Also in the roundup: a media studies professor will help pick Peabody Award winners, Ireland honors nursing dean, a grad student is deemed a “wunderkind,” and more.
UVA Health is preparing to administer the Pfizer vaccine to employees at highest risk of acquiring COVID-19.
Former UVA football players Chase Minnifield, Dom Joseph and Max Milien catch up with Cavalier Athletics alumni across the country each week in their “HoosWhere Podcast.”
Alhassan, a first-generation college student and 2020 graduate, looks back on her time at UVA after coming to Grounds when she was only 16. She hopes to become an orthopedic surgeon.
The findings could help doctors identify people at high risk and develop better treatments and preventative interventions.
Ben Castleman and Katharine Meyer find that adults who return to community colleges to obtain more training or credentials – a phenomenon known as “credential stacking” – see an increase in their wages and contribute to a higher employment rate.
The Global Mentors Program is seeking nominations for international mentors in a wide variety of fields.
Jenna Wichterman, a 2019 graduate, will take her interests in international relations and conflict resolution to study in China as a Schwarzman Scholar.