Perhaps the best bottom-line estimates came from an expert panel convened two years ago by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. To maintain infrastructure at current levels, $134 billion to $194 billion more needs to be spent each year through 2035. The federal government alone should come up with $2.3 trillion over that period.
Commentary by James G. Maxham III, a professor of commerce at the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce, and Amanda B. Bower, professor of business administration at Washington and Lee University.
Families trying to get help for a loved one with mental illness confront a confusing, dysfunctional system that lacks the capacity to help everyone who needs it - and that shunts many of the mentally ill into the criminal justice system instead of the healthcare system.
In January, the Virginia General Assembly will decide whether to block the June appointment of Helen Dragas, the divisive and tone-deaf rector of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, to another four-year term.
Quotes Molly Bishop Shadel, associate professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, who teaches oral advocacy and verbal persuasion.
The University of Virginia is the second-best value in public higher education, according to rankings announced Thursday by Kiplinger's Personal Finance, marking an improvement for the school from last year's list, which put it third.
Valerie Cooper, an associate professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia, wondered why there hasn’t been more mainstream press coverage of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ beliefs with regard to blacks.
(Editorial) Helen Dragas has embarked on a campaign to win support among lawmakers in the General Assembly. The rector of the University of Virginia's Board of Visitors is poised for a long slog through a confirmation process that should've been assured.
Radiologists can accurately diagnose acute appendicitis from a remote location with the use of a handheld device or mobile phone equipped with special software, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. For the study performed at the University of Virginia, CT examinations of the abdomen and pelvis of 25 patients with pain in the right lower abdomen were reviewed over an encrypted wireless network by five radiologists using an iPhone G3 equipped with OsiriX Mobile medical image viewing software. All of the patients had surgical confirmat...
But Max Wintermark, a brain imaging specialist at the University of Virginia, says the findings bring up more questions than answers: Do brain changes occur with all types of chemotherapy or just one type? Do they only happen to breast cancer patients or to all cancer patients?
"Surprise, surprise. Abercrombie got even with Inouye and declared his independence in a dramatic fashion,” said Larry Sabato, the director for the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.
But the escalation of polarized, partisan politics in recent years makes finding a solution now much harder, says University of Virginia analyst Larry Sabato. “This is a reflection of the deep polarization that exists in America and the fact that the two parties really have very little in common. It’s not just a personal thing between President Obama and Speaker Boehner. It’s more that they represent two clearly distinct philosophies of government and it’s awfully difficult to compromise your basic principles,” Sabato said.
Chances are if you bought a token to ride the carousel in Syracuse’s mall in the past two decades, you bought that token from Hal Kiah, the Carousel Man.
(Commentary) In January, the Virginia General Assembly will decide whether to block the June appointment of Helen Dragas, the divisive and tone-deaf rector of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, to another four-year term.
Scan the history of second-term presidents and you cant help but wonder why so many even bothered to run for another four years. More often than not, second terms amount to giant busts. "Part of it may be hubris,” said University of Virginia scholar Larry Sabato. “Presidents who are re-elected may think they’re more beloved than they actually are."
"Public mental health services have eroded everywhere, and in some places don't exist at all," said Richard Bonnie, professor of law and medicine at the University of Virginia. "Improving access to mental health services would reduce the distress and social costs of serious mental illness, including violent behavior."
(Commentary by Kyle Kondik, director of communications at U.Va.'s Center for Politics) Ticket-splitters are getting rarer and rarer, at least based on the dwindling number of congressional districts where different parties won the presidential vote and the House seat.
Ryan Briggs doesn’t fit the typical Generation Y demographic. While many of his contemporaries struggle to find full-time, well-paying jobs, the fourth-year student at the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce has a berth in mergers and acquisitions at a New York investment bank waiting for him upon graduation. McIntire reports that 86 percent of its undergraduate class of 2012 and 93 percent of its 2011 master’s program graduates had found employment. Virginia’s other business schools boast similarly rosy prospects for their graduates.
Charlottesville’s 250th year was a remarkable one, defined by scandal, statesmanship and sadness. In 2012, the University of Virginia revolted against its governing board ...
Almost eight in 10 people in the Charlottesville area want changes in the laws that govern appointments to the University of Virginia's board. That's one of the conclusions in recent polling conducted by UVa’s Center for Survey Research, which queried more than 1,000 residents.