We don’t hear much about the Second Lady, and that’s on purpose. But that doesn’t mean that Karen Pence has nothing to say. While Pence’s view may have tilted harder to the right than those of most Americans, his presence on the ticket comforted Conservatives who were uneasy with Trump’s more liberal history. "On social issues, I don't think you get more conservative than these two," says Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
Michael Barber, professor of BYU’s political science, and his collaborator, John B. Holbein of the University of Virginia, examined records from the past three decades in counties using mandatory vote-by-mail in Colorado, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Nebraska and California, focusing on elections immediately before and after the system was implemented.
A set of car dealerships across Virginia will be raising money to help families and children fighting cancer get to and from hospital appointments. Donations will be made to UVA Children’s, the ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation in Richmond, and the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughter in Williamsburg.
Depression study suggests it may be possible to predict who would benefit. The lead author is C.J. Brush, who earned a doctorate at Rutgers and is now at Florida State University. Rutgers co-authors include Anthony J. Bocchine and Andrew A. Ude, both doctoral students, and Kristina M. Muniz, a former undergraduate research assistant who is now at the University of Virginia Health System.
“The patients in this study were children with hematology/oncology conditions,” Beth Quatrara, a nursing professor at University of Virginia, said. “They are accustomed to treatments and IVs. Providing them with time to ‘be free’ and ‘be kids’ was seen as a gift.”
The UVA COVID Tracker is a tool that is designed to track public health information and metrics about the virus and it will be updated daily.
When it comes to the best college value for your money, it’s tough to beat the University of Virginia. Money magazine just ranked UVA the second best value education among american public universities, behind only the University of Michigan.
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.