Geoffrey Skelley of the University of Virginia Center for Politics describes the McAuliffe-Cuccinelli contest as “two guys running against the only guy they could actually beat.”
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University of Virginia students are working with NASA to design a radiation-sensing satellite. The spacecraft design class is tweaking the technology to send "JefferSat," a CubeSat about the size of a loaf of bread, flying more than 20 miles into the sky.
David M. Foster, president of the Virginia Board of Education, will receive 2013 Distinguished Service to the Commonwealth Award on Thursday. The University of Virginia's Curry School of Education gives the award each year to a person “who has shown extraordinary dedication to education and has inspired, motivated, contributed or led significant improvements in education,” according a press release.
Virginia Western Community College’s first new building in 20 years now bears the name of the late philanthropist whose charitable trust gave the college its largest gift ever. Roanoke real estate developer and philanthropist Horace Fralin and his late wife Ann Fralin are the namesakes of the college’s new Center for Science and Health Professions, which officially opened in August. … “If we do our part, the college will return a vibrant economy to our region,” said Heywood Fralin, the brother of Horace Fralin and co-trustee of his charitable trust.
(Video) University of Virginia Center for Politics Director Larry Sabato on why Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli looks likely to lose the state’s gubernatorial race.
Twenty-three French middle school students visited the University of Virginia Wednesday. The students are commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and filming a documentary about it.
University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato, author of "The Kennedy Half-Century: The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy" argues that "the chance of some sort of conspiracy involving Oswald is not insubstantial." Sabato reached this conclusion after considering 50 years of evidence, even while also debunking a conspiracy theory put forth by a House committee in 1979. "For all attempts to close the case as 'just Oswald,' fair-minded observers continue to be troubled by many aspects of eyewitness testimony and paper trails," h...
I'd recommend, as Ms. Kristopik did, that children hold each others' hands, off and on. In what is sometimes referred to as "borrowed strength," we gain courage by being in this together. Researchers at the University of Virginia's neuroscience laboratory say that hand holding actually changes the wiring in our brains and makes us feel protected and comforted.
The board of directors, listed on this Web site, comprises admissions officers and college counselors, including Greg Roberts, dean of admissions at the University of Virginia.
Professor Larry Sabato at the University of Virginia wrote an influential book, The Rise of Political Consultants, in 1982. Sabato discussed how technology such as political polling, targeted direct mail, and sophisticated media purchases allowed candidates to run for office without the support of a political organization.
Little spooks can take candy from big monsters on Halloween when the University of Virginia opens up The Lawn so area kids can knock on students’ doors. The tradition, started some 30 years ago, proffers candy donated from a variety of student organizations and allergen-free treats will be available in Room 1, West, according to Elijah Innes-Wimsatt, head Lawn resident.
(Commentary) The University of Virginia, which has student exchanges with Peking and which runs a joint research institute in collaboration with Peking and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, stands out in expressing disappointment in the dismissal of Xia while also affirming the value of exchange.
In total, the polling in the gubernatorial race suggests that Cuccinelli will have a hard time closing the gap, with less than two weeks to go in the race, said Geoffrey Skelley, associate editor of Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics. “Ken Cuccinelli’s chances of winning seem to be dimming,” Skelley said. There would have to be some kind of major shakeup in the race.”
The District’s most interesting new wine venue is Vin de Chez, a pop-up bar in the parking lot of Union Kitchen, a shared commercial space in Northeast. It’s the creation of Liz Bird and Tom Madrecki, two 20-somethings intent on proving that wine can be taken seriously yet still be fun.
(By Ashley Deeks, associate professor of law) One of the most persistent fights in the national security arena since the September 11 attacks has been about the proper allocation of power between two branches of government: the Executive and the courts.
The spike in tuition and fees for public colleges after the 2008 financial crisis has given way to slower growth, with lower price increases this year than in any of the previous four years, according to a national survey.
(Audio) Two new studies have a lot to say about the American family. The first may help us understand why some young children do better with divorce than others. The second looks at how economics is affecting the decision to get married in the first place. Two of the University of Virginia researchers involved in these findings, Sarah M. Corse and Robert E. Emery, tell us more.
Along the way, I stopped in Charlottesville to photograph my alma mater, the University of Virginia. Charlottesville has noticeably more color in the trees than Richmond, but peak viewing is still a week or two away. I also noticed that some of the trees were dropping leaves rather quickly. Patches of ground around the Rotunda were covered with leaves.