One of the nation's most noted election forecasters said Friday night that President Obama has the best chances of winning reelection if Republican challenger Mitt Romney can't persuade the few remaining undecided voters. Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, spoke to a crowd of more than 100 people during the University of Charleston's Lecture Series inside Geary Auditorium.
But Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball, of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, has changed Florida's 18th District race from “leans Republican” to a tossup.
Robert D. Sweeney, the University of Virginia’s senior vice president of development and public affairs, will be the featured speaker at the Center for Nonprofit Excellence’s Philanthropy Day.
The U.Va. School of Law was No. 1 in “Best Quality of Life,” No. 3 in “Best Classroom Experience,” No. 4 in “Best Professor,” No. 4 in “Toughest To Get Into” and No. 10 in “Best Career Prospects.”
The case of slain Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington will be featured on "America's Most Wanted" on Friday, nearly three years after she disappeared. Harrington, 20, left a Metallica concert at the University of Virginia on Oct. 17, 2009 and disappeared, authorities said. In January 2010, her remains were discovered in a field on an Albemarle County farm.
Contrary to economic research that suggested tougher return policies, a new study published in the September issue of the Journal of Marketing strongly recommends a policy of universal free product returns for online and distant retailers. The study,was conducted by Amanda Bower, professor of business administration/marketing at Washington and Lee University, and James G. Maxham III, the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company Professor of Commerce at the University of Virginia.
Before flames engulfed its roof, construction was halfway completed on the new indoor practice facility at the University of Virginia. Monday's fire destroyed almost a quarter of the roof, but officials say it could have been much worse.
Charles A. Wight was named Tuesday the 12th president of Weber State University. He received his B.S. in chemistry from U.Va.
University of Virginia Law professor Deborah Hellman says the diverse dynamic of schools will change drastically if race is no longer a deciding factor in admissions.
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.