After more than a decade of research and development, Professor James Landers and his team have partnered with Lockheed Martin to create a portable DNA testing device. The device will make it easier and faster to perform forensic DNA testing for law enforcement.
The 5,800-square-foot station is inside a portion of an existing warehouse building the county is leasing from the University of Virginia. County fire and rescue Chief Dan Eggleston said UVa would be sharing a portion of the building and installing offices for some of its staff. Catlin said the station has been supported financially by UVa and the UVa Health System. “We are so fortunate to have a great partner in UVa,” Eggleston said. He said the university was the largest partner of the new station.
Organizers for this year's Remote Area Medical Clinic in Wise County expect a jump in patients seeking free health care this year with the recent layoffs of miners and others due to the struggling coal industry. … A women's clinic will be held on Thursday and Friday of RAM week. Gynecologists from the University of Virginia will be on hand to provide endometrial biopsies, colposcopies and other specialized gynecological procedures.
Edward L. Ayers, in addition to his "day job" as president of the University of Richmond, said he is on a mission to help people see "that history is full of wisdom that we need." Ayers will be honored Wednesday at the White House with the 2012 National Humanities Medal for his work to make history accessible and the past visible through digital innovations. "It's not that I know what the answers are," said Ayers, former dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia. "I just want people to use history to see ...
Larry Sabato, political scientist and director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, argues that a negative ad campaign might now be plausible somewhere in the United States, but location and timing would be essential in its planning and execution. “The question is, what are the competitive Purple states?” said Sabato. “There, it depends on the year and the race. In general, the larger the turnout – the presidential years, in other words – the more effective such ads can be, because in heavy turnout years, a good proportion of the 18-30 crowd ...
Middle and high school teachers from across the state are getting political at the University of Virginia. The UVA Center for Politics hosted its first teacher workshop Tuesday, with the goal of helping improve civics education.
But I did want to mention one interesting finding to toss into the debate, a real economic benefit to women who delayed childbearing. It's from a study conducted by Amalia Miller, an economist at the University of Virginia, who found that for college-educated women in professional and managerial jobs, every year of delaying pregnancy means a significant bump in wages, hours worked, and total lifetime earnings.
The commentary takes issue with a New York Times op-ed co-written by U.Va. law professor Christopher Jon Sprigman concerning the recent National Security Administration revelations.
A study released in 2011 from the University of Virginia showed Charlottesville and Albemarle County have more work to do when it comes to racial disparity. The study was then presented to City Council, whose reaction was to create the Task Force on Racial Disparity. The data paints a picture of racial disparity in Charlottesville – in the child welfare system, but mainly the juvenile justice system. Statistics show black youths are five and a half times more likely to be in juvenile detention than their white counterparts, and that black youths in the city are more likely to also h...
As companies work on new drugs, having tests that identify the disease will be essential, said Dr. Steven DeKosky of the University of Virginia. "One of the reasons for trying to do these studies now is to know what we will actually do once we have drugs that will make a difference," he said.
(Commentary by Lee Kirk, president and CEO of the Culpeper Regional Hospital and Culpeper Regional Health System) As we continue to grow and expand the services and specialties we offer, it becomes overwhelmingly evident that one of the greatest values and benefits of our partnership with UVA Health System is the ability to attract and recruit physicians – both specialists and primary care. These physicians and other healthcare providers are key to fulfilling our mission as a community hospital. Many of you have heard me say, “The CRH/UVA Health System affiliation is about access t...
2008 U.Va. grad Andrew Cedermark, a former journalist who now lives in Manhattan and is studying to be a teacher, will perform at a record release party for his second album, "Home Life," on Thursday in Brooklyn. The disc will be released July 16 on Underwater Peoples Records.
University of Virginia economist Terry Rephann also pointed out the rise and fall in the unemployment rate comes partially due to changing trends in hiring. “Usually now, employers in manufacturing will hire people from temp agencies, to give them sort of a trial run,” Rephann said. “There’s evidence that’s happening in Augusta, Staunton and Waynesboro.”
Founders Online, a collaboration between the National Archives and the University of Virginia Press, replicates the nearly 120,000 documents included in the 242 printed volumes of the papers of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and Benjamin Franklin, presented to the public in easily searchable digitized form for the first time.
Nicolas Favaloro, was named a recipient of the Jefferson Scholarship at the University of Virginia.
Prof. Daniel Ortiz of the University of Virginia School of Law's Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, who represented Vance, also expressed his disappointment in the ruling.
Author and University master’s graduate Ed Tarkington inks book deal with Algonquin.
West Main Street is undergoing a major transformation as three buildings are at different stages of construction. The Battle Building will be the new home of the University of Virginia’s Children’s Hospital; the foundation is soon to be poured for the 243-unit Plaza on West Main; and buildings will soon be demolished to make way for a Marriott Residence Inn.