John Alexander is the Director of SHANTI at UVA, and the Vice President of the UVA Chapter of the American Association of University Professors explains to Les Sinclair what the AAUP does at University of Virginia.
Cities involved in the Biophilic Cities Project, an international research initiative organised by Professor Tim Beatley at the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture, comprise Perth, London, San Francisco, New York City, Houston, Oslo, Helsinki, Vitoria-Gasteiz in Spain, Capetown in South Africa, Sao Paulo in Brazil and Singapore.
W. Bernard Carlson, author and chair of the Department of Engineering and Society at University of Virginia, talks with Les Sinclair about Nikola Tesla on his birthday.Carlson’s book is “Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age.”
Pamela Cipriano of Charlottesville has been elected president of the American Nurses Association, a professional association the represents the interests of more than 3.1 million registered nurses. Cipriano is an associate professor at the University of Virginia School of Nursing and has served as the chief clinical officer and chief nursing officer at UVa Health Systems.
Mark Eakins’ AP Psychology students at Newark High School had the unique opportunity May 20 to ask Ben Converse, a 2000 NHS grad who is a University of Virginia psychology professor, questions while they in Newark and he was in Charlottesville, Va.
That one-third of all infants were placed in an unsafe position for sleep, on their side or stomach, including a higher percentage of infants under 4 months of age — "the age at which infants are more susceptible to die from SIDS" — is a sign "that we have lots of room for improvement" when it comes to decreasing, and one day eliminating, deaths among infants while they are sleeping, says Fern Hauck, a professor of family medicine and public health sciences at the University of Virginia. Hauck, a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Task force on SIDS, w...
Andrew D. Kaufman, a specialist in Russian literature and the works of Leo Tolstoy who lectures at the University of Virginia, has written “Give War and Peace a Chance: Tolstoyan Wisdom for Troubled Times,” which argues that the lessons taught in Tolstoy’s epic are ones that remain relevant in today’s world. He created and teaches a community-based literature course, “Books Behind Bars: Life, Literature and Leadership,” in which students lead discussions about Russian literature with incarcerated youths at juvenile correctional and treatment centers in Virgi...
Kyle Kondik, a numbers analyst at the University of Virginia's Crystal Ball politics website, sums it up this way for 2016: Even if the GOP settles its divisions, it still has emerging demographics among minorities working against it, while the consequences of Obama's popularity (or lack thereof) works against Democrats.
Kyle Kondik, communications director and political analyst at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, said he’s not sure if Portman will run or not. Kasich, he said, is most likely interested in running.
"I think the best way to understand it is that the owners of closely held corporations have religious liberty rights, and they don't surrender those rights when they incorporate into a business," said Douglas Laycock, a professor of law and religious studies at the University of Virginia School of Law.
It is possible that Santorum had other administration immigration policies in mind. David Martin, professor of law at the University of Virginia, said by 2011, the director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement established centralized priorities for removal proceeding actions. Priority is given to people with criminal records, recent border crossers, those who had come back after having been sent home before, and a few other groups. Martin said this is a good way to use limited resources but it could have a downside.
Ahead of the Bill's first reading, the Spectator published an article by James Mumford, son of John and Ele of the Vineyard movement and a fellow at the University of Virginia's Institute for the Advanced Studies in Culture, last November. Like Welby, Mumford warned that the introduction of Lord Falconer's Bill would put the most vulnerable at risk.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the raucous 1964 Republican National Convention that nominated Arizona's U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater and steered the Republican Party hard to the right. "It was very controversial," said Larry Sabato, the director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics who is working on a documentary on the 1964 election that is expected to air on PBS in the fall. "It was really the first indication that the Republican Party would become the conservative party and that moderates, sooner or later, would be shown the door. It took...
As the corruption trial of former Governor Bob McDonnell gets closer, political and legal leaders sat down to speak with NBC29. “My view is that it is very unfortunate and does nothing for the image of Virginia on the other hand,” said Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics.
“The convention is in the most heavily Democratic portion of Ohio, and it’s just going to be saturation coverage for weeks,” said Larry Sabato, a professor of political science at the University of Virginia. “Maybe they marginally reduce their losses, which of course, helps them statewide.”
"Virginia Insight" on WMRA Public Radio (Harrisonburg) / July 10How might you predict changes that could be coming to Earth’s climate in the years ahead? Well, perhaps you could enter massive mountains of data into some of the world’s most powerful computers. Then create maps of predicted developments across the globe. We talk with two Virginia scientists who have been doing just that. Guests are environmental science professors Deborah Lawrence and Hank Shugart.
Encouraging research in that regard is the work of Timothy Wilson, a psychology professor at the University of Virginia. He has recently written the book Redirect – The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change. Wilson argues, and studies support the proposition, that the best way to get young people to change maladaptive behavior is by getting them involved in volunteering to help others. Channeling youth into constructive behavior is a better course of action than labeling them addicts and treating them as sick individuals.
According to the experts, when it comes to exercise, a little is better than none. In a 2013 University of Virginia study, an exercise physiologist asked participants to complete 15 10-minute exercise routines a week. After just three weeks, the participants’ aerobic fitness was equal to that of people 10 to 15 years younger, and their strength, muscular endurance and flexibility also were dramatically improved.
Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia and one of the main authors of the Knot Yet report, has found that, while the national marriage age is increasing and the national marriage rate is decreasing, religious communities are continuing to support young, traditional marriage.