The majority leader’s decision to block President Obama’s Supreme Court nominations before they even begin may be obstructionist – but it also shows serious political savvy. As Larry Sabato, head of UVA’s Center for Politics, notes, the alternative was a full-blown confirmation battle, in which individual GOP members would have needed to take positions, and ultimately cast votes, on a flesh-and-blood nominee. “McConnell recognized, This can only divide us ­– ‘us’ being Republicans,” says Sabato.
Kyle Kondik, a UVA political analyst, said that while Nevada was not hugely significant in terms of delegates, Rubio and Cruz were “running out of time” and needed to start beating Trump soon.
More Republicans have voted in the first several primaries than ever before, while turnout for Democrats has dropped far below what the party saw in 2008. "I don't think it means anything for the general election. I don't think the primary turnout is really predictive of what's going to happen," says Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA’s Center for Politics.
U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz have to stop slamming each other and train their sights on Donald Trump at tonight’s GOP prime-time debate in pivotal Texas or they risk handing the nomination to the brash billionaire, according to political analysts. “They are out of time, and I’m not sure they fully appreciate that – especially Rubio,” said UVA political analyst Larry Sabato.
Geoffrey Skelley of UVA’s Center for Politics says turnout in Virginia presidential primaries depends on the national contest, the candidates and timing. “It's an open seat presidential election, there's no incumbent. So both parties have action going on and there's such notable contrasts between the styles of the candidates that you see.”
Being broke hurts – literally, according to a new set of studies in Psychological Science. The researchers, from UVA and Columbia University, found that many of our physical ailments might be attributed to the stress of not having enough cash.
A group of UVA medical students discussed Wednesday whether one or more individuals should get credit for scientific and medical discoveries. The discussion revolved around the idea that there is often a power struggle between people who want to take credit for another or in some cases several other people’s hard work and those who actually make history.
The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is launching its 2016 College Tour initiative, a series of regional alcohol and drug abuse prevention conferences that prepare student leaders to promote healthier and safer campus communities. The next stops include UVA (April 15-17).
(Commentary by Robert F. Bruner, Dean Emeritus at UVA’s Darden School of Business) To the new U.S. President: Eight of your predecessors confronted a major domestic financial crisis in the first year of their administrations, a sobering reminder that you can either harness the power of the nation’s economy, or be run over by it.
UVA students are taking part this week in Celebrate Every Body Week, promoting healthy living for people of all shapes and sizes. Peer educators are inviting students to turn in old clothes that no longer fit, to be given to the Shelter for Help in Emergency.
Having been through the hoopla of “GameDay” last season, Virginia’s players should be more prepared for what to expect this time going into Saturday’s showdown with the Tar Heels. ESPN will broadcast its show live from JPJ from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday.
UVA political scientist Larry Sabato said he thinks Bernie Sanders will keep going through the end of the primaries, even if he has no chance of winning the Democratic nomination at the party’s convention in Philadelphia.
Voter turnout in this year’s presidential primaries and caucuses are breaking records – but only on the Republican side. “There’s no question about it: Donald Trump is the main cause of high Republican turnout,” said Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics.
To increase access to care for transplant patients throughout the state of Virginia, University of Virginia Children's Hospital is partnering with Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC to expand its pediatric liver transplant program.
Researchers led by UVA neurologist Brad Worrell have now discovered the biological underpinnings of the blockage-type stroke, called ischemic stroke.
Research by UVA’s Shigehiro Oishi has shown that moving residences is sometimes associated with shallower or lower-quality social relationships – especially for introverts, who may find it harder to replace the friends they’ve left behind.
On Tuesday, lawmakers and staffers outlined Virginia's two-year budget proposals in Richmond. "There are a lot of good things in here for the University of Virginia, and that helps Charlottesville,” Delegate David Toscano (D-57th District) said.
Right behind UNC on this year's list of elite public schools are the University of Michigan, University of Virginia, University of California, Los Angeles and University of California, Berkeley.
Justices, especially older ones with serious health problems, might have little reason to say much of anything, said A.E. Dick Howard, a Supreme Court expert at UVA. "The decision about what to say about a justice's health has to be seen against a backdrop of whether to stay on the bench or step down."