Area sixth graders learned a big lesson on Friday. They experienced a day in the life of University of Virginia chemistry students. Students from Walker Upper Elementary School shadowed the UVa students.
University of Virginia students used chalk to make a case for their beliefs on the misconceptions that linger about Health Care reform on Friday. The event fell on the one-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act becoming law.
Robert Bruner
Dean of U.Va.'s Darden School of Business
Commentary: Track record of mega mergers not so rosy
Seattle Times / March 27, 2011
Ed Burton
Economics professor
UVA Economics Professor Thinks Gas Prices Will Stabilize
WINA-AM-1070 / March 25
Brandon Garrett
Law professor
Commentary: Gov. Bentley: First do no harm, and then do good
Birmingham (Ala.) News / March 27, 2011
Jeff Goldsmith
Instructor in public health
The Model of the Future? / The health-care law promoted accountable-care organizations. But it's hard to know what they are.
Wall Street Journal / March 28
Dave Grissmer
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Brandon Garrett
Law professor and author of ”Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong”
Getting guilty right / A new study shows how the innocent get put in jail – and how we can do better
Boston Globe / March 25
Any lingering doubt that football is America's true national pastime was eliminated Saturday afternoon. More than 750 orange-clad U.Va. supporters shunned March Madness, parking three-quarters of a mile from Episcopal High School, then sitting in 42-degree weather for two hours to watch a spring football practice.
Debbie Ryan waved her last goodbye and walked off the court at John Paul Jones Arena as the women's basketball coach at Virginia for the final time. After 34 seasons and 739 wins, something that landed Ryan in the Hall of Fame, her career came to an abrupt finish in the quarterfinal round of the Women's NIT as Charlotte held on for a 79-74 victory.
Recent research shows that women who start the most common type of hormone therapy - estrogen plus progestin - soon after menopause have a significantly higher risk of breast cancer than those who take the hormones later or not at all. (Research was led by Dr. Richard Santen, a professor in the Department of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism.)
Most U.S. single parents -- no matter what their income -- with children living at home have no life insurance, a survey says. The Genworth Financial LifeJacket Study, developed in collaboration with Gregory B. Fairchild of the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, indicates 69 percent of single parents with children living in the household have no life insurance, while 45 percent of married parents with children in the household have no life insurance.
Is your teen a couch potato? A study suggests the family dog might be able to help a bit. … The study found that the kids in families with dogs got 32.1 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per day, while those without dogs got 29.5 minutes. The difference isn’t much, but lead author John R. Sirard said it’s big enough to suggest more study be done. The study, done at the University of Minnesota, was one of the first to examine the relationship between adolescents and dogs. Sirard, a professor at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, said the research didn&rsquo...
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommends that children should ride in rear-facing car seats until the age of 2. The revised guidelines also urge parents to ride older children in booster-style car seats until they are 145 centimeters tall and aged between 8 and 12 years old. … The new decision was based on a 2007 study conducted by researchers at the University of Virginia showing that kids younger than 2 who ride in rear-facing seats are 75 percent less likely to experience severe or fatal injuries than their front-facing peer...
Collaboration between students and industry on a project to improve the accuracy of hypersonic engine testing is moving forward with the unveiling at the University of Virginia (UVa.) of a full-scale mock-up of a scramjet experiment to be flown in 2012. Graduate and undergraduate students at UVa.’s School of Engineering and Applied Science are working with faculty and industry on the Hy-V program to ground- and flight-test a scramjet to develop improved methods of testing hypersonic engines.
A study concludes that Virginia's horse industry has an annual economic impact of $1.2 billion, generating more than 16,000 jobs in 2010. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services released the study by the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. It was funded by the Virginia Horse Industry Board.
Police from around central Virginia served up burgers and fries on Saturday, hoping for some good tips for their cause. Officers and deputies from Charlottesville, the University of Virginia, Albemarle, and Greene Counties waited tables at the Red Robin in Fashion Square Mall. All of the money from the Tip-a-Cop Fundraiser goes to the Special Olympics.
Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the first civil rights march at the University of Virginia. Black and white students marched on March 25th, 1961 to protest against the "whites only" policy at the University Theater. On Friday, a group gathered on grounds to remember exactly 50 years ago, when a group of young people gathered in front of the University Theater.
True to their word, the University of Virginia admissions office released decisions promptly at 5:00 p.m. this afternoon. After initial complaints about clogged servers, reactions began pouring into student discussion boards including College Confidential.
Researchers at the University of Virginia have received a $14.7 million grant to look at why common vaccines aren’t as successful for children living in under-developed countries. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded the grant to members of Performance of Rotavirus and Oral polio Vaccines In Developing countries (PROVIDE), according to a news release from UVa.
It will become tougher to get in as a graduate student at the University of Virginia, but those who make it will get better support from the school, according to a fellowship reform proposal that’s still being worked out. The idea is to cut the number of fellowships — that is, financial packages — the university offers to students, but increase the average value of the packages and guarantee the money for a full five years, said Meredith Woo, dean of the College & Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Sheryl Gay Stolberg said her experiences at UVa taught her how to confront her own prejudices, a skill that has come in handy during her career as a reporter. The 1983 graduate shared bits of wisdom about journalism and tolerance during the keynote address Saturday at the “Celebrating the Women of the University: 40 years of Full Co-Education, a Century of Accomplishments” conference.