Former retirement system board member and current University of Virginia economics professor Ed Burton disagreed. He argued that cost-of-living increases and merit raises will pile up on top of the state-mandated pay hike, eventually forcing the fund to pay out more to retired workers. “I raised that at the [Virginia Retirement System] meeting when it was presented,” he said, “and it was the board’s feeling at the time that it didn’t matter.”
There are certain things you don’t expect to see together on any one person’s biography, life experiences such as: Serving as a Green Beret in Vietnam and as a cast member of the TV soap “One Life to Live.” Getting an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania followed by years on the U.S. bobsled team. Stints at a monastery in the Scottish highlands and a Canadian gold mine followed by a recurring role as a lawyer on the 1980s TV series “Falcon Crest.” Actor, author, military veteran and lifelong adventurer John Rixey Moore’s life i...
The date of the last freeze varies by location. It’s later farther to the west, earlier to the east, according to the University of Virginia Climatology Office.
The University of Virginia recently unveiled a surprising work of art – a painting by one of Germany’s best known graffiti artists -- on four panels of the Berlin Wall. (With audio)
(Essay) I have gotten to know the members of the Run Now Relay in the first few days very well and would consider them family. The bond that is developed on a journey like this builds relationships that can last a lifetime. But an unexpected joy has been the people along the way. … The University of Virginia students who cheered on our runners …
With trophies the size of children and a whole year’s worth of bragging rights, the teams danced as if everything was riding on hitting each knee bend and shoulder shake. Reigning champions, the University of Virginia’s Di Shaan group, successfully defended their first place with the blue and orange school colors flying high.
After Sen. Timothy M. Kaine, D-Va., spoke Monday to the class of Larry J. Sabato, a University of Virginia professor and political analyst, a student from Midlothian came up to say hello. The student wasn’t interested in talking about Kaine’s tenure as governor or his work in the Senate. He wanted to talk about Kaine’s time on the Richmond City Council and to tell Kaine how proud he is to be from the Richmond region. Kaine said the student’s comment – that he’s proud to be from Richmond – dovetails with what his children tell him about the city on a re...
Or you could ask experts who know what they're seeing, maybe a guy like Tim Beatley. He's got a windy job title – he's the Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities in the Department of Urban and Environmental Planning in the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia. But he's also an expert in biophilic cities, meaning he studies the primal but complex ways nature affects humans when they live in urban environments.
(By Geoffrey Skelley, associate editor at U.Va.’s Center for Politics) Over the past 40 years, there have been many ways to leave the U.S. House of Representatives. Specifically, nine different methods. The main ones, beyond losing a primary or general election, are to retire or run for another office. But a member can also do one of the following: be appointed to another office, resign, be expelled, pass away or, in the rarest of instances, have the House vacate one’s seat.
(Video) Throughout history, many legislative breakthroughs have occurred in Washington due to efforts that combined outside pressure with an inside game. Author Gerald Warburg, a professor in U.Va.’s Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, discusses his new book “Dispatches From the Eastern Front.”
Maine youngsters who are considering careers in history might want to study up on Alan Taylor. The Bonny Eagle High School and Colby College graduate won his second Pulitzer Prize for history Monday for his book about runaway slaves who helped the British military, “The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832.”
Researchers have found a parasitic amoeba that kills human cells in a unique way - by nibbling them. Entamoeba histolytica causes a potentially fatal diarrhea common in the developing world, infecting up to a third of children in some areas. The team were stunned to discover it kills by taking small bites of the cell until it dies – and then losing all interest in eating the remaining corpse. Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine discovered the previously unknown way to kill human cells - which they say is exactly how a piranha might attack its prey.
Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, said low-wage workers are often hesitant to tie the knot because of the financial repercussions. Wilcox told NPR that pooling spousal incomes means a family may no longer qualify for food stamps, the Earned Income Tax Credit or Medicaid. "They're hesitant to marry because they realize that they would experience a significant financial hit by doing so," Wilcox said.
Almost one year ago to the day, on April 18, 2013, Chancellor Ken Peacock shocked the Appalachian State University body when he announced that he would be stepping down from his position at Appalachian State University once a suitable successor was found.
A University of Virginia professor is celebrating a rare victory today – winning a Pulitzer prize for the second time. Alan Taylor’s latest book – The Internal Enemy -- tells the story of 3,400 slaves who escaped from Virginia and Maryland plantations to British ships off the coast during the War of 1812.
Students from Henley Middle School and the University of Virginia helped a CEO make key decisions on employee pay, charitable giving and company-wide equipment upgrades during a Tuesday afternoon work session. Although the scenario was hypothetical, the collaboration between 80 sixth-graders from the Albemarle County school and 40 students from UVa’s Darden Graduate School of Business Administration was genuine.
Given those factors, University of Virginia political science professor Larry Sabato expects state Senate spending to be massive this year: “One of the best bets in the world is that every two years the war chests of the last contests appears puny in comparison to the new ones.”
(Commentary) While Republican officeholders were the primary sources of statements expressing concern over the move, some non-partisan analysts were also unnerved by the move. “The last thing the census needs is for any hard-bitten partisan (either a Karl Rove or a Rahm Emanuel) to manipulate these critical numbers,” wrote University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato in an email to Fox News at the time. “Partisans have a natural impulse to tilt the playing field in their favor, and this has to be resisted.”
Hundreds of Charlottesville middle school students got a close-up look inside the University of Virginia Department of Medicine Tuesday. The goal was to get young people interested in pursuing careers in health care. It was the largest and youngest group of students to tour the hospital as part of a diversity outreach initiative. It was a rare opportunity to go behind the scenes and see how lives are saved in the area every day.