David W. Breneman
Newton and Rita Meyers Professor in Economics of Education and author of a new book, "Financing American Higher Education in the Era of Globalization"
'World-Class' vs. Mass Education
Inside Higher Ed / Mar. 9
Ming-Jer Chen
A Darden professor
Shine A Light On China's Underground Banks, Shady Bankers
Forbes / Mar. 12
and
Legalise underground banks, delegates urge
South China Morning Post / Mar. 12
Peter Onuf
Thomas Jefferson Foundation Professor of History
Life At Jefferson's Monticello, As His Slaves Saw It
NPR's Weekend Edition / Mar. 11
Brian Richter
A lecture...
By R.K. Ramazani, the Edward R. Stettinius Professor Emeritus of Government and Foreign Affairs
Iran should make a constructive offer now — before the new negotiations resume, possibly in early April. Iran needs to make a practical and positive move to support diplomacy and avert a possible war.
By Timothy D. Wilson, Sherrell J. Aston professor of psychology and the author of "Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change."
... Charles Duhigg, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, has written an entertaining book to help us do just that, "The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business." Duhigg has read hundreds of scientific papers and interviewed many of the scientists who wrote them, and relays interesting findings on habit formation and change from the fields of social psychology, clinical psychology and neuroscience. Th...
The American Nurses Association joined with the International Healthcare Worker Safety Center at the University of Virginia to release what center director Janine Jagger, PhD, MPH, called "a roadmap for future progress" in helping healthcare personnel avoid needlesticks.
Now here's a brain bender: an extra set of female genes appears to make males more masculine. The surprising discovery suggests that sex chromosomes play a role in directing behaviour that extends beyond the effects of hormones. "The predominant idea is that the difference between male and female behaviours is down to hormones," says Emilie Rissman at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. This starts early in life - male fetuses are exposed to testosterone from 4 weeks old, while females are not. To find out if sex chromosomes play a role in sex-specific behaviours beyond di...
... Walgreen and CVS have already started selling the at-home test, SpermCheck Fertility, online. ... The majority owner is John Herr, the test’s inventor and director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Research in Contraceptive & Reproductive Health. SpermCheck received Food and Drug Administration approval in 2010, almost 30 years after Herr and university colleagues started the research. (Male fertility tests, mostly performed at doctor’s offices, are a potential $440 million-a-year market in the U.S., Lopez says.)
...When we imagine democracy at its best, we think of it as a national conversation, with voters swayed by reasoned arguments and new information. That’s why we argue--to change each other’s minds (and, ultimately, each other’s votes). Unfortunately, according to Jonathan Haidt, a psychologist who studies morality and politics at the University of Virginia, our minds might not work that way. In his new book, “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion,” Haidt (pronounced “height”) argues that we’re mistaken about wha...
When it comes to our quality of life, another survey has found that nearly all local residents view the area’s rural countryside as an important contributor. ... The survey, undertaken by the University of Virginia’s Center for Survey Research and commissioned by Charlottesville Tomorrow, also gauged ...
Nearly seven in 10 local residents say a need exists for a bypass of U.S. 29 around Charlottesville, according to a new survey. ...The survey, commissioned in part by Charlottesville Tomorrow, was undertaken by the University of Virginia’s Center for Survey Research, which co-sponsored a question on the need for a bypass. “We have not really heard from the wider citizenry about this issue,” said Thomas M. Guterbock, the center’s director.
Charlottesville-area residents feel better about current economic conditions and are more optimistic about the economic future than Americans in general, according to newly released survey by the University of Virginia’s Center for Survey Research.
Thanks to University of Virginia Health Systems, third graders at Ruckersville Elementary are prepared to hit the streets of Greene County a little more educated on the rules of the road. On Friday, the students had a morning filled with the do's and don'ts of bike safety.
... According to Lew Hinchman, professor of University of Virginia, the students will get to understand how entrepreneurial NGOs operate in Kerala.
The May 2000 arrests and prosecution of the so-called "Culpeper Three" in connection with the 1996 murder of church organist Thelma Scroggins hinged on the testimony of a witness who repeatedly changed his story, another who failed a lie detector test, and a prolific jailhouse snitch. ... Matthew Engle with the Innocence Project — the University of Virginia program that aided in getting Hash’s conviction overturned — said Weakley, then 20, confessed after being repeatedly interrogated by Culpeper police.
Two families with shared nightmares may now have found some relief, thanks to the Innocence Project. ... The Innocence Project at the University of Virginia took his case, and now the state Supreme Court has remanded it back to Stafford County Circuit Court for review. Thanks to the Innocence Project's pro bono work, the light is dawning for Edgar Coker's full restoration of rights. ...
...Several years ago, [Rolls-Royce] executives briefed the Editorial Board about the company's plans. They explained they chose Prince George in large part because of Virginia's exemplary system of higher education. They cited aeronautical engineering programs at the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech; they also praised the community colleges. The happy story suggests that higher ed in Virginia is, ahem, the Rolls-Royce of economic development.
The University of Virginia School of Law is preparing for a multimillion-dollar overhaul of one of its most heavily trafficked buildings.