UVA Health held its second night of the COVID-19 Vaccination Town Hall Series, in the hope of educating the public about the importance of the vaccines. Experts from UVA joined forces with doctors from the University of Michigan to nip any vaccine confusion or conspiracies in the bud.
A University of Virginia physician is helping to save possibly millions of Americans from dying of lung cancer. Dr. Li Li and a group of experts of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force developed new national lung cancer screening guidelines.
The University of Virginia will be one of 20 universities participating in a national study to test the effectiveness and transmission of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine.
Children, of course, have personality for miles, and there’s no doubt that some kids are more playful than others. But there’s still no clear connection between playfulness and overall abilities, says Angeline Lillard, a psychologist at the University of Virginia. Lillard and colleagues reviewed the state of the science on pretend play and cognitive development in a 2013 report in Psychological Bulletin. Whether studies looked at problem-solving, creativity, intelligence or social skills, there was no consistent sign that playful children had any advantages.
Children, of course, have personality for miles, and there’s no doubt that some kids are more playful than others. But there’s still no clear connection between playfulness and overall abilities, says Angeline Lillard, a psychologist at the University of Virginia. Lillard and colleagues reviewed the state of the science on pretend play and cognitive development in a 2013 report in Psychological Bulletin. Whether studies looked at problem-solving, creativity, intelligence or social skills, there was no consistent sign that playful children had any advantages.
A study at the University of Virginia shows that those who receive CAR T-cell therapy for leukemias and lymphomas suffer many fewer relapses and are much more likely to survive when the treatment is paired with a stem cell transplant.
William & Mary and the University of Virginia School of Law provide assistance to law students who take low-paying public service legal jobs after graduation. Through the UVA School of Law Loan Forgiveness Program, qualified applicants may be eligible to receive benefits equal to 100% of loan repayment obligations for their law school loans.
William & Mary and the University of Virginia School of Law provide assistance to law students who take low-paying public service legal jobs after graduation. Through the UVA School of Law Loan Forgiveness Program, qualified applicants may be eligible to receive benefits equal to 100% of loan repayment obligations for their law school loans.
At the University of Virginia, undergrads contemplate the big questions that drove Tolstoy and other Russian writers by working with young inmates in a maximum-security prison. That course illustrates the power of learning by teaching -- not by lecturing but by designing an experience in which other people are likely to learn deeply.
The Thomas Jefferson Foundation and the University of Virginia have announced this year’s recipient of one of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals. This year’s recipient of the Architecture award is Francis Kéré, who is known for his communal approach to design and commitment to sustainability.
Contemporary architect Francis Kéré, known for using sustainable materials and construction methods while incorporating a sense of locality and community in his designs, has been named the winner of the 2021 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture.
The University of Virginia and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello have announced that Francis Kéré is the recipient of the 2021 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture.
The University of Virginia and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello have announced that Francis Kéré is the recipient of the 2021 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture.
Scientists and doctors from around the country answered questions about the coronavirus vaccine as a part of a COVID-19 Vaccine Education Town Hall series hosted by the American Society for Virology. On Tuesday night, two UVA doctors got a chance to share their expertise.
When the COVID-19 crisis began in early 2020, [UVA alumnus] Dr. Danny Avula was the joint director of the Henrico County and Richmond health departments, a big job placing him in charge of public health for more than 560,000 residents. However, in early January, the scope of Avula’s responsibilities widened considerably after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam tapped him to become the state’s vaccine coordinator.
The roots of the Division of Perceptual Studies stretch back to the 1920s, when Dr. Ian Stevenson was growing up in Canada. … His academic career flourished in the U.S. and he was named chair of UVA’s Department of Psychiatry in 1957, while still in his 30s. Around that time, he revived his childhood interest in the paranormal.
Harrison “Chief” Nesbit II passed away on February 24, 2021, at home. Chief graduated from the Greenbriar Military Academy and then attended the University of Virginia. As a co-captain of UVa’s football team, assistant coach, and long-time president of the Virginia Student Aid Foundation (now the Virginia Athletics Foundation), Chief loved UVA, especially its football and basketball programs.
D.C.-based software engineer Taylor Poindexter has worked in tech for eight years, starting out as an IT consultant and working her way to different roles before coming to a crossroads that’s experienced by many Black women — and many Black people who enter tech: Is the juice worth the squeeze? Is this career in tech worth all the hurdles and setbacks that only seem to happen to them? Fresh out of the University of Virginia in 2013, Poindexter got a job at an IT consultancy as an automation engineer. It was the job nobody wanted to do. For Poindexter, that meant it was the job she was gunning ...
The Philadelphia Phillies on Monday made an important roster decision in advance of Opening Day as they sent veteran outfielder Odubel Herrera to the alternate site. In turn, that means [UVA alumnus] Adam Haseley and Roman Quinn will make the active roster to start the season, and they’ll likely form a platoon in center field.
On a bright sunny day, Mary Johnston can catch a glimmer of light. [The UVA alumna] is very matter of fact about the fact she is blind, as it is a process that has been taking place since she was very young. She feels blessed, particularly when she thinks about others who have the same set of circumstances she does but don’t have the finances to take their lives to a higher level of comfort, or education. Most sighted people truly don’t know how expensive books and computers for the blind are, or that having those things makes all the difference in the world. That is why Mary and her husband D...