In August, people in portions of the continental U.S. will experience total darkness before the sun goes down. “Here in Charlottesville, the moon will cover about 86 percent of the sun. You’ll need special solar glasses to see that happening. The problem is for most people, if you don’t have the glasses, you won’t notice anything unusual going on,” UVA astronomy professor Edward Murphy said.
UVA economist Jennifer Doleac, who studies crime and discrimination, thinks the problem with ban-the-box policies is that they are a quick fix to a complex problem. She believes taking away information from employers is exactly the wrong idea. Rather, policies intended to help the formerly incarcerated find jobs should offer employers more information about why a person with a criminal record is worth hiring.
Democratic leaders traveled to rural Virginia to tell working-class Americans President Trump doesn’t have their back – but they do. “It’s hard to see how Republicans lose the Senate,” said Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics. But a health care disaster or failures to pass priorities like tax reform could limit or eliminate their gains. “At one time, Republicans thought they might get to 60 or close to it. Now, that seems like a pipe dream.”
“Diana, Our Mother” is at its most effective as it explores how Diana used her position to bring light to controversial social issues, from homelessness to the AIDS crisis to the campaign to end landmines. Everyone who worked with her in that capacity singles out her empathy. “Most people want to get away from pain … they can’t be fully present in the presence of pain,” says UVA professor Jerry White, a landmine activist who accompanied Diana to Bosnia just weeks before her death. “And the Princess of Wales could be there.”
(By W. Bradford Wilcox, professor of sociology) The ABC report by Julia Baird and Hayley Gleeson on religion and domestic violence has come under heavy fire, and for good reason. It is illogical, unfair and quite possibly inaccurate.
The UVA Medical Center is launching a new educational group care program for pregnant women. During the group classes and checkups, women will be able to receive both prenatal care and educational resources.
Whether people are aware of it or not, America is in the middle of an opioid crisis. The numbers are on the rise, but where does the country stand in the fight? Richard Bonnie (director of UVA’s Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy) discusses how these numbers are impacting the economy.
The University of Virginia was not the first campus in the commonwealth to go solar, betting on the sun for much of the power it needs. UVA had already committed to buy the power produced by a 160-acre site in Hollyfield, and this month it added another 120 acres in Puller, northeast of Richmond.
A community health fair will happen Saturday as a part of the 28th annual Chihambra African American Cultural Arts Festival. UVA’s Dr. Marcus Martin says the event at Washington Park will include many health screenings.
Richard Bonnie, a UVA professor of health and law who headed the analysis, said that delaying when people start smoking is crucial because older people – perhaps more aware of their mortality and the health effects of tobacco – are less likely to initiate smoking.
(Commnetary by Chris Lu, senior fellow at UVA’s Miller Center) It’s been eight years since the federal minimum wage was last raised. Since then, the economy has rebounded with the longest streak of job growth in history. Yet millions of people continue to work for the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour, without a pay raise in sight.
Virginia senior Morgan Rosts earned a gold medal at the 2017 World Rowing Under-23 Championships on Sunday at the Plovdiv Regatta Venue in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
An ABC report that Australian churches are not only “failing to sufficiently address domestic violence, it is both enabling and concealing it” has generated an outpouring of responses. These findings are drawn from a 2007 paper that cited five supporting empirical studies. The most recent of these studies, from 2004, uses data collected between 1992 and 1994. UVA sociologist W. Bradford Wilcox reported that men who infrequently attended conservative Protestant churches were more likely to perpetrate violence, compared to men unaffiliated with religion and those who attended frequently. However...
The committee said restriction on lawful access to prescription painkillers could have negative effects, leading people to illicit markets instead. “People who are using the [prescription] drugs who then become addicted to the drugs and can’t get the amount that they need based on the normal prescribing might go to the illicit market,” said Richard J. Bonnie, Harrison Foundation Professor of Medicine and Law. “Or they might be cut off, remain dependent and then go to the illicit market.” Bonnie, who is also the director of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy at the University o...
(By Dominic Starsia, former coach of the UVA men’s lacrosse team) I hardly say “always" or "never” to my athletes, but it's close to the truth that every unfortunate incident on a college campus begins with the irresponsible use of alcohol.The data also confirms that it is worse in men’s lacrosse than most sports. If I'm an administrator considering adding men’s lacrosse to my institutional community, I'm thinking long and hard about that boorish reputation.
Aggressive combination treatments for high blood pressure that are intended to protect the kidneys may actually be damaging the organs, new research from the UVA School of Medicine suggests.
Northam recently touted a plan to help rural Virginia, reintroducing his proposal for cost-free community college or trade school and calling for a $15 million expansion of UVA’s College at Wise in Southwest Virginia.
Those committed to a career in immigration law may also consider formally concentrating their J.D. studies in this field. Look for law schools with concentrations that offer more than a list of relevant coursework. For example, the University of Virginia's Immigration Law program gives students a chance to participate in community service and pro bono projects in partnership with local law firms, legal aid programs, committees and coalitions. These experiences are available in addition to participating in the Immigration Law Clinic.
Leading U.S. solar scientists today highlighted research activities that will take place across the country during next month's rare solar eclipse, advancing our knowledge of the sun's complex and mysterious magnetic field and its effect on Earth's atmosphere. An experiment run by researchers at UVA and George Mason University will use transmitters broadcasting at low frequencies to probe the response of regions of the ionosphere.
The University of Virginia is preparing to greet its Class of 2021. Most of the incoming students were born in 1999, and will move into first-year dorms on Aug. 18 or 19.