Researchers have found that peoples' mental abilities peak at 22 before beginning to deteriorate just five years later. [U.Va.] Professor Timothy Salthouse said the results suggested that therapies designed to prevent or reverse age-related conditions may need to start earlier, long before people become pensioners.
Katherine Shirey
Graduate with a master’s degree in physics education, now a high school physics teacher who will be traveling to Antarctica to conduct experimental research on neutrinos.
Cordel Faulk
Communications director for the Center for Politics
Former Congressman Virgil Goode Files Paperwork to Run Again
WCAV CBS-19 / Mar. 12
http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/home/headlines/41168877.html
Larry Sabato
A politics professor and director of the Center for Politics
New Calls for Assault-Gun Ban
Wall Street Journal / Mar. 13
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123690314709013801.html
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Activists to Prod Obama, Congress to Overturn 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
FOX News / Mar. 12
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/12/activists-prod-administration-congress-overtu...
... (Interestingly, a 2006 study by researchers at the University of Virginia showed just the opposite, at least as far as women go -- that they tended to be much happier in traditional marriages as long as their husbands were fairly emotionally invested. But it's hard to pinpoint these things.)
... Since the two countries are so closely linked, I asked Wei Li, a business professor at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business who also teaches at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in Beijing, for an update on the Chinese economy, and how changes there are likely to affect the United States. Excerpts: ...
By Rick Webb, a senior scientist with the Department of Environmental Sciences
The Highland County Board of Supervisors has unwisely proposed that Virginia provide $1.5 million in economic stimulus money to help facilitate the proposed Highland New Wind Development project in order to "enhance the long-term returns to the county, developer and commonwealth."
... Now researchers have shown how it is possible to prevent this from occurring, keeping the electron localized for as long as they can maintain the Rydberg state. To demonstrate their technique, the researchers (from the University of Virginia and the Japan Science and Technology Agency) directed a beam of lithium atoms between two brass mirrors.
... The Warner memorabilia is all going on the auction block -- everything from U.S. flags and Navy cufflinks to oil paintings and a model train. The reason? Warner says he just doesn’t have room for it at home. ... Proceeds will go to the University of Virginia, where Warner attended law school. The university is also the permanent home of Warner’s Senate records.
By W. Bradford Wilcox, a professor of sociology
... A recent study of 33 countries by Anthony Gill and Erik Lundsgaarde found an inverse relationship between religious observance and welfare spending. Countries with larger welfare states, such as Sweden, Norway and Denmark, had markedly lower levels of religious attendance, affiliation and trust in God than countries with a history of limited government, such as the U.S., the Philippines and Brazil.
... at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business, which has 65 married students among this year's class of 333, the student affairs office is posting information about signs of depression and how to help friends struggling with it. For students with young families, the pressure can be intense. ...
...But say you find your own unpaid internship, but you're broke. Several universities have special funds to help. The University of Virginia has a Parents Committee that gives out $2,500 grants to second- and third-year undergrads. The committee has 20 grants available this year. ...
By Mark Hoofnagle, a Ph.D. graduate in physiology currently a third-year student in U.Va.'s Medical Scientist Training Program (an MD/Ph.D program), and a contributor to denialism blog
... At denialism blog we have identified five routine tactics that should set your pseudo-science alarm bells ringing. Spotting them doesn't guarantee an argument is incorrect – you can argue for true things badly – but when these are the arguments you hear, be on your guard. ...
Jonathan Haidt
A professor of psychology and author of "The Happiness Hypothesis"
Good Question: What Makes Us Happy?
WCCO / CBS Broadcasting (Minneapolis, MN) / Mar. 11
http://wcco.com/health/makes.us.happy.2.956931.html
James Loeffler
Assistant professor of European Jewish history, and research director of Pro Musica Hebraica—a project to revive forgotten Jewish classical music from a century ago
Pro Musica Hebraica performs 'lost' Jewish works
Baltimore Sun / Mar. 12
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-li.hebraica12mar12,0,6583709.story
Steven Walt
A professor at...
By Thomas C. Skalak, vice president for research and president-elect of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering
When times get tough, policymakers often sacrifice the arts. This is a mistake. While science is rightfully seen as an economic engine, the arts inspire science and vice versa. Both embody human creativity, skill, determination, and altruism. Both produce beautiful works of discovery and invention. Both create jobs. ...
Falls are associated with a higher mortality risk among patients on hemodialysis (HD), researchers at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville have found.
Two University of Virginia law professors are the editors of a book exploring the impact the Brown v. Board of Education decision had on the generation that grew up during the struggle against segregation. "Law Touched Our Hearts," published last month, features 40 personal essays compiled by professors Richard Bonnie and Mildred Robinson.
... Since leaving Congress, [Sen. John] Warner has been working with archivists at the University of Virginia, where he earned his J.D., to organize personal documents spanning his 40 years in government service. The photos and papers will be made publicly accessible "as soon as they are collated," Warner said. ...
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s memoir is scheduled to come out sooner than originally planned — in the fall. ... Kennedy’s book, first scheduled to come out in 2010, builds upon the oral history project that Kennedy has been working on through the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs. The project, which began in 2004, will include interviews with the senator, family members, colleagues, journalists, foreign leaders and others.