While awkwardness creeps into people's lives every once and a while, there are some who are consistently awkward without social anxiety disorder. University of Virginia Department of Psychology professor Bethany Teachman says, "The awkwardness is likely fueled in part by your perception of how it's supposed to go and what's actually happening, rather than (an actual) problem."
“Democrats are mainly empathetic with Clinton and, as her husband used to say, feel her pain. So they’ll listen to her and regard her as one of the party’s leaders,” said Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia. “At the same time, Hillary managed to lose an eminently winnable race, so Democrats won’t be taking much strategic advice from her or her managers.”
Members of the American Legion Post 74 in Keswick are helping out fellow brothers and sisters wounded in combat by taking part in an annual act of community service. Veterans at Post 74 went to the University of Virginia to collect shirts, pants, and shoes from students who wanted to recycle their items.
Inova Health System and the University of Virginia are kicking off their new partnership with $450,000 in seed money to fund nine joint research projects geared toward better predicting, preventing and treating disease.
A new study from researchers at UVA and The Ohio State University has found that children in Head Start who miss 10 percent or more of the school year have fewer gains in academics than their peers who attend preschool more regularly.
What do Caitlyn Jenner, Tom Brady and the Washington Monument have in common? They're all subjects of punchlines Conan O'Brien is accused of ripping off. While accusations of thefts fly, they don't usually end up in court, said Dotan Oliar, a UVA law professor.
Mother’s Day is a bittersweet time for Helen Marks, who, at 11 years old, lost her mother to a rare disease. But Marks, who is graduating from UVA’s Darden School of Business, has found a way to honor her memory. Marks’ new business, Cara’s Market, carries her mother’s name and, Marks said, embodies the values her mother instilled her in as a child.
"This is a very important ambassadorship," says UVA political science professor Larry Sabato, "and the confirmation hearing would be covered in any event, but this year they'll probably have to get one of the largest hearing rooms because the senators will use this as an opportunity to ask loaded questions about the Trump-Russia relationship. And, on the Democratic side, the questions will be very embarrassing."
(By George K. Yin, Edwin S. Cohen Distinguished Professor of Law and Taxation) Throughout the extremely disturbing first few months of the Trump administration, when the president’s views appear to turn on a dime, one important constant has been his refusal to release his tax returns. To cut short what seems to be the nation’s inevitable slide into constitutional crisis, Congress should obtain and possibly disclose those returns under authority of a law first passed in 1924.
The University of Virginia is honoring a soldier who was killed by a car bomb in Iraq more than a decade ago.
The University of Virginia is honoring a soldier who was killed by a car bomb in Iraq more than a decade ago.
UVA created an initiative to support entrepreneurship and innovation both on and off campus. The university’s i.Lab is 10,000 square feet of collaboration space, maker tools and other technology. Leveraging this, along with mentoring from industry experts, UVA hopes the space will be able to support “multi-disciplinary teams developing high-impact technology that may form the basis of a new venture.”
The list breaks down the top 10 places to get an English degree in the U.S.; UVA is No. 6.
A team of UVA urban and environmental planning master’s degree students is proposing numerous ways to improve pedestrian and bicycle connectivity between Charlottesville and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello.
Charlottesville is becoming a magnet for young, educated professionals. The presence of the University of Virginia keeps Charlottesville feeling young, and an increasing number of recent graduates are opting to stay in town.
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at UVA’s Miller Center, about the history of recordings at the White House, from FDR to Nixon.
“The quality of health insurance will vary widely from state to state, as would the depth of those services,” said Michael Williams, director of the Center for Health Policy at the University of Virginia. Williams of the University of Virginia pointed out another problem hospitals could face if the essential health benefits are jettisoned: Patients who are ready for discharge but not yet capable of returning home may no longer be covered for treatment in rehabilitative or skilled nursing care facilities.
On Thursday, 45 teachers from Albemarle County, Charlottesville city, and select private schools were honored at the Golden Apple Awards by other teachers and their students. Organizers say their goal is to make teachers feel the appreciation they deserve. "Teachers are often second to parents as the most influential people in a person's life," said Pamela Sutton-Wallace, Chief Executive Officer at the University of Virginia Medical Center.
Back when the Democrats ran Virginia as a one-party state in the 1800's, party leaders chose candidates in smoke-filled rooms. But then in the early 1900's, progressive reformers started pushing for a primary system that would allow ordinary voters a say in the process. Geoff Skelley at the University of Virginia says that reform came into place just as the 1902 Constitution severely restricted the ability of blacks to vote.
(By Robert Pianta, dean of the University of Virginia Curry School of Education) ublic education in America is both a safety net and a great equalizer. As a nation, we created an education system available to every single child, one that seeks to prepare each one to succeed in work, society, and life. Our system also ensures that the rights of all students are protected, and aspires that the poorest and most vulnerable students don’t get left out or left behind. Over the first 100 days of the Trump administration, one of the most radical proposed changes has been to the education system we hav...