“With so many Democrats in Northern Virginia, this seat is as safe as you can get,” said Kyle Kondik, analyst with the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
The initial uproar over Missouri Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin over his "legitimate rape" comments may have momentarily subsided long enough for him to hit the campaign trail and focus on his now seemingly uphill bid to win what was once thought to be a "safe" Republican seat. "I don't buy that poll," University of Virginia Center for Politics political analyst Kyle Kondik told The Christian Post. "For one thing, if Akin is 15 points behind Romney, then that's not good."
Biotech has a breeze to its back, and successful progression through the phases of drug development also help propel the industry forward. In this exclusive interview with The Life Sciences Report, George Zavoico, senior analyst and managing director with MLV & Co. who holds a Ph.D. in physiology from the University of Virginia, describes solid milestones by which investors can tick off success in the biotech space, and suggests a number of innovative biotech companies whose success will blow profits into investors' pockets.
The University of Virginia Board of Visitors has been steadfast in its commitment to not rehash the events of the summer, when their top leaders tried in June to oust the school president for yet-to-be fully explained reasons. But that silence is causing the crisis to continue, a faculty leader proclaimed in a strongly worded speech during a Thursday afternoon board meeting.
Students from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business are collaborating with the Building Goodness Foundation. Each year students and local construction employees repair and improve homes that are owned and occupied by low-income families and individuals.
The University of Virginia's Board of Visitors has named a successor to a vice-rector who resigned after a failed attempt to oust President Teresa Sullivan in June. The board announced the selection Thursday of George Keith Martin, who has been a member of the Board of Visitors since July 2011. Martin is a Richmond attorney, a 1975 graduate of U.Va. and the university's first African-American vice-rector.
For more than 20 years, every Thursday night John D'earth plays his trumpet in front of a crowd at Millers in Charlottesville. The jazz musician is internationally recognized and has collaborated with many famous artists such Miles Davis, the Dave Matthews Band and Bruce Hornsby. D'earth is not only sharing his musical talents with his audience but also with his students. He teaches music at the University of Virginia.
Consistently ranked as one of the top public schools in the country, UVA boasts all-around strong academics, excellent research facilities and an enviable list of notable alumni. It also boasts a particularly strong financial aid program among public institutions.
After all the oratory at both political conventions, one line stands out. It was from Michelle Obama, talking about her late father, Fraser Robinson, and his insistence on paying his small portion of her college tuition bills on time.
RICHMOND — With the dust-up still unsettled and state lawmakers weighing their role in the dispute, the University of Virginia at least won’t see its national standing diminished as a result of the summer’s attempted coup.
As part of the University of Virginia's new partnership with Coursera, a Stanford spin-out, the Darden School of Business will offer in January 2013, U.
The University of Notre Dame will join the Atlantic Coast Conference in all league-sponsored sports except football.
The Fighting Irish will remain independent in football but will play five games annually against schools in the league.
Her speech [at the Miller Center] made many of the points of her other remarks since the crisis, pointing to forward progress, not backward examination. Her priorities remain faculty, curriculum and research, she said.
The [University of Virginia Foundation] has found new locations for all 208 tenants of the Blake Center. The space will become an open green space and will serve as the front entrance for the Battle Building, the children’s hospital that is now under construction.
The University of Virginia is asking the Virginia Department of Transportation to consider changing the design for the southern terminus of the Western Bypass of U.S. 29 in order to limit the ecological and aesthetic impact on its North Grounds.
University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan addressed a crowd at a Miller Center Forum Wednesday, speaking about the saga surrounding her ouster and how to move the university forward.
Longwood University communications professor Bill Stuart, 44, died late Sunday at his home in Richmond. Mr. Stuart, associate professor and interim chairman of communication studies, died of natural causes, a university spokesman said. Mr. Stuart received a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia in 1990.
With the dust-up still unsettled and state lawmakers weighing their role in the dispute, the University of Virginia at least won't see its national standing diminished as a result of the summer's attempted coup.
Profile of Jeannemarie Davis, a Repubican candidate for lieutenant governor, who earned a bachelor’s degree in math from the University of Virginia.
The University of Notre Dame will join the Atlantic Coast Conference in all league-sponsored sports except football. The Fighting Irish will remain independent in football but will play five games annually against schools in the league.