Race and geographic area play important roles in determining whether a patient with chronic kidney disease receives optimal care before developing kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Melissa Thomas-Hunt, associate professor of behavior research at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, says it appears Yahoo's work at home arrangements needed to be restructured because they no longer met the needs of the business. "A more targeted approach, however, might have achieved the same outcomes of increased productivity and collaboration without inciting the backlash," Hunt told United Press International.
On July 1, 2006, Billy K. Cannaday Jr. left his post as superintendent of schools for Chesterfield County to become superintendent of public instruction for Virginia. But that doesn’t mean he stopped getting a check from Chesterfield. Cannaday now serves as the dean of the University of Virginia’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies.
Friends can help you shoulder burdens, literally. At the University of Virginia, psychology professor Dennis Proffitt and a team of graduate students demonstrated how they've been asking students -- either alone, or with a friend standing by -- to put on a heavy backpack and estimate the steepness of a hill: on paper, by looking at a pie chart, and by using a tilting device. The overall results are unequivocal: "They find the hill to be steeper if they're alone, and less steep when they're with friends," said Proffitt. "Moreover, if you look at the strength of their ...
Geoffrey Skelley, political analyst at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, said he thinks Republicans are aiming to stick with the same principles, but deliver the message differently.
Virginia voters now have a choice between two very different candidates — Republican Ken Cuccinelli and Democrat Terry McAuliffe — who politically have about as much in common as a cat and a dog. University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato calls them “Virginia’s Odd Couple.”
Except for fraternities, sororities and gender-based club sports, most of Virginia’s public universities require organizations to adopt nondiscrimination policies. But policies at the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia already include exceptions to nondiscrimination policies that appear to align with the intent of the legislation. A U.Va. spokesman said an organization seeking to restrict membership would need to demonstrate that the restriction was necessary to perform activities related to the group’s purpose. Any exception is limited in scope to a narrow ...
The U.Va. School of Law ranks fifth nationally in initial and mid-career salaries at private firms, according to a survey.
Legal experts said this is the first time a lawsuit has attempted to force a defendant to buy a home, and many believe a judge wouldn't even have the power grant such a request. "I have never heard of that and the court may say it has no authority to order that," University of Virginia Law School professor Douglas Laycock told The Morning Call.
Mr. Awuah was among three outstanding entrepreneurial leaders named 2013 Babson College Honorary Degree candidates. The other two are Kip Tindell, Chairman and CEO, The Container Store; and Saras Sarasvathy, Associate Professor, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia.
It's the moderates, the undecided or independent voters still unconvinced by Ken Cuccinelli or Terry McAuliffe, who will define the race. In the wake of Bolling's departure, both camps are now working hard to appeal to the middle. "The average voter should always question every claim coming from these two camps," said Dr. Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics.
Dr. Amir Jazaeri of University of Virginia Medical Center is a cancer researcher funded by the American Cancer Society. Jazaeri says that Relay for Life is critical, especially at a time when government funding for cancer research is the lowest it's been in decades.
More women are delaying marriage, but not necessarily delaying kids, says a new report.
Americans are getting married later and later. The average age of first marriage in the United States is 27 for women and 29 for men, up from 23 for women and 26 for men in 1990 and 20 and 22 (!) in 1960. But what are the consequences of this trend? Who benefits and who suffers? "Knot Yet: The Benefits and Costs of Delayed Marriage in America," a new report from the University of Virginia's National Marriage Project examines those questions and, unsurprisingly, concludes that the answers are different depending on who you are.
Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, says Virginia Republicans are beyond furious at McDonnell for breaking his no-tax pledge. “The cost of the legacy is probably a future career, certainly as a presidential candidate,” he says. “It’s possible he could be picked as vice president if the nominee decides he has to have Virginia.”
Men and women are marrying later in life than ever before, but a new study reveals the costs of delaying your "I dos." In a report released Friday, the University of Virginia's National Marriage Project found that the average marrying age is at its highest ever: 26.
One of the factors that determine whether applicants will be accepted into undergraduate business programs is grade point average. Whether it’s high-school GPA used in freshman admission to four-year business programs or college GPA used in admission to two-year programs, GPA still matters. A lot. “GPA is important, and we’re going to look at it to get a snapshot,” says Rebecca Locke Leonard, associate dean for student services at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce. “Then we’re going to look beyond GPA. I think of it as a starting...
A Charlottesville couple is teaching friends and family that their disabilities are no match for their abilities. On Friday, NBC29's Kristin Twiford sat down with Carolyn and Woody Berry to talk about their lifelong love story, their successful careers, and the ways they've shared their perspective. Woody worked in the X-ray department at the University of Virginia for 37 years. Now he works behind the scenes at the university's Observatory Hill dining hall, where he amazes coworkers by loading dishes at a record 16 plates a minute.
Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, said Portman's switch just puts him in line with the majority of Americans. Data from the Pew Research Center shows that 48 percent of the public now favor gay marriage, with 43 percent opposed — a significant shift from a decade ago.