Many colleges have debated what to do about buildings and monuments on their campuses that honor past slaveholders and segregationists. The University of Virginia continues to discuss what to do about the institution’s close association with Thomas Jefferson, for example. And people have known for years about Jefferson’s record on slavery.
(Commentary by Emma Camp, student)) Former Vice President Mike Pence is set to speak at the University of Virginia on April 12, invited by the University’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom. Normally, a former government official addressing interested students at a public college would be an unremarkable event. However, the editorial board of The Cavalier Daily – the student-run paper at UVA – has declared Pence’s event to be a crisis. … As a former opinion writer for the paper and a current student at UVA, I am disappointed that a group of aspiring journalists would mount such an attack ...
Forty-six colleges outside the Ivy League chose at least one member of that elite group as a peer. Large public research universities – such as the University of Delaware, the University of Virginia, and the Georgia Institute of Technology – and several wealthy private research institutions, as well as selective private liberal-arts colleges, were among them.
The University of Virginia is phasing out on Grounds testing for students. Thursday is the last day of the UVA saliva testing program, and weekly COVID-19 testing is no longer required for the small number of students who are unvaccinated.
Tom Moody, a net artist, musician, blogger, and art critic, died this past Saturday morning from Covid-related complications and pneumonia, according to his gallery, And/Or in Pasadena, California. Moody, a graduate of University of Virginia with a double major in studio art and English literature, was in his 60s.
Readers of The Roanoke Times have known for decades how good Doug Doughty was at covering the University of Virginia and the ACC. On Friday night at the ACC tournament, the retired sports writer [and UVA alumnus] received a prestigious award in recognition of his stellar work. Doughty received the Marvin “Skeeter” Francis Award, which has been given annually by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association for distinguished coverage of the ACC or for distinguished service to the ACC.
The Kappa Sigma fraternity recently announced the amount earned from its Stephen Alonzo Jackson Weekend of Giving. Between March 4 and 6, the fraternity raised more than $725,000. The event is named for Stephen Alonzo Jackson, who was the fraternity’s first international president and was a member of the Zeta Chapter at the University of Virginia.
Volunteers are the backbone of Meals on Wheels of Charlottesville/Albemarle, and there is always a need for more. “I really believe in sort of the simplistic mission of Meals on Wheels,” University of Virginia student William Meyer said.
A student at the University of Virginia is using 3-D printing to gain a better understanding of cancer cells. According to a release, third-year biomedical engineering major Ailene Edwards has received a Harrison Undergraduate Research Grant to pay for her project.
“What was true 50 years ago is even more compelling today — the cost of criminalizing millions of marijuana consumers is too high, and it is time to end this failed policy in favor of a sensible form of regulated access.” – Professor Richard Bonnie, University of Virginia School of Law, associate director of the Shafer Commission and author of “The Marijuana Conviction: A History of Marijuana Prohibition in the United States”
Doctors are expecting a pretty high peak for tree pollen season, which happens between February and May, then grass season in the summer, and weed season in the fall. However, relief could be on the way. "One of the things that helps keep the pollen counts down is rain. We're headed into April showers season, so I think allergy sufferers will actually look forward to some of the rain that will dampen down some of the allergies," said Dr. Michael Nelson, chief of the division of asthma, allergy and immunology at UVA Health.
An expert who worked on the plan likened the reserve of federal medical workers to police officers. “This is a critical need for taking care of our citizens,” said Vivian Riefberg, a professor at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. “We don't stop hiring police or personnel or stop maintaining a military defense system after a problem passes. We have it so it is ready in times of need. We need to do the same thing here."
The first female U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, has died. Analysts from the University of Virginia Miller Center say her time serving has had a lasting impact. "She paved the way not only for women in her own field in academia as well as in practitioners in government but also really led the way for human rights,” said Barbara Perry, a political expert at the Miller Center.
It's the first time a Black woman is sitting before a Senate Judiciary Committee in a Supreme Court confirmation hearing, and though some of the questions are relevant, for those watching at home, it may be more about the senators asking them than Jackson's answers. "So when Ted Cruz is grilling her or Josh Hawley is grilling her, it has far more to do with them than her,” said Jennifer Lawless, with the University of Virginia Miller Center. … The late 1990s was the last time the majority of both parties voted to confirm Supreme Court justices. "As our politics have become more and more fraugh...
Next to testify will be Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio, University of Virginia School of Law Dean Risa Goluboff and Wade Henderson, the president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
(Video) Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson faced a second day of questioning Wednesday by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. Saikrishna Prakash, a University of Virginia law professor and former clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas, and Melody Barnes, executive director of the Karsh Institute of Democracy at the University of Virginia, join Judy Woodruff to discuss.
(By Andrew Sheaff, assistant swimming coach) Basically, the more effective you can feel the water, the faster you can swim. And luckily, our hands are extremely skilled in perceiving sensory information and producing very nuanced movements. However, there are two issues that triathletes will run into that prevent them from taking advantage of the genius of their hands.
(Co-written by Leidy Klotz, professor in engineering systems and environment) We all know the symptoms. Too many committees, emails, software tools and long-winded syllabi. Too many new administrators adding rules and enforcing each exactly to the letter. Too many needless burdens weighing on the souls of those who signed up for teaching, research and learning.
“All forests are precious. Increasingly, we are discovering they also keep the air near and far cool and moist,” said Deborah Lawrence, a professor at the University of Virginia and the lead author of the study, “The Unseen Effects of Deforestation: Biophysical Effects on Climate.” “The heart of the tropics is at the heart of the planet and these forests are critical for our survival.”
The report, “The Unseen Effects of Deforestation: Biophysical Effects on Climate,” explains why forests are so precious for the earth's future and warns that their value is greatly underestimated by decision makers. "The heart of the tropics is at the heart of the planet and these forests are critical for our survival," said lead author Deborah Lawrence, a professor at the University of Virginia.