An economic impact study by the University of Virginia’s Weldon-Cooper Center forecasts that the center will attract 75,000 annual visitors and generate about $49 million in economic impact in its first five years.
Commentary by Edward Klees, general counsel of the University of Virginia Investment Management Company and a lecturer at the University of Virginia School of Law.
“The question is, why do we expect writers, particularly Chinese writers, to be the political conscience of the nation to get [a] Nobel [prize]?,” asked Charles Laughlin, professor of modern Chinese literature in the University of Virginia, on Twitter. “I think most people don’t realise how epoch-making this is, as this is the first non-dissident in a Socialist country to win.”
The University of Virginia has announced a new endowed chair in Mormon studies, making it the first university in the East to have such a position.
If you want to make your marriage happier and spice up the sex, schedule a date night at least once a week. Couples who do this and devote time to each other are not only more likely to communicate better, but also have greater sexual satisfaction and a stronger commitment to the marriage than couples who don't spend this kind of time alone, USA Today reports of a study by the National Marriage Project, based at the University of Virginia.
According to Thomas Philippon of New York University and Ariell Reshef of the University of Virginia, financiers also have higher skill levels than they did a generation ago.
James E. Ryan from the University of Virginia Law School opines that to intervene in college admission policies would be a renunciation of conservative judicial principles.
Sepsis is a severe blood infection that can spread throughout the body. Dr. Karen Fairchild, a neonatologist at the University of Virginia Health System says, "if we detect it late it can be very, very damaging and even fatal. Once the baby shows signs of sepsis, they may already be very, very sick." Doctors at the University of Virginia developed the Hero Monitor to help pick up on the subtle signs early.
Army Col. Ellen Haring, 50, contacted the University of Virginia about its Molly Pitcher Project — named after a woman said to have served in the Revolutionary War — after learning it was seeking plaintiffs for the first suit challenging the ground combat exclusion. Ultimately, the project selected Haring and Command Sgt. Maj. Jane Baldwin of Florida, who contends she didn't get two positions as a result of the policy.
University of Virginia political guru Larry Sabato called the contradictory presidential results puzzling, noting that both polling groups are reputable.
Politics professor Larry Sabato, director of U.Va.'s Center for Politics, was one of four panelists asked to evaluate last night's vice presidential debate.
“Ryan was earnest and knowledgeable, but seemed somewhat intimidated by Biden,” assessed Dr. Larry Sabato, the director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
The long-term effects of these drugs aren't really known, said Dr Alan Rogol, an endocrinologist at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville.
Commentary from Mark Edmundson, University Professor at the University of Virginia.
"Biden was direct, folksy and a little rude -- but it worked," said Larry Sabato, an election expert at the University of Virginia. "He made more and better comebacks in five minutes than Obama made in 90 last week."
(Commentary) A study from the University of Virginia School of Medicine found that although the uninsured may make it to the hospital, they are more likely than people with insurance to die from heart bypass operations.
You may now kick up your heels with the bride. Music fans can learn all about the genre of Bulgarian wedding music from one of its pioneers and leading practitioners today at the University of Virginia.
Political scientist Larry J. Sabato, a professor at the University of Virginia, said the Romney bounce is not related to changing Senate fortunes — at least not yet.
She may not be a household name (yet), but Jen Lilley is definitely a Real Beauty. The University of Virginia grad may not have begun acting until college but, since then, already has starred as Maxie Jones on ABC’s "General Hospital," appeared in the Academy Award winning movie, "The Artist," and can can also be seen both on MTV’s improvised comedy "Disaster Date"as well as in the new independent film "Turnaround."
Jeffrey Brown talks to Charles Laughlin of the University of Virginia and Xiao Qiang at the University of California, Berkeley about prolific writer and Nobel Laureate Mo Yan, whose detractors cite a cozy relationship with Chinese state media and a savviness about staying away from topics sensitive to the Communist government.