Researchers have known for some time that female athletes experience higher rates of concussion than their male counterparts, and also often suffer harsher symptoms and take longer to recover. But why women seem more vulnerable to such injuries has long remained a puzzle. “The findings are intriguing,” says UVA neuropsychologist Donna Broshek, who was not involved in the study. “Many theories have been put forth, including that – because of differences in cultural socialization – women are more likely to endorse symptoms.”
"The clear signal from the Trump administration that they were going to pull back on environmental policy throws it back at the states and says, 'OK, it's your game,'" said William Shobe, a UVA professor of public policy. "A number of states are responding, saying, 'OK, we're up to that and we're going to go ahead and implement policy.'"
As the Supreme Court digs into a momentous term, the justices have signaled an unusual interest in the First Amendment by agreeing to hear seven different cases exploring the contours of free speech. One reason for the sheer number of cases may have less to do with the individual issues and more to do with the interests and jurisprudence of Justice Kennedy, who plays a critical role on the court and often casts the deciding vote or crafts the final language of a key opinion, said Frederick Schauer, an expert at the UVA School of Law.
A study at the UVA School of Medicine looked into why the use of a particular treatment that is "best" for treating cervical cancer has been declining. The treatment is called brachytherapy, and it's a form of radiation therapy that delivers large doses of treatment in a targeted manner to combat the tumor.
In a UVA study, 30 adults with early cold symptoms were asked to list 10 objects they had touched in the last 18 hours. Researchers then tested these objects for evidence of the cold virus. Which ones came back positive? You guessed it. Every single salt and pepper shaker (as well as 41 percent of all surfaces tested overall).
An artificial pancreas that uses technology to reduce blood-sugar variation in people with diabetes is one of the inventions awarded grant money from the Virginia Research Investment Fund. The University of Virginia has been awarded nearly $256,000 for the artificial pancreas. It uses smartphones, insulin pumps and the online cloud to reduce variation in blood sugar.’
Perhaps, you know what Reddit is. Founded by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian at the University of Virginia, it’s a major news, entertainment and social networking website. Its community members can submit and share content. It serves as an online bulletin board system. What makes it so special is that users can vote on the content. They actually influence on what appears at the top of the site. It’s known as the “upvote” system.
UVA law professor Douglas Laycock, one of the nation’s leading authorities on religious liberty, said governments have generally been on safe ground when mixing religiously themed holiday symbols and secular holiday symbols, noting a compromise legal scholars derisively refer to as “the three-reindeer rule.”
UVA professor of practice Wyatt Andrews has covered almost every major news event in the last few decades. As an award-winning correspondent for CBS News, Andrews covered the Supreme Court, the White House, the State Department, Russia and Asia. He joined CBS19 News anchor Ric Young for a question-and-answer segment about four big stories of 2017.
The Peace Corps says Virginia and Charlottesville have climbed on its lists of top volunteer-producing states and metropolitan areas.
UVA’s College at Wise received $75,000 from American Electric Power on Monday to fund the school’s Girls’ Day in STEM-H program for the next three years. The Girls’ Day in STEM-H program gives sixth-grade girls the opportunity to attend science, technology, engineering and mathematics workshops. The sessions are designed show young girls that STEM-H careers are exciting and attainable.
Virginia Gov.-elect Ralph Northam on Wednesday unveiled his transportation team, naming Shannon Valentine secretary of transportation. Valentine is a graduate UVA, where she earned a bachelor’s in economics.
As UVA psychology professor Daniel Willingham points out, small children can think critically about subjects that they know something about and trained scientists can fail to think critically about subjects they know little about.
Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley of UVA’s Center for Politics wrote, “Republican turnout was OK, just like in the Virginia gubernatorial race, but Democratic turnout was a lot better, both in urban and suburban parts of Alabama and also in the Black Belt – a rural, heavily African-American part of the state that gets its name from the color of the soil (turnout was exceptionally high throughout this region).” Kondik and Skelley pointed out that this makes it theoretically possible for the Democrats to reclaim the Senate in the 2018 midterm elections.
“For a Democrat, to be attacked by Donald Trump is a medal of honor,” said Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics. “It is something you will wear forever in primaries and general elections, whatever you’re running for. You will get you a lot of votes just because voters know Donald Trump hates you.”
Larry Sabato, a UVA political scientist, said the split between establishment and populist Republicans is an “extension of 2016” when the bulk of traditional party members supported someone else, but Trump won the nomination anyway. “The No. 1 reason Roy Moore lost is Roy Moore,” Sabato said. “I don’t know how much Bannon is to blame.” But to the extent that Bannon can fundraise and use his role as head of Breitbart News to promote anti-establishment candidates, Sabato said, “he is a problem for the Republicans.”
“Now with 49 Democrats in the Senate, a path to a 2018 Democratic Senate majority is possible – still very tough given the seats up, but possible,” tweeted Larry Sabato, a UVA professor of politics.
“I don’t think the general electorate is looking for Trump clones next year,” said Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the UVA Center for Politics.
“The division in Washington has influenced not just how they campaign in the states, but actually how they govern,” says Ray Scheppach, a UVA public policy professor. “You get those divisions and it’s just harder to do the practical things on a bipartisan basis.”
Darden School Dean Scott Beardsley looks at how the top job is evolving in the U.S., while Susie Hills shares advice from UK business executives on being a vice chancellor.