Millennials are poised to become the nation’s largest living generation this year. As they grow as a percentage of the population, more of them will reach the age at which Americans historically have gotten married. “Marriage is, in some ways, in the worst place it’s ever been,” said W. Bradford Wilcox, a sociologist at the University of Virginia, director of the National Marriage Project and founder of Demographic Intelligence. “I don’t think we’re ever going to see a major upswing. But we may have reached a plateau. The numbers suggest we may be touc...
“Landscapes of Longevity,” a new documentary film by University of Virginia architecture students Asa Eslocker and Harriett Jameson, will be screened from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Jefferson School African-American Heritage Center. Eslocker, a former ABC News journalist, and Jameson studied places known as “Blue Zones,” which are communities with some of the world’s highest longevity rates. They focused on Loma Linda, California; Sardinia, Italy; and Okinawa, Japan.
The phrase 'friendly divorce' may strike some as an oxymoron, but it is increasingly a trend and a real possibility. Relatively inexpensive and nonadversarial divorce mediation--rather than pricey, contentious litigation--is now more common than ever. According to a recent University of Virginia study, couples who decide to mediate their divorce are more likely than those who go to court to talk regularly about the children's needs and problems, to participate in school and special events, daily activities, holidays and vacations. We may not make it in marriage, but we still want t...
Sandia National Laboratories researchers have made the first measurements of thermoelectric behavior by a nanoporous metal-organic framework (MOF), a development that could lead to an entirely new class of materials for such applications as cooling computer chips and cameras and energy harvesting. Patrick Hopkins, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Virginia, and his graduate student Brian M. Foley used a laser technique to measure the thermal conductivity. The resulting measurements showed great promise.
Teresa A. Sullivan, president of the University of Virginia for a tumultuous half-decade, will continue in the post through July 2018 under a two-year contract extension approved Tuesday. But the revision includes a clause that allows for her exit as early as fall 2017 if the governing board chooses a successor.
University of Virginia Rector George Keith Martin will not seek reappointment to the Board of Visitors. Last week, Martin sent a letter to Gov. Terry McAuliffe offering some final “reflections” on his time as rector. He confirmed Tuesday afternoon that he is not seeking to extend his time on the board beyond his current term, which ends June 30.
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has announced a state-led initiative to research and propose legislation that will help protect the commonwealth against cyberattacks—with a first task involve working with the Virginia State Police to address the potential of cyberattacks on automobiles. There are also several commission “partners” that will help with this specific initiative. On the public side this includes the University of Virginia and The MITRE Corporation. On the private-sector end, cybersecurity companies Mission Secure, Spectrum Comm, Kaprica Security and ...
One of those advisers, Erica R. Elder, returned to her high school in Bassett, Va., to provide the kind of boost that helped get her into the University of Virginia. … She has encountered students who didn’t see college as a realistic option, and who were ready to give up with any minor setback in the admissions process. Parents who were ashamed about their meager earnings and ignorance about college wouldn’t look her in the eye during financial-aid nights.
Ruth Mason, a law professor at the University of Virginia, said states can make their tax systems comply with the law without necessarily offering a full credit for out-of-state income. Maryland’s system was an “outsider,” limiting the immediate effect of the decision, she said.
Medical imaging has an attitude problem. This doesn’t mean that the field won’t continue to grow, Bruce Hillman, MD, professor of radiology and medical imaging and public health services, University of Virginia School of Medicine, said at ACR 2015 but intervention will be required to ensure this growth is appropriate.
Henderson initially represented himself in court, but to take his case all the way to the Supreme Court, he accepted pro bono representation from a group of students and their professor at the University of Virginia Law School. Monday's unanimous ruling gives another victory to the law school clinic, which since 2006 has had an impressive number of cases make it to the Supreme Court level.
Henderson’s legal team, coordinated through the University of Virginia School of Law Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, argued that there’s conflict over possession and ownership rights between the federal court of appeals and state supreme courts, and the Supreme Court’s intersession was needed to cut through the split decisions.
University of Virginia professor Doug Laycock, however, said last month that the then-version of the proposal would authorize the private sector to refuse, for religious or moral reasons, to recognize same-sex marriages. Laycock, a nationally recognized expert in religious liberty, told NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune at the time that Johnson’s legislation “goes way too far.”
The Children’s Hospital at the University of Virginia is being honored for supporting breastfeeding. It was given by the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant Care Award.
The District has used the “Classroom Assessment Scoring System” to evaluate classroom quality, a measure developed at the University of Virginia. External independent evaluators observed classes during a typical day in nearly 500 classrooms across the city.
Explaining the results, study author Dr Mark DeBoer, of the University of Virginia, said children who spent hours slumped in front of the TV had a “reduced amount of energy expenditure, a decrease in sleep, and increased eating opportunities – fuelled in part by unhealthy food commercials on TV.”
At the University of Virginia, reports of concussions have tripled but doctors say more hits may not be to blame. Increased education and awareness paired with return-to-play laws have players, coaches, and parents thinking twice. … Doctor Kristen Heinan, a pediatric neurologist at U.Va. has seen concussions surge in greater Charlottesville.
In the aftermath of unrest in Ferguson and Baltimore, Harvard professor, author and sociologist Orlando Patterson spoke on the frequent problems for African-Americans, and the nation as a whole, at an event Monday the University of Virginia.
As part of the University of Virginia’s Finals Weekend, Ed Helms of “The Office” and “The Hangover” – two things that, FYI, aren’t a great idea to mix, new graduates – graced U.Va.’s historic Lawn on Friday (May 15) to dole out wisdom and usher the Class of 2015 into life after undergrad.
The University of Virginia Children’s Hospital has earned international recognition for its support of breastfeeding mothers. The hospital has been honored with the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® (IBCLC) Care Award.