A new study has found that wastewater testing may be particularly useful to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in congregate living settings. According to a release, research involving the University of Virginia School of Medicine and School of Engineering found wastewater testing was an effective way to identify cases of the virus in nursing homes, college dorms and other such settings.
(Podcast) UVA Health’s Dr. Anita H. Clayton explores the wide and varied field of maternal mental health. Along with the effects of the pandemic, Clayton discusses pre-natal mental health care, new and emerging treatments for postpartum depression and psychosis, and how what she saw in a courtroom set her on a path to becoming a renowned expert on maternal wellness.
Harshita Bidasaria, admitted to this fall’s incoming MBA cohort at UVA’s Darden School of Business, says because the travel ban from the U.S. excludes students with F-1 visas at schools with a program start date later than Aug. 1, and Darden starts Aug. 2, she should qualify for a National Interest Exception. But Bidasaria says there is no guarantee she will be able to obtain a visa in time.
How the onetime professional lineman (and UVA alumnus) went from winning games in the trenches to painting contemporary Western art – and where he’s planning to put his stamp on Denver this year.
With a little over a month until the rescheduled Olympic Trials in Omaha, the countdown is on to one of the best spectacles in United States swimming. The TYR Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis will be the last stop of the Pro Swim Series before everyone starts to taper down and gets ready for Olympic Trials with spots in Tokyo on the line. The women’s 200 I.M. is another point of intrigue for the upcoming Olympic Trials, as there are a number of contenders for the top-two spots in Omaha. Two of those contenders – Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass – hail from the University of Virginia and have been h...
After the 2021 NFL Draft, Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst had indicated that, Aaron Rodgers situation notwithstanding, the Packers planned on signing more quarterbacks in the near future, and they appear to be taking steps toward doing just that. They’ll bring [former UVA star] Kurt Benkert and Chad Kelly to the team’s rookie minicamp this weekend, according to a report from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
(Podcast) Dr. Bill Antholis, Director of UVA’s Miller Center, discusses the history of the American presidency and how the country has dealt with hyperpartisanship in the past.
While it’s hard to predict exactly how many students will home-school in a given year, Hamilton Lombard, a UVA researcher and policy analyst on demographics, says he estimates that around half of students who were privately educated and homeschooled during the pandemic year will enroll in public schools this fall. But, he says, “I don’t think it’s realistic to expect that all of them are going to be coming back next year.”
J. Miles Coleman at UVA’s Center for Politics says that while the Republican nomination process is confusing, it will allow the state party to get a better idea of who voters would like to see as the nominee. “It’s been a bit induced by the pandemic, you know, not being able to assemble in person,” he said. “The goal behind this ranked-choice vote process is they want to get a candidate who is broadly acceptable to as many Republicans as possible, and I think that the weighing by locality feeds into that.”
W. Bradford Wilcox, a senior fellow at the Institute for Family Studies who directs the National Marriage Project at UVA, called the report “pretty sobering demographic news.” According to the report, the total fertility rate has been below replacement level “generally” since 1971, and “consistently” since 2007 – just before the global economic crisis of the following year.
June West, a professor at UVA’s business school, said the first focus of any campaign is the message, and the second is the audience. “There are a lot of people in America and a campaign must tailor its message to the particular community. ... And then that brings us to the third component, which is: What’s your message? And how are you going to frame the narrative? How can the campaign really meet the needs of the community?”
COVID-19 cases that occur despite a person being fully vaccinated are called “breakthrough” cases. While they are rare, there is roughly a 5% chance of a person developing COVID-19 after being fully vaccinated. “When a vaccine is 95% effective for symptomatic disease, that is by definition meaning that 5% of people who have been vaccinated still can develop COVID,” said Dr. Costi Sifri, UVA Health’s director of hospital epidemiology. He said the breakthrough cases that do occur are rarely severe.
(Audio) Heather Maxwell dedicates this episode to recognizing mothers around the world. Every song in the playlist is related mothers in some way. All but two songs are presented by friends and contributors of Music Time in Africa: There’s Bill Odidi and his crew in Nairobi, Kenya; Samed Gaida and his gang in Tamale, Ghana; Maxwell’s crew of MTIA fans from Sierra Leone, Malawi, Kenya, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and a team of students and resident artist, Tholile X Mathinda, at the University of Virginia, led by Dr. Noel Lobley.
(Audio) Heather Maxwell dedicates this episode to recognizing mothers around the world. Every song in the playlist is related mothers in some way. All but two songs are presented by friends and contributors of Music Time in Africa: There’s Bill Odidi and his crew in Nairobi, Kenya; Samed Gaida and his gang in Tamale, Ghana; Maxwell’s crew of MTIA fans from Sierra Leone, Malawi, Kenya, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and a team of students and resident artist, Tholile X Mathinda, at the University of Virginia, led by Dr. Noel Lobley.
May is Stroke Awareness Month, and UVA Health wants to ensure the community knows about the signs and symptoms since timing is everything. The longer the delay in finding someone help following a stroke, the significantly worse the outcome.
A recent UVA study found kindergarten registrations across the state dropped an average of 13% in 2020.
A weekly Friday update from UVA’s Biocomplexity Institute, which tracks the virus’ progression statewide, noted that “vaccination rates are the driving factor behind the wide regional variation.” UVA researchers said vaccine acceptance rates currently vary between 41% in the eastern part of the state and 87% in Northern Virginia. This makes the northern region more capable of weathering worst-case scenarios such as surges if residents relax behaviors and the number of cases linked to highly transmissible variants increases.
Virginia universities in the former heart of the Confederacy are reckoning with their past as students, faculty and staff call for the removal of Confederate symbols. Richmond housed the capital of the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865. Over 150 years later, remnants of the commonwealth’s Confederate history remain, including in academia.
This year’s graduation ceremonies may look more like a masked ball, but the pomp and circumstance will be more poignant than ever, with schools hosting smaller, in-person and virtual ceremonies, to celebrate the new grads.
4. The University of Virginia offers extensive opportunities in Animal Law study. What makes the program different is it includes one animal law class every year. Also, students get additional opportunities to find internships and externships related to the course. Established in 2009 by Bob Barker, it is perfect for people who aim to carve a niche in this career.