Eskandarian, 28, is a full-time student again, resuming course work almost eight years after departing Charlottesville to pursue a pro career that was derailed by a series of concussions. Some on campus recognize him or his distinctive name through soccer - as Virginia's season scoring record holder and national player of the year, as the first overall draft pick by D.C. United and MVP of the 2004 MLS Cup. Others know him through pop culture - as celebrity Kim Kardashian's blind date on reality TV a few weeks ago.
A University of Virginia study has found that the federal health care reform law will extend Medicaid eligibility to nearly half a million Virginians, thereby reducing the state’s total number of people without health insurance by as much as 21 percent. The study, by demographers at UVa’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, estimates that an additional 464,000 low-income Virginians will become eligible for Medicaid in 2014.
"Marriage is about a long-term commitment, thick and thin, kids, money — all that stuff," says study co-author W. Bradford Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia. "But in our day and age, as people have developed more independence, there's been much more focus on just the emotional dimensions of married life."
[…The ] University of Virginia used this approach successfully with posters that carried messages comparing the perception of how much students drink to reality. For instance, most UVA students have about three drinks a week, but the perception was that most have six.
Dick Bodson, who earned a BA in English from the College
As I would work on proposals, I could always see the different ways one could market a company and try to prove that it was better, distinguishing them from the herd. So I've made a career out of doing that. I found I was really good at relating to people. That sounds really simplistic, but as you meet with top executives, there are certain things in relating to them that you should know how to do.
If college students were given the chance to design and teach their own classes, what would they pick to study? Judging by this semester’s student-initiated courses program at UVA, the bulk of their curriculum might be TV shows.
Tim Beatley, Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities in the School of Architecture
A California project foreshadows hard choices for coastal cities weighing benefits and costs of new development
The Daily Climate, Sept. 21
A.E. Dick Howard, professor of law
Cuccinelli, Va. delegate accused of bypassing lawmakers in legal-opinion tactic
Washington Post, Sept. 21
Barbara Perry, senior fellow at the Miller Center of Public Affairs
Backers Say Warren Has Time to Make Her Mark
Women's e-news, Sept. 21
Larry Sabato, professor of politics and director of the Center for Politics
Would 'one t...
When associate UVA architecture professor Bill Sherman began designing a home for his octogenarian parents—Jean and Bill Sr.—in 2007, his goals were “self-sufficiency” and “low maintenance.”
If you're looking to multitask your willpower training, try walking meditation. A 2009 study by researchers at the University of Exeter, UK, found that walking for 15 minutes decreased cravings among smokers, and a 2010 study at the University of Virginia study found that two weeks of regular exercise induced brain changes that suppressed cravings, and reduced drug-seeking behavior, in cocaine-addicted rats.
One of the most intriguing secrets that former President Ronald Reagan took with him to his grave was whether he dyed his midnight-black hair. We now have the answer from his former image-maker, Michael Deaver, whose own oral history of the Gipper was kept under lock and key until he died in 2007, three years after Reagan. The skinny: "He never dyed his hair," said Deaver in his recorded recollections, which were just released by the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs.
By Daniel Willingham, professor of psychology
In the usual mythology, the left hemisphere of the brain is logical, ordered, and analytic, and it supports reading, speech, math, and reasoning. The right hemisphere is more oriented towards feelings and emotions, spatial perception, and the arts, and is said to be more creative. We have known for at least 30 years that this characterization is incorrect.
On Friday, the University of Virginia will host a day of dialogue to explore ways of preventing future tragedies like the murder of Yeardley Love last spring. A local artist is marking the occasion by covering a campus landmark in black.
Gerard Alexander, associate professor of politics
Race relations: Blacks, Republicans see problems since '08, poll says
Christian Science Monitor, Sept. 18
Brian Nosek, associate professor of psychology
Obama science plumbs wacky end of people's beliefs
USA Today, Sept. 19
Larry Sabato, professor of politics and director of the Center for Politics
With Revelations of Debt, Georgia Governor’s Race Evens Up
New York Times, Sept. 20
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November election will define Obama presidency
Reuters, Sept. 20
Isaac Wood, communications director of the Center for Politics
Perriello, Hurt campaign st...
Christopher Newport University President Paul S. Trible yesterday spoke out against a proposal to cut the time it takes students to earn a bachelor's degree in order to save the state money.
Virginia colleges and universities need to find efficiency in operations and win more freedom from state control as public funding dwindles and economic challenges continue, according to a study presented Friday to members of a governor’s higher education committee.
By [the University of Kentucky's] internal calculations, it now ranks as the No. 38 public research institution in the country. Only four from the Southeast are among the top 20 on that list - the University of Florida, Georgia Tech University, University of Virginia and University of North Carolina, which many schools from poor Southern states have identified as a model.
When UCLA Anderson School of Management announced its surprising plan to give up state funding, a fundamental question arose immediately: Will alumni come forward with bigger donations to make up the funding gap? Some are skeptical. But at two prominent business schools that dropped state funding – University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and University of Michigan’s Roth School of Business – the answer was yes.
When I saw this story I couldn't help the huge grin that appeared on my face. I was born and raised in Charlottesville, Va so a story such as this in my small hometown lightens my heart. While hospital food certainly has a bad reputation, and in many cases, it's deserved, the University Health System at the University of Virginia is taking steps to change all that thanks to Local Food Hub.
A picnic brought together the community in Charlottesville Saturday afternoon. UVa.-HealthSouth kicked off National Rehabilitation Week.