... Before 1990, pay for the chief executives of financial firms were on par with those of chief executives of the largest traded companies, or even slightly lower. By 2005 the pay was roughly 250 percent bigger on average, said Ariell Reshef, a professor of economics at the University of Virginia.
... Furthermore, migraine sufferers who take birth control with estrogen have an increased stroke risk, according to research released by the University of Virginia. ... “It is strongly recommended that women with a personal or family history of migraine headaches should select non-estrogen methods of contraception,” according to the University of Virginia.
Democrat Timothy M. Kaine has a solid lead over Republican George Allen in the greater Charlottesville region, according to poll results released Tuesday by the University of Virginia’s Center for Survey Research.
"The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion" by Jonathan Haidt; Pantheon Books (419 pages, $28.95)
... That's just the sort of useful moral exercise Jonathan Haidt presents in "The Righteous Mind," his wide-ranging new book on the evolutionary basis of human morals and the difficulties people have in comprehending opposing political views. A psychologist at the University of Virginia in the progressive enclave of Charlottesville, Haidt was troubled that his profession routinely pathologizes conservatism, so he set out to try to understand conse...
A group of international scientists has constructed a 3D digital model of ancient Rome at the height of its development and population in an attempt to figure out what Rome looked like in 320 AD. Now anyone can tour the ancient city in a video version of the model. ... “The Rome Reborn project is the continuation of five centuries of research by scholars, architects and artists since the Renaissance who have attempted to restore the ruins of the ancient city with words, maps and images. Now, through hard work by our interdisciplinary team, we have realized their seemingly impossible drea...
The University’s YOUTH-NEX Center collaborated with American pop singer Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation last month to prevent youth bullying. Dewey Cornell, Education Prof. and YOUTH-NEX Program Director, attended the Foundation’s launch event and symposium Feb. 29 at Harvard University.
...The Innocence Project at the University of Virginia Law School has been working with him for more than a year, investigations director Deirdre Enright said. She and legal director Matthew Engle are in the midst of final preparations for a clemency request to Gov. Bob McDonnell. They said in a joint statement Tuesday that [longtime Culpeper Commonwealth’s Attorney Gary] Close’s resignation provides additional support for their efforts to clear [Eric Glen] Weakley’s name.
... "As he was growing taller and taller, he kept getting sicker and sicker," says Dr. Jason Sheehan, a neurosurgeon at the University of Virginia Health System, who also treated Kosen. "He had a very aggressive tumor involving the base of his skull and brain that was in a very difficult location to remove," he explains.
University of Virginia employees are taking critical steps to improve their health and wellness, and dieticians say those steps all start at home. A six-week course for dozens of university employees kicked off Tuesday. It's called "Hoo's Well Eats Well" and the goal is to get UVA staff and families to stay active and think more critically about what they're eating.
If you’re a runner and you can’t extend your hip well behind you on your stride, Jay Dicharry has bad news: You’re never going to be a great runner. Dicharry is the director of the Speed Performance Clinic and the Motion Analysis Lab Coordinator At The University Of Virginia.
Green games, or “green gamification” if you want to sound trendy, are a big deal. Companies, brand strategists, academics, marketers — they’re all on board with the potential for making sustainability about “fortune, fun, and fame” instead of “blame.” ... let’s talk about a really exciting project from the University of Virginia and Azure Worldwide: The UVA Bay Game.
Why I Picked University of Virginia Curry School of Education
Kevin Hessberg, fourth-year Ph.D. candidate
After one walk around "Grounds," I was already imagining myself at the University of Virginia. The tradition, beauty, and academic reputation of the university were just a few factors that prompted me to enter the Master of Teaching program at the University of Virginia Curry School of Education. ... I have stretched myself at U.Va. more than I imagined possible, through challenging coursework and leadership opportunities. Mostly, I picked U.Va. because of the people.
... started as a book club at the University of Virginia, [the Network of Enlightened Women (NeW)] has turned into a nationwide conservative college organization, geared toward education and furthering intellectual diversity on university campuses. Through their various initiatives of book clubs, campus speakers, and service work, NeW women are forming a view of the strong, intelligent, goal-oriented women who are respectful of men -- their equal counterparts.
Jeffrey W. Legro
Professor of Politics
Multi-alignment the way forward: Legro
The Hindu / Mar. 8
Barbara Perry
A senior fellow and associate professor at the Miller Center
Obama tested by events outside his control
Associated Press / Mar. 13
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Candidates weigh family's privacy vs. political gain in campaigns
The Hill / Mar. 12
Larry Sabato
A politics professor and director of the Center for Politics
Virginia's Anti-Abortion Debacle
Southern Political Report / Mar. 13
Brad Wilcox
Director of the National Marriage Project at U.Va. and author of "Soft Patriarchs, New Men: How Christiani...
...Sometime last year, while flat tax was the topic of discussion in several parts of the world, including the US, a study of 54 different countries by Shigehiro Oishi, a psychologist attached to the University of Virginia, found a direct co-relation between progressive tax policies and overall happiness.
By Eric Stern, co-chairman of the Critical Incident Analysis Group at U.Va., Gregory Saathoff, executive director of CIAG, and Brad Kieserman
... In a unique collaboration launched in September 2010, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Virginia worked closely with senior leaders and lawyers from FEMA to explore effective, and less effective, forms of collaboration between leaders and lawyers in crises. We called this initiative Advice in Crisis (AIC). Following more than 60 AIC interviews and numerous group discussions, a number of key findings emerged ...