Howard Epstein, a vegetation ecologist at the University of Virginia, said increased plant productivity in the Arctic has some positive climate effects through the increased uptake of carbon dioxide. However, he said, the change in vegetation is also a contributor to the disappearance of permafrost, which in turn contributes to the release of stored soil carbon. “The general thought is that we’re more likely to see more carbon dioxide put into the atmosphere than taken out of the atmosphere due to the increase in vegetation,” Epstein said.
(Commentary) Threat assessment originated as a strategy of the U.S. Secret Service to assess and respond to threats made against public officials in public spaces. The first school-based program was developed by University of Virginia professor Dewey Cornell and adopted in Virginia schools. Cornell positioned threat assessment as an answer to the criticisms of the zero-tolerance policies developed during the Reagan-era “war on drugs.”
(Commentary) No doubt Zuckerberg and company didn’t knowingly set out to contribute to a human-rights disaster that led to a rampage of rape and murder, with nearly 7,000 Rohingyas killed and 750,000 forced out of the country. Yet this tragedy was the inevitable consequence of the way Facebook works, and of its top executives’ obsession with growth over safety. As University of Virginia media studies professor and author Siva Vaidhyanathan has put it: “The problem with Facebook is Facebook.”
(Commentary by Barbara Perry, Presidential Studies director and Gerald L. Baliles Professor at UVA’s Miller Center) Former Sen. Bob Dole’s passing and the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor brought to mind lessons his generation bequeathed to those of us who knew them. Like Dole, my father served as an Army officer in Italy during World War II. Fortunately, as an ordnance specialist, he drew duty in an operations base near Naples and avoided the bloody combat that wounded Dole for life. The stories that my dad and mother told of those frightening days bolster me in these uncertain times.
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(Co-written by Fiona Greenland, assistant professor of sociology) How can you know that science done quickly during a crisis is good science? This question has taken on new relevance with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Researchers developed vaccines in under a year – easily breaking the previous record of four years. But that pace of development may be part of the reason about 1 in 7 unvaccinated adults in the U.S. say they will never get the COVID-19 shot.
Hospitalizations are on the rise. Infectious disease specialists at UVA Health say it's mainly people who aren't fully vaccinated, but there have been incidents where people did everything right and vaccines still weren't effective for them.
UVA Health is looking to recruit babies between newborn to 16 months old to examine social development throughout the first year of life. Infants participating will do five two-hour sessions where the babies will use an eye tracker to view pictures, undergo a recorded play interaction with their parent, and provide a saliva sample.
A team at the University of Virginia School of Medicine found the missing link in the human body's blood pressure control system. Scientists had been looking for the link for 60 years – it turned out to be a mechanotransducer inside of kidney renin cells. The researchers found it by using a combination of lab models.
Across the United States, neighborhoods that bear the brunt of industrial air pollution tend to be Black, brown and low-income. Diesel trucking accounts for a “huge fraction” of air inequalities across the United States, said Sally Pusede, an atmospheric chemist at the University of Virginia. That’s true even though diesel trucks make up just a small percentage of the vehicles on the road.
(Audio) There are many strategies for mitigating the affects of climate change. Most of them involve finding ways to reduce or eliminate the use of fossil fuels. But what if that’s not enough or can’t be achieved? A new study from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine says geoengineering should at least be investigated. Scott Doney, inaugural Joe D. and Helen J. Kington Professor in Environmental Change, University of Virginia led the study
A new University of Virginia Cancer Center study shows women in rural areas have less resources to prevent certain cancers. About 81% of both urban and rural women were up to date on their breast cancer screenings, but only 78% of rural women were following the colorectal cancer screening guidelines.
Women who live in urban and rural areas get screened for breast cancer at similar rates, but rural women get screened for colorectal cancer at significantly lower rates than their urban counterparts, according to new research from the University of Virginia.
Over the past few years, even with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, CvilleBioHub has thrived and grown as it continues to establish itself as one of the premier life sciences clusters in the state of Virginia. Currently the group provides mentorship and guidance to more than 75 companies, and that number is expected to grow as more companies spin out of UVA and the surrounding region.
“RIVANNA is a homegrown business demonstrating very clearly the value of the University of Virginia and its alumni to Virginia and the Charlottesville area,” said state Sen. Creigh Deeds. “This investment will invigorate the local economy, and the new jobs will further diversify our workforce.”
Then, in 2014, an ambitious project was launched for the restoration of the Rotunda, returning it to its central role on campus as Jefferson intended. Before any shovels hit the ground, however, the restoration process began with a lot of research – two years, to be precise. As the Journal of the American Institute of Architects said, “The project tapped into some of the most advanced conservation measures available,” which made the whole restoration as much of an archaeological project as an architectural one.
That may explain why the Harvard Management Company report prompted some further thinking. Compared to the results of some schools with smaller endowments (University of Virginia, 49%, Brown 51.5%, Dartmouth 46.5%, Duke 56%), why did HMC earn “only” 33.6% on its portfolio?
As a prominent connection on the University of Virginia's campus and a designated entrance corridor for the City of Charlottesville, construction for Ivy Corridor is underway. The formerly underutilized site includes four blocks of property along Ivy Road between the Ivy-Emmet intersection and Copeley Road and is a key connector between the University's North Grounds and Central Grounds.
UVA’s Miller Center held a meeting of the minds Tuesday, bringing together a group representing medical and government agencies to discuss the response to the coronavirus.
Early decision admissions for the University of Virginia are out. UVA staff members say this is the most-diverse early decision group they have seen. There is also an increase in applications from 2020, because students were able to tour UVA Grounds once again.
University of Virginia officials on Tuesday announced that three parcels of university-owned properties are being considered as potential project sites for developing affordable housing.