Over the past decade, Jonathan Kipnis, a neuroimmunologist in the University of Virginia School of Medicine’s department of neuroscience, has discovered a possible link, a modern twist on the age-old notion of the body-mind connection. His research suggests that the immune system engages the brain in an intricate dialogue that can influence our thought processes, coaxing our brains to work at their best.
“Rubio's singular challenge is to fulfill the purpose of his selection--to connect to Hispanics that increasingly are tuning out the GOP, judging by election returns,” said Larry Sabato, a University of Virginia political scientist. “And historic bilingual response is a creative solution, and we'll see whether it helps at all.”
Dr. Donna Broshek with the University of Virginia Brain Injury and Sports Concussion Institute debunks the idea that young athletes should pick themselves up and get back in the game. Broshek said, "Sometimes there are people who have very devastating injuries because they're exposed to too many forces when the brain is in a vulnerable state."
The article quotes Jonathan Turman and Steven Easter, fourth-year mechanical engineering students who created a 3D-printed unmanned aircraft.
Students at the University of Virginia are remembering one of their own, after a deadly accident last month. Friends of alumnus Blair Phillips have set up a memorial exhibit and scholarship to celebrate his life. Phillips, 24, died on January 19, after a fall while skiing in Colorado led to an unexpected stroke.
"Despite the marital misbehavior of a few politicians and athletes, infidelity is becoming less popular, not more popular, in America,” says Dr. W. Bradford Wilcox, Director of the Marriage Project at the University of Virginia.
The Catholic Church’s declining influence, priesthood sex scandals and the rise of Islam might convince church leaders to look outside Europe for the next pope, a University of Virginia professor and church expert said Tuesday.
Kenneth W. Thompson, 91, a scholar of foreign relations and U.S. government who directed the University of Virginia’s Miller Center for two decades, died Feb.
Some analysts said Obama's pleas would fall on deaf ears. "This isn't just a laundry list -- it's a wish list," said University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato. "And most wishes won't come true."
A new organization has been formed in Virginia to support collaborative research projects in logistics, an industry seen as an economic growth engine for much of the state. Longwood University, the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia State University have joined the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Logistics Systems as founding members along with two companies, Prince George County-based Logistics Management Resources and McLean-based LMI.
At least 25 states could end their primary care doctor shortage by changing doctor residency requirements simply by making the requirements of foreign-educated physicians the same as those for U.S.-educated physicians, says a study from the University of Virginia.
A group of University of Virginia students took a close look at the State of the Union address.
“GDP is the headline statistic, what we use mainly to describe the progress of the economy, but it is pretty limited,” says Peter L. Rodriguez, associate professor of business administration, associate dean for international affairs and director of the Tayloe Murphy International Center at The University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
But then, for some reason – and it must have seemed like an urgent one to him – Rubio decided to reach for a small plastic bottle on a nearby table and take a swig, thereby almost ducking out of the camera shot and sending the Twitterverse into hysterics. “Uh-oh. Water gulp—really bad TV optics,” Larry Sabato, a political-science professor at the University of Virginia, tweeted. “SNL, Colbert, Stewart…here they come.”
A water purification tablet created by a University of Virginia non-profit has the potential to help get clean water to hundreds of thousands of people in the developing world.
Timothy Wilson, professor, department of psychology, University of Virginia, and a researcher on the psychological benefits of giving, says that “most people recognize that helping others will make them happy – but perhaps not the extent to which it does. The time we are least likely to realize it is when we are feeling down or blue. That is when it is hardest to get out and do something for somebody else, it is the time when it is most beneficial to do so. So, my advice is, if you are in the doldrums, look for opportunities to help another person.”
These institutions -- including U.Va. -- report meeting any gap in families' funding.
The University of Virginia Health System has discovered a mysterious protein that could stop the growth of cancer cells. The protein, called "SPARC", can also prevent bladder cancer cells from expanding to other organs.
“If (Rubio) does better than Bobby Jindal, which is not hard, he can call it a success,” said University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato.
Students had the opportunity to interact with physicians, dentists and medical students, and hear their stories about how they overcame obstacles to pursue careers as health-care professionals. "I didn't have this type of exposure, but I do understand how important it is to have that mentorship," said Joseph Stringfellow, fourth-year medical student at the University of Virginia who gave a presentation about the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).