Research at the University of Virginia’s Department of Neuroscience, published Friday in the journal “Nature Communications,” indicates that defects in the cuticular plate, the foundation for auditory receptors in the inner ear, appear to lead to progressive hearing loss.
The University of Virginia Foundation is offering one of three local sites that are in the running.
If administered early enough, one drug may be able to prevent all symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease to curb the condition, according to a study from the University of Virginia, published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia.
In a few years, he would earn a scholarship to play basketball at the University of Virginia. He would force himself into Coach Tony Bennett’s rotation, bringing himself to the doorstep of his goal.
“This idea of making her the face of the Democratic Party hits a lot of boxes for them,” said Nicole Hemmer, author of “Messengers of the Right,” about the conservative media’s impact on politics. “She is young, a symbol of the party moving to the left, and she isn’t afraid of the word ‘socialism.’”
College graduates and working professionals who want to develop their business skills may benefit from enrolling in an MBA degree program. The University of Virginia is among 20 universities which outperformed their peers to earn a top spot among the 2020 U.S. News Best Business Schools.
Johns Hopkins, Georgetown and the University of Virginia are a few of the area universities that did well in the rankings, said Anita Narayan, the managing editor for education at U.S. News and World Report.
The Virginia Department of Transportation’s motto, “We keep Virginia moving,” is the imperative behind the “Essentials of Engineering Excellence Program,” VDOT’s latest employee training and education partnership with UVA’s Center for Transportation Studies.
Three small satellites that were developed at four public universities in Virginia, including UVA, will be lifting off into space next month. They’re part of what’s called the Virginia Cubesat Constellation mission.
Siva Vaidhyanathan, director of UVA’s Center for Media and Citizenship, has suggested Facebook’s move wasn’t about privacy at all: Zuckerberg has never appeared to care much for privacy, Vaidhyanathan wrote, but he cares about winning.
Two architects, an oceanographer and a federal judge are the recipients of the 2019 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals. The awards, which are the highest honors presented by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello and the University of Virginia, recognize contributions in fields in which the third president excelled or that he admired.
Physical evidence gathered in 1999 was never tested for Syed’s DNA. The reasons for that aren’t clear, but Syed has reportedly said that his lawyer, Maria Cristina Gutierrez, never told him about the evidence. She was later disbarred by consent, in 2001, after a series of client complaints emerged. At the time of her disbarment, she told The Baltimore Sun she had been struggling with multiple sclerosis. She died in 2004. The Season 1 finale of “Serial” revealed that the Innocence Project Clinic at the University of Virginia Law School was looking at the case, and hoped to persuade the cou...
A legislative fix that would honor Army Capt. Humayun Khan as intended has passed the U.S. Senate. A contract postal unit on McCormick Road honors the only University of Virginia graduate killed in action during the Iraq War. The problem was that then-Rep. Tom Garrett, R-5th, said he meant to name a full-sized facility after Khan. Another Garrett bill designating a Palmyra facility as the U.S. Navy Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby Post Office was signed into law in July.
Vaughan died Wednesday at the age of 74. Born June 9, 1944, he was the founder of Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, today known as Virginia Humanities, and led the organization for 43 years.
Geography plays a big role in presidential elections, said Barbara Perry, the director of presidential studies at UVA’s Miller Center. East Coast states have produced the most presidents by far. But they also had more chances, Perry said, because they were the first states in the Union.
A joint diploma program between Burley High School and UVA allowed about 100 African-American women – and a few men – to become credentialed nurses in the days before schools and hospitals were fully integrated. A UVA research project is trying to find these “hidden nurses” and give them proper recognition.
A more recent study from researchers at the University of Virginia and Washington University in St. Louis found that Air Force recruits liked each other more when they had similar negative personality traits than when they shared positive ones.
The University of Virginia announced Thursday that it is instituting a minimum wage of $15 an hour. “As a university, we should live our values, and part of that means making sure that no one who works at UVA should live in poverty,” said a statement from President Jim Ryan.
The UVA Children's Hospital is using an iPad to monitor Neonatal Intensive Care Unit patients who have been released from care, but are still at risk.
In recent weeks, Ari Emanuel’s firm has returned a $400 million investment by Saudi Arabia, effectively severing Endeavor’s relationship with the kingdom. Greg Fairchild, who teaches business ethics at the University of Virginia’s Darden School, said there was a strong argument for corporate leaders to follow Emanuel’s lead.