The budding relationship between athletes and those already involved in the cannabis industry is part of an overall “matching process” that makes sense for both parties, said University of Virginia assistant professor of commerce Paul Seaborn. For cannabis businesses, bringing in an outside investor from the sports realm is a “creative” way to raise capital when federal laws limit the types of bank loans and other funding methods the companies can receive, Mr. Seaborn said.
Kathleen Flake, a professor of Mormon studies at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, said this sort of formal exit from the church was similar to a renunciation of citizenship. To return to the church, a person would have to be rebaptized. “Renouncing it is a political act; it’s a way of making a political statement, not just a religious statement,” she said.
(Audio) President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 passed in November with a national pool of $65 billion for rural internet improvements, $100 million of which is allocated for the state of Arizona. This is in addition to another commitment from the state to fund the Arizona Broadband Development Grant Program, ultimately providing $200 million for local communities to construct or improve broadband infrastructure. Christopher Ali, a professor of media studies at the University of Virginia, says if these funds are spent the same way they have been in the past, rural ...
If you are not boosted and can’t find a COVID-19 test, doctors say to avoid riskier activities this week. “Holiday parties, I would not do that right now,” Dr. Taison Bell with UVA Health said. “Because if you get an exposure, then you may have symptoms around the time we’re getting together for Christmas. And that’s just going to put a damper on everything. We want to spread holiday cheer at our gatherings but nothing else.”
Health experts are warning about the risk of catching the flu this winter. “It’s going to be a bad year for influenza,” Dr. Bill Petri at UVA Health said. In a preliminary study, researchers say one of the main circulating flu viruses has changed and the current vaccines against it no longer match it well.
UVA’s Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection has published a new book about the Papunya Tula Artists work over the last 50 years. The book, “Irrititja Kuwarri Tjungu | Past & Present Together,” tells the story of a group of men in Australia who banded together to form their own art cooperative. The group is known for its Aboriginal art, or dot painting.
University of Virginia doctors are trying to get their hands on what looks to be the only effective treatment for the omicron variant of COVID-19. There are concerns that when omicron comes to Charlottesville, there may not be enough treatment to help everyone. “Our best strategy for keeping patients out of the hospital is becoming less effective,” Dr. Patrick Jackson with UVA Health said.
University of Virginia junior swimmer Kate Douglass closed out the final day of competition at the FINA Short Course World Championships in Abu Dhabi with a gold medal in the women’s 4x50 freestyle relay. Douglass finished with five World Championship medals for Team USA, swimming on four relays and winning an individual medal in the 200-meter medley.
UVA will pay new coach Tony Elliott $4.1 million in his first season at the helm of the Hoos, according to the offer sheet obtained through an open records request, the fourth highest first-year salary for a coach hired without any previous head-coaching experience since 2017. Only Oklahoma, Ohio State and Oregon — all teams that have reached the College Football Playoff before — have shelled out more to a first-time head coach.
Other experts speculate that several issues are at play. Sara Grose Stephens, a pediatric psychiatrist who specializes in eating disorders at the University of Virginia, says the pandemic disrupted our lives in significant ways; as a result, what might have started as a bid to eat healthier quickly became rigid and disordered, especially when vulnerable teens and young adults spent so much time isolated. “We lost a lot of positive structure in our days like school, friendships and hobbies, and at the same time increased our social media use dramatically,” says Stephens. “Looking at all these i...
(Commentary) When compared with a male crash victim a woman is 17% more likely to die, according to a study conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and 73% more likely to be seriously injured in a vehicle crash, according to a 2019 University of Virginia study.
Dr. Judith White at the University of Virginia is part of an international team working to speed up the production of “COVID cocktails.” Drug cocktails are combinations of different medicines that are used to attack multiple different symptoms.
1. University of Virginia. About the program: The online project management graduate certificate focuses on team leadership, cost control, and project risk management. Learners prepare for Project Management Institute certification.
The University of Virginia will be requiring students, faculty and staff will need to get a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for the spring semester. UVA third-year student Jack Waters said he’s thankful the University is taking this precaution and says he thinks it’s necessary for the safety of everyone on Grounds. “We’ve been very thankful to have a very normal semester first semester. And it would be awesome in my opinion to do whatever we can to keep that going into the spring semester,” Waters said.
University of Virginia students will need to COVID-19 booster shots in order to study, live or at the work the University this spring.
Officials at the University of Virginia have announced that all students, faculty and staff will be required to receive a COVID-19 booster shot. UVA employees, including remote employees, must have received their final vaccination dose by Jan. 4. After Jan. 4, employees not in compliance will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including unpaid leave or termination.
Donald Fry, a scholar of medieval literature and culture as well as a noted contributor to ethics in journalism, died Dec. 6 in Charlottesville. He taught English at the University of Virginia and at Stony Brook University.
The intent of historical figures like Madison and Hamilton “is very difficult to discern, and sometimes doesn’t even exist,” says Lawrence Solum, an originalist scholar at the UVA School of Law. “The [original] public meaning of the constitutional text is something that we can almost always figure out, and then apply it to contemporary circumstances,” he adds.
The University of Virginia will require all students, faculty and staff to get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots in order to study, live, or work on Grounds in the coming spring semester, officials announced on Tuesday.
A University of Virginia student is receiving recognition from the Materials Research Society. Chang Liu is working to split water molecules into hydrogen fuel, resulting in gas with less pollution. He was recognized for helping find a cost-effective way to complete the process.