... Scientists from the University of Virginia observed and made audio and video recordings of 150 13-year-olds arguing with their mothers. They then quizzed the teenagers three years later about their lives and experiences with drugs and alcohol. Teenagers who displayed confidence and used reason to back up their statements in the arguments were more likely to have refused both, the researchers found.
Redóitís the color of arousal, aggression, and...higher eBay bids? According to a new study published in the Journal of Consumer Research, the answer is yes. eBay items with a red background were found to receive higher bids, but the color had the opposite effect on negotiation-based sales, influencing consumers to make lower offers. ... Researchers Rajesh Bagchi of Virginia Tech and Amar Cheema of the University of Virginia then came up with three studies to test the effect of color on willingness-to-pay.
For this week's UVa Today Michelle Rupp spoke with Janet Turner-Giles about the University of Virginia's Super Temp Program.
Coursera, a startup built around the global classroom business model, announced new partnerships with an additional 12 universities, bringing the total to 16 major universities now offering in free, online courses. The larger span of universities now on board brings a range of information technology courses, from the fundamentals of algorthms to machine learning and security.
The University of Virginia's College at Wise is moving forward with its latest construction project, a long-anticipated set of improvements that solidifies the college ís commitment to encouraging fitness on campus and across the region.
The University of Virginia alumni magazine this week issued a special edition on the attempted coup at the university, with an interactive timeline on the crisis and a report on how social media helped change the outcome. U.Va. Magazine\'s e-newsletter also includes a synopsis of the 6,000 emails, letters and comments the alumni association received as the drama unfolded.
By Edwin T. Burton, a visiting professor of economics for the past 25 years
...With the aging of the university faculty ó a process made automatic through the practical realities of tenure ó UVa has a real opportunity to dramatically upgrade the quality of its faculty. The university should bring in very youthful replacements for its retiring faculty. Find us the Sabatos and Elzingas of the future. Both Larry Sabato and Ken Elzinga were hired in their youths. It is time to reinvigorate the university with the best and brightest young products from the nationís best graduate schools. The agin...
Students at the University of Virginia's Department of Medicine traded in stethoscopes for hammers Saturday. The department is partnering with Habitat for Humanity to build a home in the Sunrise community on Carlton Avenue.
The best way to motivate a sales team while addressing the concerns of both sales and finance leaders is to match sales people with compensation packages that best suit their selling styles, according to Thomas Steenburgh, a professor and researcher at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, and Michael Ahearne, a professor at the University of Houston. Their research appears in the July-August edition of the Harvard Business Review.
Two years after major scheduling changes prompted a staff revolt, WTJU 91.1 is changing up its weekly schedule again, promising to bring better organization to the non-commercial radio station’s music programming, as well as news coverage more closely attuned to listeners’ interests. ...[General manager Nathan] Moore said that WTJU is getting about $70,000 more each year in listener support than the station did two years ago.
...Thirty years ago, just one in five new mothers attempted to breastfeed at all, said Dr. Ann Kellams, medical director of the University of Virginia Health System’s newborn nursery. In light of research offering compelling evidence of the health benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and babies, the medical community in recent years has begun to insist on changing that paradigm, she said. …In 2007, UVa formed a multidisciplinary team to focus on breastfeeding policies. The system’s Breastfeeding Medicine Program launched in January.
There are actually two separate Neil Ligons - the first one who played tournament tennis and graduated from the University of Virginia as an English major and the Tulane University School of Law.
For years, I've wondered why the University of Virginia does not have a sports hall of fame and have debated the merits of a hypothetical first class of inductees. Frank McCue belongs on that list.
... Paige Selenski (field hockey) -- The University of Virginia midfielder took last year off from school to prepare full-time and will return to Charlottesville in the fall. This is her first Olympic Games.
Katya Bachrouche (swimming) -- The former Virginia All-American and 2011 graduate will swim for Lebanon, the homeland of her father. The 6-foot Bachrouche was raised in Michigan.
Matt McLean (swimming) -- The two-time ACC swimmer of the year at Virginia was added to the team to participate in the 800 free relay. The 6-foot-6 Sterling native is a 2007 graduate of Potomac Falls.
Lauren Perdu...
Hank Banner
Baseball coach at U.Va.-Wise
A Hunt for Split-Ticket Voters in a Tight Virginia Senate Race
New York Times / July 20
Brandon L. Garrett
A law professor and the author of "Convicting the Innocent," a book that includes a study of eyewitness misidentifications
New Jersey Court Issues Guidance for Juries About Reliability of Eyewitnesses
New York Times / July 20
Kyle Kondik
A political analyst for the Center for Politics
Lopsided Fundraising In Virginia's Gubernatorial Primary
WAMU / July 19
Douglas Laycock
A law professor who has argued religious liberty cases before the U.S. Supr...
By Mark Edmundson, a professor of English and author of "Why Read?"
...A truly memorable college class, even a large one, is a collaboration between teacher and students. It's a one-time-only event. Learning at its best is a collective enterprise, something we've known since Socrates. You can get knowledge from an Internet course if you're highly motivated to learn. But in real courses the students and teachers come together and create an immediate and vital community of learning.
... Students, faculty and staff of the University of Virginia's College at Wise, as well as many community supporters, gathered Thursday afternoon for the groundbreaking of the Winston Ely Health and Wellness Center.