By Kyle Kondik, Political analyst, Center for Politics
A University of Virginia study by the Center for Survey Research released last year found that the county's nonresident Hispanic population dropped considerably in the years after the law had passed.
... patient handovers are linked to a decrease in both the amount and quality of information conveyed between residents, according to a new study by Dr. Adam Helms from the University of Virginia Health System in the U.S. and his colleagues. Their work, which characterizes the complex process of resident sign-out in a teaching hospital, appears online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
"The expression of positive affect captured in a photograph can convey surprisingly rich information about people’s long-term well being," write University of Virginia psychologists J. Patrick Seder and Shigehiro Oishi, the paper's co-authors.
One of the programs that the Reynolds Center is already working with is the Fab@School program which was started by Peggy Healy Stearns Ph.D. and Glenn Bull at the University of Virginia. One of the Fab@School projects is a 3D fabricator that etches models out of different types of medium through the use of 3D software.
UVA discussed its 2011 Sustainability Assessment on Wednesday at a lunchtime panel in honor of Campus Sustainability Day.
The University of Virginia has received its first donation to help with the repair of the chimneys on its historic Lawn and Range rooms.
The University of Virginia’s College at Wise has received a $20,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to develop a telehealth nursing curriculum. The project is a partnership among U.Va.-Wise, the Healthy Appalachia Institute and the University of Virginia Office of Telemedicine.
The University of Virginia will restore damaged fireplaces in historic student rooms, officials said – as soon as they can raise the estimated $3.7 million needed to do the repairs to chimney flues and build in a sprinkler system.
Women also face a higher risk of injuries to the lower extremities because of their shorter stature, added Dipan Bose and Jeff Crandall of the University of Virginia and Maria Segui-Gomez of Navarra University in Spain.
Matthew Engle
Law professor
Innocence Project Says Recent Arrest Unwarranted
WINA 1070 AM / Oct. 19
Gerald Fogarty
Religious Studies professor
Papal States and all that : Part 2
Vatican Radio / Oct. 20
Larry Sabato
Politics professor and director of the Center for Politics
Mitt Romney leads Republican field despite a resurgent Perry, Gingrich (VIDEO)
Global Post / Oct. 20
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Is Newt Gingrich the GOP's next flavor of the month?
Christian Science Monitor / Oct. 19
Daniel Willingham
Psychology professor
Learning styles remain unproven, study finds
Prospectus News / Oct. 19
Veterans of the George H.W. Bush administration gathered last weekend at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center for the release of oral histories by many top officials and a symposium assessing his presidency’s lasting impact. ...
... The opportunity to design album covers started last year when [Princess] Spencer attended a guest lecture featuring 9th Wonder at the University of Virginia. She already had designed a picture of him and took it with her to the lecture to show him.
Joseph Laycock doesn't bite, but knows a thing or two about those who might. Laycock, author of Vampires Today, will speak to a small UVA audience next week as part of the school's EngageUVA Flash Seminar series. With Halloween rapidly approaching, Laycock's appearance is well-timed. ...
Less than 60 days after the Center for Advanced Engineering and Research opened, businesses and other organizations have moved in or made a commitment to use all of the facility’s more than 30,000 square feet. ... Besides Areva and Babcock & Wilcox, CAER will provide space to Blue Ridge Test, Inc.,Blue Ridge Optics and Trax International. It also will house research projects for the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech ...
The University of Virginia is adding up its losses but that's actually a good thing when it comes to going green. Less waste, less pollution, and less ignorance are the goals of a new environmental plan on grounds. Students and faculty are focusing on the university's eco-footprint and how to shrink it.
Mary Ann Fedorcha
attended graduate school at the U.Va.
Chad Harbach
An alumnus of the MFA program in writing and author of "The Art Fielding."
Preview: Literary double feature with Stuart Nadler and Chad Harbach
Third/Coast Digest | Oct. 19
Lori Lindsey and Becky Sauerbrunn
Alumnae and former U.Va. women's soccer players
Former UVa stars who played in Women's World Cup return to Charlottesville
Charlottesville Daily Progress | Oct. 18
David Alexander Harrison III
An alumnus, who with his wife, Mary, contributed some $150 million to the University during their lifetimes.
Historic plantation sold to Greenbrier resort's owner
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