Bruce Vlk
Director of programs, Center for Politics
Polka dances in Prince George County? Decades ago this was a regular weekend occurrence in rural communities some 30 miles south of Richmond.
Marc Lipson
Darden professor of business
Darden Professor Lipson writes case in point
Boris Kovatchev
Associate Professor of Psychiatric Medicine and Health Evaluation Sciences
Kovatchev says artificial pancreas shows promise in a research setting, but needs further development in practice.
The American Academy of Pediatrics, in the April issue of Pediatrics magazine, is advising parents to keep their toddlers in rear-facing car seats until age two, or until they reach the maximum height and weight for their seat. The organization also advises that most children will need to ride in a belt-positioning booster seat until they have reached 4 feet 9 inches tall and are between 8 and 12 years of age.
The recent change is based primarily on the data from a 2007 University of Virginia study that found that that children under the age of two were 75 percent less likely to suffer severe ...
When completed, the library will be the home for the Papers of George Washington, a monumental project now at the University of Virginia, said James C. Rees, president of Mount Vernon. "They have finished 60 of 90 volumes and in 15 years all the records will come to Mount Vernon."
The effects of the first dose of fingolimod (Gilenya) are transient and usually resolve within six hours without treatment, according to John DiMarco, MD, PhD, of the University of Virginia Health System, who presented pooled results from the two major clinical trials of the drug.
Darden Professor Saras Sarasvathy featured in podcast
As victims and advocates looked on Friday, Gov. Bob McDonnell symbolically signed 12 bills designed to help victims of crime. One, arising from the slaying of University of Virginia student Yeardley Love, would allow someone in a dating relationship to get a protective order.
Some University of Virginia students are selling used clothing to raise money for Haiti relief efforts.
Supervisor Ann Mallek suggested that a major factor in Albemarle’s growth has been University of Virginia alumni who either stuck around after graduation or returned after living elsewhere for a number of years.
University of Virginia Health Services teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to build health homes in this part of town. Those houses are equipped with high-tech medical equipment to help out-patients keep up with treatment.
When University of Virginia President Teresa A. Sullivan was sworn in Friday, among those in the crowd was a 12-year-old girl who one day wants to lead a big organization too.
Years from now, when Michael Shabaz and Sanam Singh have finished their playing careers and reflect back on their time at Virginia, they’ll remember much more than their tennis.
Lee Downey
U.Va. graduate
Richmond names head of economic development
April 15 / Richmond BizSense
Derek Mitchell
1986 alumnus, College of Arts & Sciences
Obama appoints Special Representative on Burma
April 15 / The Hindu
Christopher Krentz
Director of the American Sign Language Program and associate professor of English
New law marks sign of the times in county high schools
Fairfax Times / April 15
Claire Raymond
Lecturer, Studies in Women and Gender, Sociology
David Foster Wallace's suicide will color how people read 'Pale King'
Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.) / April 14
Larry Sabato
Professor of politics and director, Center for Politics
Romney, Santorum Move Toward US Presidential Bids
Voice of America / April 14
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Another one of Ron Paul's children may run for Congress
Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Tex...