The winning entry in the grassroots contest to design a new Belmont Bridge is a proposal that recommended eliminating the bridge altogether. … The winning team was made up of UVa students Kate Martin, Wyatt Hill, Nell Connors, Charlotte Miller, Jason Truesdale, Joanna McKnight, Madeleine Hawks, Kirsten Sparenborg, Chris Barker, Enrique Cavelier, Meghan Maupin, Rodrick Cruz, and Kelly Hitzing. The UVa faculty advisors for the team were Daniel Bluestone and W.G. Clark.
When it comes to income inequality, "the 'share-the-spoils' button is not pressed by the mere existence of inequality," writes Jonathan Haidt, professor of psychology. "It is pressed when two or more people collaborated to produce a gain."
Cancer treatment drugs developed by two Charlottesville-based biotech firms – both of which have their roots at U.Va. – are set to begin clinical trials in a few weeks.
Monticello is celebrating Presidents Day weekend by virtually bringing those who worked on the plantation back to life. The new exhibition is called Mulberry Row and the Landscape of Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello.
Of the 43 presidents we'll honor Monday, most had some link to the Wolverine State -- including the two men in office before there was a Michigan or Michigan Territory. Check out our ties to the commanders in chief. … Thomas Jefferson: Created Michigan Territory on Jan. 11, 1805, carving it out of Indiana Territory. Also, friend of Augustus Woodward, who, inspired by Jefferson's University of Virginia, helped found the University of Michigan.
Three Virginia universities with elite endowments have recovered from the recession, and Virginia Commonwealth University wants to join their billion-dollar ranks. The public University of Virginia and the private University of Richmond and Washington and Lee University say their endowments exceed where they were before investments took a hit four years ago.
Features Susan Bruce, director of the Gordie Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, who says the university was outpacing the national average numbers when it came to drinking, but that's changed in the past 10 years, with fewer drinking-and-driving incidents and negative consequences being reported. "Most students are drinking in a moderate way," Bruce said. And even those who drink to excess are generally taken care of, U.Va. students say.
Virginia dominated the women's ACC Championships, winning their fifth consecutive team title.
His status as the longest-tenured National means he has lost with greater frequency than almost any player in baseball, and his last winning season came in 2005 with the University of Virginia. It eats at him; he seethes even when he loses Words With Friends against his girlfriend. It is also, he and the rest of the baseball world believe, about to change.
Alphabet Management LLC, the New York-based hedge fund that uses options to bet on the volatility of stocks and other assets, hired Scott Saiers (College '00) as head trader. Saiers, who is the younger brother of Alphabet Chief Investment Officer Nelson Saiers (College '97 and '98, Ph.D.), was previously employed by UBS AG.
Features Hannah Pittard (MFA '07), author of "The Fates Will Find Their Way," speaking at Iowa Writers Workshop.
Matthew O'Connell (Law '79), CEO of GeoEye in Herndon, recounts in this first-person article his path from childhood to corporate work to how his satellite-imaging company helped with evacuations after the Haiti earthquake.
Former University of Virginia standout Danny Hultzen hasn't looked like your average rookie in spring training. He's made a smooth transition to the major-league level so far with the Seattle Mariners, according to MLB.com. The question will be can he stay at the major-league level. So far, so good.
[Tim Finchem] went from [the University of Richmond] to law school [class of '73] at the University of Virginia. Finchem practiced law in Virginia Beach, and then accepted a government job in Washington. He became part of a consulting firm, and the PGA Tour was among Finchem's clients. "It's a classic story of being at the right place at the right time," he said.
Dr. James D. Bergin
Professor of cardiovascular medicine
Use of heart pumps to treat advanced heart failure increasing
Richmond Times-Dispatch / Feb. 18
Rob Cross
William Stamps Farish Professor in Free Enterprise in the McIntire School
Finding the right role for the top team
Globe and Mail (blog) / Feb. 20
Paul Freedman
Associate professor of politics
Santorum Shows He'll Fire Back In Michigan Ad Wars
NPR / Feb. 19
Ronald Michener
Economics professor
Cost of living in George Washington's time
Bankrate.com / Feb. 20
Larry Sabato
Commonwealth Professor of Politics and director of the Cente...
"We can look back to other moments in American history for better examples of how to frame the public purpose of universities," writes Ethan Schrum, a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, who is writing a book on the history of American research universities after World War II.
It is necessary to negotiate with Iran to avert war, "especially because this is the most opportune time -- neither has Iran yet decided to make nuclear weapons, nor has Israel yet determined to strike militarily Iran’s nuclear facilities," writes R.K. Ramazani, Edward R. Stettinius Professor Emeritus of Government and Foreign Affairs.
"Virginia’s political volatility stems from demographic changes and a rapidly changing media environment," writes Bob Gibson, director of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership.
"A good hard look at the brand’s roots and relevance may reveal sufficient muscle to get back in the game, not by expensive and risky repositioning, but by reinvigorating what made it great at the start," writes Marian Chapman Moore, Darden School professor of business administration.
In response to demands by the Living Wage Campaign, University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan said she is committed to "improving the salaries of our lowest-paid employees "in a letter addressed to the "university community" on Friday. "I want to reiterate my concern for all University of Virginia employees," Sullivan wrote. "I remain committed to improving conditions for our lowest-paid employees, and I will continue to work toward this end through appropriate measures."