The University of Virginia and the College of William & Mary have made commitments to become carbon neutral by 2030. The two state schools will share information and collaborate on initiatives aimed at achieving zero net greenhouse emissions, according to a joint news release.
What if researchers could go to a single hub for vast deposits of information on a range of issues from water quality to court rulings to the medicinal powers of marijuana? Armed with all that existing research, they might begin to draw conclusions that apply across the country. They might also avoid repeating the work of other researchers. Two professors at Kansas State University, Nathaniel Birkhead and Audrey Joslin, have begun construction on that online, open-source data hub. They’re teaming with colleagues at Rochester University, University of Notre Dame, University of Virginia, Univers...
In addition to the ideas of psychological safety and speaking up, Thinkers 50 highlighted the ideas of Professor Jim Detert from UVA’s Darden School of Business, who spoke about his groundbreaking Workplace Courage Acts Index. Jim's body of work reminds us that even in companies that promote psychologically safe teams, people still need help practicing courageous behaviors for better employee well-being and higher functioning organizations.
At the 2019 Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP’s Annual Freedom Fund Banquet, the University of Virginia honored its Hidden Nurses, the first African American women to help desegregate the UVA Hospital.
The stuff we own quickly ceases to be new, so the pleasure gained from a possession fades faster than the memories of a fun experience, according to one study on consumer psychology called, “If Money Doesn’t Make You Happy, Then You Probably Aren’t Spending It Right,” by researchers from the University of British Columbia, Harvard University and the University of Virginia.
Some furry guests invaded the medical school at the University of Virginia on Friday afternoon in the name of stress release. UVA Health’s Claude Moore Health Sciences Library and a student group brought in some canines, cookies, cocoa, and cider in an event they call the 5Cs Caring Break.
Zooming out, that cleaving was by design: It created a powerful us-versus-them mentality that mobilized the Christian base fiscally and politically. We were Christian soldiers, and the weapons we had were our votes and our tithes. “The persecution trope is a hell of a fundraising pitch,” says Charles Marsh, a UVA professor of religious studies. “For evangelical activists and leaders, many of whom run nonprofits or rely on charitable contributions, that is the most direct and successful way to captivate conservative Christians.”
"It's become a constant question of, 'Is this the best deal I can get, or should I wait another two weeks?'" said Tami Kim, a professor at UVA’s Darden School of Business. "Retailers are offering more deals, starting earlier. But consumers aren't excited."
(Commentary by Melvyn P. Leffler, history professor emeritus) In today’s circumstances, Cold War-era policies are not only unnecessary, but likely to catalyze a destructive spiral of heightening tensions that would make the world a more dangerous place.
Facing soaring health care costs, inmate deaths linked to shoddy care and a subsequent federal lawsuit with no end in sight, Virginia’s prison system is turning to the state’s university hospital systems for help. It’s a partnership that could end with the UVA Health System taking over the medical wing of Fluvanna’s Women Prison – a facility under strict and ongoing scrutiny by a federal judge, who made clear during a hearing last month he was not impressed by the department’s efforts so far to improve the situation.
Sara Dexter, an associate director in UVA’s Curry School of Education and Human Development, says teachers will be implicated as the cause of the students’ shortcomings – and that they do have a role in students acquiring these critical 21st-century skills – but the best place to start to address the problem is in the area of state licensure rules and federal funding.
(Commentary by Saikrishna Prakash, law professor and Miller Center senior fellow) Virginia’s ratification will be stillborn and the Equal Rights Amendment will still be dead. Under a proper reading of the Constitution, it perished decades ago.
“How Things Work: An Introduction to Physics”: A great intro course that looks at physics in the context of everyday objects and processes. The course uses the cases of ramps, wheels, bumper cars and more to illuminate the physics of life around you. It is taught by the UVA physics professor Louis A. Bloomfield, a noted science educator, lecturer, author, as well as TV host.
The University of Virginia and George Mason University will also benefit, with GMU planning to expand its programs in Arlington.
Ahead of Friday’s UVA-Virginia Tech football game, a fraternity with chapters at both schools is putting aside the rivalry to raise money for cancer research.
The tobacco industry wasn’t regulated overnight. That’s the key takeaway from Sarah Milov’s new book, “The Cigarette: A Political History.” According to Milov, a UVA historian, Americans were reluctant to ditch cigarettes – even after the federal government linked smoking to lung cancer and heart disease in the Surgeon General’s 1964 report on smoking and health.
UVA football coach Bronco Mendenhall saw signs of progress everywhere on Saturday during the Cavaliers’ 55-27 victory over Liberty at Scott Stadium. But most importantly, Mendenhall saw the progress of the program as a whole.
“Trump may keep a lot of the Obama-to-Trump voters,” said Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA’s Center for Politics, but if “he loses even 10 to 20% of them, that’s enough to flip these states where you saw pretty significant overall swings from Obama to Trump.”
(Commentary co-written by Deborah Parker, a professor of Italian) President Trump’s mysterious hospital visit this weekend prompted lots of questions– but White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham doesn’t understand why. “He’s got more energy than anybody in the White House,” she recently told Fox News commentator Jeanine Pirro. “That man works from 6 a.m. until, you know, very, very late at night.” That might sound excessive, given what we know about this president’s work habits. Yet Pirro still felt compelled to one-up her guest. “He’s almost superhuman...
Although the Second Amendment sanctuary movement is picking up steam, UVA professor Rich Schragger, who specializes in constitutional law, says any measure will be limited because state law takes precedence over local laws in Virginia. “What they can do as a practical matter is quite limited," Schragger said.