Congress returns to a transformed landscape since the August recess and political conventions — with President Obama enjoying a bounce after the Democrats gathering in Charlotte and Republican Mitt Romney living through a post-convention thud. Larry Sabato, the University of Virginia political scientist, agrees that the Republicans should "get out of town as soon as possible, and keep a low profile, no gaffes, no outrageous Todd Akin-style statements [about rape], no scandals."
The Chicago teachers' strike is putting President Barack Obama's re-election campaign in a bind, pitting unions loyal to him against officials with ties to the White House. "The Obama campaign and the White House hope Mayor Emanuel will solve the problem quickly, so it will go away," said Larry Sabato, a political analyst with the University of Virginia.
Despite disappointing new jobs data, the latest polls show current US President Barack Obama pulling ahead of Republican rival Mitt Romney. Is it a turning point in the election campaign? France24.com spoke with top prognosticator Dr. Larry Sabato, a U.Va. Politics professor.
I'm surprised that with all the warfare under way about teacher tenure and performance evaluation, together with standardized testing and schools as dropout factories, there has been hardly any mention of the leading active educator among our founders, Thomas Jefferson.
Brian Nosek of the University of Virginia talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about how incentives in academic life create a tension between truth-seeking and professional advancement.
But studies have shown that eyewitness accounts can be easily influenced and that memories can be flawed. In his 2011 book Convicting the Innocent, University of Virginia School of Law professor Brandon Garrett studied 250 DNA exoneration cases to determine where the justice system went awry.
June's resignation and reinstatement of U.Va. President Teresa A. Sullivan is the subject of the cover story of this weekend's New York Times Magazine.
Yes, strength-training helps runners add muscle. But to translate that gain into speed, you have to choose the right moves. "Runners should concentrate on building power—how fast you can use the force you've built up," says Jay Dicharry, director of the Speed Clinic at the University of Virginia.
Social psychologists at the University of Virginia say the decision of who you're voting for in November may not be all yours, and your unconscious attitudes toward race might be a factor. Social psychologists, political scientists, and students gathered at the university on Friday for a conference called "The Political Unconscious and the 2012 Election."
By Ashley Nichols A recent University of Virginia study by Terance Rephann of Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service and Tanya Wanchek of the School of Medicine shows what I see firsthand every day in communities throughout Virginia — the significant disparities in dental care for children.
The University of Virginia and three other universities are partnering for research to create self-powered devices to help people monitor their health.
The University of Virginia and three other universities are partnering for research to create self-powered devices to help people monitor their health.
IT leader Infosys has chosen high margins over fast growth, a strategy that has cost it both market capitalisation and market share. While many suggest that Infosys should reconsider its stand, academics and analysts seem to have a completely different opinion. (Includes commentary from Robert F. Bruner, dean of the Darden School of Business.)
Once a Republican bastion, Virginia suddenly is a swing state. Its voters could hold the key to the 2012 presidential election between President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, some analysts say. "Florida is the big fish but in a lot of the scenarios we look at, Virginia puts one or the other over the top," said Geoffrey Skelley with the University of Virginia Center for Politics
Relationship advice from Phyllis R. Koch-Sheras, Ph.D. and Curry School psychologist Peter L. Sheras, Ph.D, ABPP
Students at the University of Virginia law school are providing free legal services to aspiring entrepreneurs studying at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration through a new law clinic offered this semester.
Alzheimer’s disease, spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, autism – these are medical problems that defy easy solution and take a terrible toll on families. Now, scientists at the University of Virginia are taking a new approach to these conditions – hoping for breakthroughs
A recent University of Virginia study by Terance Rephann of Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service and Tanya Wanchek of the School of Medicine shows what I see firsthand every day in communities throughout Virginia — the significant disparities in dental care for children.
Experts find recurring themes in these cases, and safeguards in the system become "speed bumps at best." When studying DNA exonerations involving false confessions, University of Virginia School of Law professor Brandon L. Garrett, author of Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong, looked at 32 cases that went to trial and found that “misleading specialized knowledge” was used to help convict innocents in 31 cases.
One of the most unpopular and unproductive Congresses in modern history returns on Monday from a five-week recess, facing a crush of big tasks, few of which will likely get done. Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics said voters were puzzled as to why lawmakers cannot be more productive.