Architecture is defined by its humanity. This is especially true in a year defined by the coronavirus pandemic and global calls for social justice. The impact has been felt across sectors, including in higher education. As Architect for the University of Virginia, Alice Raucher advises the University on capital planning and design guidelines. Working to address unique design challenges, Raucher is acknowledging the University’s past while planning for the future.
“So the Washington Post is running the Reagan Foundation,” Trump tweeted on Sunday afternoon, linking Reagan to a mortal media enemy, shortly after sallying out of his New Jersey golf club to throw red campaign hats to a group of supporters. In doing so, the president retweeted Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics, who noted that “Frederick J Ryan Jr, who chairs the Reagan foundation board, is also publisher and chief executive of the Washington Post”.
Let’s start with the inspiration for this tweet. University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato yesterday tweeted a Washington Post story about how the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, which runs the late president’s library, asked the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee to stop selling coins with Reagan’s face on them as a fundraising strategy. (It’s important to understand that the Reagan folks did not ask the Trump folks to stop selling Reagan coins because they don’t like Trump. From the article, it appears simply to be a co...
Doctors on the front lines of South Florida’s outbreak are finding obesity is making it harder for people to fight off the virus, regardless of age. That could have grave implications for the United States, which has one of the highest obesity rates in the world, said Dr. Cate Varney, an obesity specialist at UVA Health.
Investors took different tacks during the Covid-19 crisis, with hedge funds “indiscriminately” selling stocks amid the market tumult, according to research from the University of Virginia and University of Zurich. “Hedge funds divested significantly more in absolute and relative numbers than pension funds, mutual funds, or investment advisers,” University of Virginia researchers Simon Glossner and Pedro Matos and the University of Zurich’s Stefano Ramelli and Alexander Wagner wrote in a paper this month.
Last weekend, China had its first opening at the box office since the pandemic started, showing some American films like “Bloodshot” with Vin Diesel, and “Dolittle” with Robert Downey Jr. It was a partial reopening – over 40% of movie theaters at less than half capacity. The result, according to Chinese data providers: a $4.71 million three-day debut for “Dolittle” and $2.61 million for “BloodShot.” That’s pennies compared to what Hollywood usually rakes in, but Sky Canaves, with China Film Insider, said “it’s really, right now, one of the few avenues that Hollywood has available for its...
Less than 100 days until Election Day, both presidential campaigns are increasing focus on Wisconsin. On Saturday, the Trump campaign opened its latest field office in Glendale. And Monday, the Biden campaign launched its latest nationwide ad in battleground states, featuring a Wisconsin resident. “There are only so many states that are winnable by both sides, and Wisconsin is one of them,” Kyle Kondik said, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
Joe Biden, leading in all national polls, is spending in seven key states that Trump won in 2016, too, banking on at least some of them swinging Democratic with widespread voter dissatisfaction over Trump’s handling of the coronavirus and the accompanying economic crash. “It would be fair to say that Trump winning this time would be a bigger upset than 2016,” said Kyle Kondik, an analyst at UVA’s Center for Politics. “Yes, he’s the incumbent, but 2020 is not the year you’d want to be running for president as an incumbent – and that would be true whether it was Trump or someone else.”
Several philosophy professors are among the 2020 class of fellows of the British Academy, including Frederick Schauer (David & Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia Law School).
UVA historian Russell Riley said that since the civil rights struggles of the 1960s and ‘70s, Americans have come to expect something different from what Trump has offered so far – at the very least, a show of common cause with those demonstrating for racial progress.
Dr. Christopher Ali is an associate professor in UVA’s Department of Media Studies. He joined the department in the fall of 2013 after completing his Ph.D. at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include communication policy and regulation, critical political economy, critical geography, comparative media systems, localism and local news.
(Commentary by Kristen Eichensehr, professor of law) Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment accusing two men linked to China’s Ministry of State Security of a decade-long campaign of hacking dissidents, human rights activists, and a variety of private sector targets, including most recently entities working on COVID-19 treatments, tests, and vaccines. This cyberattack attribution follows on the heels of last week’s joint U.K., U.S., and Canadian advisory accusing Russian intelligence services of targeting COVID-19 vaccine development “with the intention of ste...
Medical students usually make rounds with doctors during their third year of training, but this year they were sent home from UVA’s medical center because of the pandemic. Two of the aspiring doctors used their down time to raise money for charity in a surprising way.
Founded by Thomas Jefferson, the University of Virginia enrolls approximately 17,011 undergraduate students and is known for its law and business schools as well as for its strong athletics program. Average annual net cost for in-state students (income $48,001-$75,000): $16,999. The median salary for alumni with 10+ years of experience: $117,500.
(Subscription required) Football ticket sales, merchandise and TV contracts generate tens of millions of dollars and serve as a marketing and fundraising tool at some schools. “Some people have incorrectly framed the issue as safety versus revenue generation,” Iowa State University Athletic Director Jamie Pollard wrote to fans on July 13. He said safety was paramount, but pointed out that losing the football season would be financially devastating to the school. Some institutions, including those in New Jersey and Massachusetts, are looking for protection from potential lawsuits if student ath...
Virginia is not mentioned as a COVID-19 hotspot alongside states like California, Florida and Texas, but new data gathered and models created by UVA’s Biocomplexity Institute predicts that the commonwealth is creeping closer and closer to a surge.
John MacKnight’s countenance and tone were cordial and upbeat. UVA’s primary care team physician appeared eager to answer any and all questions about the Cavaliers’ meticulous preparations for a fall sports season amid our global pandemic.
The ordinances make masks mandatory in public, limit restaurants to 50% occupancy indoors and restrict certain public and private in-person gatherings to a maximum of 50 people. UVA President Jim Ryan sent an email to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and Charlottesville City Council on Monday supporting the ordinance, writing that, “We are putting similar measures into place on Grounds for students, faculty and staff.”
(Audio) This episode, we’re going to take a closer look at terrorism trends and far-right extremists in America. We’ll see how oftentimes right-wing violence works inside the seams of American security and law enforcement discourse, challenging our definition of terrorism. We’ll also discuss America’s wars abroad, and how many veterans have “brought the war home.” Then we’ll visit Charlottesville, Virginia, where we’ll tour a few Confederate monuments – monuments that are playing host to a new generation of vigilantes. Guests include Jalane Schmidt, University of Virginia profes...
Some marriage advocates hope that COVID-19, in the long run, will inspire more people to trade vows as a kind of insurance against uncertainty. “I think every family affected by this will recognize the merits of having two parents instead of one,” W. Bradford Wilcox, a UVA sociology professor and the director of the National Marriage Project, said. He predicts that the crisis will lead couples to reassess their priorities and work harder to create stable homes for their children. “The whole adult-centered, me-first model of family life died on March 13th. What will emerge is a kind of fam...