Researchers say they have found a hormone that may help people fight off a severe form of bacterial pneumonia. According to a release, UVA School of Medicine researchers say the hormone, called hepcidin, controls iron metabolism in the body, which could help prevent the spread of the pneumonia bacteria.
With his first live town hall just days away, Rep. Tom Garrett, R-5th, already has made a name for himself, both locally and nationally, for his legislative actions and for interactions with constituents and local organizations. The town hall is set for Friday evening at UVA’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.
UVA’s next president will need to have stamina, a gift for communicating and a willingness to learn about all aspects of the university, according to two experienced advisers who addressed the university’s Presidential Search Committee. UVA President Teresa Sullivan and former president John Casteen spoke candidly with the committee in separate meetings about their experiences in the university’s top office.
UVA law students have a new opportunity to gain experience in civil rights litigation. The Jesse Ball DuPont Fund recently awarded $80,000 to the Civil Rights Litigation Pro Bono Clinic, the latest clinic to sprout from a partnership between the Law School and the Charlottesville-based Legal Aid Justice Center.
Thomas Bateman, a UVA professor of management specializing in organizational behavior, conducts research on leadership, problem-solving, motivation, decision-making, personality, stress, and managerial goals. Current research projects focus on behavior and decision-making in the domain of climate change. He discusses how to talk climate change across the aisle.
It’s an important mission for an institute in the faraway U.S., the University of Virginia. It involves reviving a river we hold sacred, but one which we have been choking to death through pollution – the Yamuna.
Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston spoke to hundreds of people Sunday at John Paul Jones Arena for the third annual University of Virginia President’s Speaker Series for the Arts.
Award-winning actor and screenwriter Bryan Cranston was a special guest Sunday at UVA’s John Paul Jones Arena. Cranston showcased the impact the arts have on our lives, education and the world.
Some parts of the body – including the tissues of the brain and testes – have long been considered to be completely hidden from our immune system. Researchers from the UVA School of Medicine discovered a 'very small door' which allows the testes to expose some of its antigens to the immune system without letting it inside.
Sunday evening, outgoing President Teresa Sullivan reflected on her experience for the presidential search committee at the Boars Head Inn. Sullivan says she wants the committee to understand what it takes to lead the University.
A special committee on the nomination of UVA’s next president meets Monday at the Rotunda. The panel will hear the perspective of President Emeritus John Casteen, who led the University from 1990 until current President Teresa Sullivan succeeded him in August 2010.
With the Trump Administration threatening big cuts in State Department spending, and the world still puzzling over who’s allowed to visit this country, some families are wondering if it’s a good idea for their kids to study at American universities. The president of the University of Virginia thinks it is, and she will travel to India next week to make that point.
Planning is underway to convene here in Virginia a summit of young political and governmental practitioners from mature and emerging democracies, as well as youthful democratic advocates from countries where freedom currently is denied or imperiled. They will be joined by many celebrating the University of Virginia’s bicentennial, which also will be observed in 2019.
People from across the country tackled the topic of race in Charlottesville this weekend in the wake of City Council's decision to remove the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The “Symposium on Race and Public Space: Commemorative Practices in the American South” at UVA Saturday had everyone asking: Is there a right way to tell history?
Michael Gilbert, a UVA law professor who teaches election law, said he was “doubtful” the actions described in Muhammad’s letter would constitute a crime. “This is not about influencing a decision he would make in his capacity as a public official; it’s about influencing his decision whether to run,” Gilbert said.
Donald Trump has warned Republicans to pass a new health care bill on Friday or risk being stuck with Obamacare as the febrile U.S. capital heads into the most consequential day of his presidency so far. “This is Trump’s first big vote in Congress, and it’s not going well even though his party controls both houses. Not a great omen for the president,” said Larry Sabato, a UVA politics expert.
(Co-written by Saikrishna "Sai" Bangalore Prakash, James Monroe Distinguished Professor of Law and a senior fellow at UVA’s Miller Center) Contrary to media reports Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s promise to invoke a filibuster signals the success, not the failure, of Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination.
Grab a spoon because we’re talking about yogurt. While it’s common knowledge that yogurt has fabulous health benefits, new findings suggest that it may also help combat depression, thanks to gut-bug-boosting probiotics. In a release from the University of Virginia, study author assistant professor Alban Gaultier emphasized the importance of this research. “It’s a huge problem and the treatments are not very good because they come with huge side effects,” he explains.
“The exact cause of the loss of the rusty patched is unclear, but it is almost certainly related to disease, a fungal gut parasite called Nosema bombi, which can shorten the lives of workers and disrupt mating success and survival of queens and males,” T’ai Roulston, a bee researcher at the University of Virginia, said in a news release.
“The exact cause of the loss of the rusty patched is unclear, but it is almost certainly related to disease, a fungal gut parasite called Nosema bombi, which can shorten the lives of workers and disrupt mating success and survival of queens and males,” T’ai Roulston, a bee researcher at the University of Virginia, said in a news release.