Professor Andrew Block, who helped lead the creation of the report, said the students “played a vital role” in its creation, from putting together data on racial disparities, to helping draft the final report.
Leaders confirmed Friday that the more contagious variant has been detected in the University community, and emphasized precautions and contingency plans for students, faculty and staff.
Nursing professor Virginia LeBaron will use a new $3.4 million grant to improve understanding of cancer pain and help patients and their family caregivers both anticipate and relieve it.
Skin-to-skin contact prompts the human brain to send signals of comfort and ease throughout the body. “Your brain really likes to know that you’re not alone,” UVA psychologist James Coan said.
School of Law Dean Risa Goluboff says Danielle Citron’s work on digital privacy is “groundbreaking.” Citron is the first Jefferson Scholars Foundation Schenck Distinguished Professor in Law.
Mary Ellen and Rob Isaacson met by chance 35 years ago. Today, the couple owns and operates Chocolatesville, a chocolate store located in Charlottesville.
Since 2004, alumnus Daniel Jones has edited the popular New York Times column “Modern Love,” which has spawned three books, a television show and a weekly podcast with more than 100 million downloads.