Andrew D. Kaufman, a specialist in Russian literature and the works of Leo Tolstoy who lectures at the University of Virginia, has written “Give War and Peace a Chance: Tolstoyan Wisdom for Troubled Times,” which argues that the lessons taught in Tolstoy’s epic are ones that remain relevant in today’s world. He created and teaches a community-based literature course, “Books Behind Bars: Life, Literature and Leadership,” in which students lead discussions about Russian literature with incarcerated youths at juvenile correctional and treatment centers in Virgi...
Kyle Kondik, a numbers analyst at the University of Virginia's Crystal Ball politics website, sums it up this way for 2016: Even if the GOP settles its divisions, it still has emerging demographics among minorities working against it, while the consequences of Obama's popularity (or lack thereof) works against Democrats.
Kyle Kondik, communications director and political analyst at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, said he’s not sure if Portman will run or not. Kasich, he said, is most likely interested in running.
"I think the best way to understand it is that the owners of closely held corporations have religious liberty rights, and they don't surrender those rights when they incorporate into a business," said Douglas Laycock, a professor of law and religious studies at the University of Virginia School of Law.
It is possible that Santorum had other administration immigration policies in mind. David Martin, professor of law at the University of Virginia, said by 2011, the director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement established centralized priorities for removal proceeding actions. Priority is given to people with criminal records, recent border crossers, those who had come back after having been sent home before, and a few other groups. Martin said this is a good way to use limited resources but it could have a downside.
Ahead of the Bill's first reading, the Spectator published an article by James Mumford, son of John and Ele of the Vineyard movement and a fellow at the University of Virginia's Institute for the Advanced Studies in Culture, last November. Like Welby, Mumford warned that the introduction of Lord Falconer's Bill would put the most vulnerable at risk.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the raucous 1964 Republican National Convention that nominated Arizona's U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater and steered the Republican Party hard to the right. "It was very controversial," said Larry Sabato, the director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics who is working on a documentary on the 1964 election that is expected to air on PBS in the fall. "It was really the first indication that the Republican Party would become the conservative party and that moderates, sooner or later, would be shown the door. It took...
As the corruption trial of former Governor Bob McDonnell gets closer, political and legal leaders sat down to speak with NBC29. “My view is that it is very unfortunate and does nothing for the image of Virginia on the other hand,” said Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics.
“The convention is in the most heavily Democratic portion of Ohio, and it’s just going to be saturation coverage for weeks,” said Larry Sabato, a professor of political science at the University of Virginia. “Maybe they marginally reduce their losses, which of course, helps them statewide.”
"Virginia Insight" on WMRA Public Radio (Harrisonburg) / July 10How might you predict changes that could be coming to Earth’s climate in the years ahead? Well, perhaps you could enter massive mountains of data into some of the world’s most powerful computers. Then create maps of predicted developments across the globe. We talk with two Virginia scientists who have been doing just that. Guests are environmental science professors Deborah Lawrence and Hank Shugart.
Encouraging research in that regard is the work of Timothy Wilson, a psychology professor at the University of Virginia. He has recently written the book Redirect – The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change. Wilson argues, and studies support the proposition, that the best way to get young people to change maladaptive behavior is by getting them involved in volunteering to help others. Channeling youth into constructive behavior is a better course of action than labeling them addicts and treating them as sick individuals.
According to the experts, when it comes to exercise, a little is better than none. In a 2013 University of Virginia study, an exercise physiologist asked participants to complete 15 10-minute exercise routines a week. After just three weeks, the participants’ aerobic fitness was equal to that of people 10 to 15 years younger, and their strength, muscular endurance and flexibility also were dramatically improved.
Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia and one of the main authors of the Knot Yet report, has found that, while the national marriage age is increasing and the national marriage rate is decreasing, religious communities are continuing to support young, traditional marriage.
Summertime is budget-setting season for many marketers, and a study in the current issue of the Journal of Advertising Research adds a new twist to this annual exercise. Landing on an advertising budget should not simply be a number-crunching experience, contend Douglas West (King's College London), John B. Ford (Old Dominion University) and Paul W. Farris (University of Virginia Darden School of Business).
A new psychological study led by the University of Virginia found that most people would rather be doing something than just sitting alone with their thoughts. Researchers discovered participants were even willing to perform an unpleasant activity – like shocking themselves – when given the option.
Many more nominees are career Foreign Service officers, who have spent decades in far-flung posts representing U.S. interests, and received the honor of being nominated based on merit. They are individuals such as Thomas Daughton, Mr. Obama’s nominee for Namibia. A graduate of Amherst College and the University of Virginia Law School, Daughton has been in the Foreign Service since 1989. He has served this nation in embassies and consulates in Jamaica, the Philippines, Lebanon, Morocco, Malaysia, Algeria, Gabon, among other countries. Mr. Obama nominated him on June 30, 2013, nearly 380 d...
Anderson capped a dominating Friday with a 4 and 3 victory over future University of Virginia teammate Lauren Coughlin, 21, of Charlottesville in the scheduled 18-hole final of the 89th Virginia State Golf Association Women’s Amateur Championship.Anderson’s title was her first in the VSGA Women’s Amateur. She also has a VSGA Women’s Stroke Play championship to her credit. It also denied Coughlin, who won this year’s VSGA Women’s Stroke Play title, her third straight VSGA Women’s Amateur crown.