Civil rights leader and former University of Virginia history professor Julian Bond spoke at UVa's Miller Center Wednesday about a new project on black leaders.The project is a book and website that Bond and his fellow U.Va. professor Phyllis Leffler have been working on for more than a decade. The pair spoke with 51 African American men and women, who are considered leaders, about their experiences.
(By Gerry Warburg, assistant dean, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia) I teach public policy students at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. I have found that this next generation of leaders are not interested in solely public sector work. Some are very interested in social entrepreneurship and creating a business. Others want to lead mission-driven careers within non-governmental organizations. Many want to affect change in government, but through innovative and non-traditional ways. A good porti...
(By Christopher Swift, an adjunct professor of national security studies at Georgetown University and a fellow at the University of Virginia’s Center for National Security Law) There are different narratives about what ISIL is in the Middle East. One of the difficulties people have is coming to grips with the idea that ISIL could be quite as bad as it is. Over the last several years the concern in that part of the world has been over the Syrian civil war and what their government is doing to the Sunni community. Coming to grips with the fact that the people fighting [Syrian President Bas...
What pairs well with vodka? Small bites of Anton Chekhov’s early short stories.The University of Virginia Department of Drama will present “Vodka Variations: an evening of Chekhov shorts” at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Ruth Caplin Theatre.
A nursing shortage is hitting hospitals hard in central Virginia. At UVA Medical Center, 200 nurses are needed. With approximately 2400 nurses currently on staff, that's almost a 10 percent shortage.
In a recent study, a research team from the University of Virginia School of Medicine was able to isolate a substance in lung cancer cells, which allows the cells to proliferate and metastasize.
Preparing your taxes can be complicated, time-consuming, stressful and pricey if you need some help filing. Thankfully, there is one free resource for those who can't afford assistance: University of Virginia law students.
The more depressive symptoms third grade teachers had in a new study, the less progress in math their struggling students made during the school year. One theory is that depression makes it harder for teachers to maintain the optimal learning environment for kids. For third graders, that means an active and dynamic environment rather than a lot of desk work. “This study is just a reminder that teachers are people and that for all of us our mental health impacts our daily interactions with others,” said Bridget Hamre, associate director of the Center for Advanced Study of ...
Bridget K. Hamre, research associate professor at the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education , also lauds the benefits of Head Start program. “One of the advantages for families of Head Start is that those programs tend to provide more wrap-around services in support for the families as opposed to other alternative child care centers that tend to be mediocre than your typical Head Start,” Hamre said.
It's a topic more and more in the news—cyber security. Jack Davidson, a professor of Computer Science at the University of Virginia, explains how to keep your information safe.
Ever wonder what your life would be like if you weren't married? Or imagined how things might've turned out if you'd tied the knot with someone else? What matters is how you answer the two questions you should ask yourself next. University of Virginia economics researchers Leora Friedberg and Steven Stern looked at how 3,597 couples answered those two questions at two different points in time.
(By Geoffrey Skelley, the Associate Editor at the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia) The United States is in the midst of an era of great competitiveness in presidential contests. Not once in the last seven presidential elections has a party won more than 55% or less than 45% of the two-party vote. In a recent article for Politico Magazine , the Crystal Ball team argued that fundamentals, recent history, and the nation’s marked political polarization portend a highly competitive 2016 tilt.
Whatever its source, midlife stress does not foredoom us to a life out of control, especially in our relationships. Of the marriages that do break down, the husband is not typically the one to walk out. According to the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, women instigate two thirds of all divorces—most likely not because they are having midlife crises but because their husbands are behaving badly.
University of Virginia law students are volunteering their time to prepare taxes for low to moderate income families for free. The service is open to the entire local community.
The University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy was honored to have a famous diplomat speak on Wednesday. John Negroponte has worked under President Carter, Reagan, Clinton, and Bush as many positions in foreign policy. "Name almost any difficult job in Washington” said University of Virginia’s Professor of Public Policy Gerry Warburg as he introduces Negroponte, “And some of the most challenging posts overseas, and chances are John Negroponte has been asked to serve as our nation’s representative."
Over a period of several years now, University of Virginia architecture students have been brainstorming development ideas for the Rivanna River. This is more than just an academic exercise. Charlottesville and Albemarle County officials also are interested in making better use of the river resource and are curious to see what ideas have been generated by the U.Va. teams. Over the years, U.Va. students have imagined the Rivanna as a resource to attract development. Ideas have included residential subdivisions with their orientation turned toward river views, as well as a row of commercial ente...
Civil rights leader Julian Bond is teaming up with a University of Virginia historian to document the experiences of 51 African-American leaders. Bond and professor Phyllis Leffler will discuss their project Wednesday during a joint appearance on the Charlottesville grounds of U.Va.
When people perceive anger and fear in others, a region of the brain called the amygdala sends signals throughout the rest of the brain that allow us to prepare for potentially threatening situations. Interestingly, people differ in the way that their brain responds to these cues. For example, some people may over-respond to relatively non-threatening signals, which may be an inefficient use of costly bioenergetic resources. Researchers at the University of Virginia have now uncovered a chemical tag on DNA that can be drawn from the blood and used to understand these differences.
A number of studies have demonstrated that some obese individuals have lower cardiovascular risk and an improved metabolic profile, while a subset of “normal-BMI” people are metabolically unhealthy and have increased mortality risk. A team of researchers at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, found better post-surgical short-term survival rates among obese people than patients of normal weight. Patients with a BMI of 23.1 or less were more than twice as likely to die within 30 days of surgery than those with a BMI of 35.3 or more.
Over the past month, Gov. Bobby Jindal has gotten the one thing he seemingly wanted for years -- the national media spotlight. Jindal is not-so-secretly considering a run for president in 2016, so he was seeking out much of the attention. But there are questions about whether all of the recent media glare -- much of it critical -- has been good for the governor's reputation. "Jindal has not exactly taken the Republican contest by storm, so I suppose you can argue that these events, while unfortunate, have at least gotten his name into the headlines around the count...