The UVA Medical Center unveiled its latest improvements in noninvasive brain surgery recently, and it received an important endorsement. Ginger Dyson, 69, of Arkansas, became the first patient treated with the hospital’s Gamma Knife Icon, the latest version of the radiation surgery that UVA adopted in 1989.
As your parent’s behavior changes and the child/parent roles reverse, it is essential you maintain the positive nature of your relationship with your parent. You should also consider the different ways in which the relationship can be helped and maintained – whether through reminiscence, art, music or life stories you and your parent can go through to aid communication. In fact, UVA researchers found that music and singing boosts brain activity in individuals diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer’s.
ADHD symptoms are appearing among the general population, and such symptoms are highly linked to smartphone alerts. “Whether from email, text, messaging, social media or news apps, anywhere they go,” Kostadin Kushlev, a UVA psychology research scientist, who led the study with colleagues at the University of British Columbia, said.
The University of Virginia is exactly one year away from celebrating its bicentennial. On Thursday, it announced the commission that will be responsible for all of the planning.
Socioeconomic status and academic achievement are less correlated in Virginia than in most other states, according to recent study by a Stanford University researcher. Sean Reardon, Stanford’s endowed Professor of Poverty and Inequality in Education, gave a lecture Friday at the University of Virginia.
A University of Virginia study found that about one in 10 Virginia schoolchildren missed 18 or more days of school in the 2014-15 school year, offering the first statewide look at a problem that research has shown can derail a child’s education.
R.K. Ramazani was a brilliant light in the academic world. But as impressive as that achievement might be, he was far more – including an influential foreign policy thinker, a caring mentor to students and friends, and a loving family man. The UVA professor emeritus known as the “dean of Iranian foreign policy studies” died last week at age 88.
You’ve heard the news: Mike Pence won the vice presidential debate. That’s the collective wisdom that has emerged since Tuesday night. But did Tim Kaine really lose? Geoff Skelley at UVA’s Center for Politics says the Clinton campaign now has all kinds of video footage of Pence refusing to stand by his candidate.
UVA professor emeritus Rouhollah K. Ramazani, better known as Ruhi, died Oct. 5 from complications of a fall at age 88. The Edward R. Stettinus Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs at UVA came to the school in 1952, after decamping quickly from Iran, where his life could have been in danger had he stayed. During his long career, he always said freedom of speech was the main reason he came to the United States.
UVA ranks No. 5 (ranked No. 9 last year) in the top 10 law schools on the Princeton Review’s “Best Career Prospects” list for 2017.
In 2013, the Census estimated that 16 percent of Albemarle’s total population was over 65, compared with 9 percent in Charlottesville. UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service expects Albemarle’s over-65 demographic to be 22 percent of population by 2040.
The University of Virginia takes pride in its founding. It traces its roots to Thomas Jefferson. Its early years promoted a riotous atmosphere, but now it consistently ranks among the nation’s top public universities. Its reputation for academic rigor has the potential to grow. The College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences — the heart and soul of UVA and other worthy institutions of higher learning — plans a new general education curriculum. The program stipulates the coursework students will be required to take to graduate.
Anne Holton, Virginia first lady Dorothy McAuliffe and two other former first ladies were in Charlottesville on Thursday to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Sen. Timothy M. Kaine, D-Va. The group, which included Lynda Johnson Robb and Jeannie Baliles, spoke to about 70 students and community members at UVA’s Newcomb Hall.
On Thursday afternoon, Virginia First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe was joined by some former first ladies at the University of Virginia to encourage students to vote in November. All four were campaigning for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
In 2017, the University of Virginia will celebrate it's bicentennial. On Thursday, it was announced that the planning for a big celebration has begun, and the bicentennial commission was announced at the Rotunda.
JAUNT bus service between Crozet and Charlottesville is likely if a survey of UVA employees living in Crozet and other locals who commute to jobs in Charlottesville shows that a dependable ridership is at hand.
Doctors at the UVA Medical Center are working to reduce patient complaints and make sure their patient care standards are top-notch. At UVA Medical Center’s Quality Subcommittee’s quarterly meeting Thursday, the board met to discuss how to close the book on old initiatives and set new goals.
To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the University of Virginia will host a celebration of the Bard’s work – and offer the public a chance to see his first folio, published in 1623.
Thursday marked the 199th anniversary of an important event in University of Virginia history: the day builders laid the cornerstone of the University’s first building. With the 200th anniversary looming, the University is planning a huge bicentennial celebration.