About 1,900 people participated on the 25th anniversary of the United Way Laurence E. Richardson Day of Caring on Wednesday, including at Monticello, where employees from UVA’s finance department helped remove pesky invasive plants growing along the Saunders-Monticello Trail.
After a 26-year career with a global consulting firm, Scott Beardsley became the ninth dean of UVA’s Darden School of Business in 2015. He moved not only jobs, but also countries – from Brussels, the heart of Europe, into one of the 10 Pavilions on the Lawn, the grassy center of the University of Virginia. Yet he doesn’t feel like a fish out of water. That’s Beardsley for you.
Researchers at the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine might have the answer to treating both Ebola and cancer. Scientists are working to create a purified form of Hops, a molecular unit cancer cells use to grow and survive. Ebola also uses it to infect our cells.
Engineering students at the University of Virginia are getting a chance to meet some potential employers.The fair is a chance for the eSchool to bring companies to students, help students find jobs and internships. This year, UVA says 194 employers were at the John Paul Jones Arena talking to students. Organizers say that is a good thing.
The Women's Four Miler race in Charlottesville fell short of its fundraising goal this year, but the women's fitness community is coming together to fill the gap and help the University of Virginia Cancer Center. The women's fitness community is rallying together to raise the extra money, which all goes to support breast and ovarian cancer research at the UVA Cancer Center. Female-owned studios like Purvelo, Pure Barre, and True Pilates are donating all proceeds from their classes on Tuesday, September 20, while Hot Yoga and Fly Dog Yoga also had special fundraising classes this mo...
The University of Virginia had a special visitor Tuesday night. Dr. Mae Jemison, the first-ever African-American woman in space, gave a talk at Old Cabell Hall. Jemison has orbited the Earth 127 times. Jemison’s visit marks the beginning of the UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science’s year long Diversity Learning Series.
University of Virginia law professor Brandon L. Garrett, who has written a book on flawed forensics and wrongful convictions, titled, “Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong,” argues that the council’s report is well-founded and supports a 2009 National Academy of Sciences report that much of forensic evidence used in criminal trials is “without any meaningful scientific validation.”
Women earned about a third of all engineering degrees at the University of Virginia in 2015, making the state flagship first on that measure among prominent public schools nationwide. But reaching gender parity in engineering could take many years for U-Va. and other public universities.
Rick Grenis, a senior financial analyst and 2016 graduate of UVA's Darden School of Business, says there are two distinct forms of business school teaching styles: one that emphasizes the value of lectures, and another that teaches using professor-led discussions of real-life business dilemmas known as case studies.
(By Alan Shepard, president of Concordia University and alum of the University of Virginia) At the beginning of the school year, there’s a lot of optimism in the air – and in some quarters, cynicism about the value of a university degree.
A New York Times/Siena College poll in Florida, a key battleground state, shows Clinton at 51 percent support among voters aged 18-34 years old. That's a problem, says Geoffrey Skelley, a political analyst at UVA’s Center for Politics. "Much lower turnout among young voters is a net benefit for Trump because his base of support is much more reliant on older voters," he says. Those voters, he adds, are much more likely to show up and vote on Election Day.
Hospitals and states say a proposed change to the way Medicaid pays hospitals that serve high levels of Medicaid and uninsured patients could be illegal and would destabilize safety net hospitals if finalized. “CMS' proposed rule significantly chips away at this very important building block thereby shaking the foundation of safety net hospitals,” Larry Fitzgerald, chief financial officer at the UVA Medical Center, said. “We are disturbed by the seeming trend in CMS policy that continues to whittle away at these vital funding streams for safety net hospitals.”
An analysis at the UVA Center for Politics is showing a shift in voter's presidential preferences that's coming at the direct expense of Hillary Clinton.
A new analysis from the UVA Center for Politics shows a shift in the U.S. electoral map that helps Donald Trump and makes Hillary Clinton's position "much more precarious" than it was six months ago.
Donald Trump is running on a white-identity platform. He appeals to a different constituency than traditional Republicans. On many policy issues, such as foreign policy, legal immigration, trade, and the size of government, his views are at odds with the party he leads. Geoffrey Skelley of UVA’s Center for Politics tweeted poll results on Democratic margins among Hispanics in six states for the presidential race and the Senate races from Latino Decisions.
If "right time, right place" impacts book sales, Kyle Kondik's "The Bellwether: Why Ohio Picks the President" should be atop every bestseller list in the country.
Republicans have been cheering about tightening poll numbers in recent weeks and were absolutely giddy on social media Monday morning when UVA’s highly respected Center for Politics moved the Indiana Senate race from “leans Democratic” to “toss up.” Kyle Kondik, managing editor of UVA’s much-read “Crystal Ball” political newsletter, said the decision to label the race a toss-up was due in large part to recent changes in the presidential race.
The GOP’s youth drive is seriously off the rails. Geoffrey Skelley, an analyst with UVA’s Center for Politics, thinks Trump is the reason. “Trump’s nostalgia-driven slogan ‘Make America Great Again’ partly encompasses the way Trump exacerbates Republicans’ problems with young voters: this more diverse block of voters doesn’t necessarily think America was better before the current era,” Skelley said.
Republicans' chances of holding the Senate are improving considerably, thanks to Hillary Clinton's sliding popularity, strong campaigns by Republican candidates and a GOP fundraising surge. "The now-tight presidential race suggests that perhaps Clinton could pull off a narrow victory that still allows the GOP to hold the Senate," wrote Larry Sabato, Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley of UVA’s Center for Politics on Monday as they moved four Senate races in the Republicans' direction.