Research from the UVA School of Medicine has found that more than a quarter of American infants in 2018 did not get common childhood vaccines. These vaccines protect people against various diseases such as polio, tetanus, measles, mumps and chickenpox.
The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative has funded $1 million in experiential learning projects for students across Virginia to help build the state’s vital cybersecurity workforce. The seven projects include researchers from George Mason University, Longwood University, Marymount University, Old Dominion University, Radford University, University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, and William & Mary.
Clark Elementary is named for Revolutionary War Gen. George Rogers Clark, who was born in Albemarle County. Last fall, the UVA Board of Visitors supported the removal of the Clark statue on Grounds. Venable Elementary is named for Charles S. Venable, a Confederate officer and aide-de-camp to Gen. Robert E. Lee. He later was a professor at UVA and a city School Board member, according to an analysis by community historian Phil Varner, who has researched the namesakes.
JAUNT is working with the Blue Ridge Health District and the University of Virginia to help people get COVID-19 vaccines.
“Flagship” is a confusing term, and those of us who work in higher ed should probably avoid it altogether unless we can settle on a clear definition of what it means. Alternative flagship lists could include the oldest public university in the state, but that would produce some odd results. The College of William & Mary was founded more than 120 years before the University of Virginia, but it was private until the Commonwealth of Virginia saved it from financial ruin in 1906. How would one rank that?
Need some fresh air and a break from the craziness? Take a drive to Boyce, Virginia – there you will find the State Arboretum of Virginia. Arranged in a pleasing landscape, its collection of more than 6,000 trees and woody shrubs provide an oxygen bath that will cleanse both body and mind. The arboretum is a part of Blandy Experimental Farm, a research field station of the University of Virginia.
(Video) Larry Sabato of the UVA Center for Politics gives his take on President Biden’s first State of the Union address.
It’s normal for people to feel anxious about adapting to more changes, including meeting in person again, says Bethany Teachman, a psychology professor at UVA and director of its Program for Anxiety, Cognition and Treatment Lab. “There’s a tendency to take a situation that’s ambiguous or uncertain and assign a really threatening, negative meaning to it,” she says.
Kristen Musselman always has been a big believer in the wellness benefits of spending time outside. A Northern Virginia native, Musselman spent most of her life enjoying nature. She grew up with easy access to the nearly 2,000-mile Appalachian Trail and rediscovered her love of nature while she was an undergraduate at the University of Virginia. This summer, Nelson-based Devils Backbone introduced Musselman as its chief hiking officer, a six-month job that involves hiking hundreds of miles of trails along the East Coast.
Sustainability. Body butter. Self-care. You must be wondering what these words all have in common. I would like to introduce you to Koree’s Kare. This company sells body butter, lip balms and candles to help you take care of your body in a clean and natural way. In fact, the body butter is completely made in Jaylah’s own house. Now that you have a better idea about the organization, let me introduce you to the fabulous female entrepreneur who is responsible for this entire vision: Jaylah Webb. Jaylah is currently a second-year student at the University of Virginia.
When a student of English truly embraces the culture and isn't shy about using the language, the experience of studying overseas can be highly rewarding. A case in point is Phyl, another student from China, who went to study at the University of Virginia in August 2019. She found the transition relatively easy. "I guess it was my love of English fiction like the Harry Potter series and ‘Tess of the d'Urbervilles,’ and chatting with the English teachers in high school from English countries, that made me feel easy in the very new environment at UVA college life," she explains.
A COVID-19 passport may be the key to returning to normalcy, and insight from a University of Virginia law professor says that’s definitely within the realm of possibility. “People might have an argument as lockdowns continue that people who are fully vaccinated should be free from some of these restrictions,” UVA Law associate professor Kevin Cope said.
Dr. Robert M. Carey, professor of medicine and dean emeritus of the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, said the next question to be answered is how the higher pulse pressure might affect heart disease in smokers. "I don't think there's any question that consistent smoking reduces diastolic blood pressure and increases pulse pressure," said Carey, a cardiovascular endocrinologist who was not involved in the new study. "The issue is whether the increase in pulse pressure from smoking induces a significant cardiovascular disease risk," and if so, "whether quitting smoki...
(Commentary) A pair of New York residents brought the challenge to state rules requiring applicants to show a specific self-defense need or “proper cause” to obtain a concealed carry permit. If the high court does overturn the New York law, then it would open the door to ending similar restrictions in other states. Pro-gun activists have been frustrated over the justices’ ducking Second Amendment cases in recent years, reasoning that it has been more than a decade since the Supreme Court handled a major gun rights case. The court declined to review 10 cases on the Second Amendment last year, s...
Ohio native Kyle Kondik is at Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA’s Center for Politics. He noted Ohio’s delegation has been shrinking since a high of 24 seats in 1973. And he also finds the timing of the decision of a Democratic Congressman to join Ohio’s open US Senate race matches up with this Census announcement. “If you gave Tim Ryan a truth serum, he probably would admit that part of the reason he’s running for Senate is because his district won, frankly, isn’t all that Democratic anymore, and too, is seems likely to be dismantled as part of this redistricting process,” Kondik said.
Kyle Kondik, an elections analyst with the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, also projected that Republicans could see most of the gains under the new lines. GOP officials will control the map-drawing process in Texas, Florida, and North Carolina, and will be favored to gain in Montana and Oregon as well, for an edge in six of the seven new seats being drawn, he said. “On balance, Republicans should benefit from these changes — not necessarily by doing better in the states losing seats, but rather by potentially picking up the lion’s share of the new seats in the states gaining dis...
Joe Biden's presidency has come as advertised: more calm and less chaos after the 1,461-day roller-coaster presidency of Donald Trump. "Biden is often called boring," said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics.
Congress passed a massive and far-reaching $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus bill and appears poised to approve a jobs and infrastructure spending measure later this year, fulfilling key campaign promises by Biden. “Biden was a focused candidate in that regard,” said Kyle Kondik, an analyst at the University of Virginia Center for Politics. “He talked about the pandemic a lot, talked about the economy a lot,” Kondik told Al Jazeera.
With semiregular speeches, few news interviews and no unscripted tweets, Biden has fashioned himself the foil of the previous president. “He’s a fairly calm, rational person and he is a thoughtful person and he just is the antithesis, I think, of Donald Trump in terms of persona and style,” said Barbara Perry, director of presidential studies at UVA’s Miller Center. “I think that has come across and calmed the country.”
"I'm usually a hard grader, but I give Biden an 'A,' a full 'A,' said Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia Center of Politics. "It is important and significant that President Biden has been able to get support among Independents and even a sliver of Republicans because it's a big country. It's a controversial country and we all have to live together."