The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act has not been foolproof. Jurisdictions such as Missouri and Columbus, Ohio, drew up inventories detailing how much money federal mandates were costing them. “It was one of the few times that the so-called Big 7, all the state and local groups, actually came together and came together very, very strongly,” Ray Scheppach, a UVA public policy professor, said.
The auto industry has a long history of raising drivers’ tolerance for long commutes by making cars more comfortable and attractive places to be – all the while promising a better driving experience that’s just around the corner, says Peter Norton, a UVA associate professor of science, technology, and society and author of “Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City.”
Dr. Jeffrey Vergales, a UVA associate professor of pediatrics, said the key to limiting spread of the coronavirus and COVID-19 at the four camps was keeping the 1,022 campers and staff members in separate bubbles for the entire time. That way, “if we had a case, we wouldn’t have to scramble to identify the contacts. We knew who they were, and we could very quickly quarantine those contacts,” he said.
(Commentary by Jack Hamilton, associate professor of American studies and media studies) On Wednesday, the Milwaukee Bucks refused to play basketball against the Orlando Magic in the NBA bubble, and in doing so may have set in motion a sea change in the social fabric of American sports.
UVA Athletics has set a “meet the team” football event for Saturday… but instead of the in-person Scott Stadium events of years past, it’s all virtual.
Turning their attentions from preseason camp to more concentrated preparations for the uncertain season ahead, Virginia Tech’s Justin Fuente and Virginia’s Bronco Mendenhall are now faced with a matter that likely terrifies coaches more than any injury or depth chart concern ever could.
This fall for the first time, Virginia will launch a pilot, elective high school course in African American history with a blend of in-person and online instruction. Teacher training programs in education schools already offer classes in social studies and humanities subjects as well as in teaching methods, and “it’s hard to find spaces in the curriculum” for a new requirement, said Derrick Alridge, professor of education and director of the Center for Race and Public Education in the South at the University of Virginia and chair of the commission’s professional development committee.
Two UVA faculty members have created an FDA-approved COVID-19 testing swab and its production will support high-priority testing throughout Virginia.
The Justice Department proposed funding state and local law enforcement through more than 75 different programs. In FY 2021, the Trump administration requested $1.51 billion — a reduction of $380 million. Funding goes to uses as diverse as body cameras on police, veterans drug abuse courts, offender re-entry training, and anti-human-trafficking efforts. People often lump the Office of Justice Programs together as aid for law enforcement, but law professor Rachel Harmon at the University of Virginia suggests a broader definition.
(Commentary by Craig Shirley, Reagan biographer and an instructor at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy) If there’s one thing that I found curious about the Democratic National Convention last week, it’s how boring and utterly unforgivingly pessimistic many of the speeches were.
Cville Community Cares is an organization of activists created in March to respond to this growing need brought on by the health crisis. Volunteers from different backgrounds, including University of Virginia staff and health care workers, joined Cville Community Cares. Spanish speakers are on hand to help serve the undocumented and immigrant communities.
The International Association of Facilitators is recognizing the chamber for the positive impact its had through Project Rebound. After the pandemic shuttered many businesses, the Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce, along with the University of Virginia and Albemarle County, started Project Rebound as a way for people to discuss concerns and share ideas.
The wave of fall reopenings, now accelerating, has exposed the fragility of plans that once seemed solid. On Tuesday, the University of Virginia started online with hopes of switching to in-person classes after Labor Day.
The Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia honors the lives, labor, and perseverance of the community of enslaved African Americans who built UVA and sustained daily life of faculty, students and administrators at the University.
When the pandemic first hit and UVA President Jim Ryan announced students would not return to Grounds after spring break, it left many questions, including what to do with items they’d left behind.
The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia reopens Wednesday with new safety protocols.
A highly anticipated SHOWTIME limited series will be part of the 2020 Virtual Program for the Virginia Film Festival. “We are very excited to host what promises to be a fascinating event and thrilled to partner with SHOWTIME and Blumhouse to highlight one of the most talked-about shows of the Fall television season,” said Jody Kielbasa, VAFF Director and Vice Provost for the Arts at the University of Virginia.
(Commentary) “The story of change in [Stone Mountain] is common to suburbs all around the South,” says Grace Elizabeth Hale, a history professor at the University of Virginia. Job opportunities and a low cost of living attracted a variety of people looking to become upwardly mobile.
The problems started when Reese Tempest entered sixth grade. She had always loved running, but now her track team training was triggering severe breathing difficulties. So her parents brought her to UVA Health for a complete pulmonology and cardiac work-up and a VO2 max test.