(By Barbara A. Perry, White Burkett Miller Professor of Ethics and Institutions at UVA’s Miller Center) Using his now famous malaprop, the 2000 GOP presidential candidate George W. Bush declared that his opponents had “misunderestimated” him. All politicians suffer from real or perceived weaknesses. For Bush, his propensity to mangle the English language caused some to question his intellectual qualifications to hold the nation’s highest office. Yet his unpretentiousness and authenticity made him the candidate Americans said they would like to have a beer with. And he t...
(By Nicole Hemmer, assistant professor at UVA’s Miller Center) Fact-checkers have weighed in time and again on the Trump campaign, and – no surprise here – Donald J. Trump doesn't tell the truth. Politifact rates 70 percent of his statements as somewhere between “mostly false” and “pants on fire.” CNN has taken to checking his speeches in real time, flashing corrections on the chyron as he talks. Yet Trump and his supporters remain undaunted.
Some Red Planet streams and lakes formed just 2 billion to 3 billion years ago, a new study suggests. That's a surprise, because researchers think that, by that epoch, Mars had likely become too cold to host liquid water on its surface. The study team was led by Sharon Wilson of the Smithsonian Institution and UVA.
Every year, the UVA Children's Hospital cares for hundreds of babies hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. On Saturday, those babies went back to see the doctors and nurses that helped them heal. The kids were dressed as superheroes, because medical staff say that's exactly what they are: super kids with a power greater than the average.
Larry Sabato of UVA’s Center for Politics discusses his latest revision of his 2016 electoral map prediction.
According to the pollsters and political scientists I spoke to, there are two major demographic reasons Trump has been making a comeback: 1) Young people are abandoning Clinton for third-party alternatives, and 2) Republicans are coming home to their party’s nominee. "This is extremely disconcerting for Clinton," says Geoffrey Skelley, a political analyst at UVA’s Center for Politics. "If they’re going to come at all close to having the support of the Obama coalition, they need young people."
The UVA Darden School of Business' Sara Neher, who is admissions dean, said it's focused on providing scholarships to more students and Indians in particular. "We are lucky to have very high-quality applicants from India. We would also love to see more diversity in terms of gender, work industry, undergraduate major."
Pittsburgh has joined a network of cities committed to putting nature at the heart of growth, development, maintenance and infrastructure projects. The newest Biophilic City, Pittsburgh was anointed Friday in an announcement at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens by Tim Beatley, the founder of Biophilic Cities and a professor in the UVA School of Architecture.
First Lady Michelle Obama made her first campaign appearance for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the increasingly competitive presidential race at a Virginia university where she urged students to “work your hearts out” to register and get out the vote on Nov. 8. “It’s well known that Michelle Obama doesn’t like to campaign, so the fact that she’s doing it suggests the high importance that the Obama White House places on Clinton’s election,” said Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics.
UVA political scientist Larry Sabato also noted that Republicans in every state are facing a similar dilemma. "All of them are stuck in a no-win situation," Sabato said. "In any race that's even remotely competitive, they need to either try to court Trump voters or figure out how to live without them. None of this is going to be easy for any of them."
Out-of-state students aware of the Buckeye State's political weight may opt to cast their vote away from home, if they think it will have a higher impact. “If you talk about your vote, quote, 'counting more in Ohio,' I think it probably does, but I think your vote matters in a lot of places,” Kyle Kondik of UVA’s Center for Politics said.
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The University of Virginia Darden School of Business’ Sara Neher, who is admissions dean, said that they are completely focused on providing scholarships to more students and Indians in particular.
In an excellent report on New York City’s population dynamics, Luke Junday of UVA’s Demographics Research Group asks and answers the question: “How is New York City growing if it is constantly losing people?”
According to a recent study, the two options – high-intensity interval training, or HIIT, and endurance/aerobic training – yield some of the same health and fitness benefits. “With athletes, like everyone else, it improves VO2 max and lactate threshold,” said Dave Hryvniak, a doctor with UVA’’s athletic department.
The University of Virginia says it's never too early to get an art history lesson. Once a month the Fralin Museum of Art invites children ages 5-12 to come with an adult for a hands-on approach to history called Family Art Jams.
It has been known for some time that immune cells and their signals can induce changes in our central nervous systems. But the link between the immune system and social behavior was unknown – until recently, thanks to new research out of UVA’s Neuroscience Department and the Center for Brain Immunology and Glia.
Researchers have conducted the longest review of genetically modified crops and pesticide use yet. The team, which included four academics, led by economist Federico Ciliberto of the University of Virginia, studied data taken from 5,000 soybean and 5,000 maize farmers in the U.S.
A longtime benefactor is giving the University of Virginia a gift of $40 million to support a series of curricular initiatives designed to advance UVA as a national leader in liberal arts and science education.
Hundreds of people turned out for this year's NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet Friday evening in Albemarle County. UVA Professor Ervin Jordan delivered the keynote address. He spoke about the importance of voting rights as well as his position on Confederate statues and Charlottesville’s Blue Ribbon Commission.
Friday, UVA’S Board of Visitors approved 13 grant proposals to start spending some of the controversial $2.3 billion fund it has. According to the university, the first round of investments from the school’s Strategic Investment Fund totals approximately $26 million and will “support pioneering research, enhance students’ academic experience and bring next-generation technology and research infrastructure to Grounds.”