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Will we know the next president on election night? It’s more likely than you think

“If we saw Trump or Harris winning by much more than the polls had suggested — especially against the grain, however narrow that grain is — I suspect that is a harbinger of other results,” Rudalevige said.

Andrew Rudalevige

The Electoral College: How does it work, and why is it still a thing?

“They had just enough pessimism about human nature to worry about the kinds of people to be chosen by the people,” Perry explains.

Barbara Perry

5 Things to Watch for in Kamala Harris' 'Closing Argument' From the Ellipse

"Will this be an issue that causes Harris to win because she siphons off these white women or at least some of them," said Barbara A. Perry, a governance professor and co-chair of the Presidential Oral History Program at the University of Virginia's Miller Center.

Barbara Perry

Politicians' Profanity-Laced Quips Make for Colorful Campaign Season

This normalization of profanity is a direct result of "the coarsening of our public speech, and coarsening in the public square," said Barbara A. Perry, a governance professor and co-chair of the Presidential Oral History Program at the University of Virginia's Miller Center.

Barbara Perry

No, Supreme Court hasn’t ruled COVID-19 vaccines cause ‘irreparable’ damage | Fact check

“The Supreme Court has not ruled that the COVID-19 vaccines cause irreparable damage,” Margaret Foster Riley, a law and public health sciences professor at the University of Virginia, told USA TODAY.

Margaret Foster Riley

Q&A: Will Automation Take Your Job? Maybe.

What are we to make of the promise or peril of automation in business and society? We checked in with UVA Darden School of Business professor Mike Lenox, an expert on the disruptive power of technology, for analysis.

Michael Lenox