Scientists believe a triple-risk model explains many SIDS cases: a baby has a defect in an area of the brain that controls breathing and arousal; the baby is at an age when those brain areas are immature; and the baby is exposed to an external stress that compromises his breathing or oxygen levels or causes overheating. “To have a SIDS death, you have to have at least one of those (factors), and you have a higher risk if you have two or three of those happening at the same time,” says Professor Fern Hauck of the University of Virginia School of Medicine.
Roanoke’s Hispanic population stood at 5.7 percent Hispanic in July 2012, according to U.S. Census Bureau data presented by the Weldon Cooper Center at the University of Virginia. That’s the highest of any community in the Roanoke and New River valleys.
Just like today, some politicians in the early 1800s believed their cause too crucial to negotiate. "What you have at the time is a very bitter partisan divide between Federalists and Republicans that was, if anything, more bitter than the divide between the tea party and Democrats today," said historian J.C.A. Stagg, editor of President James Madison's papers at the University of Virginia. "The Federalists thought (Thomas) Jefferson and Madison had ruined the country and had to be stopped," Stagg said.
He said the main way ill children will be referred to the program will be through their doctors. Dr. Noreen Crain, the medical director of the pediatric palliative care program at the University of Virginia Children’s Hospital, is one of those doctors. Crain works with her team to provide pain and symptom management for young patients. “There are times when it [palliative care] becomes parallel to hospice,” she said. Crain described hospice programs as generally “broader, bigger, and ideally starts earlier.”
(By Elizabeth Powell, assistant professor of business administration at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business) You don’t have to be a king or struggle with a speech impediment to identify with the terrifying fear of being caught searching for words. But as I have found in my 20 years of working with managers and leaders, underneath that frustrating anxiety lies a powerful and authentic voice waiting to emerge. What is the key to projecting your presence and leading with rhetorical courage? The answer lies in a simple but profound idea: Speaking your mind, from the heart, e...
Manchin nevertheless cast a vote to pass the bill at the end of June and The Council for American Job Growth aired the advertisement less than two weeks later. "The group seems to be offering carrots to members of Congress who cast tough votes in support of their position," said Kyle Kondik, a political analyst at the University of Virginia Center for Politics. "It might just be positive reinforcement: Cast a vote that we like, and we'll run ads that will be helpful to you."
Jacob Rainey was one of the most promising high-school quarterbacks in Virginia — headed for Division I football and maybe the NFL — when a freak accident forced him to change course.
Brad Cox is a Professor of Physics for UVA’s College of Arts and Sciences and talks about the Nobel Prize.
(Guest post by Gosia Glinska, senior researcher at the Batten Institute at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business) Should anyone care that an ex-offender starts a business upon release? The answer should be an emphatic yes. Here’s why.
The legend of Mitchell Frank continues to grow at the University of Virginia. Five months removed from his dramatic victory that handed the Cavaliers their first-ever NCAA tennis title, Frank cruised to his second ITA All-American Championships singles title, defeating Oklahoma senior Guillermo Alcorta 6-3, 6-0 on Sunday to become the fourth two-time winner in the 35-year history of the event.
(Video) Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, weighs in on the political consequences of the government shutdown.
Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, agreed that the GOP's minority status in the Senate — without the threat of filibuster now that the cloture vote was taken — makes McConnell an afterthought. "The Democrats are running the Senate, and the Republicans are pretty much cut out of it there," Sabato said.
Five local women will share what inspired them to pursue technology-based careers in hopes of influencing the next generation. Their discussion, the Women in Tech Panel, is open to the public and is set for 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at OpenGrounds at the University of Virginia, 1400 W. Main St.
Students, lawmakers and school administrators are coming together in hope to improve physical health and the well-being of kids in Central Virginia. The 3rd Annual Youth-Nex Conference is under way at the University of Virginia Curry School of Education.
Without patients' written authorization, the Privacy Rule prohibits these entities from sharing confidential health information with law enforcement officials except in very limited circumstances, including when a court order has been issued or when required by law. University of Virginia's Health Sciences Center summarizes these instances.
Fans of American jazz and international rhythms will get two opportunities today to hear drummer, percussionist and composer Robert Jospe in the Main Stage Theatre at Piedmont Virginia Community College.
A new planet-hunting survey has revealed planetary candidates with orbital periods as short as four hours and so close to their host stars that they are nearly skimming the stellar surface. If confirmed, these candidates would be among the closest planets to their stars discovered so far. The team includes Carnegie's Christopher Stark and Alan Boss, as well as Elisabeth Adams of the Planetary Science Institute, Michael Endl of the McDonald Observatory, Phil Arras of the University of Virginia, and Drake Deming of the University of Maryland at College Park.
"There’s so much disagreement," Larry Sabato, a political science professor at the University of Virginia, said of the Republicans. "Most of them privately understand that this was an ill-fated venture, poorly defined, with no clear goal — the wrong objective at the wrong time."
An article in the Cavalier Daily Thursday morning is drawing a lot of attention. The editorial recommends making rape a violation under the University of Virginia honor code.
A disputed sudden-death goal by University of Virginia midfielder Morgan Brian carried the No. 1-ranked Cavaliers to a rain-soaked 3-2 victory over No. 5 Notre Dame on Thursday night at Klockner Stadium. Brian’s goal, her ninth of the season, delighted a soggy and shivering crowd of 2,838 — the largest in the history of women’s soccer at Klockner Stadium.