"Productivity measures across national economies have captivated the attention of policy makers and executives alike," writes Steven Kramer, who has a Ph.D. in developmental psychology, with co-author Teresa Amabile. "Ultimately, though, the source of productivity is the individual knowledge workers who get things done every day. And the evidence is clear: People perform better when they’re happier."
Paul Cantor
Clifton Waller Barrett Professor of English
Ay, caramba, The Simpsons turns 500
The Daily Maverick (Johannesburg, South Africa) / Feb. 22
Jonathan Haidt
Professor of psychology
Commentary: Sharing the spoils
The Economist / Feb. 21
Douglas Laycock
Professor of law
UT's race-conscious admission policy facing Supreme Court test
Austin American-Statesman / Feb. 21
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Supreme Court won't hear appeal of student's anti-Christian lawsuit
Orange County (Calif.) Register / Feb. 21
Terry Rephann
Research associate with the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
Pay, jobs on the rise
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Ruth Butterworth, a neonatal intensive care nurse on the nightshift at the University of Virginia, packs her punch to stay awake at work. She said, "Coffee for most people, Tab for me."
To help women in academia advance, elite universities should consider scrapping their generous paternity policies. That is the counterintuitive conclusion of a research paper published in the January issue of the Journal of Social, Evolutionary & Cultural Psychology [by Steven Rhoads of the University of Virginia and his son, Christopher Rhoads, of the University of Connecticut.]
According to a forthcoming study by David Law of Washington University in St. Louis and Mila Versteeg of the University of Virginia, new democracies are increasingly turning to the E.U.’s top-down model and rejecting the U.S. Constitution’s more bottom-up approach.
How could this be? In a series of important papers, Christopher Ruhm, an economist at the University of Virginia, has explored the reasons. It appears that while suicide rates rise during downturns, other types of fatalities, such as from motor-vehicle accidents, fall more. The surprising findings apply even to heart attacks.
Four to five billion people in the world don't have clean drinking water like we do in the United States. To help with the problem, University of Virginia students and faculty have developed a new kind of water filter to help provide clean drinking water for developing countries.
In honor of President’s Day I thought it might be fun to take a crack at listing the top 10 presidents most supportive of science. [The list, of course, includes Thomas Jefferson.]
No one tracks the number of such cases, but experts say disagreements between donors and institutions are not unusual. It is rare, however, that they spill into public view. … The University of Virginia is one school that has seen a rise in the number of restricted gifts it receives, a spokeswoman said.
February is National Heart Month, and CBS19’s Michelle Rupp, a six-year heart disease survivor herself, learned more about a new program at the University of Virginia Medical Center that focuses on keeping athletes’ hearts strong and healthy.
"With this new contract we're acknowledging the sustained level of success of our program and the contributions Coach Starsia has made across the board," said Virginia Athletic Director Craig Littlepage. "He is a Hall of Fame coach who has had a profound and positive impact on college lacrosse, college athletics, and the University community."
Rick Tatnall (College '79) is a man with a plan for everything — including a campaign to become mayor of Richmond. Tatnall, 54, of Church Hill, made it official last week that he will challenge Mayor Dwight C. Jones this year. A longtime community activist, Tatnall filed his statement of organization last week at the Richmond registrar's office.
Skip Burzumato
Assistant director of the National Marriage Project
Politifact: Steve Sweeney claims two-thirds of marriages end in divorce
Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger / Feb. 20
Larry Sabato
Commonwealth Professor of Politics and director of the Center for Politics
Who Could Be The First Latino President Of The United States?
President Carter, human rights champion, "provided Americans with an ideal model of post-presidential life," says the University of Virginia's Miller Center. His work as a mediator in international crises is legend. Another legend: Jimmy Carter and the Swamp Rabbit.
It took a little known art museum at the University of Virginia, working together with Jason Lawrence, an assistant professor at the same university and co-founder of the company Arqball, to present a convincing proof-of-concept for how 360° views like the ones we saw in The Elements might convey the magic of 3D objects in art museums' collections. The resulting app, appropriately if unimaginatively titled UVaM, is a delight.
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.