The FDA issued emergency-use authorization allowing the use of remdesivir, an antiviral drug tested at UVA Health.
The new fund will serve as a catalyst for vital research focused on COVID-19 testing, therapies, vaccines and even strategies to safely reopen society.
Hoos’ talents were on full display, from original song performances to uncanny imitations of U.S. presidents.
Teaser Text: As classes end and exams begin, President Jim Ryan thanks University of Virginia students, faculty and staff for rising to a difficult challenge and looks to the challenges ahead this fall.
The former Cavalier basketball star, his NBA career idled by the pandemic, says he can’t remember the last time he’s gone this long without shooting a basketball.
The University is marshalling all its energy to fill the summer internship and employment void caused by COVID-19 with several new, virtual paid internships and free skill-building opportunities to keep students’ résumés fresh.
Transferring to the Architecture School was a big shift that Seshi Konu couldn’t have imagined. “But I embraced it with open arms and I’m glad I did,” she said.
The paid virtual internship is intended to help politically minded students whose public sector internships or summer jobs vanished due to the pandemic, while giving them valuable job experience in an election year.