Greg Roberts, UVA’s dean of undergraduate admission, is concerned about whether the soaring numbers affect his team’s ability to stay focused while reviewing applications. Applications there rose by nearly 17% this year; 43% didn’t include standardized test scores. “The fear is that your team gets exhausted and beaten up reading so many applications all hours of the day for six months, and the end goal is a number and not a person,” Roberts said. “Can colleges and universities continue to read in a way that allows them to make the best, most thoughtful decisions when they’re dealing with such ...
(Co-written by Megan Stevenson, associate professor of law) Every day, jails in the U.S. hold close to half a million people who are legally presumed innocent. When people who have been arrested can’t afford or are denied bail, they are locked in concrete cages that are sometimes littered with excrement, often subject to extreme heat or cold, always rife with disease and violence, and always steeped in humiliation, distress, and fear. In recent years, one-fifth of the incarcerated population hasn’t even been convicted of a crime.
Another study from the University of Virginia found that a female’s chance of being injured in a frontal wreck is 73% greater than the odds for a vehicle occupant who is male.
In another study, economist Christopher Ruhm of the University of Virginia found nationwide underreporting of opioid overdose deaths, a problem that tended to be worst in counties that failed to order autopsies or other post mortem tests to identify drugs linked to deaths. The study concluded that the actual number of deaths due to overdoses of opioids, including heroin and prescription pain drugs, are likely 20 to 35 percent higher each year than reported.
Exercising during pregnancy may let women significantly reduce their children’s chances of developing diabetes and other metabolic diseases later in life, new research suggests. A study with lab mice has found that exercise during pregnancy prevented the transmission of metabolic diseases from an obese parent – either mother or father – to child. If the finding holds true in humans, it will have “huge implications” for helping pregnant women ensure their children live the healthiest lives possible, the researchers report in a new scientific paper.
A scientist at the UVA School of Medicine is developing a gene therapy that could help young girls across the country suffering from Rett syndrome.
Silent and invisible, the COVID pandemic has permeated everywhere and may never die out. It has no battlefields, no spasm of glory, no indelible footage of flames, not even any universally acknowledged villains. The instant politicization of the crisis made it impossible to agree on how extreme a threat it posed or how strenuously to fight it. “There’s no reason to expect that commemorating the pandemic will be any less political than managing it has been,” says Jeffrey Olick, a UVA professor of sociology and history.
Philip Zelikow, a UVA professor of history and a former U.S diplomat, believes that the Great War could have been ended almost two years before it actually did – immediately saving hundreds of thousands of young lives on the western and eastern fronts, and perhaps changing the course of 20th century history for the better. In “The Road Less Traveled,” Zelikow brilliantly tells the diplomatic story of what he calls “the lost peace” of August 1916 to January 1917.
Philip Zelikow, a UVA professor of history and a former U.S diplomat, believes that the Great War could have been ended almost two years before it actually did – immediately saving hundreds of thousands of young lives on the western and eastern fronts, and perhaps changing the course of 20th century history for the better. In “The Road Less Traveled,” Zelikow brilliantly tells the diplomatic story of what he calls “the lost peace” of August 1916 to January 1917.
While most people were all cuddled up inside their homes during the winter snowstorm a few weeks ago, a UVA doctor was traveling through dangerous weather to save a baby’s life. “As they said in the field of dreams: ‘go the distance,’” said Dr. Stephen Early, the pediatric otolaryngologist who took on the challenge.
Every sports card enthusiast has a crown jewel in their collection. For Leore Avidar, the founder and CEO of a new card trading platform called Alt, it’s a one of a kind 2008 Topps Chrome Kobe Bryant Superfractor. UVA alumnus Alexis Ohanian, Reddit cofounder-turned-founder of venture capital firm Seven Seven Six, who also sits on Alt’s board, says his “modern favorite” is a rookie card of his tennis champion wife Serena Williams, one of only ten produced.
“It’s obviously heartbreaking. I feel for the players, especially after coming off of such a high, especially after how the season ended last year for all the seniors, especially Jay who came back the next year and Hauser who came here to play for them, but now that last opportunity has been taken away so I really feel bad for them,” said Daniel Gerke, a fourth-year student at UVA.
Avani Mehra is a fourth-year cognitive science major at UVA who spent the fall semester studying from Mumbai, India, where she was staying with family. Just before the COVID-19 pandemic, Mehra gave up caffeine cold turkey. It was going well, too – until daylight saving time hit and she miscalculated a meeting time.
Alec Kane, 19, a freshman at the University of Virginia who’s spending his freshman year in his Philadelphia childhood home, knows that “UVA has been trying their best, but no one’s perfect.” His college invited students to live in dorms, but he didn’t feel comfortable doing so, with good reason: Late last month, the campus saw a “severe outbreak” of the virus. Kane attends virtual classes, Hillel get-togethers and game nights. (“They haven’t really done services online, but that’s okay.”) He’s joined AEPi, a Jewish fraternity on campus. “It wasn’t always easy, because on Zoom only one person ...
Two UVA students say there is a real gender gap in the male-dominated cybersecurity industry. They say the lack of diversity inspired them to start a Women in Cybersecurity chapter at UVA.
Whether the bill maintains its popularity going forward, experts say, will depend largely on implementation. “The results are going to be crucial,” said Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at University of Virginia’s Miller Center. “Money in pockets, shots in arms, masks on faces, kids in classrooms.”
“Virginia has made excellent progress in our vaccine rollout, with over 1.5 million Virginians receiving a vaccine so far. Now the American Rescue Plan will put us on a path to vaccinating everyone faster than ever. The bill includes $7.5 billion for the CDC to speed up vaccine distribution and more funding for testing and PPE to keep people safe. As someone who spent the last year on the front lines of this pandemic, I know this is the kind of response we need to defeat COVID-19,” said Dr. Ebony Hilton, associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, University of Virginia.
The issue that these anti-McAuliffe candidates run into is space. People close to McAuliffe cheered when Carter entered the race, believing he will further box out candidates like Foy. And the longer the four challengers stay in, the harder it will be for either candidate to make up for their lack of statewide name recognition or consolidate the anti-McAuliffe support. “If you believed that was so important, wouldn’t you gather together and consolidate your vote?” asked Larry Sabato, the director of UVA’s Center for Politics.
“This study suggests that reduced PSA screening may come at the cost of more men presenting with metastatic prostate cancer,” Dr. Robert Dreicer of the UVA Cancer Center, said. “Patients should discuss the risks and benefits associated with PSA screening with their doctor to identify the best approach for them.”
On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that people who are fully vaccinated can now gather with other fully vaccinated people indoors and unmasked. Dr. William Petri at the University of Virginia spoke on just how significant these new guidelines are and gave a timeline for how soon things might look more normal.