University of Virginia security followed planned procedure and “did its job” when fans stormed the John Paul Jones Arena floor Thursday after a basketball victory over Duke, athletic director Craig Littlepage said Friday.
Researchers are recruiting participants for an American Cancer Society research study called Cancer Prevention Study-3. The study will aim to examine genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors that cause or prevent cancer.
Hundreds of soon-to-be University of Virginia graduates and members of the public came out Friday for the Educators' Expo annual job and interview fair, held in Newcomb Ballroom inside Newcomb Hall, for a shot at a teaching job.
An undergraduate at the University of Virginia is on a mission. He is leaving a legacy for others, proving stereotypical rules are meant to be broken. When Jerry Reid, 68, decided to go to college, he was afraid he wouldn't be accepted, but now he's so engrained in the UVA community, he doesn't want to leave.
In the wake of one of the biggest wins in recent University of Virginia basketball history, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski had media outlets across the country buzzing Friday about something that had nothing to do with the game.
The University of Virginia’s president and governing board leader have, in public, maintained an air of united collegiality for the past eight months, hoping to move beyond the summer’s leadership crisis. Out of sight, tension has continued to build between U-Va. President Teresa Sullivan and U-Va. Board of Visitors Rector Helen Dragas as they struggle for control of the university’s agenda and priorities, according to several people close to the situation.
A joint program will establish the first laboratory school for advanced manufacturing technologies. The University of Virginia Curry School of Education, the UVa School of Engineering and Applied Science and Albemarle County and Charlottesville public schools are collaborating on the program, which is supported by a $300,000 state planning grant.
Early farmers weren't so good at what they did some 7,000 years ago, suggests environmental scientist Bill Ruddiman of the University of Virginia. "How early farmers cleared forests is very different than today. They used a lot more land, and they cleared a lot more forest per farmer," Ruddiman says.
Major changes are rocking the University of Virginia's honor system. The student body voted to approve a proposal that would allow a student accused of lying, cheating, or stealing to admit guilt and leave the university for a year instead of being expelled.
The nation's fiscal fight is the focus of a challenge for University of Virginia students. The six-weeklong "Up to Us" campaign is coming to an end Saturday night after sparking a new conversation about America's debt crisis.
A Nansemond River High School junior says she has returned from an engineering conference at the University of Virginia with a clearer understanding of how to achieve her career goals. Emily Bazemore attended the Society of Women Engineers conference in Charlottesville last weekend, giving her a chance to experience dorm life, hear from inspiring lecturers and participate in challenging, hands-on projects.
"There's been an amazing improvement in the, in living from heart disease and from surviving heart disease and there's been a reduction in mortality from heart disease," said Christopher Kramer of the University of Virginia Health System.
Similar agreements are already in place at U.Va., which has 25 foundations that have helped build an endowment that exceeds $5.3 billion. U.Va.’s policy requires that two university representatives – one designated by the president and the other by the visitors – serve on each foundation board. One or both of these representatives also must serve on the foundation boards’ executive and audit committees, spokesman McGregor McCance said.
(Commentary by Tony Lucadamo, a graduate researcher at U.Va.’s Miller Center and a candidate for a master's degree in public policy at the University of Virginia) The number of unionized workers in Virginia fell by 4,000 last year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported, nearing the lowest level in three decades.
(By Dr. Rohit Malhotra, a cardiologist at University of Virginia Health System) Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, is the most common heart rhythm abnormality in adults, affecting approximately 2 million Americans today.
(Commentary) To paraphrase the teachings of The Dude: Mike Krzyzewski's not wrong, he's just being a whiner. Coach K's concerns about the dangers of court storming, which he detailed after Thursday's night stands-clearing loss at Virginia, are on the mark. It's a hazardous practice that will eventually lead to either a physical fight between a rowdy student and a defeated opposing player or someone getting seriously injured in the mad rush onto the court. That night was not last night, despite Krzyzewski's statement to the contrary. Judging by an alternate vid...
For David Murray and Kate Deneveu, the road back home to Charlottesville started on Telegraph Avenue in Oakland, Calif. The historic street is peppered with art galleries, bookstores, eateries and colorful characters riding the fringes of society.
That report lists a wide range of reasons why states fail to report patients to the database. In some cases, states haven't put a system in place for tracking those involuntarily committed, says Richard Bonnie, director of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy at the University of Virginia.
Three different political texts, one name: Daniel Willingham. Willingham is a psychologist at the University of Virginia, where he is a professor in the Department of Psychology. It is of course not new for the Tories (or any other politician) to name-drop, but the way in which ‘science’ and ‘scientist’ as well as named individuals such as Willingham are used to vindicate current education policy in England and Wales is worthy of further discussion.
Researchers at the University of Virginia are hoping that a smartphone application could become a powerful new tool in the fight to contain HIV and AIDS, which often go untreated in rural Virginia.