SAN FRANCISCO — An investigational interactive website can both assess the driving ability of a person with type 1 diabetes and deliver an intervention that cuts their chances of having a driving mishap by more than 50%, a randomized clinical trial finds. The results were presented here at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 2014 Scientific Sessions by Daniel J. Cox, PhD, professor in the departments of psychiatry and internal medicine at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
There are significant racial and ethnic differences in hospitalization rates among kidney failure patients on dialysis, according to a new study... Guofen Yan, PhD, from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and her colleagues designed a study to examine hospitalization rates among U.S. hemodialysis patients by race/ethnicity and age to identify the dialysis patient subgroups at higher risk of hospitalization.
There are significant racial and ethnic differences in hospitalization rates among kidney failure patients on dialysis, according to a new study... Guofen Yan, PhD, from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and her colleagues designed a study to examine hospitalization rates among U.S. hemodialysis patients by race/ethnicity and age to identify the dialysis patient subgroups at higher risk of hospitalization.
University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato isn't so sure. "This doesn't mean a stalemate for three more years. Politicians can turn on a dime from acrimony one day to cooperation on a different topic the next day," he said. Nor does he see a real souring of the political atmosphere in Virginia generally.
By W. Bradford Wilcox, a sociology professor at the University of Virginia who directs the Home Economics Project of the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for Family Studies.Forget the gender gap. The fundamental divide in the United States today runs along the lines of class and marriage. College-educated Americans and their children reap the benefits of comparatively stable, happy marriages, while less-educated Americans—especially the poor and the working-class—are more likely to struggle with family lives marked by discord and marital instability. This two-tiered ...
By John Duffy, the Samuel H. McCoy II Professor of Law at University of Virginia School of Law.Although Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank was identified by this website and many other commentators as a major case on patent law, the Supreme Court’s unanimous resolution of the case does little to change, or even to clarify, pre-existing law. The case becomes the fourth Supreme Court decision since 2010 to hold patent claims invalid based on judicial exceptions to patentability. While Alice Corp. is only an incremental addition, the continuation of that larger trend is hugely important because,...
As academics debate the value of Clayton Christensen's "theory of disruption," this is how Taco Bell's Jeff Jenkins thinks about disruption. His college, the University of Virginia, interviewed him for a series they do on alumni, and it was fascinating to hear him talk about about he saw his job and business. The idea of disruption—of the rapid rise of a new competitor, who eats your lunch (heh)—is so deeply ingrained in this generation of businesspeople.
Jody Greenstone Miller is chief executive of Business Talent Group, a firm that she says is changing the way companies obtain top business talent for consultation and project-based work. Miller's company, which she co-founded with Amelia Warren Tyagi, has a talent pool of more than 3,000 experts — including former CEOs — on whom she can call to work with client companies. In other words, Miller supplies super-temps.
After four straight years of decline, research grant funding at the University of Virginia is on the rise again. But uncertainty about the federal budget and government funding for science research has administrators looking for alternate sources of funding, such as private partnerships.
Once they were rivals. But on Friday, former Sen. John W. Warner, a Republican, made his case for why Virginians should re-elect his Democratic successor, Sen. Mark R. Warner, in November. John Warner said it “is not a good time” for a “flip flop” of Mark Warner’s seat. “We need seniority, and we’ll go to lowest in seniority in the Senate if this man is not re-elected,” John Warner said at the Annual Virginia Political History Project forum at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Larry Sabato, director of the school’s Center for P...
School is out, but some Virginia middle-schoolers are choosing to keep their minds sharp throughout the summer at the University of Virginia. Fifty-four students are currently staying at UVA for the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp. The ExxonMobil Bernard Harris partnership has brought in kids who would otherwise be unable to attend such a camp - free of charge.
U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) announced today that a consortium of universities including the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech and Old Dominion University have received a $5 million grant to conduct crucial research and development of energy efficient and environmentally sustainable modes of transportation.
The 10-month long Better Business Challenge to encourage new cost-savings strategies through efficient use of energy, water, transportation and reduced waste ended Thursday night with awards being presented to eight local companies and agencies. ... The University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business was noted for saving 600 coffee cups a day from trash.
The Cavaliers (52-14) advanced to the College World Series finals for the first time in program history with a 4-1 win over Ole Miss on Saturday afternoon at TD Ameritrade Park. “We’re very proud to be moving on,” said UVa coach Brian O’Connor. Of the eight teams that came to Omaha, UVa is the only squad to start the tournament 3-0.
Just by reaching this stage, the Cavs have already added to what’s been a banner season for Virginia sports. UVa is eighth in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, an annual competition to find the nation’s best overall athletics program. When the baseball team’s journey ends, Virginia can finish as high as third, placing it in the conversation for the best sports year at UVa in at least the last two decades. Virginia finished third in the 2009-10 Directors’ Cup.