Chloe Bertholon is a French-American student at UVA, majoring in business and minoring in French. She goes back to her French family every summer in Lyon, and would like to gain work experience in a French business.
Chloe Bertholon is a French-American student at UVA, majoring in business and minoring in French. She goes back to her French family every summer in Lyon, and would like to gain work experience in a French business.
Experts at UVA’s Center for Politics are projecting an electoral landslide in the presidential race for the Democratic candidate.
Ross Baird teaches at UVA and recalls one promising student – “the best entrepreneur I ever taught” – who dropped out and moved to the start-up hotspot of Austin, Texas. “He felt living in Austin as an unemployed ex-college student was probably better than being a student at UVA,” with student loans looming.
Clinton’s 12-point lead in Sunday’s ABC News poll is definitely in landslide territory. Political analyst Geoffrey Skelley of UVA’s Center for Politics has calculated that a 6-point win would put the House within reach, based on a simple projection of the results in congressional districts from Obama’s 4-point victory over Mitt Romney in 2012.
Most of the pundits, including UVA elections expert Larry Sabato, still believe turnout for Clinton will still be strong enough for her to win. But in every election in the past where negative campaigning has been dominant, turnout is depressed. And when was the last time a presidential election was as nasty and negative as this one?
The laws, named for the checkbox on a job employment applications requesting disclosure of criminal history, give an applicant the opportunity to explain why he or she is a good fit for a position and why his or her criminal record should not be a barrier to employment. But a new study by Jennifer Doleac, a UVA assistant professor of public policy and economics, and a colleague at the University of Oregon suggests that banning the box comes with unintended consequences.
The American Academy of Pediatrics just released new recommendations to reduce the risk for SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths. One of the most dangerous places for a baby to sleep is on a couch or sofa. "If I had to choose one place where I would never want a baby to sleep, it would be on a couch or a sofa," said Dr. Rachel Moon of the UVA School of Medicine. That's because babies can become trapped between cushions or underneath a sleeping adult who accidentally rolls over on them.
Infants should sleep in the same bedroom as their parents for at least the first six months of their lives to minimize the risk of sleep-related deaths, according to new guidelines from U.S. pediatricians. "The majority of sleep-related infant deaths occur when babies are sleeping on their stomach, or with soft bedding nearby, or when bed-sharing with their mother, other caregiver or other family members," said Dr. Fern Hauck, a UVA pediatrics researcher who serves on the American Academy of Pediatrics’ task force on SIDS.
A composting facility that serves several local institutions, including UVA and the UVA Health System, and scores of residents is closing down at the end of the year, creating uncertainty for the future of composting in the area.
Albemarle County residents will soon be deciding on a bond referendum for public schools, and one of the largest concentrations of voters is being tapped to weigh in. Thousands of UVA students will be voting on that referendum, as well as the next president and 5th District congressional seat.
UVA’s Miller Center will host Charlottesville resident Khizr Khan on Nov. 1 for a public conversation. Khan, whose son, U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan, was killed in 2004 while in the line of duty in Iraq, is best known for remarks he made at the Democratic National Convention.
One of the greatest basketball players ever to come out of Cheltenham High, a star player at the University of Pennsylvania, head basketball coach at Penn and Rutgers, and athletic director of national prominence at UVA – just some of the reasons Craig Littlepage has been honored by the Montgomery County Coaches Hall of Fame.
A little dab of sugar in the morning might be a wake-up call. Research at the University of Virginia found that lemonade laced with sugar enhanced learning and memory in a group of college students.
(Co-written by Catherine Bradshaw, professor and associate dean at the Curry School of Education.) “Dummy." "Dog." "Fat pig." "Loser." If you heard these words aimed at one child by another, you might step in and explain that we shouldn't talk to each other that way. Now, think about the fact that during this toxic election season, American children have listened to exactly these threats and insults hurled from the mouths of adults vying for the most powerful position in our country.
The former UVA star football players and longtime Lynchburg businessman was actually more like a load of buckshot, his diverse talents capable of stinging opponents in multiple ways.
Dittmar has raised twice as much money as Garrett, leading UVA’s Center for Politics – which is located in the 5th District – to move the voting area from “likely Republican” to the more competitive “leans Republican” category. “Garrett is still the favorite, but it’s certainly within the realm of possibility that he could lose,” said Geoffrey Skelley, an analyst at the center.
Teachers’ impressions are backed by a University of Virginia study that found that kindergarten has become more like the first grade of the late 1990s.
The new recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics draws on new research that supports skin-to-skin care for newborn infants; addresses the use of bedside and in-bed sleepers; and adds to recommendations on how to create a safe sleep environment. “Parents should never place the baby on a sofa, couch, or cushioned chair, either alone or sleeping with another person. We know that these surfaces are extremely hazardous,” said lead author Rachel Moon of the University of Virginia.
Students pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) fields statewide will continue to have access to some of the best and brightest minds at NASA, thanks to an agreement between Virginia’s Community Colleges and the Virginia Space Grant Consortium. UVA is among the Space Grant affiliate members.