So why are major figures like Clinton and Sanders getting involved in the Ohio race? “This has really become a proxy fight between two wings of the Democratic Party,” Kyle Kondick, a Cleveland native who analyzing politics nationwide at the University of Virginia explains.
Republican governors have defied the odds in solidly Democratic territory – Vermont, Massachusetts and Maryland. Their success looks even more striking when considering those states delivered the largest percentage victories for Joe Biden in the presidential election last year. That could provide a dose of encouragement for Republican recall candidates in Californoa, but the circumstances don’t square neatly with California, starting with the unavoidable shadow of former President Donald Trump. “All three of those governors are pretty significant critics of Donald Trump,” noted Kyle Kondik, an...
Professor Larry Sabato, of the University of Virginia, said: “(Joe) Biden has given her some tough assignments – immigration and voting rights – but she’s made mistakes, like not going to the border. She’s not going to inherit the Democratic nomination. She might win it. But she can expect a lot of challengers.”
In less than a week, Donald Trump ally Tom Barrack was freed for $250 million and Nikola Corp founder Trevor Milton was released for $100 million – two of the highest US bail amounts in recent years. The bail amounts highlight a little understood part of the criminal justice system, where deals are often made behind closed doors, and what critics say is a system that traps the poor. “The bonds required for Barrack and Milton are unusually high because both defendants are unusually wealthy,” Darryl Brown, a professor of law at the University of Virginia, wrote in an email. “The purpose of the b...
(Commentary) I am also encouraged that a chorus of voices inside and outside of Haiti are calling for some form of government of national unity. In a recent interview on MSNBC Professor Robert Fatton, a Haiti expert from University of Virginia, stressed the need for a government of national unity.
During hot summer weather some people worry about dehydration – especially when exercising, but an expert at the University of Virginia says we may actually be drinking too much fluid. Dr. Mitchell Rosner, chair of the Department of Medicine at UVA, never carried a water bottle as a kid, and he’s not convinced the average person today needs to worry about fluid intake.
Businesses are also allowed to require customers who are unvaccinated to wear a mask, even if there are no mandates. “In effect, there’s a quid pro quo–if they want to come into the business, they must adhere to the business’s requirements to keep everyone there safe–and someone who is not vaccinated will pose fewer risks to the other people if they then instead wear a mask,” Margaret Foster Riley, a health law expert at the University of Virginia School of Law, said.
UVA infectious disease specialist Dr. Patrick Jackson calls the rising Virginia numbers “concerning.” He said in May and June, it seemed hopeful that we might be winding down on the pandemic emergency as the numbers went down. However, with the simultaneous surge of the new delta variant, and stalling of the vaccination rate, we’re not out of any woods. Jackson says vaccination is the only way we’re going to get ourselves out of this threat.
According to the Center for Disease Control, the Delta variant now account for more than 80% of new COVID-19 infections. It is much more contagious than past variants, which is cause for concern among infectious disease experts like Dr. Patrick Jackson with UVA Health.
(Co-wrriten by Philip Potter, director of the National Security Policy Center and associate professor; and George W. Foresman, executive director of the National Security Policy Center) The complexity of a more crowded space environment increases the chances of collisions and miscalculations. Consistent technical and operational standards and norms could prevent conflict and preserve the space commons. And given the pace of change and the urgency of the requirement, it is a safe bet that neither other countries nor the private sector will wait for the U.S. government or the United Nations to w...
(By Dr. Ryan Smith, associate professor of urology) In the U.S., nearly 1 in 8 couples struggles with infertility. Unfortunately, physicians like me who specialize in reproductive medicine are unable to determine the cause of male infertility around 30% to 50% of the time. There is almost nothing more disheartening than telling a couple “I don’t know” or “There’s nothing I can do to help.” Upon getting this news, couple after couple asks me questions that all follow a similar line of thinking. “What about his work, his cellphone, our laptops, all these plastics? Do you think they could have co...
Local pediatricians and Blue Ridge Health District staff will hold a virtual town hall Thursday to provide information about back-to-school planning, vaccinations and other concerns from area residents. The meeting will include a panel with BRHD Director Dr. Denise Bonds and pediatricians Dr. Paige Perriello, of Pediatric Associates of Charlottesville, and Dr. Jeffrey Vergales, a pediatric cardiologist with UVA Health. The 1 p.m. meeting also will feature Jen Fleisher, the health district’s vaccination project manager, and will be moderated by BRHD spokesman Jason Elliott.
Doctors at UVA Health say high rates of vaccination do have an impact on severe cases of COVID-19, even when someone contracts the Delta variant of the virus.
About 8% of the estimated 121,000 Florida residents who could qualify for PrEP took it regularly in 2018, according to research by the University of Virginia.
(Press release) A new book about Ronald Coase, the British economist whose insights into transaction costs changed the way economists understood the costs and potential barriers to exchanging goods and services, was released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. In 1960, while working at the University of Virginia, Coase wrote his most famous paper, “The Problem of Social Cost.”
Obesity is a risk factor for numerous diseases, including cancer and type 2 diabetes. This risk extends to future generations, as parental obesity can leave epigenetic marks in egg and sperm cells that affect the metabolic health of offspring formed from those germ cells. “The health status of the parents matters,” says Zhen Yan, a physician scientist at the University of Virginia. In a new study, Yan and his colleagues investigated whether exercise started during pregnancy is enough to improve offspring health in mice.
COVID-19 cases in Northern Virginia, state approaching 2020 numbers; new peak possible in early fall
The surge over the past six weeks is due to spread of the Delta variant, which now exceeds 70% of all new cases in state, according to the Biocomplexity Institute at the University of Virginia. “Delta poses a significant public health concern,” the UVA Institute wrote in its July 30 modeling update on the pandemic. “It is considerably more transmissible and is thought to be largely responsible for the recent surge of cases in Virginia. Delta also causes more severe cases than prior variants.”
UVA’s Alderman Library is in the process of getting a major renovation. The library was built in 1937, and since then it has been of the most popular libraries on Grounds. Now, some of the students who used this library are working on-site with the renovation process. “It’s been really cool. I’ve gotten to be on-site every day and make sure I get to walk through the buildings, see what’s going on,” Sarah Besecky, a civil engineering student, said.
(Editorial) Let’s talk sports. There’s a direct line between Charlottesville and the Olympic medals podium in Tokyo – and it marches through the University of Virginia Grounds.