More than 400 graduates from Virginia colleges and universities currently work in Amazon tech jobs. Virginia Tech produced 29 percent of those grads, George Mason 25 percent and both the University of Virginia and Northern Virginia Community College 15 percent.
The Russian government is arguing that a federal court should dismiss a lawsuit brought by the Democratic National Committee alleging that Moscow’s military spies, the Trump campaign and the WikiLeaks organization conspired to disrupt the 2016 campaign and tilt the election to Donald Trump. Ashley Deeks, a senior fellow at UVA’s Center for National Security Law, said she thinks “Russia is likely to prevail in arguing that the commercial-activity exception does not fit the situation at hand.”
The capital of Venezuela is more than 2,000 miles from Charlottesville, but some UVA students are worried. Venezuela has descended into an economic turmoil that has spurred widespread famine and high inflation. These concerns led students to start a fundraising drive on Grounds through an exhibit of housing conditions for the refugees.
As students packed into Albemarle High School's gym, it was not for just any basketball game. This crowd was there for one special team: the Albemarle Power Patriots, a team of students with special needs, taking on a team of AHS teachers. Their honorary coaches include UVA men’s basketball players Jack Salt, Kyle Guy and Braxton Key, as well as AHS alums Austin Katstra and Grant Kersey.
UVA economist Eric Chyn called Kim’s approach creative and effective. “It’s very compelling evidence using new data,” he said. “It tells us something about the way in which peers matter.” He was not involved in Kim’s research but has studied similar social effects in different contexts.
Among findings and recommendations by the Joint Legislative Audit ad Review Commission: The Department of Corrections should work more closely with the health systems at Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia to treat inmates who need high-cost prescription drugs, and possibly create a pilot program; and the Department of Corrections should work with VCU and UVA to develop a pilot project to provide inmate health care for at least one state facility.
Virginia missed the worst of hurricane season this year as Florence lashed neighboring North Carolina and Michael pummeled nearby Florida. And while Virginians may have breathed a collective sigh of relief, the state still has to grapple with a slower-moving and longer-term disaster. The first part of the problem is rising seas. In Hampton Roads, water levels have increased 1.5 feet in the past century, according to a report from the University of Virginia.
It’s not just confined to Northern Virginia, either. A key part of Virginia’s incentives package was a pledge to increase funding for technology-related education at state universities and community colleges — to create a talent pipeline for Amazon. In the state’s furthest corner, Donna Price Henry, the chancellor of the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, is already talking about the possibility of “virtual work situations” in her community.
Virginia has landed a half-sized chunk of Amazon’s coveted second headquarters in Arlington County, with the promise of $550 million in direct state incentives as long as the company creates 25,000 high-paying jobs and makes a capital investment of up to $2.5 billion over the next 20 years. The incentive package, announced by Gov. Ralph Northam and Amazon on Tuesday morning, also promises up to $1.1 billion in state investments in higher education — including undergraduate degree programs at public universities across Virginia — and $195 million in transportation improvements in Northern Virgi...
James E. Ryan, president of the University of Virginia, said in a statement Tuesday that UVA is looking forward to working with Amazon and other universities in Virginia. UVA has been expanding its programs in Northern Virginia over the past decade and plans to do even more.
UVA President Jim Ryan hailed Amazon’s announcement of a second headquarters in Northern Virginia as a win for the state and for higher education.
(Video) A global movement was at the head of the table at UVA as students and community members gathered to feast on the reality that poverty can affect anyone.
The University of Virginia ROTC’s 24-hour Veterans Day vigil started Monday at 3:30 p.m. and continued through Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. Cadets and midshipmen marched at the UVA Amphitheater to remember current and former veterans, prisoners of war and those missing in action.
(Video) Future military leaders studying at the University of Virginia spent a 24-hour period paying tribute to the men and women who've served before them.
Regardless of how much you prepare, new research suggests that if you're black, racial bias can lessen the offer you end up receiving. "Racially-biased job evaluators see black job-seekers as less deserving of higher monetary awards and take issue when the black job seekers ask for more," Morela Hernandez, an associate professor at the University of Virginia, said.
A leading political prognosticator predicted Tuesday that 34 Democrats and six Republicans may test the presidential primary waters. “A lot of them will be eliminated quickly and debates will be impossible to hold, but Democrats will have a record number of candidates in 2020,” UVA professor of politics Larry Sabato said.
The UVA football team needs to win its final two games at Georgia Tech and at Virginia Tech and hope Pittsburgh loses at Wake Forest and at Miami for the Cavaliers to win the ACC's Coastal Division.
To form the most diverse and most exceptional class for the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 in Law & Policy list we enlisted judges who’ve led legal and political worlds in varied ways. Anthony Scaramucci was Trump’s right-hand man for a whirlwind 11 days. David Axelrod crafted President Obama’s iconic hope-based campaigns and served as his senior advisor. And as the Dean of the University of Virginia School of Law Risa L. Goluboff educates the next generation of policy superstars.
The UVA Health System wanted to create interactive multimedia reports, believing that radiologists could communicate better through the use of enriched and interactive content.
Focused ultrasound can not only treat tremors associated with Parkinson’s disease, but it also improves the quality of life, mood and cognitive ability of people with Parkinson’s, according to a new UVA study.