“I think in many ways reality shows allow for a purer form of escapism than more ‘prestigious’ scripted shows,” Jack Hamilton, associate professor of media studies, said. “One of the reasons shows like ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘The Wire’ are so acclaimed is that they actually demand quite a lot from their viewers: attention, emotional investment, critical thinking, etc.”
Plastic is a growing problem in the world’s waterways, but four UVA students have come up with a way to create custom clean-up plans. Danielle Romeo teamed up with Sebastian Wasinger, Lorena Tabrane and Maxwell St. John to craft their proposal as part of a national business contest, beating 1,200 other students for the grand prize.
The Democratic Party will be more unified on Nov. 3 than it was in the 2016 election because of President Donald Trump, predicted Larry Sabato, the director of UVA’s Center for Politics. He expects the defection rate, or those who don't vote along party lines, to be “much lower” for Democrats this year.
One of the most predictable indicators of whether a president is reelected, the strength of the economy in the second quarter of the election year, is offering a grim outlook for President Trump's prospects in November. “When an incumbent president is running for a second term, the election is always largely a referendum on the president's record during his first term,” Abramowitz wrote in a new article, “It's the Pandemic, Stupid,” published by the UVA Center for Politics.
In 2016 Trump carried the state by nearly 4 points over Democrat Hillary Clinton. This year some analysts say the state, with its 15 electoral votes, is close to a must-win for Trump. “North Carolina is a large state with a large packet of electoral votes that Donald Trump cannot afford to lose,” said political scientist Larry Sabato, who runs UVA’s Center for Politics.
In 2016 Trump carried the state by nearly 4 points over Democrat Hillary Clinton. This year some analysts say the state, with its 15 electoral votes, is close to a must-win for Trump. “North Carolina is a large state with a large packet of electoral votes that Donald Trump cannot afford to lose,” said political scientist Larry Sabato, who runs UVA’s Center for Politics.
Both Democratic and Republican women are running in record numbers in 2020, a key difference from last cycle, when the momentum was significantly skewed. Still, it’s important that the GOP maintain and increase its focus on growing representation for Congress to ultimately achieve gender equity. “If there are going to be significant gains, a prerequisite is that both parties are going to have to be fielding female candidates,” says University of Virginia political science professor Jennifer Lawless.
On Sept. 1, Zell Miller, the maverick Democratic senator from Georgia, will return to Madison Square Garden, where he made the keynote speech at the 1992 Democratic National Convention, to perform the same duty at the Republican National Convention. Now, Miller – who became a Bush backer after the 2000 election – is believed to be the first elected official from one major party to keynote the other party’s convention. But Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics, said Miller's appearance might help Republicans counter the Democrats' coup in getting the son of former President Ronald...
(Commentary by Laurie Archbald-Pannone, associate professor of geriatric medicine) Since March 2020, I have led a team to develop a collaborative care model for nursing homes in our community. That means bringing together hospitals, physician groups, community agencies and health departments to figure out how we can all work collectively to improve outcomes for these residents during the pandemic.
In lieu of its regular round of fall grants, Bama Works Fund is partnering with the Community Emergency Response Fund to offer grants for nonprofits to recover, sustain and build their organizations with a $1 million commitment to a special Community Recovery & Catalyst Grant program. Grants will address the impacts of COVID-19 and longstanding racial inequities. This new partnership, along with gifts from UVA Health, Twice is Nice Fund at the Community Foundation and the Enriching Communities grant program, will increase fund availability for grants through the fall.
A semi-autonomous coronavirus decontamination robot is being developed by researchers at the University of Virginia. “It is available and usable already, it just depends on how much capability we are going to introduce [into the system],” UVA professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering Tomonari Furukawa said. “The ultimate goal really is to remove the human completely from the operation.”
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, along with colleagues at the University of Virginia, has been named the best research article published in the scholarly journal Movement Disorders in 2019-20.
Virginia also announced Thursday the interim results of an adult antibody study found 2.4% of adults statewide have Covid-19 antibodies. Northern Virginia is estimated to have the highest prevalence at 4.2%, followed by Central Virginia at 3%. They were followed by the eastern (1.5%), southwestern (1%) and northwestern (0.9%) regions in the state. The adult study was carried out by Inova, Norfolk’s Sentara Healthcare, Roanoke’s Carilion Clinic, the University of Virginia and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Undergraduates at the University of Virginia are scheduled to begin some in-person learning on Sept. 8, and the school is making adjustments indoors to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
These agreements add to the more than 40 existing guaranteed admissions agreements between VCCS and major four-year institutions such as the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech. These agreements allow students to complete a two-year associate degree at DCC that includes most of their major prerequisites and allows them to fully focus their last two years in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree on coursework related to their chosen major.
The University of Virginia will hold another virtual town hall on Friday. This one is aimed to provide information and answer questions from parents and families of students.
CNBC researched data from a number of sources, including The Hechinger Report’s Tuition Tracker and PayScale’s College Salary Report. Utilizing its findings, CNBC recently released its annual ranking, “50 Colleges That Pay Off The Most.” The list was separated into private and public colleges and universities. The 25 public colleges offer more realistic options for college-bound students. There are still many extremely competitive schools on this list, including University of California at Berkeley, University of Michigan, University of Virginia, and Georgia Institute of Technology.
A new crop of UVA student-nurses started their studies this month, taking classes and making use of a newly expanded laboratory where they’ll learn how to care for patients without putting anyone at risk.
(Podcast) After the coronavirus forced colleges and universities to shut down last March, those same institutions are struggling to figure out how – or if – students can safely come back this fall. In this episode, co-hosts Katie Couric and Bozoma Saint John tackle this thorny issue with the presidents of their alma matters, James Ryan of the University of Virginia and Michael Roth of Wesleyan University
Before arriving on Grounds, UVA students will sign a two-page contract agreeing to follow the University’s public health measures and all local COVID-related laws. The contract gives the University the right to discipline students caught breaking COVID-related rules.