University of Virginia professor Doug Laycock, however, said last month that the then-version of the proposal would authorize the private sector to refuse, for religious or moral reasons, to recognize same-sex marriages. Laycock, a nationally recognized expert in religious liberty, told NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune at the time that Johnson’s legislation “goes way too far.”
The Children’s Hospital at the University of Virginia is being honored for supporting breastfeeding. It was given by the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant Care Award.
The District has used the “Classroom Assessment Scoring System” to evaluate classroom quality, a measure developed at the University of Virginia. External independent evaluators observed classes during a typical day in nearly 500 classrooms across the city.
Explaining the results, study author Dr Mark DeBoer, of the University of Virginia, said children who spent hours slumped in front of the TV had a “reduced amount of energy expenditure, a decrease in sleep, and increased eating opportunities – fuelled in part by unhealthy food commercials on TV.”
At the University of Virginia, reports of concussions have tripled but doctors say more hits may not be to blame. Increased education and awareness paired with return-to-play laws have players, coaches, and parents thinking twice. … Doctor Kristen Heinan, a pediatric neurologist at U.Va. has seen concussions surge in greater Charlottesville.
In the aftermath of unrest in Ferguson and Baltimore, Harvard professor, author and sociologist Orlando Patterson spoke on the frequent problems for African-Americans, and the nation as a whole, at an event Monday the University of Virginia.
As part of the University of Virginia’s Finals Weekend, Ed Helms of “The Office” and “The Hangover” – two things that, FYI, aren’t a great idea to mix, new graduates – graced U.Va.’s historic Lawn on Friday (May 15) to dole out wisdom and usher the Class of 2015 into life after undergrad.
The University of Virginia Children’s Hospital has earned international recognition for its support of breastfeeding mothers. The hospital has been honored with the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® (IBCLC) Care Award.
(By Ed Hess, professor of business administration and Batten Institute Executive-in-Residence at U.Va.’s Darden School of Business)In the next decade, Smart Machines will displace many workers in many industries including logistics, construction, distribution, sales, retail, services and even the jobs of highly trained professionals. If what you do is highly repetitive, reasonably predictable, involves limited choices or involves linear processes, you are at risk. Jobs with a low risk of displacement are those that require complex critical thinking, creativity, innovative thinking, high ...
The University of Virginia announced today that the employment numbers from the McIntire School of Commerce are encouraging for graduates, as the economy picks up speed. As an example, at hand, the Commerce School confirms that approximately 87 percent of its undergraduate students have now accepted or received an offer they intend to accept for full-time employment, with an average base salary of $70,787, which is up 10 percent from last year's average.
McGuireWoods Consulting Executive Vice President Mark Bowles was recently appointed to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors by Governor Terry McAuliffe. Bowles replaces Dr. Edward Miller, a former faculty member who stepped down before the end of his term, and will begin his term on June 30.
Here’s a new online collection that will be of interest to many of you. It was announced by the Rare Book School based at the University of Virginia on Tuesday.
Led by Georgia State University, researchers have developed the first robust and noninvasive detection of early stage liver cancer and liver metastases, in addition to other liver diseases, such as cirrhosis and liver fibrosis. To more effectively detect cancerous tumors at an early stage, researchers from Georgia State, in collaboration with researchers from Emory University, Georgia Tech, the University of Georgia and the University of Virginia, have developed a new class of protein-based contrast agents (PRCAs) and an imaging methodology that provides robust results for the early detection ...
(By Siva Vaidhyanathan, the Robertson Professor of Media Studies at the University of Virginia) On the morning of May 13, 2015, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History hosted a panel discussion called “Innovation Echo: Tomorrow’s Brightest Days.” The purpose of the panel was to inspire or guide everyone to innovate, regardless of the resources at one’s disposal.
Attacks are undermining India's global standing, the stability of its democracy and its role in upcoming climate talks, experts say. William Antholis, an expert in climate change, international negotiations and development at the University of Virginia, said it is "hard to read what is happening" in India.
Former Florida governor and expected presidential candidate Jeb Bush sought to end a political controversy Thursday over the Iraq war. Bush said at a town hall event in Tempe, Arizona, that faced with the decision today, he would not have launched the invasion of Iraq carried out by his brother, former President George W. Bush, in 2003. Analysts said that Bush hopes now to close out the controversy with his latest comments. But University of Virginia analyst Larry Sabato said he was surprised by what he called the Bush stumble on Iraq this week.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping have been holding a number of interactions on terrorism. This time Beijing may actually mean it. Phil Potter, a terrorism policy expert at the University of Virginia, notes that "China is using shared concerns over terrorism as a tool for regional cooperation. This has been evident with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization." He argues Beijing sees this as an area in which two strategic rivals can share some common ground and "it is therefore something that China will happily put on the table."
The youngest example of one of the oldest objects in the universe may have been discovered by astronomers, who say it appears ready to hatch millions of stars.“We may be witnessing one of the most ancient and extreme modes of star formation in the universe,” lead author Kelsey Johnson, an astronomer at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, said in a statement.
The Ivy League is losing its historic lead on one of education’s most important playing fields: endowment investing. Over the last five years, the story is similar. The University of Virginia was tops and Swarthmore College, a small liberal arts school with Quaker roots, wasn’t far behind.
Many of the students graduating from the University of Virginia this weekend have already accepted jobs in the working world. Eighty-seven percent of students from the UVA McIntire School of Commerce have accepted full-time jobs, while the UVA School of Nursing says 75 percent of their soon-to-be graduates have employment lined up too. The Darden School of Business and the UVA Law School report more than 90 percent of 2015 grads have employment offers.