In the study, published in the journal of Social Psychological and Personality Science, researchers from the University of Virginia examined whether feeling misunderstood by others can also cause pain.
(Commentary by W. Bradford Wilcox, sociology professor and director of the National Marriage Project) Pamela Gwyn Kripke has a new but oh-so-70s piece on Slate celebrating single motherhood and taking me to task for suggesting that children in single-parent families are more likely to struggle.
Law professor John Harrison was interviewed on the topic of President Obama's use of a "signing statement" in approving the Defense Authorization Act.
A free exhibit at the University of Virginia is featuring hundreds of artifacts from one of the most historic properties in the Western Hemisphere. The exhibit called "Layers of the Past - Discoveries at Flowerdew Hundred" is in the Harrison Institute through July.
The renovation of the University of Virginia Rotunda is making significant progress. The black plastic is starting to be peeled away so the finished product can be seen.
Mammograms are still the gold standard when it comes to detecting breast cancer. But a certain things like dense breast tissue can make reading a mammogram more challenging. That's because tumors in dense tissue can be harder to find. "Mammography is the most effective tool that we have for detecting early breast cancer," said Dr. Jennifer Harvey, radiology professor and director of breast imaging at the University of Virginia. "The way that we measure breast density is not very good."
Entering the General Assembly session that will finally determine the fate of the University of Virginia's embattled rector, the lines are drawn in sand perpetually shifting.
Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Virginia medical centers provide most of the uncompensated care in the state and stand most to lose if reimbursements shrink but Medicaid does not expand to reduce the number of uninsured people they treat.
Larry Sabato, the University of Virginia political scientist, was among the first to spot last week’s regional split. “To get a bunch of Republicans from the Northeast or even some of the urban-suburban Midwestern states is to guarantee that the moderates have more weight. They don’t want that,” Sabato said. “They would prefer to have a smaller majority. I think some would prefer to be in the minority.”
Chris Sprigman calls it the “creativity effect.” It means, simply, that artists frequently value their work more than the market does. As a result, artists “do a relatively poor job of getting things sold,” said Sprigman, an intellectual property law professor at the University of Virginia.
In “Uncle Tom’s Cabin on the American Stage and Screen,” retired drama professor and theater historian John W. Frick of the University of Virginia’s College of Arts & Sciences chronicles how Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel was adapted to theater and film — and details how, by the beginning of the 20th century, more than 400 separate companies traveled and performed some theatrical version of the story.
(Commentary by Tony Lucadamo, a candidate for a master’s degree at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.) It took Republicans all of two days to signal a shift in immigration policy following the election. House Speaker John Boehner went on “ABC World News” with Diane Sawyer to confirm what pundits had been predicting.
(Commentary by Dorrie Fontaine, dean of U.Va.'s School of Nursing) Can compassion be taught? It’s a question asked by parents, educators and employers, by anyone who watches or reads the news, listens to school bus taunts, or pays attention to politics.
"A father who has a good relationship with the mother of his children is more likely to be involved and to spend time with their children and to have children who are psychologically and emotionally healthier," said W. Bradford Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia and one of that study's authors. "Indeed, the quality of the relationship affects the parenting behavior of both parents."
A new national commission is looking for ways to contain the rising cost of health care at what may the only place where political action is possible -- the state level. The State Health Care Cost Containment Commission is tasked with producing a range of policy options that can be tailored to meet the needs and cultures of different states. It was announced Friday and will be based at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center.
The State University at Fredonia Technology Incubator has welcomed STASH Sporting Goods Inc., as its latest tenant. The company, which has been in existence since 1981, was founded by University Registrar Carol "Stash" Stanley.
Larry Sabato, a professor of political science at the University of Virginia, agreed, saying, “Mr. President, you’re going to have to negotiate,” adding that Republicans “have no incentive to give it to you. You’re going to have to do something about entitlements and government spending.”
(by Dr. Christine Burt Solorzano, a pediatric endocrine specialist at the U.Va.Health System, and Susan Cluett, program director for the U.Va. Children’s Fitness Clinic) With screen time and super-size snacks creeping steadily into our kids’ everyday routines, it’s no surprise that obesity rates have been on the rise in recent decades.
It is with profound sadness that I report the death of my teacher, mentor, and friend, Jeffrey O'Connell. The longtime University of Virginia Law professor co-authored the work that led to no-fault automobile insurance and created an "early offers" proposal, a version of which was passed into law in New Hampshire last year.
Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, said Walker is well positioned for 2014, and possibly beyond. “Walker doesn’t need to do much to please conservatives; they are already happy with him. Working on improving his state economy is the safest path to re-election. Then 2016 awaits, potentially,” Sabato said.