University of Virginia political science professor Larry Sabato told The Washington Examiner that Romney could eventually be afforded the status of senior statesman in the GOP, but only to a certain degree. "He lost what most Republicans considered a winnable race," Sabato said. "The GOP base was never emotionally invested or attached to him, and certainly isn't now."
A special film festival at the University of Virginia puts human rights on the forefront. The Human Rights Film Festival is a completely student-run initiative at UVa.
Doctors at the University of Virginia Health System are using a new approach to treat lung cancer. For decades, doctors have treated the cancer with a "one-size-fits-all" approach - by viewing tumors under the lens of a microscope. Now, doctors are using molecular profiling to better tailor treatment options for patients.
In another organization, John Hicks would be getting a lot of attention. A young, athletic catching prospect that is outstanding defensively and better than average offensively is something that every team covets.
I think of myself as a person who tries very hard to be conscious of my footprint on the earth, but the University of Virginia Health Systems nurses have beat me by a mile. To celebrate the two-year anniversary of attaining ANCC Magnet status they held a “green coffee house” on Sept. 15. They demonstrated their commitment to the environment by collecting 1.8 tons of recyclable materials in a 30-day period — materials that otherwise would have wound up in a landfill.
Since the mid-2000s, the number of engineering living and learning communities has grown, particularly for women students, says University of Virginia higher education researcher Karen Inkelas, author of the 2007 National Study of Living-Learning Programs.
(Co-written by Martha Derthick, professor emerita of government) Hoping to avoid the risk of breaching an ill-defined boundary between church and state, some public school officials have prohibited elementary school pupils from distributing trinkets with religious messages, and thereby encountered a different peril. They have learned that their young pupils have constitutional rights to freedom of speech.
So if grouping all students together leads to pernicious effects, but divvying kids up by ability is politically unacceptable, what’s the alternative? The ed-school world has an answer: “differentiated instruction.” The notion is that one teacher instructs a diverse group of kids, but manages to reach each one at precisely the appropriate level. The idea, according to Carol Tomlinson of the University of Virginia, is to “shake up what goes on in the classroom so that students have multiple options for taking in information, making sense of ideas, and expressing what the...
Kick off your shoes when you come home. “Most shoes increase forces on the knees more than going barefoot will,” says Dr. D. Casey Kerrigan, professor and chair of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Virginia.
Strength training also helps your heart health, says Dr. Kevin R. Vincent of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at The University of Virginia. Vincent co-authored research showing that resistance exercise aided cardiovascular function by lowering levels of homocysteine, an amino acid that can cause harmful clots, increasing anti-oxidant defenses, and decreasing blood pressure.
"This is one supersized ring," said Anne Verbiscer, an astronomer at the University of Virginia. "If you could see the ring, it would span the width of two full moons' worth of sky, one on either side of Saturn." Verbiscer; Douglas Hamilton of the University of Maryland, College Park; and Michael Skrutskie, of the University of Virginia, are authors of a paper about the discovery to be published online tomorrow by the journal Nature.
Yoga also may help prevent or manage cardiovascular disease, according to Kim "Karen" E. Innes, an associate professor at The Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies, University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville.
A University of Virginia law student thought her claim to fame on the the Ellen DeGeneres Show was going to be a silly online video of her dance moves. But Dana Tapper, who wants a career advocating for children, learned during her appearance on Wednesday’s show that she was there to receive $20,000 to help pay her student loans.
It’s not often that a panel discussion at the University of Virginia leads to tears, but many of those in the audience wept as two experts talked about coping with the end of a pet’s life. A professor in UVA’s School of Nursing and a specialist in end-of-life care, Susan Bauer-Wu has often lectured on death, but this experience was particularly painful for her and her audience.
Even though the blame-game is in full-effect in D.C., Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, believes Obama does hold some leverage. “A status quo election has led to predictable status quo deadlock on most things. President Obama has some second-term leverage that enabled him to win on tax increases and may get him a piece of what he wants on gun control and immigration — though nothing in these areas will be easy,” Sabato told CBSDC.
University of Virginia clinical psychologist Meg Jay has a message for every young professional out there: Your 20s matter. In a talk at TED2013 Tuesday, she called the 20s the "most defining decade of adulthood," a period when the brain has its last major growth spurt and more than half of Americans either marry or begin dating their future partner.
Two new surveys from the Centers for Disease Control suggest some progress in improving the way Americans eat. But experts are not ready to celebrate yet. John Sirard is a professor at the University of Virginia, specializing in exercise and its impact on the body. He says African-Americans also tended to consume more fast food than white or Hispanic adults. Looking at children, the CDC found overall consumption of calories down, but childhood obesity was up 3 percent.
“Homework has been a hot topic for a number of years now because it affects so many people,” says Robert H. Tai, a professor at the University of Virginia’s Curry School of Education who has researched the topic and conducted a 2012 study, “When Is Homework Worth the Time?”
The University of Virginia is bracing for the effects of sequestration, but officials there are mostly unsure of what those effects will be. “Our first priority is to assure continuity in financial aid, salaries, and research for as long as possible,” UVa spokesman McGregor McCance wrote in an email.
(Commentary) Long after the game was over, the University of Virginia fans lingered throughout John Paul Jones Arena. They stood in small groups, talking, smiling and laughing. They had reason to be happy. The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Duke Blue Devils, a benchmark team in college basketball.