(Editorial) U.Va. and VCU resume action on Friday night. The potential semifinal game between the Cavs and the Rams would not take place until April 5. For the time being, we proudly pull for both.
During today’s town hall with college students and congressional interns, Secretary Kerry announced Diplomacy Lab, a new program that will help the U.S. State Department partner with America’s best universities to solve the world’s toughest challenges. … After a semester of hard work and consultation with the State Department, the students and faculty involved in these teams produced some great results: Students at the University of Virginia helped the Office of Global Women’s Issues to shape gender policy in Afghanistan.
Larry Sabato, a political scientist at the University of Virginia, said it’s too early to provide a firm prediction on the extent of Republican gains, but said Republicans would net at least four to six seats. “It’s easy to see how they could get six or even more if President Obama stays in the low 40s and the economy continues to be balky,” Sabato said. “This year, in the sixth-year of President Obama’s administration, you’d much rather be in the GOP’s electoral position than the Democrats’.”
At the New York World’s Fair in 1939, 11-year-old Malcolm Pray Jr. came down to the city from Greenwich, Connecticut to attend the fair. At the French pavilion, a Delahaye 135 Roadster with a body by Figoni et Falaschi, one of 12 made, caught the boy’s attention and he admired it so much that he made a sketch of its lines and kept the sketch, never forgetting the car. He went on to graduate from the University of Virginia and did a stint in the U.S. Air Force before moving back to Greenwich. … In his capacity as the principal of a car dealership, Pray would often attend a us...
President Obama also predicted local-ish standard bearer Virginia, a No. 1 seed, would lose to fourth-seeded Michigan State in the Sweet 16.
The worst game of Virginia’s season was also the one that sparked the Cavaliers’ turnaround. Virginia got pounded 87-52 at Tennessee on Dec. 30 — and the drubbing was on national television. The Volunteers scorched Virginia’s defense, making 11 of 18 3-point shots, led by 22 points at halftime and kept pouring it on. In the Cavaliers’ locker room afterward, the chatter about what to do began.
No one celebrates diversity like the Virginia Festival of the Book. From cars, motorcycles and bicycles to Southern living, if it moves you to read or write, there’s a panel or presentation on tap during the five-day literary fest’s 20th anniversary, which kicks off Wednesday.
(Audio) Ed Murphy, astronomer at the University of Virginia, explores the historic news announced Monday about the discovery of primordial gravitational waves in the universe – likely one of the most significant scientific discoveries of our age.
The players jumped from their seats and began jumping up and down in unison, the sound from the television screens at Kickback Jack’s, a Danville, Va., sports bar, drowned out by a “Hoos” chant. But when the initial excitement died down moments later, and the Virginia men’s basketball team knew it had secured the final No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, senior Joe Harris had one question: “Who we got?”
For everyone that was still unaware of whom Tony Bennett is, they certainly found out on Sunday afternoon. Not only did his plucky University of Virginia men’s basketball team beat big bad Duke to win the ACC conference tournament, the Cavaliers also wrapped up a No. 1 seed. And Bennett did it without knowing – until after the game – that his dad Dick was in the stands, which nearly brought him to tears. That showed the world what Wisconsin already knew – how strong the Bennett family fabric really is.
University of Virginia men's basketball fans are wearing their Wahoo spirit around town. ACC champion gear is flying off the racks at Mincer's on the UVA Corner almost as quickly as the store gets it in stock.
Research by Chris Ruhm, a public policy professor at the University of Virginia, has shown that people tend to exercise less during economic upswings, and they tend to eat out more—and restaurant meals are usually higher in fat and calories.
It's one thing to stock up on fruits and vegetables; it's another to eat them before they shrivel and go brown. "Three tactics help me," says Angie Hasemann, a pediatric dietitian at the University of Virginia Children's Fitness Clinic.
Toyo Ito has been selected to join a distinguished roster of laureates, including Mies van der Rohe, I.M. Pei, Jane Jacobs and Maya Lin, as the 2014 Thomas Jefferson Medalist in Architecture. Presented by the University of Virginia, in collaboration with the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello, the award recognizes significant “achievements of those who embrace endeavors in which Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and third U.S. president, excelled and held in high regard.”
Clearing snow and ice from sidewalks, streets, and parking lots on 1700 acres of property is a massive undertaking. That's what crews at the University of Virginia are up against to get a hospital and classes open.
In their paper, Beyond Diversification: The Pervasive Problem of Excessive Fees and “Dominated Funds” in 401(k) Plans, Ian Ayres of Yale Law School, and Quinn Curtis of the University of Virginia School of Law, explain the trade-off between expenses and taxes.
Classes at the University of Virginia and Piedmont Virginia Community College also were canceled. UVa had planned to push the start of class back to 10 a.m., but administrators decided to cancel them altogether early Monday. “We have thousands of employees who come from across the region so the road conditions play a big role in the process” of deciding whether to cancel classes, said McGregor McCance, UVa spokesman.
An associate dean at the University of Virginia has been named dean of the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, officials announced Monday. Janie Heath, who is also the Thomas Saunders III Endowed Professor at the University of Virginia School of Nursing, will take over as dean at UK on Aug. 1, pending approval from the UK Board of Trustees.
With a snow day on Monday, students at the University of Virginia have some extra time to celebrate a big weekend for the men's basketball team.
Renowned Japanese architect Toyo Ito was recently named the recipient of the 2014 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture. Hosted by the University of Virginia School of Architecture, the annual award recognizes achievements in fields that Thomas Jefferson – the 3rd U.S. president, author of the Declaration of Independence, and founder of UVA – excelled in and highly regarded.