Tagg Romney, one of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's five children, will attend a debate-watching party at the University of Virginia this Thursday.
Students considering Virginia colleges have a new tool to find out before they take out loans.
The use of affirmative action policies causes minority students to drop out of science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines at a disproportionately high rate, said Frederick Smyth, a research assistant professor of psychology and the director of the Full Potential Initiative at the University of Virginia.
“Most -- many -- boards do things right. On the other hand, they’re not the ones that end up on Page 1,” said John T. Casteen, director of the AGB Intercollegiate Athletics Project and president emeritus at the University of Virginia
One way to determine debate eligibility is the method chosen by the debate sponsors, the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia, the Danville Register & Bee, Charlottesville’s NBC29 and Lynchburg’s WSET-TV. That is to include any candidate “who could show 10 percent support in independent polls,” said Bob Gibson, executive director of the Sorenson Institute (“Independents excluded from upcoming debate,” The Daily Progress, Oct. 9).
"If you have an older population, of course you have more deaths," said Qian Cai, a University of Virginia demographer who studies population trends. "That doesn't mean the population is less healthy or less vital."
The authors of the Knight Commission study, John T. Casteen III, president emeritus at the University of Virginia, and Richard D. Legon, president of the Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities, interviewed 143 presidents, 15 university system heads, nine system board chairs and 25 chairmen.
The studies highlighted that frequent users commonly have complicated medical problems, psychiatric emergencies, and substance abuse issues, and are more likely to have chronic illnesses and multiple health problems, according to Robert O'Connor, MD, chair of the emergency department at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville and a member of ACEP's board of directors.
The review, conducted by Professors Eric Patashnik of the University of Virginia, Mary Louise Pratt of New York University and J. Timmons Roberts of Brown University, sought to provide an outside perspective on what Tufts can do to better support its interdisciplinary studies programs
Mark Reynolds and Ryan Zimmerman both grew up in Virginia Beach. They were rivals when Reynolds was at First Colonial High School and Zimmerman was at Kellam. They were teammates on a showcase team and later at University of Virginia.
October is national Cyber Security Awareness Month. As the country becomes more reliant on the Internet, the exposure to digital threats increases, too. The University of Virginia's Information Security, Policy and Records Management Office is trying to keep the community safer online by offering security presentations throughout the month.
Commentary from Darden professor Ed Hess, author of the new book "Growing an Entrepreneurial Business: Concepts & Cases."
“Far more money is being spent than in 2004 or even 2008, and with the advent of Super PACs there’s a big new ingredient in campaigns,” said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. “So yes, I think it’s fair to say that this year is more intense.”
Scientists are sifting through massive quantities of freely available data scattered across the Internet, aiming to catch potentially deadly problems with prescription drugs more quickly—even ahead of federal regulators. Researchers from the University of Virginia and West Virginia University have developed mathematical recipes that computers use to filter billions of pieces of data from patient comments in online chats, websites and news stories to detect serious adverse drug reactions.
"It's still a lot of money," said Kyle Kondik, director of communications for the University of Virginia Center for Politics. "Maybe Iowa doesn't have the same level of super rich people (as other states), and maybe that explains it."
The University of Virginia's Robertson Media Center in Clemons Library is now home to some amazing new technology, thanks to a school grant. The media center says the possibilities are virtually endless.
(Editorial) Thomas Jefferson's university isn't looking very Jeffersonian these days. After firing then rehiring the president this past summer, the university leadership is looking back to determine what went wrong.
The YWCA of Central Virginia will honor 10 area women for community contributions during a special event Friday. The Academy of Women award, begun in 1986, is presented every two years to women who have generously contributed to their communities in categories ranging from the arts to government to ministry. The honorees include Megan Harvey, a U.Va. student and community volunteer; and Janice Marston, director of U.Va.'s University Professional Development Consortium.
As Geoffrey Skelley, a political analyst with the University of Virginia Center for Politics, points out, it’s hard to define an opponent whom voters already know from his four years as governor.
A worker using a torch likely started the fire that sent black smoke hundreds of feet into the air from the indoor practice facility under construction at the University of Virginia, according to officials.