UVA’s Christopher Ruhm shows in a new paper that while U.S. counties that experienced economic decline since the beginning of this century have been the hardest hit by the drug epidemic, the correlation between economic factors and opioid abuse is likely spurious. Ruhm's painstaking regression analysis shows a greater likelihood that the epidemic has been driven more by "changes in the drug environment" -- that is, drug availability -- than by despair.
Also on Tuesday, Attorney General Mark Herring announced that Toby J. Heytens would serve as solicitor general effective Feb. 21. Heytens is the David H. Ibbeken ‘71 Research Professor of Law and co-director of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Kristina Alimard was named interim CEO of University of Virginia Investment Management Co., and Sargent McGowan was named interim CIO, endowment spokeswoman Sonia Speh confirmed in an interview.
The U.S. Supreme Court did something Jan. 5 that it’s never done before, at least in modern times: It granted a law professor's request to argue as an amicus curiae. UVA School of Law professor Aditya Bamzai‘s long shot paid off.
A nurse practitioner at the UVA Medical Center is trying to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria. Elizabeth Alvarez is asking for the community’s help in getting much-needed supplies to the people who live there.
The $394 million expansion of the UVA Medical Center reached a milestone Wednesday. Workers laid the final steel beam for the 440,000-square foot project, which will double the emergency department’s capacity, add dedicated space for mental health services, expand interventional services and add private rooms.
Sean Griswold is Virginia's new director of football development and performance, the school announced on Tuesday. Griswold, who will start on Jan. 15, comes from Arizona State, where he spent the previous six seasons in a similar role.
Small differences in the amount of iron in a star may herald substantial differences in the type of planetary systems that form around it, say scientists at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in National Harbor, Maryland. Specifically, reports Robert Wilson, a UVA graduate student in astronomy, stars containing higher levels of iron are more likely to have planets with orbital periods of 8.5 days or less.
UVA law professor Toby J. Heytens will take the reins as solicitor general to start the second term of Attorney General Mark R. Herring.
In an ideal world, partisans on both sides would acknowledge their need to collaborate and compromise with members of the opposition party. In our increasingly hyper-partisan political world, however, the opposite is more likely to happen. Here’s why: According to Geoffrey Skelly at UVA’s Center for Politics, “most of the Republican incumbents who lost in this election were, relatively speaking, more moderate than the remaining Republicans in the House. At the end of the day, the Republican caucus just moved notably to the right. Conversely, the Democratic caucus is surely further to the left ...
A UVA School of Law professor has been named the next solicitor general of Virginia. Toby Heytens, a 2000 graduate of UVA’s law school, was selected for the post by state Attorney General Mark Herring.
Astronomers with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey have learned that the chemical composition of a star can exert unexpected influence on its planetary system—a discovery made possible by an ongoing SDSS survey of stars seen by NASA's Kepler spacecraft, and one that promises to expand our understanding of how extrasolar planets form and evolve. "Without these detailed and accurate measurements of the iron content of stars, we could have never made this measurement," says Robert Wilson, a UVA graduate student in astronomy and lead author of the paper announcing the results.
Trump raised concern last month when he slurred some words on national TV. When asked about it, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said questions about Trump's health were “frankly, pretty ridiculous” and blamed his slurred speech on a dry throat, “nothing more than that.” Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at UVA’s Miller Center, said, “There's a long history in the presidency of presidents hiding their medical infirmities, both as candidates and as presidents.”
Today we unveil the 2018 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, identifying the university-based scholars in the U.S. who are doing the most to shape educational practice and policy. UVA’s Carol Ann Tomlinson ranks in the top 10.
(By Jennifer L. Doleac, an assistant professor of public policy and economics) Jails and prisons provide some health treatment services, but what if we increased access to treatment in communities, so that people could get help before they get into trouble? New research shows that offering broad access to treatment for these problems is not only compassionate, but also a cost-effective way to reduce crime rates.
Virginia will be able to squeak funding for children’s health care and insurance through February, but experts and legislators are pleading for a permanent funding solution. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., visited the UVA Medical Center on Monday to talk with families that receive care covered by CHIP.
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine toured the Children’s Hospital at UVA and met with parents who are worried about the failure of Congress to fund CHIP – a federal program that pays for children’s health care. He told them he’s confident lawmakers will come through.
Expanding the University of Virginia’s College at Wise: This was one of Northam’s signature proposals. Northam sees an expanded UVA-Wise as a bigger economic engine in the coalfields, and envisions graduate programs in renewable energy.
AI is probably coming for your job. But there may be a way to future-proof your career. “Humans are going to find meaningful work if they can do the things that machines can’t do well,” says Ed Hess, a UVA professor of business administration. “And that’s higher-order thinking – critical, creative, innovative, imaginative thinking.”
(Commentary by Bernie Carlson, professor and chair of the Engineering & Society Department) The world needs STEM specialists who possess not only a deep understanding of scientific theory and laboratory practice, but also the skills needed to move ideas from the laboratory to the wider world. At UVA’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, we call these new experts “Knowledge Entrepreneurs.”