#18 Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VirginiaOn top of being a Founding Father and the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson was a well-regarded architect of the classical tradition. He designed his primary plantation home, the Monticello, as well as the Rotunda building on The Lawn of the University of Virginia.
Researchers at the University of Virginia were selected for a $2.3 million in funding as a part of this DOE program. UVA Chemistry Professor Sen Zhang, and Engineering Professors Lisa Colosi-Peterson and Robert Davis are seeking to advance the efficiency, costs and carbon management of renewable natural gas (RNG) through their project.
(Commentary by Kimberly Jenkins Robinson, the Elizabeth D. and Richard A. Merrill Professor at the University of Virginia School of Law) If courts do not intervene and the federal government backs down, some states will continue to feast at the federal education trough despite flouting federal conditions.
In the United States, flu activity was significantly lower during the 2020-21 season than during any previous flu season since at least 1997. ... “The lack of influenza last year was truly remarkable,” said Dr. Patrick Jackson, an infectious disease expert at the University of Virginia. “It may be that peoples’ willingness to wear masks and wash hands regularly and be aware of symptoms may help us moving forward. And I really hope that turns out to be the story.”
Wilmington Trust Senior Vice President and Chief Wealth Strategist Alvina Lo has been named to the Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award by the Asian American Business Development Center. Lo holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Virginia where she was a Thomas Jefferson Scholar.
(ISC)² – the world's largest nonprofit association of certified cybersecurity professionals – today announced the recipients of its Women's Cybersecurity Scholarships, Undergraduate Cybersecurity Scholarships and Graduate Cybersecurity Scholarships. Samina Mondal of the University of Virginia is one of the (ISC)² Undergraduate Cybersecurity Scholarship Winners.
The feature film, "Raymond and Ray," tells the story of two half brothers who reunite at the funeral of their father. Julie Lynn, a board member for the Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville and a University of Virginia graduate, is one of the producers.
As rainforests are increasingly cut down, their loss is causing dramatic shifts in rainfall across countries like Brazil. This could have a potentially devastating impact on industries key to Brazil’s economy such as soy and maize production. The good news from the research is that there’s plenty of land for Brazil to continue its important agricultural work on without needing to add to deforestation. There are also additional benefits to preserving the rainforest, argues Deborah Lawrence, a professor of environmental sciences at the University of Virginia, US.
Rapidly growing in global usage, the online Common Language Marketing Dictionary, a project of MASB, the Marketing Accountability Standards Board, is marking its 10-year anniversary. “Marketing is a dynamic field, terms are added every year,” says Dr. Paul Farris, Professor of Marketing Emeritus at the University of Virginia and project team co-leader.
A historically Black town stood in the way of a pipeline – so developers claimed it was mostly white
Dr Lakshmi Fjord, a visiting scholar at the University of Virginia’s anthropology department, organized a door-to-door survey in Union Hill, reaching three-quarters of households within a mile of the compressor’s proposed site. Fjord’s survey found that just 17% of residents self-identified as white, while nearly two-thirds were Black.
Gerard Robinson, vice president for education at the Advanced Studies in Culture Foundation at the University of Virginia, will join the panelists to discuss the roles law enforcement, media, government and education leaders serve in civil rights movements.
(Written by Kimberly Jenkins Robinson, law professor and education professor) Under our Constitution, the federal government has a duty to protect and defend the rights of all its citizens — especially the most vulnerable — from anyone or anything that seeks to violate those rights.
(Written by J. Corey Feist, chief executive officer of the University of Virginia Physicians Group) If you haven’t heard of my sister-in-law, Dr. Lorna Breen, let me tell you who she was: a brilliant, funny and sometimes sarcastic woman.
The nonprofit that helps families while their children are being treated at the University of Virginia Children's Hospital needs volunteers.
The University of Virginia Medical Center and Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital both say they have enough beds right now to meet the influx of COVID-19 patients, but both are preparing for the worst.
The University of Virginia is more strict about enforcing vaccine mandates where unvaccinated students who do not apply for a religious exemption have been asked to leave, the AP said.
Concordia, the New York-based nonprofit that builds partnerships for social impact, is holding its 2021 Annual Summit the week of September 20. The University of Virginia Darden School of Business is one of the programming partners.
Introduction to Personal Branding – Through Coursera, the University of Virginia offers this free course for people who want to establish themselves on various social media platforms and use their best personal assets to build a business that lasts.
Vin Lananna has signed a two-year contract extension to remain Virginia’s director of track and field and cross country through the 2025-2026 season, as announced by UVA athletic director Carla Williams on Wednesday.