“People haven’t been fascinated by this book because the translation is mellifluous or beautiful,” said Michael F. Suarez, a professor of English at the University of Virginia who directs the Rare Book School there. “People haven’t been attracted to this book because the presswork is beautiful. It’s not.”
When a colleague of Akron Art Museum Director Mitchell Kahan saw this summer’s exhibit of work by artist El Anatsui here, he posed an interesting question. Kahan discovered art history as a University of Virginia student and made it his major, then continued his studies in it, earning a master’s degree from Columbia University and a doctorate from City University of New York.
(Commentary) There’s a crisis in marriage equality in this country. And it has nothing to do with sexual orientation. That’s one major finding of the newest State of Our Unions report, published by the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia and the Institute for American Values’ Center for Marriage and Families.
In November 2009, Benjamin Philpot's research team experienced what all scientists hope for and most never experience: a Eureka moment. The discovery began many months earlier with a wild idea for finding a treatment for Angelman syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by developmental delay, lack of speech, and seizures. Philpot did his graduate work in Peter Brunjes’ lab at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, studying how a young rat’s experience with smells can shape the olfactory circuits of its brain.
The better part of Joseph Blair's early career was devoted to the business world. It wasnt until later in life that he made the decision to follow a different path that led him to become a rabbi. After high school Blair attended the University of Virginia, studying biology and chemistry. He went on to study sociology, anthropology and religion. He ultimately began studying environmental sciences, graduating with a bachelor’s degree.
It’s been 150 years since Victor Hugo completed his novel, "Les Miserables," and 25 years since the Broadway show debuted. On Christmas Day, Hollywood will release a film based on the musical, and Marva Barnett, a professor at the University of Virginia is celebrating.
These women have made their mark in our area while juggling work, family, self and activism Community-minded. Innovative. Bold. Liza Borches, Andrea Copeland, Sasha Farmer and Audrey Storm are all of that and so much more.
Larry Sabato, the director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, said Jindal needs to worry how this local disaffection could affect his national image. "Everything you do at home is seen in the context of your presidential candidacy," Sabato said. "The usual criticism is amplified because the home folks feel neglected, and the national media picks up the noise and broadcasts it across the nation."
The author of this look at the history of the Second Amendment credits U.Va. law professor A.E. Dick Howard with aiding in its preparation.
A team of experts commissioned in the wake of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre found that a lack of mental health services is a major public safety problem, and the author of the 2008 report says little has changed now. According to Richard Bonnie, one of the report's authors and an attorney who is a professor of Medicine and Law at the University of Virginia School of Law, many barriers remain in getting mental health treatment to those who desperately need it.
Students will always remember Lexington Middle School principal Rosa Lovelace at the door greeting them with smiles, hugs and good mornings as they started their school day each morning.
Addressing only gun policy is not the answer, according to University of Virginia clinical psychologist Dewey Cornell. He is one of nine school safety researchers who released a statement on the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn.
UVA psychologist Dewey Cornell says we should think about the shooting not as a school shooting, but as a shooting that happened in a school, and that mindset will help our society address the problems that had been building up long before this tragedy occurred.
Patients and their families at the University of Virginia Children's Hospital got a special visit from Santa Claus Thursday. He brought boxes of presents to children there, thanks to a special helper.
"Colonial" encapsulates a broad array of styles, from clapboard or shingle siding in New England to brick in the South, but it usually means a home with a fairly steeply pitched roof and a symmetrical design, says Richard Guy Wilson, professor of architectural history at the University of Virginia's School of Architecture.
Some people say the Mayan calendar describes the world as ending on Dec. 21, 2012. Not everybody agrees. Lydia Rodriguez is a Ph.D candidate at the University of Virginia's anthropology department. She's specializing in Mayan culture and says the world is not ending Friday.
Saras D. Sarasvathy, associate professor at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, delivered the keynote address introducing the concept of expert entrepreneurship.
Several children who are spending Christmas in the hospital in Charlottesville got a visit from Santa on Thursday, and he had a big box full of gifts for them.
With tuition and student debt skyrocketing and dim job prospects awaiting many graduates, states are trying to show residents what kind of return they can realistically expect for investing in a degree from a public college or university. That’s why Virginia, Tennessee, and Arkansas are collecting salary data on their graduates and posting it online at CollegeMeasures.org, a website run by a former education official in the Bush administration.
University of Virginia-led research earned a nod in a list of 2012’s significant findings penned by Dr. Thomas R. Insel, the director of the National Institute of Mental Health.