Voters seem to not just dislike specific politicians anymore, they dislike politics in general. Trump and Clinton might be extreme examples, but they're just part of a broader trend, says Geoffrey Skelley of UVA’s Center for Politics. “There’s a strong chance this is something politicians will have to deal with going forward.”
UVA political science professor Larry Sabato said Donald Trump – who has promised to force Mexico to pay for a border wall to halt illegal immigration and called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the country – could also face a wall of opposition among minority voters.
Six researchers sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, including Patrick E. Hopkins of University of Virginia (nanoscale heat transfer and interfacial thermal processes), were honored with Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers – the nation’s highest honor for young scientists and engineers.
The U.S. Supreme Court has managed to steer away from controversy in the three months since Justice Antonin Scalia's death. That's about to get harder. "I don't think anyone thinks a new justice is going to be confirmed before the election," said Daniel Ortiz, who directs the Supreme Court litigation clinic at the UVA School of Law. "People are a little bit confused about what is going on."
Another thing that the Donald doesn’t need is the support of the so-called Latino vote, according to Larry Sabato, the director of UVA’s Center for Politics.
The University of Virginia is celebrating some of its hardest working nurses. The UVA School of Nursing held its 16th annual Nursing Excellence Awards Thursday afternoon to honor excellence in caring, innovation and clinical practice.
Some families face a fight for survival when pregnant mothers are rushed into the delivery room prematurely. Nurses at the UVA Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit say they do everything they can to make sure those babies live to see their new homes.
Charlottesville, Albemarle County and UVA can expect better trained police officers in the coming years, thanks to a new firing range that will train officers in more than just shooting.
"Anything's possible, but you bet on the incumbent almost anywhere unless there's a scandal or something," said Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics, dismissing reports that there are a growing number of voters around the country who are unaffiliated with either of the two major parties.
If Donald Trump refuses to release his tax returns before November, it would be “disqualifying” to his election bid, 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney said. “Presidential candidates don’t live by the same standards as everyone else – they agree to disclose a lot to voters,” said tax historian Joseph Thorndike, a visiting scholar in history at UVA. “This is required by tradition. There’s no good explanation for him not to release his returns.”
"This is an election that will be determined as much by the demographic composition of the American electorate as anything else – and that didn't change in a week," said UVA political science professor Larry Sabato.
High pressure at the surface sets up over New England, and can stay there for days or even weeks. This leads to cooler, more moist air getting pushed up against the Appalachians, which gives Charlottesville overcast, rainy weather. This may be dreary for some, but for others, it can be a positive sign. UVA climatologist Jerry Stenger feels that way. "So far, May has been very good to us in terms of bringing moisture," he said.
Business Insider recently shared a video clip from UVA psychology professor Tim Wilson, who offers an approachable and effective technique that can help you rid yourself of negative thoughts.
An essay co-written by UVA law professor Ruth Mason argues that Philadelphia’s wage tax on residents’ out-of-state income violates the Constitution's commerce clause, which gives Congress exclusive authority to regulate interstate commerce.
A review of old blood-typing cases prompted by the recent exoneration of a man who spent 33 years in prison for a murder he did not commit won the blessing of the Virginia Forensic Science Board on Wednesday. The Innocence Project said the same former serologist, David Pomposini, who worked for the department from 1981 to 2012, also did blood typing in the case of Troy Webb, wrongfully convicted of a Virginia Beach rape, imprisoned in 1988 and cleared by DNA in 1996. Brandon Garrett, a professor at the UVA School of Law who has studied wrongful convictions, said Pomposini also failed to exclud...
Political analysts say many GOP incumbents fear that Trump’s candidacy could cost them votes and perhaps their seats. “This is going on all over the country. Republican elected officials are trying to figure out what to say about Trump,” said Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics.
UVA political science professor Larry Sabato said Trump could face a wall of opposition among minority voters.
Why is the GOP now frozen out of statewide seats? A key reason is demographics, UVA political scientist Larry Sabato said. Much of Virginia’s population growth in recent decades has been in urban and suburban areas that tend to vote Democratic, such as Northern Virginia, Hampton Roads and greater Richmond, as well as in university towns, Sabato said.
Demographers at UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service say the overall rate of population growth in the U.S. will likely slow by 2040. They examined national and state population projections, including birth rates, immigration and longevity.
Thursday’s release painted a little clearer picture of the potential voters involved, leading UVA political scientist Larry Sabato's team to downgrade its impact estimate. They had said the restoration might be worth about 28,000 net votes for a Democrat, but cut that to 20,000 Wednesday, spokesman Geoffrey Skelley said.