You’d expect to see UC Berkeley well-represented, which sent 10 admits. But that’s the same number as the University of Michigan and UNC Chapel Hill, and less than the 11 who come from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The top state schools are the University of Texas (15) and University of Virginia (12).
It’s understandable, of course, that parents would be touchy about changes to the gifted education opportunities to which their children have access. “We all want my child to have the best opportunities. It’s human nature,” UVA education professor Carolyn M. Callahan said. “The inequities in education – a lack of opportunity, a lack of talent development, the impacts of poverty and education – all that is reflected in gifted education.”
(Commentary by UVA psychology professor Daniel T. Willingham) American students remain stumped by math. The 2019 scores for the National Assessment of Educational Progress test were published last month, showing that performance for fourth- and eighth-graders hasn’t budged since 2009.
Virginia families earning $40,000 or less may send their children to UVA’s College at Wise at no cost for tuition or fees under a new program called “UVA-Wise Within Reach,” starting in the fall of 2020.
The University of Virginia’s education school is seeking public input about two of its namesakes. The Curry School of Education and Human Development announced it was re-examining its name and the name of its main building. Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry and William Henry Ruffner had ties to slavery and the Confederacy.
UVA student Katie Laven shared a moment from a scene that seems to regularly play out where a sleepy student enjoys a quick cat nap on the couches in the art building. The scene has become such a regular occurrence that other undergraduates noticed and some creative art student snapped a picture of the snoozing pupil, printed it out, and posted it above the couch. When the student returned to the couch for yet another nap, he did so underneath a photo of himself sawing logs, which Laven captured on her camera.
The machine’s ability to prompt responses could have implications for automated learning, mental health treatment and the use of robots as companions, according to Afsaneh Doryab, a UVA assistant professor of engineering systems and environment.
A UVA student group is working to help the environment by collecting plastic bags, part of an initiative to promote sustainable grocery shopping. Organizers say this gives students good habits, since many are doing their own food shopping for the first time.
Telepsychiatry does have some challenges. Doctors still have to be licensed in the state where patients reside. And not all public or private insurers pay for telepsychiatry visits. But as more payers reimburse for services, academic medical centers are expanding their telepsychiatry offerings, noting that video visits may offer distinct benefits over traditional in-person visits for some patients. “The technology is now so good that there’s really no difference between seeing a patient in person or on a video hook-up,” says Larry Merkel, associate professor of psychiatric medicine. “You feel ...
As we approach the 2020 presidential election, some scholars are still speculating over why Hillary Clinton lost her 2016 bid. At UVA, two professors at the undergraduate business school have a theory, based on a study of how consumers think about female CEOs.
Lalin Anik is an undisputed master in the classroom, one of the true superstar business professors in the world. And that is saying something because she is at a school – UVA’s Darden School of Business – that can rightly boast of having the best MBA faculty in the world.
In a UVA study, volunteers were asked to choose between two mobile deals. One looked more attractive at first glance, but studying the detail would reveal it was in fact more expensive. Scientists think the brain functions better when the weather is colder because in the heat of summer, it uses up more glucose (a major source of energy) to keep its temperature down, leaving less available to power other things like reasoning and recall.
The University of Virginia women’s soccer program won a first-round match Saturday night in the 2019 NCAA Tournament. The Wahoo women have improved their record to 17 wins, one loss, and three ties after claiming a 3-0 victory over the Radford Highlanders at Klöckner Stadium.
The Virginia men's soccer team won the ACC Tournament Championship for the 11th time in program history, as the 2nd ranked Cavaliers rallied to beat No. 1 Clemson 3-1 on Sunday in Cary, NC.
A new exhibit at the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society is taking a deep dive into the history of the Jewish community in the area. University of Virginia professor Phyllis Leffler created the exhibit, called “From Civil War to Civil Rights: The Jewish experience in Charlottesville.” The exhibit explores the place of the small but mighty community in Charlottesville.
People at the University of Virginia School of Law are paying tribute to veterans in a different way. Attorneys of the Veterans Benefit Group of Goodman Allen Donnelly provided free help to those who fought for our country, but now have a legal battle to face.
Central Virginia high schoolers got some hands-on experience with nurses from the University of Virginia on Saturday. The students learned how to check oxygen levels, blood pressure, and other vital signs. A UVA student group called “Diversity in Nursing for a Better Community” hosted the high schoolers.
(Commentary) The University of Virginia sought input from students on the design of the campus memorial for the enslaved people who built its campus in the 19th century. The memorial is now under construction in Charlottesville.
(Commentary) Other universities, such as Brown, Emory, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Virginia, have also acknowledged the historical role of slavery at their institutions. Such research spurred the University of Virginia to create Universities Studying Slavery, a consortium that includes 56 colleges and universities.
On Wednesday, the University of Virginia’s College at Wise officially opened a high-tech facility designed to promote economic growth by providing access to a powerful telecommunications infrastructure that will allow information technology workers to perform tasks remotely and will aid entrepreneurs to pursue new business ventures.