Former UVA standout Stephanie Garcia advanced to the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase final Monday at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials.
Five years ago, the native Virginian with degrees from Harvard University and the UVA School of Law was living in Miami and working in corporate law. But when he got word that his grandfather, a farmer, died and left his land to James Faison and his siblings, Faison traded in the firm for the farm and headed home.
A team from UVA’s McIntire School of Commerce recently won first place, and Best Research Award, in the American Advertising Federation’s National Student Advertising Competition.
Could “Crisis of Character” influence the outcome of the Nov. 8 election? UVA political scientist Larry Sabato says probably not.
In his new book, “The Bellwether,” Ohio native Kyle Kondik of UVA’s Center for Politics, combines history and statistics to explain that the state stands out among swing states as a bellwether because of its remarkably reliable record of mirroring national sentiment.
Geoffrey Skelley, a political analyst at UVA’s Center for Politics, offered a softer appraisal, preferring to use the word “flexible” when describing Clinton’s alleged changing views.
On Monday, Kimberly Monge-Ferra, who works at the UVA Medical Center as a speech pathologist, walked across the stage at Monticello to accept her citizenship certificate while her family cheered loudly. UVA Center for Politics Director Larry Sabato, the keynote speaker for the event, encouraged the new citizens to exercise their right to vote.
Fresh perspectives on Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, with two leading Jefferson scholars: Annette Gordon-Reed, who won the Pulitzer Prize for history for her research on Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemings, and Peter Onuf, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Professor Emeritus at UVA. Gordon-Reed and Onuf have collaborated on a book, “Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination.”
UVA researchers are working with the Thomas Jefferson EMS Council to make sure those who care for us are healthy themselves. “It’s important for us as a community when we ask people to go into harm’s way on our behalf, that we as a community support those individuals and their families,” said UVA School of Nursing Professor Dr. Richard Westphal.
About 30 students from Belarus got a special visit from Thomas Jefferson Friday night, part of UVA’s Youth Leadership Program, sponsored by the Center for Politics’ Global Perspectives on Democracy program.
(Commentary by Daniel Duke, professor at UVA’s Curry School of Education) Moving forward with the Every Student Succeeds Act, we have the opportunity to get more than a few things right.
Keynote speaker Larry J. Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics, encouraged new citizens at the July 4 naturalization ceremony at Monticello to get involved in American civic life, no matter how messy or unpleasant it may seem.
UVA’s Leah Smith made history on Saturday night at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska. The rising senior finished second in the 800-meter freestyle in 8:20.18, which ranks third in the world this year, to qualify for her third event for the upcoming Rio Olympics.
Fifty-five students from Fairfax County high schools and several universities learned about environmentally friendly practices and formed some new friendships. Chelsea Roseberry, who coordinates farmers’ markets in Fairfax County, and UVA student Sydney Applegate taught participants how to turn a discarded plastic jug into a planter used to grow fruits and vegetables. Conference co-chair Elizabeth Chung, a UVA student, created an ESLI chapter when she attended Chantilly High School. “You can seen the sparkle in their eyes and the change they want to make in the next generation,&rdq...
Gov. McAuliffe is not shy about using executive authority to get what he wants. “He’s found himself trying to figure out ways to get around the General Assembly," said Geoff Skelley at the UVA Center for Politics. “From a long-term perspective, the effectiveness of using executive orders is debatable because, of course, they can be undone the moment the governor exits the scene."
Even as the billionaire businessman attracted more primary votes this year than any Republican candidate in history, the battleground occupied by America’s middle class is where he may have to make inroads if he is to defeat Hillary Clinton in November. "Donald Trump speaks in language that many Americans like – but they're not suburbanites,” said Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics.
There’s a reason why a number of political prognosticators such as UVA Professor Larry Sabato and his Crystal Ball have Indiana shaded light red, a “likely” or “leans” Trump state, as opposed to the bright red “safe” Republican state.
People of all different faiths in Albemarle County are coming together to condemn the terrorist attacks in Istanbul. The American Turkish Friendship Association hosted a fast-breaking Ramadan dinner Thursday night, condemning this latest act of terrorism. “I am deeply frustrated with the fact that these groups commit terror while dressing up these acts as religion. I think we should categorically condemn these ideologies,” said Osman Ozbulut, a UVA assistant professor.
Brandon L. Garrett, a professor at UVA School of Law, thinks that the majority got the statutory interpretation right, but that Sotomayor had laudable motivations. “It is certainly evidence of broad liberal and conservative agreement that criminal punishments and collateral consequences reach too far,” emails Garrett.
For stroke patients on the way to the hospital, the difference between life and death can come down to seconds. Thanks to a new technology at the UVA Health System, physicians can now treat patients in ambulances through video conferencing.