Cassidy must show he can raise money early on in the race because it will attract more attention and national Republican donors to his campaign, said Kyle Kondik, an analyst for the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia. "Viability generates more fundraising," said Kondik, "People need to view him as a viable contender and a viable challenger to Landrieu."
(Commentary) “It’s hard for me to see how marijuana policy becomes a pivotal issue in a contemporary election,” said Richard J. Bonnie, an expert on marijuana laws at the University of Virginia.
Diagnosing medical conditions can be a tricky business at the best of times, but University of Virginia medical student Ryan Jones recently made the perfect call during a training exercise.
A University of Virginia professor is taking pride in teaching two funny ladies who've made their way onto NBC's "Saturday Night Live." Acting professor Richard Warner looks forward to seeing 2008 UVA graduate Sasheer Zamata join the SNL cast. Warner also taught SNL alumna Tina Fey during her days at UVA.
Q&A with Elliot Rosenberg, founder of Favela Experience, which offers authentic room and apartment rentals to travelers in Rio’s safe and vibrant favela communities. The social venture generates sustainable income for favela host families while breaking negative stereotypes about favelas. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.S. in Commerce and a second major in Latin American Studies.
The race is one of just a dozen nationally rated a tossup by University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato.
University of Virginia Center for Politics media spokesman Geoffrey Skelley says that means mental health will be a focus. "After the tragedy with [Senator] Creigh Deeds and his son, I think that’s going to be on the top of a lot of people’s minds and actually that might be a place where there will be a lot of bipartisan consensus on at least the need to do something."
The Nationals named Valerie J. Camillo, a former NBA marketing and business executive, the team’s new chief revenue and marketing officer on Tuesday. She earned her bachelor’s degree and MBA from the University of Virginia.
Too few universities that train the next generation of teachers are giving them a foundation in effective classroom management techniques, according to a new report by the National Council on Teacher Quality, a research advocacy group, which highlighted St. Mary's College of Maryland as one of the best in the nation. In addition to St. Mary's College, the council highlighted two other teacher preparation programs that are working well: the University of Virginia and the University of Washington, Seattle.
(Editorial) The current arrangement is predicated on the expectation that governors will make decisions regarding appointments and removals that are motivated by principle, not chiefly by political gain or manipulation of power. We cannot always rely that governors will be thus principled. But removing their freedom to act could produce unintended consequences that may be equally as unsavory.
Whatever he does, the University of Virginia's Larry Sabato says McDonnell eventually will land on his feet, even if his legal troubles aren't over. "Bob McDonnell has lots of wealthy, powerful friends that he has cultivated while in office," said Sabato, a political science professor. “They are very likely to put him on corporate boards, and he'll be financially comfortable for the rest of his life - barring indictment and conviction. Even in that case, I can't imagine him getting a severe penalty. He'll be rehabilitated in the private sector," Sabato ...
(By Daniel Willingham, professor and director of graduate studies in psychology) What does it mean for an administrator to be an “instructional leader”? As often as this phrase is repeated, you’d think there would be well-researched techniques with proven effectiveness.
Sasheer Zamata, 27, is a graduate of the University of Virginia and has been a performer with the Upright Citizens Brigade — two institutions that helped propel Tina Fey to superstardom. “She’s very much like Tina,” says UVA Prof. Richard Warner, who taught both Zamata and Fey. “She’s a social critic, and she’s a feminist. She says, ‘This is what we think, but we don’t have the gumption to say it.’ ” … “As an improv artist and comedian, she is hysterical, bold, quick,” says UVA Associate Prof. Theresa Davis, w...
Kyle Kondik of the University of Virginia, an expert on House elections, said the midterm campaign could affect elections in targeted districts, but only if the group spends a lot of money. “One million dollars in 10 races may not make a difference, but $1 million in one race might move the needle,” he said.
“Saturday Night Live” concluded its search for a black female cast member on Monday when it hired Sasheer Zamata, a young sketch comedian who has been performing in the New York area for the last four years. Ms. Zamata, who is 27, is from Indianapolis and attended the University of Virginia.
(By Tom Skalak, vice president for research) More than half of today’s U.S. economic growth comes from innovation industries that barely existed 10 years ago. Intense global competition continues to create knowledge and new jobs in tomorrow’s industries. It’s why countries like India are investing billions to build 1,000 new universities in this decade, and it’s why U.S. states all invest in their own research universities.
His 15th high school reunion should have been a boastfest. Reggie Aggarwal had been class president and had gone on to become a lawyer and a hotshot entrepreneur. Instead, he had to admit to old acquaintances that his company was a joke in the industry–and that he was broke, owed money to investors and had moved back in with his parents. “I was kind of the Indian George Costanza,” he says. Eleven years on it’s a different story. Cvent, the McLean, Va. event registration and management company Aggarwal launched in 1999, has roared back from the dead. Last August it went ...
Doctors at the University of Virginia Health System are teaming up with area rescue squads to diagnose stroke patients before they get to the hospital.