“If you don’t field a candidate, there’s a zero percent chance of winning,” said Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball, a newsletter published by UVA’s Center for Politics. “If you do field a candidate, maybe your chance of winning is .001 percent, but there is at least a chance that you could win if the incumbent blows up for some reason.”
Boys with autism spend almost twice as much time playing video games as typical boys do. And many common game features — including predefined ‘roles’ and goals, and a repetitiveness between levels — seem to mesh well with autism traits, such as social difficulties and a preference for routine, says Micah Mazurek, a UVA associate professor of education. “If we are finding that kids with autism are especially drawn to technology,” he says, “why not try to leverage that interest to design interventions?”
So what’s stopping employers from offering workers paid family leave? The lack of a federal mandate is one reason, said Christopher Ruhm, professor of public policy and economics at UVA’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Only California, New York, New Jersey, Washington, Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia have some form of paid family leave.
A new study from the UVA School of Medicine has found that a sensitivity to an allergen found in red meat can lead to a build-up of plaque in the arteries, increasing patients’ risks of developing heart attacks or stroke. The sensitivity is spread by lone star tick bites, which has caused people to develop an allergy to red meat.
“All of these kinds of rules are designed to deal with a problem, a real problem,” said James Coan, a UVA psychology professor. “But what I think is happening here, although we can all recognize that inappropriate touch is a problem, is that people are not sufficiently recognizing that no touch is also a problem.”
We hit the ground in Charlottesville, excited to see the University of Virginia, founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819. Like many schools, UVA has an assortment of guided and self-guided tours, including a smart-phone tour. The historic colonial UVA campus is practically a living museum on its own, with its Jefferson-designed green spaces and rows of colonial
(Video) UVA students and graduates gave a lot back to the community on their way out of Charlottesville this year.
Today, a growing number of Central Virginians avoid red meat. The allergy has been linked to the bite of the lone-star tick, which is most commonly found in Virginia, Tennessee, southern Missouri and Oklahoma. A new study by a collaboration of UVA allergists and cardiologists has cautiously linked that allergen to an increased risk of heart disease.
UVA is moving forward with plans to make the Lawn more wheelchair accessible. The Board of Visitors approved the project Thursday.
“The perception is that you can’t get a visa to enter the United States, there is no immigration to the United States, and there are no jobs available for any foreigner in the U.S.," said Scott Beardsley, dean of UVA’s Darden School of Business. “This is just not the reality we are seeing on the ground.”
(Commentary by James A. Coan, a UVA psychology professor) My research suggests that maintaining close ties to trusted loved ones is a vital buffer against the external stressors we all face. But not being an expert on how this affects children, I recently invited five internationally recognized developmental scientists to chat with me on a science podcast I host.
(Commentary by Bob Gibson of UVA’s Cooper Center for Public Service) Virginia’s 8.5 million residents live in a rolling landscape of change as populations grow in some areas, gray in many localities and shrink in dozens, providing a native Virginia demographer a fascinating job tracking those changes. Hamilton Lombard, 31, makes sense of the numbers.
Sen. Cory Booker worked to fire up Democrats on Saturday night in a state where the party made significant gains in 2017 and this year is targeting House seats in districts that were previously considered safe Republican territory. Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics, said in an interview on Friday the dinner draws the "hard core of the hard core" of Democratic officials and activists. "The reason why they put somebody like Cory Booker in the main speaker slot is to pique interest," Sabato said.
On June 4, Scott White, the commissioner of insurance for the SCC, sent a letter of guidance to insurers. The new legislation is compliant with state and federal laws, and will take effect on July 1, he said – despite requests from companies to consider a later date, or to allow limited signup periods. White’s statement and the Richmond guidance might help keep prices down, said Carolyn Engelhard, an associate professor at the University of Virginia and director of its health policy program. Still, she said, the premiums in Charlottesville will remain high, and the age of people in the area ma...
Type 1 diabetes is not a preventable disease, but it's one that can hit at any time in a person's life and forever change the course of it. That's what happened to Marshall McIntyre, a Charlottesville man who was forced to start life over. UVA Orthopedic Trauma Director Dr. David Weiss did part of his residency as a flight surgeon. He was trained for what happens in the Air Force in cases like McIntyre's. “There are certain positions that are considered disqualifying, and how disqualifying depends a little bit on what your job is,” said the doctor.
(Commentary by James A. Coan, a UVA psychology professor) I study how the brain transforms social connection into better mental and physical health. My research suggests that maintaining close ties to trusted loved ones is a vital buffer against the external stressors we all face. But not being an expert on how this affects children, I recently invited five internationally recognized developmental scientists to chat with me on a science podcast I host.
People with a rare red meat allergy may have a higher risk of heart disease, a new study suggests. The lone star tick's saliva may contain alpha-gal, said lead study author Dr. Jeff Wilson, an allergy research fellow at the UVA Health System. So, when the tick bites a person, it exposes the individual to the alpha-gal and may trigger an immune response in the body. Then, when that person eats red meat and some dairy products, the body responds by producing antibodies to alpha-gal, Wilson said.
UVA’s Darden School of Business has announced a new competitive scholarship program designed to support MBA students who are focused on entrepreneurship, innovation and technology.
The University of Delaware Press and the University of Virginia Press have announced a collaboration. The Delaware press will maintain editorial offices and its editorial board, but the UVA Press will provide manuscript editorial, design and production services.
(Podcast with Ben Converse, assistant professor of public policy and psychology) Slow-motion replays are ubiquitous in the world of sports, but may be problematic when used in courts of law.