The University of Virginia wants more people in Southwest Virginia to benefit from its cancer center with a program they are calling 'Cancer Center Without Walls.
Charlottesville musician Kate Tamarkin is taking a new stage. The director of the Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra is brightening the holiday season at the University of Virginia Medical Center.
Rick Webb, senior scientist at the University of Virginia’s Department of Environmental Sciences, opposes any extension of the PTC until the tax credits are tied to performance and analysis of any actual environmental tradeoff.
There is little doubt that Boehner’s path forward is perilous: He can strike a deal with Obama and try to get it through the House with Democratic votes, which would further infuriate conservatives. Or, he can refuse to go back to the negotiating table and risk being blamed for letting the country fall off the fiscal cliff. “He has to pick his poison,” said Larry Sabato, head of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. “It’s really one or the other.”
Politics professor Larry J. Sabato discusses the prospects for gun control measures in Congress.
Officially, the landscape at UVa is a centrally planned feature and, theoretically, landscaping changes go before a committee. But in practice, that isn’t always the case.
The University of Virginia is giving potential students a sneak peek of free online courses. The university has launched video previews of upcoming online learning classes offered through a partnership with Coursera.
(Editorial) After leading -- nearly single-handedly -- a charge to quietly fire the University of Virginia president, the rector of the colleges Board of Visitors, Helen Dragas is fighting to keep her own post.
Miss Margaret Frances Schnuck was crowned Queen of Love and Beauty Saturday Evening at the 128th annual Veiled Prophet (V.P.) Ball held at the Hyatt Regency at The Arch. She is a graduate of John Burroughs School and is currently enrolled at the University of Virginia.
(Commentary by Marva Barnett, professor and director of the Teaching Resource Center at the University of Virginia, where she teaches in the French Department) “Les Misérables,” that most popular of musicals, comes at last to movie theaters — and on Christmas Day. What could be better than to have this story of love, grace and redemption arrive during the season of good will and generosity? Yet, as other “Les Mis” fans anticipate this long-awaited film, my
The Governor's Holiday Hoop Classic made its debut in Richmond, and delivered more than 100 tons of food for food banks across Virginia. The University of Virginia soared above the other state schools, collecting 152,893 pounds of food.
Letters to future residents from Mayor Satyendra Huja and Sen. Mark R. Warner, public school yearbooks and a political forecast from University of Virginia professor Larry J. Sabato were among the items sealed for 50 years by the sons of City Manager Maurice Jones and the daughter of historical society President Steven Meeks.
On the Next Virginia Insight: Playtime is important for kids... right? Certainly research has led to that conclusion for decades. But now a University of Virginia study has discovered that imagination and play might not be having quite the effect on kids many of us assumed it did.
(Commentary by law professor Brandon Garrett) We all know the moral of Charles Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol," the story of Ebenezer Scrooge. He was a banker “who lent money at usurious rates to the subprime sector in Victorian London,” said London’s Mayor Boris Johnson, when comparing him to modern financial villains.
"People really shouldn't be voting until the debates are finished. We should concentrate on the campaign and the choice until then," said Larry Sabato, who heads the University of Virginia's Center for Politics.
The University of Virginia shares the annual Lighting of the Lawn in a holiday e-card honoring the season. Colleges are making creative use of YouTube and other Internet resources for extending warm holiday greetings again this year.
Life is very full these days for University of Virginia Women’s Basketball Coach Joanne Boyle.
A doctor with hepatitis B who performed joint replacement surgeries unknowingly passed the virus on to at least two of his patients, according to a new report. The report, issued by researchers at the University of Virginia Health System, said the surgeon first became aware that he had hepatitis B after he stuck himself with a needle, and underwent routine testing for blood-borne diseases. (Note: The hospital is not identified.)
When Marty Whitlow felt the sharp stab in her side, she thought she’d pulled a muscle trying the rowing machine at her gym. As she tried to fight off the pain, it intensified. (Ms. Whitlow is now an active fundraiser for the Cancer Center.)
Wally Walker experienced the highest levels of college, pro hoops.