Researchers at the University of Virginia say they've developed a way to detect if your car's electronic system is being hacked. Information engineering researchers at UVA say computer hacking is no longer confined to your desktop or smart phones. Automobiles with advanced electronic systems are now at a much higher risk to be taken out of a driver's control. The university is partnering with Virginia State Police to test researchers' detection software inside patrol cars.
Dr. Robert O’Neil is the former president of the University of Virginia, a former director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, and a he’s currently a fellow with the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. He joined us to discuss the tradition of honorary degrees and what goes into the selection process.
The University of Virginia Board of Visitors has extended the contract of President Teresa Sullivan for another two years. The board will have the option to replace her in October 2017, or give her another extension to October 2019.
Neither people nor water are distributed evenly around the globe, leading to unequal access to freshwater. "Access to water for drinking and growing food is a human right," Joel Carr of the University of Virginia, US, told environmentalresearchweb. "Because water is a finite resource and the human population is growing, reduced inequality in access to water may be necessary so that the water needs of everyone are met in the future."
How Much School Is Too Much School? Chloe Gibbs, a researcher at the University of Virginia, says this question launched her career. “I really thought it was an open question, do five-year olds really get benefit from being in a classroom for that many hours or are we really keeping them too long past a certain point?” says Gibbs. But after more than a decade of asking that question, Gibbs says the answer is clear: kids who go to full-day kindergarten do better on tests for years afterward, though other students tend to begin to catch up by fourth grade.
A team of political scientists at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics released its initial takes on the solid blue or red to the toss-up swing states, and there’s no real surprise. The lead that Democrats have in the solid or likely blue states gives them an edge in Electoral College votes over the GOP, with a total (by the team’s analysis) of 85 votes as “toss-ups.” These are many of the same states we have seen over three presidential campaign cycles.
University of Virginia astronomer Shane Davis, originally from Mandan, has been named the Sloan Research Fellow for 2015 from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Davis, an assistant professor of astronomy, is a theoretical astrophysicist who is an expert on using large computer simulations to model complex systems in the universe.
Among all those who are expected to be on the list of candidates seeking the White House in 2016, Gov. Scott Walker is one who can point to action on school vouchers — a favorite issue among conservatives. “Being pro-school-vouchers is a big plus in the Republican nominating process because it’s favored by almost all of the conservative groups,” said professor Larry Sabato, director of University of Virginia Center for Politics. “It appeals to evangelicals, it appeals to Catholics, it appeals across the board.”
Millennials are poised to become the nation’s largest living generation this year. As they grow as a percentage of the population, more of them will reach the age at which Americans historically have gotten married. “Marriage is, in some ways, in the worst place it’s ever been,” said W. Bradford Wilcox, a sociologist at the University of Virginia, director of the National Marriage Project and founder of Demographic Intelligence. “I don’t think we’re ever going to see a major upswing. But we may have reached a plateau. The numbers suggest we may be touc...
“Landscapes of Longevity,” a new documentary film by University of Virginia architecture students Asa Eslocker and Harriett Jameson, will be screened from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Jefferson School African-American Heritage Center. Eslocker, a former ABC News journalist, and Jameson studied places known as “Blue Zones,” which are communities with some of the world’s highest longevity rates. They focused on Loma Linda, California; Sardinia, Italy; and Okinawa, Japan.
The phrase 'friendly divorce' may strike some as an oxymoron, but it is increasingly a trend and a real possibility. Relatively inexpensive and nonadversarial divorce mediation--rather than pricey, contentious litigation--is now more common than ever. According to a recent University of Virginia study, couples who decide to mediate their divorce are more likely than those who go to court to talk regularly about the children's needs and problems, to participate in school and special events, daily activities, holidays and vacations. We may not make it in marriage, but we still want t...
Sandia National Laboratories researchers have made the first measurements of thermoelectric behavior by a nanoporous metal-organic framework (MOF), a development that could lead to an entirely new class of materials for such applications as cooling computer chips and cameras and energy harvesting. Patrick Hopkins, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Virginia, and his graduate student Brian M. Foley used a laser technique to measure the thermal conductivity. The resulting measurements showed great promise.
Teresa A. Sullivan, president of the University of Virginia for a tumultuous half-decade, will continue in the post through July 2018 under a two-year contract extension approved Tuesday. But the revision includes a clause that allows for her exit as early as fall 2017 if the governing board chooses a successor.
University of Virginia Rector George Keith Martin will not seek reappointment to the Board of Visitors. Last week, Martin sent a letter to Gov. Terry McAuliffe offering some final “reflections” on his time as rector. He confirmed Tuesday afternoon that he is not seeking to extend his time on the board beyond his current term, which ends June 30.
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has announced a state-led initiative to research and propose legislation that will help protect the commonwealth against cyberattacks—with a first task involve working with the Virginia State Police to address the potential of cyberattacks on automobiles. There are also several commission “partners” that will help with this specific initiative. On the public side this includes the University of Virginia and The MITRE Corporation. On the private-sector end, cybersecurity companies Mission Secure, Spectrum Comm, Kaprica Security and ...
One of those advisers, Erica R. Elder, returned to her high school in Bassett, Va., to provide the kind of boost that helped get her into the University of Virginia. … She has encountered students who didn’t see college as a realistic option, and who were ready to give up with any minor setback in the admissions process. Parents who were ashamed about their meager earnings and ignorance about college wouldn’t look her in the eye during financial-aid nights.
Ruth Mason, a law professor at the University of Virginia, said states can make their tax systems comply with the law without necessarily offering a full credit for out-of-state income. Maryland’s system was an “outsider,” limiting the immediate effect of the decision, she said.
Medical imaging has an attitude problem. This doesn’t mean that the field won’t continue to grow, Bruce Hillman, MD, professor of radiology and medical imaging and public health services, University of Virginia School of Medicine, said at ACR 2015 but intervention will be required to ensure this growth is appropriate.
Henderson initially represented himself in court, but to take his case all the way to the Supreme Court, he accepted pro bono representation from a group of students and their professor at the University of Virginia Law School. Monday's unanimous ruling gives another victory to the law school clinic, which since 2006 has had an impressive number of cases make it to the Supreme Court level.
Henderson’s legal team, coordinated through the University of Virginia School of Law Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, argued that there’s conflict over possession and ownership rights between the federal court of appeals and state supreme courts, and the Supreme Court’s intersession was needed to cut through the split decisions.