Carmenita Higginbotham, a UVA associate professor of art who teaches a course on Disney, said choosing a nonwhite lead made some viewers less likely to see “Princess and the Frog.” “Whatever good intentions individuals may have toward the identities of these dominant characters within the Disney universe, money will always be a factor,” she said.
The case against blowing one’s nose is twofold: First, it generates a lot of pressure in one’s nasal cavity. Second, that pressure can trigger a kind of blowback, blasting mucus backward and into the sinuses. In 2009, researchers led by UVA infectious disease expert J. Owen Hendley tested these claims by measuring the intranasal pressure of test subjects as they sneezed, coughed and blew their noses.
Senators dismissed the notion that Cruz could re-enter the race, and Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics, said, “Withdrawal from drugs or presidential politics is not easy. Maybe we need a political equivalent of methadone.”
Rita Dove’s Collected Poems: 1974 to 2004 reminds readers why she is one of the nation’s most respected literary figures, whose honors include two years as U.S. poet laureate, a National Humanities Medal and a National Medal of Arts. Dove is the Commonwealth Professor of English at UVA.
(Podcast) From the 18th century through the beginning of the 1970s, American officials had a versatile weapon to use against anyone seen as dangerous to society or as flouting societal norms: vagrancy laws. UVA law professor Risa Goluboff discusses her new book, how these laws came about, how they were used in practice and how they were brought down.
(By Kostadin Kushlev, UVA research associate in psychology) When was the last time you opened your laptop mid-conversation or brought your desktop computer to the dinner table? Ridiculous, right? But if you are like a large number of Americans, you have done both with your smartphone. Anecdotal evidence suggests that this pervasiveness of smartphones is making us increasingly distracted and hyperactive.
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital and the UVA Health System have partnered with community organizations to promote advanced-care planning. "You want to have those conversations so no one is in doubt, and you don't have families disputing on what you wanted and what you didn't want," said Pamela Sutton-Wallace, UVA Health System CEO.
Dr. Fern Hauck with the UVA Department of Family Medicine studies swaddling, which is now associated with sudden infant death syndrome. Hauck says to decrease chances of SIDS, babies – especially those that are 4-6 months old – should be put on their backs. Older babies can roll over more easily, potentially leading to SIDS.
A provocative new study on college students suggests the ubiquity of cell phones may be causing ADHD-like symptoms even among the general population. “Less than 10 years ago, Steve Jobs promised that smartphones ‘will change everything,'” said Dr. Kostadin Kushlev, a UVA psychology research scientist, who led the study with colleagues at the University of British Columbia.
Swaddling, the art of snugly wrapping an infant in a garment for warmth and security, is a go-to for sleep-deprived parents the world over. In light of all this, parents were understandably alarmed by an analysis of sudden infant death syndrome risk for infants swaddled for sleep, published this week in the journal Pediatrics. Overall, the analysis showed an increased risk of SIDS when babies were swaddled for “all babies put together,” said co-author Dr. Rachel Y. Moon, division head of general pediatrics at the UVA School of Medicine.
If you've been through menopause or are going through it, you already know that it's not just a battle against fluctuating hormones – you're also fighting off extra pounds. Hormonal changes cause the metabolism to slow and the body to use starches and blood sugar less effectively, says Dr. JoAnn Pinkerton, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the UVA Health System.
A report released Tuesday says schools should end zero-tolerance policies that automatically suspend students for bullying. “There’s no evidence that they are impactful in a positive way,” said Catherine Bradshaw, a UVA professor and associate dean who is part of the committee that wrote the report.
Delhi is about a third of the way down the 855-mile Yamuna River. Its source is the Yamunotri glacier, crystal-clear water from the Himalayas. But by the time it moves down the eastern edge of India's capital, it exits as the dirtiest river in the country. Architect Pankaj Vir Gupta says no fresh water replenishes the entire 13-mile stretch through Delhi. Gupta runs a project with the University of Virginia to rejuvenate the Yamuna, and says only waste flows into this span of the river.
A free camp in central Virginia is inviting children affected by a parent's cancer to sign up. Camp Kesem has about 20 spots open for children and teenagers whose parents are currently battling or have battled cancer. Students with the University of Virginia raise money so the camp doesn't cost a dime for the kids.
It will be difficult to have a detailed debate about policy. "I think (Hillary) Clinton's attacks on Trump are going to be more about his social issues controversies and his general preparedness – or lack thereof – to be president," UVA political analyst Kyle Kondik said. "Tackling Trump on the issues will be tricky because he just changes his positions all the time."
UVA professor Larry J. Sabato and his team at its Center for Politics analyzed House, Senate and state-level political positions under two-term presidents. (One-term presidents don’t have as much of a track record to compare.) The center’s findings highlight Ronald Reagan having the best record, while still experiencing losses, and Obama having the worst thus far.
(Video) Is bachelor life really the good life? Might it be possible that married men make more money than their single counterparts? UVA sociologist Brad Wilcox explains.
The University of Minnesota at Twin Cities is considering a set of statements on free speech that, if passed, could be the strongest such affirmation seen on any campus. Former UVA president Robert O’Neil, professor emeritus of law and a free speech expert, said he encountered free speech challenges in his career, including when an invited speaker was shouted off the stage at another institution; he later promised to return after the university affirmed his right to speak. While the O’Neil said he had some misgivings about the proposed “paramount” value language at Minn...
The Obama administration has roundly criticized states such as North Carolina and Mississippi for passing laws that allow discrimination in the name of religious freedom. But at the same time, the administration has left in place a 2007 memo from the Bush White House that allows religious charities with federal contracts to discriminate in hiring for federally funded programs. UVA law professor Douglas Laycock has assured the administration that the memo is legally sound.
(By Boris Heersink, a Ph.D. student, and Jeffery A. Jenkins, a professor, both of UVA’s Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics) Now that Donald Trump has all but wrapped up the Republican Party’s presidential nomination, the party’s elites are divided over whether or not they will support him.