material. It's nearly naked, they say. "We were looking for orbiting pairs of supermassive black holes, with one offset from the center of a galaxy, as telltale evidence of a previous galaxy merger," James Condon, a scientist at NRAO and UVA astronomy professor, said in a news release.
For more details of the China-Hollywood Film summit and recent development of Chinese movie industry, CCTV America’s Mike Walter spoke with Aynne Kokas, assistant professor in UVA’s Department of Media Studies.
International Business Times called this week the managing editor at "Sabato's Crystal Ball," the UVA Center for Politics' non-partisan campaign newsletter that predicts election results. Kyle Kondik tried to help make sense of the election and the last-minute push from the candidates to reach the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House.
Former presidents have generally endorsed their party's nominee, but there are instances of some dragging their feet or distancing themselves, said Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at UVA’s Miller Center.