Most hotels change their sheets for each new guest. But even if they don't, cloth tends to dry out bacteria so they can't live on sheets or duvets for very long. The biggest risk is posed with items that don't get a regular cleaning such as a TV remote, the thermostat or even the Bible, a 2006 study from the University of Virginia found.
The Henry County and Martinsville school boards will hold public input meetings on the possibility of merging the two school systems on March 10. ... Conversations will be led by Voices, Choices facilitators, local residents who have received training in the New Civic Leaders program through the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
New findings show that working more than 20 hours a week could be a bad idea for teenagers. Joanna Lee Williams, an assistant professor from the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education helped conduct a nationwide study on the matter. The findings were released in the latest issue of the Child Development Journal.
Article talks about the relationship between higher education and Google and Siva Vaidhyanathan's "The Googlization of Everything (And Why We Should Worry)". Vaidhyanathan is professor of media studies.
U.Va.’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service examined indicators of poverty beyond unemployment and poverty rates.
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DNA requests aren’t tracked, some lost
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Jonathan Haidt
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Columnist Suzy Cohen mentions in 2009, University of Virginia researchers found arginine, an amino acid the body makes, could help with heart failure.
A recent survey from the National Marriage Project, led by sociology professor W. Bradford Wilcox, found that couples who are suffering through tough financial times also grow stronger by working together to survive.
A new study using Facebook suggests that women are most attracted to dudes who play hard to get.
A study at the University of Virginia by David Evans, associate professor of computer science, found that 90 percent of Facebook applications request more personal information than they need. Adrienne Porter Felt, now a Ph.D. student at the University of California-Berkeley, was an undergraduate when she co-authored the study's paper with Evans.
A new study at the University of Virginia, will be determining if a driving simulator can enhance the learning-to-drive experience for teen's diagnosed with autism or Asperger's syndrome.
In addition to Wake, the competition features teams from Duke University, Harvard Business School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California at Berkeley, University of California at Los Angeles, University of Texas and University of Virginia.
Over 100 people held hands at noon on Valentine's Day to honor the compassion shown by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' doctor at University Medical Center. ... Dozens of medical schools honored compassionate care Monday, according to a news release from the Gold Foundation, including ... University of Virginia.
Sisters Conquering Cancer, a group promoting breast cancer education and awareness in the African American community, spent the day presenting care packages to the University of Virginia Cancer Center. Dr. Pamela Ross, assoc. professor of Emergency Medicine explained, "Their goal is that these packages will be passed along to other women who are entering this struggle." The packages include an inspirational DVD and pamphlets full of important information for newly-diagnosed patients.
Some schools, such as the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va., and the University of Virginia, offer free tuition for families making less than $20,000.
Researchers at the University of Virginia and Harvard found that when college women first viewed the Facebook profiles of four male undergrads, they were most attracted to the men when they weren't sure whether the men liked them a lot or just an average amount.
For high school students, working more than 20 hours a week at a part-time job could be doing more harm than good, a new study suggests. The study, authored by researchers at the University of Washington, the University of Virginia (Joanna Lee Williams, assistant professor in the Curry School of Education) and Temple University, found that working more than 20 hours a week in high school is associated with decreased school engagement and increases in problem behavior. The study is published in the January/February issue of the journal Child Development.