By Rajkumar Venkatesan
Bank of America associate professor in the Darden School of Business
Communities that are critically aligned with a specific business objective, such as customer retention, are more likely to survive.
By Brent Cebul
Fellowship coordinator at the Miller Center of Public Affairs and doctoral candidate in history
A year after the passage of Obamacare, there's some great news for liberals: The Tea Party loves big government.
Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa, sociology professors at New York University and the University of Virginia, respectively, in their book "Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses," suggest that a lack of vigorous coursework and a lack of student focus have undercut educational achievement.
It's to benefit the Heart of the Grounds Campaign. U.Va. students and alumni gather Saturday evening at the Jefferson Society's 48th Annual Restoration Ball.
A pair of instructors from the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law will each argue a case on Tuesday in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Professor Daniel Ortiz and clinic instructor Mark Stancil will stand before the court for two different cases, a first since the clinic’s start in 2006.
Brandon Garrett, a professor at the University of Virginia's School of Law, has a two-part message for Houston State Sen. Rodney Ellis. The first part is that Ellis has made "a good start" with his bill to cut down the number of wrongful convictions in Texas by improving the way police obtain witness identifications. … The second part is that unless we're careful, Ellis' bill could make things worse.
William Stuntz, a renowned scholar of criminal justice at Harvard Law School, an evangelical Christian and a teacher much beloved by students and colleagues, died March 15 after a long battle with cancer. … Stuntz grew up in Annapolis, then attended the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia School of Law. After two judicial clerkships, he was a professor at the University of Virginia for 14 years until he joined the Harvard Law faculty in 2000.
William Keyse Rudolph is now the [Milwaukee Art Museum's] curator of American art and decorative arts. … Rudolph received his M.A. in Art History from the University of Virginia with an emphasis in 18th-Century Art, and Modern Art …
Nelson Saiers
College '97 and '98 (Ph.D.)
After a few wild days this week, Alphabet’s chief investment officer, Nelson Saiers, said cooler heads appeared to be prevailing Thursday as volatility levels in several markets fell slightly.
Robert Fatton
Julia Allen Cooper Professor of Politics
Aristide’s return threatens to undermine Haiti poll
Financial Times / March 18
Vanessa Ochs
Associate professor of religious studies
Purim celebration has roots in tale of war, bloodshed
Columbus Dispatch / March 18
A company-funded trial recommending balloon kyphoplasty as an early treatment option for cancer patients with vertebral compression fractures has been criticised for leaving important questions unanswered. … Drs David Schiff and Mary Jensen of the Neuro-Oncology Centre, University of Virginia Health Science Centre, said the trial had several weaknesses, including the fact that the randomisation was only for one month and the study was unblinded.
A clinical psychologist testified Monday that a western Kentucky school shooter was likely incompetent when he pleaded guilty in 1998 to killing three classmates and wounding five others. Dewey Cornell, who works and teaches at the University of Virginia, said Michael Adam Carneal, now 27, did not gain enough control over his mental illness to rationally understand his crime until May 2004.
It’s not yet clear if the hijacking of the yacht Quest and subsequent deaths of its crew is a blip or a change in the way piracy happens in Somalia, said an expert Thursday. Brad Kieserman, who helped oversee the rescue operation that freed the captain of the U.S. ship Maersk Alabama, made the remarks while speaking at a University of Virginia panel on the rescue.
The group originally known as the Cabell House Men has come a long way over the decades, performing its a cappella harmonies everywhere from Monticello to Moscow. ,,, Listeners know the group today as the Virginia Glee Club. And tonight, the singers will start a reunion-filled 140th anniversary weekend with a public concert in Cabell Hall Auditorium.
… [B]uilding cities as we have in the past is not an option for deep thinkers like Timothy Beatley, professor of sustainable communities at the University of Virginia. He believes the future of our species is intimately tied with our ability to coexist with the natural world.
It's a match made in medicine for University of Virginia students. After years of intense studying and interviews, 133 fourth-year University of Virginia medical students found out their future on Thursday. Sixteen are staying at UVa.
Three literary magazines were underdog winners of the National Magazine Awards for Digital Media, called Ellies. … The Virginia Quarterly Review won the Ellie for multimedia package for "Assignment Afghanistan," a combination of photo, video and written journalism by Elliott Woods.
A Smithsonian museum is restoring the Jefferson Bible, a unique volume the third president cut and pasted himself -- omitting lots of theology -- from portions of the New Testament.
Denise Laughlin Stewart
Who has a master's degree in playwriting
Denise Laughlin Stewart, originally from Mooresville, is a woman who loves stories—listening to them and telling them. Her new one-woman show, “Dirty Barbie and Other Girlhood Tales,” will make its world premiere at Lee Street Theatre in Salisbury, March 23-26 at 7:30 p.m.
[Chris] Henrich is 32-2 this season and the fifth seed in the 174-pound weight class. He finished third at the same weight last year and is now the Cavaliers' only two-time All-America, their all-time winningest wrestler at 133-18, and if all goes as planned Saturday night, the school's first national champion.