University of Virginia polling analyst Geoffrey Skelley explained on Election Night why Virginia was likely to swing Obama even as Romney held an early lead — because these counties still had yet to provide huge numbers of raw votes in big margins to Obama.
The Arab Spring uprisings marked a fresh start in many countries in North Africa and the Middle East, turning the political tide towards democratic government. But the struggle for democracy is not new to the region, as highlighted in an upcoming book, “Justice Interrupted: The Struggle for Constitutional Government in the Middle East.” Looking into the stories of people who fought against tyranny, poverty and foreign rule, author and associate professor of history Elizabeth F. Thompson examines the roots of liberal constitutionalism in the Middle East.
Unfortunately, bad guys will also be engaged with the technology, lurking online like bears on the banks of a salmon stream, according to Karen McDowell of the University of Virginia. McDowell is an information security analyst in UVa’s Information Security, Policy, and Records Office, and she issued an article about how technically engaged shoppers should protect themselves.
Archaeologists who have dug through Plymouth’s remains say there is no evidence (that is, turkey bones) of such birds having been consumed there until well after 1621, according to University of Virginia professor and archaeologist Jim Deetz.
The MeadWestvaco Foundation is providing founding support for a program at the University of Virginia that will explore the role of business in society. The Darden School of Business announced the foundation’s support for its Initiative for Business in Society.
University of Virginia Head Baseball Coach Brian O’Connor stops by Madison centenarian Culton Goodall’s downtown Madison home last week to present him with a framed UVa jersey -- the one Goodall wore when he threw out the first pitch at the May 13, 2012 UVa-Georgia Tech baseball game.
(Editorial) At age 69, William H. “Bill” Wood left this life late last week. He left the Charlottesville area earlier this year, when he and his wife moved to Birmingham, Ala. He left his leadership position at the University of Virginia’s Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership in 2005, where he was the founding director.
One of the scientists who has done the watery sums, chemist Kevin Lehmann of the University of Virginia, has a solid answer.
Larry Sabato, political scientist at the University of Virginia, said he thought Boehner's comments seemed like a "bargaining chip" for the talks ahead.
Should we watch for symptoms? A gaggle of economy experts met at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business this week and parsed out the new health-care law in all its glory, and this is what they conclude.
Josceline Edwards held her stomach and groaned. “It’s like Joey said on that episode of ‘Friends’ where he tries to eat the whole turkey — I should have eaten something earlier to get my body ready for all this food,” said the 21-year-old University of Virginia student. If it weren’t for the collective efforts of local churches and nonprofits, UVa’s Lorna Sandburg International Center and the Overseas Student Mission, Edwards and her peers would have missed out on the quintessential caloric glut of belt-loosening, nap-inducing American tradi...
A rock music-fueled Broadway sensation about young love in the wake of repression may seem like a recent phenomenon, but it’s actually an adaptation of a play written in 1892. The University of Virginia Department of Drama’s production of “Spring Awakening” opened Thursday at UVa’s Culbreth Theatre. Based on Frank Wedekind’s 1892 play, the musical uses, pop, rock and folk to help tell the tale of German teens discovering their sexuality.
Many of the newest paychecks issued by our region's largest employer are for larger amounts, or they will be within the next week. Most employees of the University of Virginia's Academic Division who were hired before April 1st are eligible for a 3% bonus.
American kids are growing up in one of four cultures — family types that go beyond basic demographics — a new study finds. Researchers from the University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture presented their findings on Thursday at a national conference in Washington, D.C.
Tucked away just miles from the railroads that for years have transported goods made in Virginia to the rest of the world, a recently opened research facility in Prince George County is bringing together universities and industry in an effort to help the state - and the country - regain its manufacturing roots. The work being done at the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing will be used for production that has come a long way from the textiles and furniture plants that once populated southwest and Southside Virginia. The targets now are jet engines, laser printer cartridges and ...
Awarded for outstanding academic performance and being distinctly exemplary in their careers, Dr. Paulianda Jones and Kelly-Ann Gibbs Cartwright, both born in Guyana, are setting the pace of excellence internationally, ably representing their country of birth. A scientist, Paulianda Jones has been noted for her neuro-pharmacological research, focusing on the discovery of possible treatments for Parkinson’s disease and anxiety disorders. She graduated with her doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Virginia in 2006.
(Letter to the editor from Robert Turner, a law professor) Albion Urdank (Letters, Nov. 16) asks why Thomas Jefferson declined to carry out the 1798 will of Tadeusz Kosciuszko, providing that his $17,000 estate was to be used to purchase and free American slaves and to educate and train them to be good citizens.
Armed with the results of a recently completed survey of families in the Westhaven, Starr Hill and 10th and Page neighborhoods, City of Promise has applied for a government grant to provide more detailed counseling to some Buford Middle School students. City of Promise staffers and volunteers spent three months working “at breakneck speed” to administer surveys to families of school-age children in the area, steering committee member Maryfrances Porter said. Porter also leads up program evaluation and community consultation at Youth-Nex, a University of Virginia center focused...
A group of University of Virginia fraternity brothers are running for a cause, and they won't stop until they get to Lynchburg. The group of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) members are running from Charlottesville with a game ball for Saturday's UVA-Virginia Tech game. They're running to raise money for cancer research.
(Letter to the editor) On Nov. 10, we were privileged to be at the University of Virginia football at Scott Stadium. In addition to the exciting game, we enjoyed the excellent tribute presented by the UVa Cavalier Marching Band during the half-time show.