A large body of research shows that the DESSA screener for grades kindergarten through eighth grade is a reliable tool for identifying these skills, but there’s less known about the newer high school survey, said Sara E. Rimm-Kauffman, professor at University of Virginia’s School of Education and Human Development who has studied how the social and psychological dynamics of a classroom influence child development.
But Brazil is a deeply divided nation where the institutions safeguarding democracy are more vulnerable to attack. The adoption of Mr. Trump’s methods is adding fuel to a political tinderbox and could prove destabilizing in a country with a history of political violence and military rule. “Bolsonaro is already putting it into people’s heads that he won’t accept the election if he loses,” said David Nemer, a University of Virginia professor from Brazil who studies the country’s far right. “In Brazil, this can get out of hand.”
Srini Venkatramanan, research assistant professor at the University of Virginia Biocomplexity Institute & Initiative said the cases need to be interpreted in the context of the Delta wave that hit the U.S. over the summer which affected some states more than others. “While Florida, and Texas to a lesser extent, experienced high case rates during the Delta wave, in California it has been flatter,” he said. “So, although current rates in Florida and Texas are marginally lower than California, they are coming down from much higher levels.”
Getting vaccinated is more important than ever, experts said, including a booster for those who are eligible. “We are seeing more breakthrough infections simply because the coronavirus comes back in waves and we do see that protection does wane over time with the vaccine,” said Dr. Taison Bell, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Virginia. “But having vaccination, having that protection is the best way to protect yourself.”
A doctor at the University of Virginia Department of Medicine has received national recognition. The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases awarded Dr. Bill Petri the Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement. The NFID says this award honors scientists who have made outstanding contributions to the understanding of infectious diseases and public health.
(By Marlene Daut, professor of African diaspora studies) The artist Firelei Báez created an immersive installation of the lost Haitian palace Sans Souci. Haitian historian Marlene Daut ruminates on what the castle’s ghost means during a turbulent year in Haitian history.
(Commentary) Treasury Secretary Mellon understood the principles which today we associate with Economist Art Laffer and his Laffer Curve. During the push and passage of the several Revenue Acts of the 1920s Mellon argued that “high tax rates discourage business initiative and foster tax avoidance and evasion,” writes George Yin, Law and Taxation Professor of the University of Virginia. Yin continues, “[Mellon] provided evidence of a significant decline in both the number and reported income of high-income taxpayers between 1916 and 1921, despite a general tripling of taxable income...
“This report uses data to show how the onset of ADRD occurs at earlier ages among people of color, often causing them to leave the workforce and therefore have less wealth and fewer options for dealing with dementias and their costs,” Ishan Williams of the University of Virginia, said in a statement.
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has led to the discovery of a common gene mutation, which deprives people of their natural cancer protection abilities.
The University of Virginia School of Medicine says an antibody cocktail it has been testing may offer long-lasting protection against COVID-19. According to a release, this could be very good news for people who are at higher risk from the virus, especially the immunocompromised.
5. Charlottesville, Virginia. Population: 49,262. Charlottesville is another home to a university: the University of Virginia. As Livability.com notes, the city is also home to “multiple concert venues and theaters, farm-to-table restaurants, local wineries, and parks and open spaces.” Charlottesville is close to both Richmond and Washington, D.C., so the chief employers are in higher education, health care, Department of Defense, and related military industries.
Regular readers of this newsletter know we try to keep our trivia questions fun, really difficult, and a little nerdy. Starting this week, we are partnering with the Miller Center of Public Affairs, a nonpartisan research center and preeminent authority on the American presidency based at the University of Virginia, to help us test your White House know-how.
Most of the top 50 cited legal scholars taught at 13 law schools, including three at the UVA School of Law.
The concept of an undergraduate major stems from the University of Virginia. In 1825, the university asked students to stick with specific specializations or areas of focus. Obviously, a lot has changed since 1825. Instead of the University of Virginia’s eight general areas of studies, most colleges now offer hundreds of options across majors, minors and tracks.
Despite the pandemic, 2020 was something of a watershed year, with a record eight Forté schools enrolling 45% women in their cohorts, including the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.
The finish line has moved, but the destination is the same. A change in deadlines regarding COVID vaccinations for federal contractors is giving University of Virginia employees in the academic and business sides another four weeks to get their shots.
(Commentary by David Ramadan, resident scholar at UVA’s Center for Politics) The Nov. 2 election was a perfect political storm. Except for a handful of college towns and communities where the Democratic base has grown, Republicans from the top of the ticket down delivered stunning defeats in cities and counties where, until now, trends had pointed in a different direction.
“Playlist for the Apocalypse,” by Rita Dove: Plenty of poems here address disability, history and quotidian human behavior, but racism and economic oppression are the former poet laureate’s primary concerns in this book, her first in 12 years.
(Video and transcript) University of Virginia assistant professor Dr. Taison Bell joins the Yahoo Finance Live panel to discuss the latest coronavirus developments.
Richard “Dick” J. Sundberg died Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, in Hickory, North Carolina, after a period of declining health. After serving two years in the U.S. Army Chemical Corps, Dick began his long and successful academic career in 1964 at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. An excellent teacher and mentor, productive researcher, and skillful administrator, he had a global impact on the field of organic chemistry. He was the author of a number of papers, reviews and monographs in his field, and co-authored the preeminent graduate text in organic chemistry, “Advanced Organic Chemistry,” r...