(Subscription may be required) Art collecting began as an adventure in giving for two of Roanoke’s best-known philanthropists. But as years passed, Heywood and Cynthia Fralin’s own trove was growing. In 2012, the couple donated a collection of American art to the University of Virginia, his alma mater. The school’s rector and board of visitors re-named the museum after them, in honor of the gift.
(Subscription may be required) Justin Kirkland, a UVA associate professor of politics and public policy, said some legislators around the country argue legislating through the budget is sometimes necessary because it’s the only way to get important policies passed in a timely manner. But this argument doesn’t hold up, the professor said.
(Subscription may be required) UVA Health began weekly COVID-19 briefings to discuss one epidemic, but used Friday’s meeting to discuss the reality of tackling two epidemics at once. There are now 64 cases of monkeypox across the state – a number that has been steadily rising on a weekly basis – and one case in the Blue Ridge Health District, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
Registered Republicans now outnumber Democrats in Florida, Kentucky, and West Virginia after years of trailing, according to data from Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA’s Center for Politics
UVA Professor of Politics Carol Mershon analyzes the ramifications of the resignation of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, and the country’s complicated political system.
(Subscription may be required) Plenty has changed for the Hoos over the last 12 months, but the most significant constant is quarterback Brennan Armstrong, who new coach Tony Elliott has had the luxury of inheriting and leaning on to help spread and establish his ways of operating throughout the rest of the team.
“The Jan. 6 Committee hearings have already accomplished what the Watergate hearings did. A majority of Americans – the middle and the left – have concluded that the President under investigation did wrong. Neither set of hearings, however, convinced the Republican base,” says Ken Hughes, a Watergate expert at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs.
(Registration may be required) The Times presents an except from a poem by Brian Teare, associate professor of English.
(Commentary by Stefan Lund, postdoctoral fellow at the Nau Center for Civil War History; subscription may be required) Before the Civil War, Americans frequently confronted the specter of mob violence, which perpetrators justified as necessary to prevent or remove perceived threats to their communities. But then, as now, mob violence was about subverting democracy and the rule of law to violently enforce one group’s idea of justice.
(Commentary, subscription may be required) The phenomenon of the gender gap – the fact that women as a whole are more supportive of the Democratic Party than men are – masks significant divisions in the American electorate. UVA political scientist Nicholas Winter addresses this issue head-on in his research.
(Subscription may be required) Patrick J. Michaels, a climatologist who became a lightning rod in debates around climate change, reviled by activists and revered among skeptics for using his academic pedigree to challenge the broad scientific consensus on the causes and consequences of global warming, died July 15 at his home in Washington. He was 72. Dr. Michaels, who spent decades as a professor of environmental sciences at UVA and as Virginia’s state climatologist, was one of the most prominent contrarian voices in political and policy discussions surrounding climate change.
The UVA Police Department is collecting school supplies to help children in Charlottesville’s schools.
A shot-putter at the University of Virginia has made it to the 2022 NCAA Track & Field National Championships. Not only did Maria Deaviz place fourth, but she made history and broke her own record. Deaviz’s journey to success includes hard work, dedication, and passion.
(Video) Researchers at UVA and the University of Colorado say a two-blade, downwind rotor could be more resilient to hurricane-force winds, while requiring materials that are lighter and more affordable.
Compared to pregnant people without a disability, pregnant people with disabilities may have about 2½ times the risk of experiencing intimate partner violence in the year before pregnancy and during pregnancy, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study was conducted by Jeanne Alhusen of the UVA School of Nursing and colleagues.
(Co-written by Philip Bourne, School of Data Science; Sallie Anne Keller, Biocomplexity Institute; and others) The U.S. is falling behind in the accessibility and connectedness of its research computing and data infrastructure, compromising competitiveness and leadership and limiting global science that could benefit from U.S. contributions.
In the 2021-22 college sports year, the Cavaliers brought some more serious hardware back to the trophy case for the University of Virginia athletics department. UVA won three ACC regular season titles, three ACC postseason championships, several NCAA individual titles, and two NCAA team national championships. Add in some spectacular highlights and thrilling victories and this past athletic season held countless incredible moments for UVA student-athletes.
(Free registration required) This Memorial Day I found myself at a grassy spot along La Prele Creek, resting my horse and having lunch out of the back of a Ford Explorer, with an eclectic group of new friends who had also volunteered to help the Cross family on their annual spring cattle drive. Four generations ago, before Wyoming was a state, Shane Cross’s great-grandfather homesteaded the place. Today, Boot Ranch is run by Shane, who graduated from Stanford and the University of Virginia School of Law and moved back a few years ago to commit full-time to a life of unyielding hard labor. ...
UVA Health dermatologist Dr. Darren Guffey says that while skin cancer is more common in lighter skin, those with pigmented skin are at a greater risk to have fatal skin cancer because early alarm signals aren't present or go unnoticed, resulting in a later diagnosis.
(Audio and transcript) Includes an interview with Dr. Bruce Greyson, professor emeritus of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences, discussing near-death experiences.