Part of the loss of power is sheer numbers: As other states grow faster than Ohio, Ohio loses members of Congress. But Larry Sabato, a University of Virginia political scientist, said that can change: Some congressional delegations have shrunk only to grow again a decade later with the next census.
Fairfax County is poised to expand from 1.1 million residents today to 1.35 million in 2040, part of continuing growth across the commonwealth, according to new figures. The projected growth is based on estimates released by the Demographics & Workforce Group at the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato explained to The Fiscal Times, “I don't think the GOP caucus will try to depose Boehner. Where would that leave them? More isolated than ever. Even the most conservative House members understand that Boehner isn't the problem.”
Clann Móhr’s efforts to educate the community have gone beyond the interested citizens who are a part of the tunnel foundation. Members of the organization have been auditing University of Virginia Professor Richard Collins’ architectural preservation class, and also educating his students about the history behind the Blue Ridge Railroad’s construction and builders, while the students piece together how they can help preserve and protect the tunnel.
Calendar girls When a group of local women slide into sleek outfits for a retro-style pin-up photo shoot, they have more in mind than looking pretty. With all profits benefiting the University of Virginia’s Emily Couric Cancer Center, Firefish Gallery’s Pin Up Show offers more than meets the eye—it’s beauty with a purpose.
Other high achievers include the University of Virginia, which moved up one spot over last year (to No. 2 nationqlly). Its 97% freshman retention rate ties with several other schools, including top-rated UNC, for the best record, and UVA's 87% four-year graduation rate is the highest on our list.
The Federal Reserve’s Charles Evans (who earned his bacherlor's degree inb economics from U.Va.) entered the lion’s den of monetary orthodoxy to make his pitch: unemployment must come down, even at the cost of temporarily higher inflation.
The UVa rector would avoid a messy fight in the legislature and allow the university to move forward.
The Senate confirmed lawyer Robert Shelby (who earned his law degree at U.Va.) as a federal judge for Utah late Friday, filling a vacancy that court officials said was causing a judicial emergency.
A study by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service estimates that the museum could attract 75,000 annual visitors and generate about $49 million in economic impact in its first five years.
"I think the reason for that is people have seen their neighborhoods become safer, and everybody has benefited," he says. "And also the Latino community, I believe, has recognized that it has not led to the racial profiling that many of them feared." That last point is echoed in a University of Virginia analysis of the immigration policy, which also notes an irony. "The outcry about the policy and the fears of harassment and profiling that were aroused in the immigrant community were based on the original, 'probable cause' version of the policy," it says, ...
(Commentary) Dewey Cornell, director of the University of Virginia's Youth Violence Project and a forensic clinical psychologist, says preventing such tragedies calls for broader approaches to mental health and violence. "Real prevention begins long before there is a gunman in the parking lot," Cornell said.
Welcome to the 19th annual Distinguished Dozen. This series profiles folks who, often through quiet efforts, make a difference in the lives of Central Virginians. Dr. Diane Snustad likes to work. Snustad is the Claude Moore chairwoman of geriatrics at the University of Virginia and twice was named to “Best Doctors in America.”
Larry Sabato -- The University of Virginia political scientist isn’t ready to give up on the talks.
Jim Ryan, a law professor at the University of Virginia, has argued that trying to prove the inadequacy of school funding through test results could provide perverse incentives for states to water down standards.
The 150th anniversary of the Civil War is being studied in a 50-year collection of essays published by Kent State University Press. “Conflict & Command: Civil War History Readers, Volume 1,” is an anthology — the first of several to be published by Kent State — of 15 essays from such scholars as Albert Castel, U.Va. history professor Gary Gallagher, Mark Neely, and Richard M. McMurry.
As U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, U.Va. law graduate Neil MacBride has helped create a new kind of federal law enforcement, breaking legal ground in prosecuting modern-day pirates, war criminals, bank executives and Internet thieves from across the globe, all while keeping pace with a regular docket full of drug, gun and gang cases.
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine are studying the effectiveness of virtual reality driving tests with a driving simulator at the Department of Motor Vehicles on Pantops.
It took University of Virginia Provost John D. Simon 10 days to figure out the right thing to do. His boss of nine months, U-Va. President Teresa A. Sullivan, had resigned in early June at the request of the school’s governing board leaders. He was angered and baffled by the decision, but it was unclear where this brewing crisis was headed and whether he could do anything to change its course.
Miles from home, Oday Aboushi watched all the news reports and felt helpless as Superstorm Sandy tore through the neighborhoods in which he grew up. The offensive lineman from the University of Virginia, a potential first-round pick in the NFL draft, knew what was happening: homes of friends destroyed, parts of Staten Island where he once hung out under water. And Aboushi, all 6-foot-6 and 310 pounds of him, couldn't do a thing about it.