"The fact you say you want to exercise your rights before you are in custody does not mean police have to stop asking questions," UVA law professor Rachel Harmon said. "The way you invoke your rights is by saying you want an attorney and then by shutting up."
Just like you see your doctor or dentist for a regular checkup, you should periodically check in with a physical therapist or movement specialist. “Everyone needs to have their muscle strength and movement patterns checked,” says UVA’s Joseph Hart. “By the time you notice that your knee is sore or swollen, it’s too late.”
Scientists are getting closer to developing a new kind of reversible male contraceptive that doesn't produce hormonal side effects.
Montana could play an important role in the final outcome of the race. “[Trump’s] shortfall in Wisconsin leaves it pretty tough for him to get to a majority of the delegates,” said Geoffrey Skelley, an associate editor for Sabato's Crystal Ball at the UVA Center for Politics.
A rare newspaper printing of a journal George Washington wrote as a young man, part of an Ulster County man’s collection, sold for $173,000 at a New York City auction on Monday. Washington’s journal “is of profound historical significance” and offers a glimpse into an adventurous period in his life, said Edward Lengel, director of the Washington Papers at UVA, home to 135,000 documents pertaining to the nation’s first president.
Frederick Hitz, a professor at UVA’s Batten School of Public Policy, says we're living in a world where the Islamic State is becoming bolder than ever. At a lunchtime discussion with public policy students, Hitz describes the situation as having mushroomed.
UVA professor Saikrishna Prakash, a former law clerk for Justice Clarence Thomas and a prominent specialist on separation of powers and presidential authority, has unequivocally stated that “President Obama has not suspended or dispensed any law” and “not violated his faithful execution duty.”
(Co-written by Christine Mahoney, UVA associate professor of public policy and politics and director of social entrepreneurship) American democracy is overwhelmed with corporate lobbying. At every stage of the process, businesses maintain armies of lobbyists, lawyers, and other advocates to weigh in aggressively on all economic and regulatory policy decisions. To put it simply, narrow business interests are wielding disproportionate influence in Washington.
Optical techniques may even provide a steppingstone to quantum computers. In February, researchers from UVA and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology published work on a quantum computer thing that swaps the qubits used in most experiments on entangled states for ‘qumodes’ – quantum optical fields defined by the resonant modes of a laser cavity. According to UVA researcher Olivier Pfister, qumodes could have major advantages in quantum computers because it is possible to make machines that exhibit a very large number of qumodes.
Renovations for the Virginia Discovery Museum's 25th anniversary began on Friday. The Children's Education Center on the Downtown Mall is getting new lights, floors and paint. UVA’s Madison House and Building Goodness Foundation are helping with renovations, which also include six new learning exhibits.
During this 100th anniversary year of Army ROTC, UVA’s Army ROTC program is creating a Hall of Fame to honor outstanding graduates. The first induction ceremony begins at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Abbott Center Auditorium at the Darden School of Business.
Pham Quang Vinh, Vietnam’s ambassador to the United States, will speak at UVA on Tuesday. The event is part of the Ambassador Series, hosted by the university’s Center for Politics.
Four UVA researchers will talk about their innovations in medicine and electronics Wednesday at a Tom Tom Founders Festival event.
Barely a week goes by in China without a new government effort to tighten political and social controls. What’s next for the country’s politics, economy and international relations? To learn more, I recently met in Shanghai with UVA’s Harry Harding, long one of America’s most influential Asia hands and political experts.
A nonprofit created by UVA students is working to spread kindness in Charlottesville. Unsung People collects stories of random acts of kindness around the world, and shares the stories online and via social media.
Clues left at actual crime scenes aren’t always conclusive or easy to find. Bad analysis not only can lead to an innocent person being jailed, but it also can allow a perpetrator to roam free, said UVA law professor Brandon Garrett.
(Commentary by Archie Holmes, vice provost for educational innovation and interdisciplinary studies, and William Sherman, associate vice president for research and founding director, OpenGrounds) Reviving a tradition that dates to the origins of the university, Public Days provides an opportunity for the people of Virginia and beyond to see and hear about groundbreaking student research.
The evidence that crime-scene investigators collect is important, but its analysis is vital. Bad analysis not only can lead to an innocent person being jailed, but it also can allow a perpetrator to roam free, said UVA law professor Brandon Garrett. "It's a long-standing problem where there are a lot of criminal cases where there is information that is useful but not collected and tested, or really important crime-scene evidence that was handled improperly."
The Charlottesville community is supporting a nonprofit that collects toys for children in the hospital. Mason's Toy Box is an annual holiday drive held in honor of Mason Thomas, who passed away at the age of 11 after a six year battle with a rare form of cancer. He began treatment at the University of Virginia Medical Center.
This semester, Benjamin Hays, a senior engineer with UVA’s Office of the University Building Official and a lecturer in the School of Architecture, led students in recreating the Rotunda’s original dome, which was destroyed by the 1895 fire.