(Commentary by Jill S. Tietjen) I, too, have benefited from all of the women on whose shoulders we stand. I entered the University of Virginia in the Fall of 1972, in the third class in which women were admitted as undergraduates, under court order. I am one of the first ten women to graduate as an engineer from UVa (1976). 1972 was the first year that the percentage of women graduating nationwide with a B.S. in engineering reached ONE percent. I didn't even know a woman engineer before I became one. I am sure that is one of the many reasons that I have devoted over 30 years of my life to ...
"Time is brain" when it comes to a person who is suffering a stroke. In fact, time is a stroke victim's greatest enemy. The faster they get treatment, the better the outcome. So says one stroke neurologist with the University of Virginia Health System, which is working with local rescue squads to outfit ambulances with iPads and tablets, so that doctors can diagnose such patients en route to the hospital. Stroke is the leading cause of long-term adult disability in the U.S., says Dr. Andrew Southerland, a stroke neurologist with the University of Virginia Health System, which is ...
Throughout the weekend, swimmers have been battling it out in the pool at this year's CeraVe Invitational. Taking place at the Sonny Werblin Recreation Center on the Rutgers University campus, swimmers from across the country made the journey to compete here. They fought hard throughout all of the events, but even harder to honor the memory of the late Fran Crippen.
“Even in a year where Republicans need to gain six seats to win the Senate, this race is probably not going to determine which party wins the majority,” Kyle Kondik, the managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia, wrote Friday. “If Gillespie pulls the upset, he’ll probably be more like the 55th Republican Senate seat in the next Congress, not the 51st. . . . Gillespie needs a GOP wave or for Warner to make a very costly mistake or two.”
University of Virginia Center for Politics spokesman Geoffrey Skelley says beyond the ethics scandal, McDonnell was in line to be remembered for his historic transportation deal. "Besides the fact that we are kind of waiting to see what happens with the gift gate scandal, and whether or not Governor McDonnell is indicted over it, his legacy is more or less tied up in the fact that he is a pragmatist who oversaw kind of an economic recovery of sorts. And probably his biggest accomplishment was the transportation bill that he helped broker."
As a product of Central Virginia, one of Evan Feinman’s fondest memories includes hiking on the Appalachian Trail on his way to Panther Falls, a popular swimming spot nestled in the mountains of Rockbridge County. The familiarity with scenic settings and the value of nature made taking over as the state’s new deputy secretary of natural resources a natural fit.
State lawmakers seeking common ground as the political ground shifts expect to find it on mental health and ethics reform, but the turf fights over Medicaid and other issues are likely to be familiar. Even on points of apparent consensus, the University of Virginia’s Larry J. Sabato advised caution: “Something will pass on ethics reform,” he said, “but I’d encourage everyone to read the fine print.”
On Monday afternoon, 300 students from the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture will walk up and down the area’s busiest traffic corridor to begin imagining how it might be redeveloped in the near future. The expedition along U.S. 29 will come near the start of the school’s third annual “vortex,” a week-long workshop in which students apply their design training to reimagine an aspect of the Charlottesville-Albemarle County area.
Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, said Republicans could learn from McAuliffe's victory if they want to win competitive swing states like Virginia and take back the White House. "Just about everyone realizes that Terry McAuliffe won mainly because Ken Cuccinelli's positions, especially on social issues, were too far to the right for a moderate swing state," Sabato said.
(Editorial) Data from the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia shows that children from intact marriages are far more likely to attend and graduate from college, and subsequently earn high wages, than those from broken homes. But the difference is particularly stark for children in low-income families.
During the study period, a total of 7,397,301 injuries occurred at school, of which 736,014 were intentional. The new study shows “that almost 10 percent of injuries are intentional, which means there’s a lot of violence going on in the schools that doesn’t include football, or hockey, or volleyball or tripping and falling and getting hurt,” said Patrick Tolan, a professor at the University of Virginia and director of Youth-Nex, the U.Va. Center to Promote Effective Youth Development.
A recent study led by the University of Virginia showed that in 2012, more than 4,500 emergency evaluations for mental health issues were conducted across the state. Of the more than 3,400 persons who weren’t already in jail or committed to a facility, one in two patients was deemed potentially harmful to themselves, and one in five was considered potentially harmful to others.
(By Tony Lucadamo, graduate researcher at the Miller Center on Public Affairs) America’s transportation infrastructure is in a state of disrepair, and existing policy is unable to meet the nation’s current and future needs. Only with strong presidential leadership can we tackle this issue and move forward. The shortcomings of our transportation infrastructure are well known. The state of our roads, bridges, ports, bridges, and railways is unacceptable. Social and economic costs abound. Earlier this year, the Miller Center at the University of Virginia organized the David R. Goode C...
In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. James Coan of the University of Virginia reveals evidence that our brains are wired for empathy.
Susan Cluett, director of the Children’s Fitness Clinic at the University of Virginia, said the biggest problem with the poll is that it was self-reporting – Gallup asked people to report their own height and weight, then calculated body mass index. … Diane Whaley, who sits on the local Community Action on Obesity task force, said she wasn’t sure about the numbers, but she was a little more optimistic. “It was a little surprising,” said Whaley, a professor at UVa’s Curry School of Education. “I think it’s a good surprise, certainly.”
The Stephen Malkmus Sound hasn't affected a German accent. Living in Berlin for two years did, however, translate into an amazing - and musically serendipitous - coincidence. "I've still got my band and my guitar sound," said Malkmus, the Tokay High School and University of Virginia graduate whose intentionally odd-ball rock signature has become readily identifiable during a 25-year career. So, "Wig Out at Jagbags" – his sixth recording in the aftermath of Stockton-born Pavement, one of the most influential American rock bands of the 1990s – retains Malk...
Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, said the importance of keeping Ohio “blue” in 2012 cannot be understated. “We are a presidentially oriented country,” he said. “The fact that Ohio stayed blue in the presidential race probably equals or outweighs the results of other elections. If 2016 underlines the blue trend or contradicts it, that race is far more important.”
The University of Virginia has churned out another comedienne who will star on "Saturday Night Live." First, there was Tina Fey who made people laugh on SNL from 1997 to 2006. Now, there's Sasheer Zamata. "I've had the honor of teaching Tina Fey and Sasheer," says Richard Warner, professor of acting at the University of Virginia.
(Commentary) On the heels of the Massachusetts report came another one last week suggesting actions all states should consider to reduce health care spending. That work, by the bipartisan State Health Care Cost Containment Commission (organized by the University of Virginia’s Miller Center) examines how the governors and legislators “can transform the current health-care system into one that is more integrated, coordinated, patient-centered and cost-effective.”
Shark Mountain Coffee Co., an independent shop that’s been in business less than a year, is swimming into a new market — locally made gourmet chocolate bars. The shop, which is in the iLab entrepreneurial center at 621 Nash Drive on the University of Virginia’s North Grounds, will begin selling freshly made gourmet chocolate bars this month. Nuckols, who also worked as a math teacher at Burley Middle School before opening Shark Mountain, credits Philippe Sommer, the iLab’s director, for supporting the concept. The iLab reopened in early 2013 following a substantial reno...