The market for security equipment and services in the education sector reached $2.7bn in 2017, according to IHS Markit. However, it said, despite advances in the level of security, the number of mass shootings at US schools has remained relatively constant during the past 30 years. Dewey Cornell, a school safety expert at the University of Virginia, said he was skeptical of companies that “sell products of dubious value”.
America has now seen Trump weather a massive investigation led by a widely respected prosecutor. Somehow, Trump turned what might have been a catastrophe to any other President–a sweeping inquiry into potential collusion with a foreign power to undermine U.S. democracy–into a rebuttal against whatever comes next. “The politics of what’s happened over the last few days just places the President in a much better political position than he probably could have imagined,” says Russell Riley, professor of presidential studies at the University of Virginia.
Scientists looking at how the body transports testosterone may have found a way to explain why patients on certain medications have low levels of the hormone. “This represents a key finding from one of many albumin-related projects investigated in our laboratory. We study human and equine serum albumins but at interested in bovine, rat, mouse and rabbit serum albumins as well,” said principal investigator Wladek Minor, PhD, of the University of Virginia School of Medicine.
Scientists looking at how the body transports testosterone may have found a way to explain why patients on certain medications have low levels of the hormone. “This represents a key finding from one of many albumin-related projects investigated in our laboratory. We study human and equine serum albumins but at interested in bovine, rat, mouse and rabbit serum albumins as well,” said principal investigator Wladek Minor, PhD, of the University of Virginia School of Medicine.
A 2012 study out of the University of Virginia concluded time spent on math and science homework had no impact on course grades, but modestly improved standardized test scores.
The move comes after the University of Virginia announced it would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour earlier this month. UVA’s new wage will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020.
The man who put his life on the line when an assassin shot and killed President John F. Kennedy spoke to dozens of people at the University of Virginia on Wednesday about his experience that fateful day.
Although the cost of an MBA can vary, some two-year programs can exceed $60,000 in tuition annually. Attending a top-ranked public business school in state is one way to save on costs. UVA’s Darden School of Business is among the 10 highest-ranked full-time MBA programs at public institutions.
Many colleges have boards and initiatives that focus on town-gown relations and research – say, a public-service graduation requirement or a commitment to purchase and hire from neighborhoods around the campus. But few community members actually play roles in leading or shaping those projects, according to a new report. That needs to change, argues the “Field Guide for Urban University-Community Partnerships,” published on Wednesday by the University of Virginia’s Thriving Cities Lab.
As March Madness rages on, here’s a look at the schools that made the Sweet 16 and how each ranks, per U.S. News data.
The author of "Hidden Figures," Margot Lee Shetterly, spoke to UVA students on Tuesday as part of the McIntire School of Commerce’s Centennial Speaker Series. Shetterly, a UVA graduate, talked about what it was like to tell the story of the African-American women who broke barriers at NASA.
The UVA Student Council and Center for Politics hosted Charlottesville leaders Tuesday to discuss how and why students should be more involved in the community.
(Commentary) Neither government seems to have a coherent strategy for dealing with the other. What exactly do they envision their future relationship to be? “That is the question,” said UVA professor John Negroponte, the director of national intelligence under President George W. Bush.
A team of UVA neurosurgeons is preparing to operate on a 14-year-old Kenyan girl whose eyesight is threatened by a growing tumor. "It's a difficult tumor in a difficult location," said neurovascular surgeon Yashar Kalani, one of the doctors who will perform the surgery on Mercy Nderitu on Wednesday.
Holocaust survivor and retired attorney Allan Hall spoke at the UVA Law School Monday night with a warning and a call to action. Hall was 4 when Nazis invaded Poland in 1939. His powerful story of survival brought people to tears, but Hall wanted his story to open people's eyes to today's political climate.
According to UVA’s Office of Admission, the numbers offer a snapshot of increased efforts to offer spots to diverse students.
The skinny kid on the other court caught the eye of Ron Sanchez, then an assistant coach at Virginia. He told Virginia coach Tony Bennett to take a look at the kid who just kept making baskets. The skinny kid is Kyle Guy, who wound up as Mr. Basketball in Indiana. He’s now Virginia’s 6-foot-2 guard, a fierce competitor, one of the best 3-point shooters in the country, plus an outstanding sportsman and a constantly lighthearted individual.
The Cavaliers had a sweet performance against the Sooners. From the near perfect rotations on defense to the smoothly executed pick-and-rolls, one coming when the shot clock was in single digits, Virginia was a smooth sailing ship against Oklahoma.
After the University of Virginia's slow start against Gardner-Webb University Friday in the NCAA Tournament, UVA alum and NFL defensive end has taken to Twitter to express his frustrations in a joking way.