Richard Bonnie, director of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, said, If the goal was gun safety legislation, not much happened. The panel specifically notes in its report that “deep divisions in American society regarding the ready availability of rapid fire weapons and high capacity magazines” rendered the issue “beyond the scope of this review.” Bonnie, who was chairman of the Supreme Court of Virginia’s Commission on Mental Health Law Reform at the time of the Tech shooting, said the tragedy did lead to important reforms to the state’...
“Will they be willing to rally around the one candidate out of the 20-plus candidates who will actually get the nomination when their candidate loses? And that is a great test for a party in any year and you simply don’t know the answer this early,” UVA political analyst Larry Sabato said.
“It’s a major breakthrough,” Barbara Perry, presidential studies director at UVA’s Miller Center, told me over the phone this week. “Up until now, no candidate had been willing to talk about mental illness.”
For the first time researchers have deciphered the near-atomic structure of filaments, called “pili,” that extend from the surface of bacteria that cause traveler's diarrhea. Without pili, these bacteria do not cause disease. Knowing this structural information may lead to the development of new preventive therapies for the disease. Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine, University of Virginia and Umeå University used heat to remove the pili from the bacteria and then used an electron microscope to look at the filaments in a near-native state.
Crystal Chu, a first-generation college student who enrolled in the Ph.D. program in 2016, is now at work on her dissertation. Chu is testing a novel decision aid for patients who have been diagnosed with cancer in one breast and are considering having both the cancerous and healthy breast removed.
“Until we understand the fundamental biomechanical factors that contribute to increased risk for females, we’ll be limited in our ability to close the risk gap,” says Jason Forman, the study’s lead author and an injury prevention researcher at UVA’s Center for Applied Biomechanics.
Dozens of undergraduate Iraqi students were in Charlottesville on Wednesday for an exchange program being kicked off by UVA’s Center for Politics.
The Virginia Dental Foundation and UVA’s College at Wise are preparing for the 20th annual Mission of Mercy free dental clinic Friday and Saturday.
Martinsville’s population is expected to decline by more than a quarter from the last census in 2010 to 2040, with projections reaching about 27.4%, based on data from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service’s Demographics Group at the University of Virginia.
(Video) John Cleese interviews Dr. Jim Tucker regarding UVA research into children's past life memories. (Click on “Source” to view video.)
Earlier this year, USGBC announced its annual Top 10 States for LEED, with Virginia ranked No. 8. Two key players contributing to the growth of LEED-certified spaces in the state include the City of Charlottesville and the University of Virginia.
UVA’s school colors might be navy blue and orange, but the University has made strides to be greener. Through incorporating some hybrid vehicles to its recycling and maintenance fleet, the University has become the first in the state to earn National Association of Fleet Administrators accreditation.
Bowen Sargent, who will put down his coaching mantle this week to assume the role of competitor. Sargent has spent 15 years as the men’s golf coach at the University of Virginia. He’s compiled an impressive record in that span. His teams have reached the NCAA championships 13 times and advanced to the finals on seven occasions.
The University of Virginia had a school-record 427 athletes make the ACC Honor Roll this past academic year, while Virginia Tech saw a slight dip in its total academic honorees.
As for Malcolm Brogdon, coming off one of the single greatest shooting seasons in NBA history, he could have gone to Harvard. Could have gone anywhere, with his grades coming out of Greater Atlanta Christian School. He chose University of Virginia for its combination of powerhouse basketball and powerhouse academics.
“Face the Nation” moderator and CBS News’ chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan has seen the world. When Jae-Ha Kim asked her, “Where are your favorite weekend getaways?” Brennan answered, “Charlottesville, Virginia. My husband and I went to the University of Virginia. There are a number of great restaurants in town and gorgeous hikes to be had. The Grounds of the University are breathtaking. It is an UNESCO World Heritage Site.”
President Donald Trump now has another appointee on the court he once referred to as “a big thorn in our side,” after the Senate confirmed Daniel Bress to the Ninth Circuit Monday. Bress, who was born in California, attended Harvard University and the UVA School of Law before landing a clerkship with the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
John Dever, whose academic credentials include a doctorate in English from the University of Virginia, recently announced he will retire at year’s end as president of Thomas Nelson Community College.
“Judges have to have ties to the local area typically,” said Saikrishna Prakash, a former Thomas clerk and UVA professor of law. “The Thomas clerks, because they come from more regions in the country, and certainly go to law schools all over the country, are more apt to go outside of the I-95 corridor.”
“I think he has tremendously excited the LGBT community all across the country,” said Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics. “This is a historical candidacy, and the way they look at it, Buttigieg can’t lose. He’s standing up for a marginalized community and they’re all investing in the future.”