The lucky seventh goal went to a local. Morgan Brian entered the game in the 70th minute to the roar of her University of Virginia teammates and much of the crowd of 12,594. Two minutes later, she shot from the top center of the box, and the ball deflected off a defender's leg over Santiago.
"Fast-paced walking, when combined with healthy eating, is hugely effective for weight loss," says Art Weltman, PhD, director of exercise physiology at the University of Virginia. And those simple steps can have a big impact on your overall health, cutting your risk of everything from heart disease to depression.
(Audio) Andrew Kaufman (University of Virginia) teaches masterpieces of Russian literature to incarcerated youth. The readings prompt discussions: What makes for a “successful” life? How I can be true to myself? What is my responsibility to others? Given that I will die, how should I live?
If Ryan Zimmerman remains a regular and plays out his contract, which runs through 2019 when he turns 35, he should easily top Tim Wallach’s franchise record of 1,767 game splayed. By then, Zimmerman should also rank first in hits (he’s currently sixth with 1,234), RBI (fifth with 654), home runs (fifth with 168), runs (fifth with 642), doubles (fifth with 274), walks (fifth with 447) and total bases (fifth with 2,046). He’s ninth with a .286 batting average and a .474 slugging percentage.
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is a type of nerve damage that affects the nerves of the arms, legs, hands, and feet, causing symptoms such as pain, numbness, and tingling in the affected areas. According to the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, as many as 70% of people with diabetes eventually develop neuropathy. Pain from this condition is often difficult to treat, but researchers at the University of Virginia have recently made a discovery in mice that may shed light on how to effectively reduce nerve pain.
Fridays on the Downtown Mall are almost always busy, but this time it was more crowded than usual. With the first home University of Virginia football game Saturday afternoon, students and fans painted the town orange.
“People who are getting divorced are often in a very dark place,’’ says sociologist W. Bradford Wilcox, an associate professor at the University of Virginia and director of the National Marriage Project, an initiative to increase marital stability. “We have to realize if you really value the welfare of your kids, you have to maximize every resource you have.”
University of Virginia political expert Larry Sabato has held off on making any major predictions in the race for governor. But now, heading into Labor Day weekend, his team at the UVA Center for Politics says this race is leaning Democratic.
The University of Virginia’s Larry Sabato, who should be counted among the best political analysts in the business especially when it comes to Virginia, has named Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe as the current favorite in the race for Virginia Governor.
The poll was released the same day that Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, changed his assessment of the race from “toss-up” to “leans Democratic.”
Among those quoted is U.Va. President Teresa A. Sullivan, who said, “We support the idea that students and families should have a wealth of information about their higher education choices. And that includes information that helps them gauge the value of a degree.”
Local companies that specialize in renting out houses, rooms and condominiums are facing new competition: private developers building large apartment complexes aimed at students.
This year more than $280,000 will go to the University of Virginia Breast Care Center for patient care and research.
Terry McAuliffe took in a tailgate at the University of Virginia prior to Saturday's football game to meet with students as part of a campaign stop. The Democratic candidate for governor talked with students about what issues matter most to them.
A longstanding vision for transforming West Main Street, the corridor between Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall and the University of Virginia, is gaining traction along with unease over the potential impact.
The University of Virginia Patent Foundation claims a subsidiary of Hamilton Company violated three foundation-held patents for biotechnology and medical science innovations, according to a civil suit lodged this week in federal court.
According to William Quandt, professor emeritus in politics at the University of Virginia and author of “Peace Process: American Diplomacy and the Arab-Israeli Conflict Since 1967,” the newly declassified documents are of some interest, but pale in comparison with other documents concerning the deliberations of Meir and her inner circle, and communications with Kissinger as revealed in the Hebrew-language book 1973, “The Way to War” by historian Yigal Kipnis.
Southwest Virginia matters, political scientists say, even if the region is likely to go Republican in November. “The Democrats know they’ll lose the Southwest as a whole, but margins matter,” University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato said.
The University of Virginia kicked off its football season playing defense with Mother Nature. Before UVA's Saturday win against Brigham Young University, severe weather suspended the game for two hours, but the rain delay didn't put a damper on the fun for UVA fans who see tailgating as a tradition.
Just because some mayors are offering imaginative solutions to some national problems does not necessarily mean they can solve all of them—and in fact, their ability to innovate in the first place depends on larger economic trends. “Cities are still subject quite strongly to the winds of the economy, and when those change, cities are hit very hard,” said Richard Schragger, an expert on urban policy at the University of Virginia School of Law. “So we have a lot of optimism about cities when we look at say, New York or Boston...but when you look at Detroit, or Camden, or ...