Scientists at two Virginia universities are developing a coronavirus vaccine candidate that showed promising results during animal testing. The vaccine was developed by virus experts at the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech, and so far it has only been tested on pigs.
Researchers at the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech have teamed up to develop a new vaccine to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The vaccine is in its early stages, but both men behind it are very optimistic, based on what they’ve seen so far from their trials on pigs. “The results are promising, but there’s still a long way to go before we know for sure this vaccine can work in humans,” Dr. X.J. Meng said.
Researchers in Virginia are developing a vaccine that may protect people against all forms of coronaviruses. A team at the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech saw promising results with their candidate, which prevented pigs from being becoming ill with a pig coronavirus. The candidate would help the body fight off existing and future strains of coronavirus, including the pathogen that causes COVID-19 and even the common cold.
Dr. Steven Zeichner’s goal when he started work on a coronavirus vaccine in the early days of the pandemic was not necessarily to be the first to market. The federal government’s Operation Warp Speed was on top of that. One of his top priorities was that his vaccine be cheap and easily reproducible enough to be manufactured and used all over the world. He may now be well on his way.
Scientists at the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech say a promising COVID-19 vaccine they've tested on pigs could offer "broad protection" against current and future strains of the coronavirus – and it could cost as little as $1 a dose.
Demand is increasingly across the board regardless of geography, suggesting that local infection rates and public health policy are not a deterrent. At University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, MBA applications are up substantially this year after a 364% surge in applications in the third round of admissions last year. Dawna Clarke, executive director of admissions, expects an even better performance this time around: “We anticipate that we will see a record volume of applicants in the history of the school.”
Data from the Common App has shown institutions such as Harvard University experiencing a 42% increase in applications in 2020/21 and public universities like the University of Virginia seeing a 15% increase.
Stevens Point native Sam Hauser announced via Twitter that he is leaving the University of Virginia to pursue a professional basketball career.
John Edwin Mason, a UVA professor of African history and the history of photography, said the post shows how radically different the African American experience is from the white experience in Charlottesville. “Probably most white people think that Charlottesville works pretty well because Charlottesville is set up to be a delightful place to be a middle class or affluent white person,” Mason said. “Charlottesville has been a very uncomfortable place to be Black from the very beginning.”
(Commentary) The technology to digitally alter still images – Adobe’s Photoshop editing software – has been around for decades. But deepfake videos pose new problems, like being weaponized, particularly against women, to create humiliating, nonconsensual fake pornography. “There’s potential harm to the viewer. There’s harm to the subject of the thing. And then there’s a broader harm to society in undermining trust,” says Deborah Johnson, UVA emeritus professor of applied ethics.
Is the Supreme Court in crisis, and if so, how can it be fixed? On Wednesday, three distinguished Court-watchers from across the ideological spectrum debated these questions at Harvard Law School. The panelists included Saikrishna Prakash, the James Monroe Distinguished Professor of Law at UVA.
(Editorial) Graduating from college is a major life event. Students who have worked hard, spent a lot of time, not to mention money, and completed the requirements for a degree are understandably disappointed when there’s no traditional rite of passage. It was therefore most welcome to see the Northam administration recently announce revised plans for holding in-person events this year, owing to a reduction in COVID cases and the steady distribution of vaccine.
In a career spanning from 1912 until 1933, Culpeper native Eppa Rixey was a feared southpaw pitcher. National League umpire and University of Virginia coach Cy Rigler, recommended Rixey to the Philadelphia Phillies. The team immediately placed the UVA graduate into the starting rotation and is one of the few major league Hall of Famers to skip the minor leagues. In the off season, Rixey pursued a Master’s degree in Chemistry from UVA and served during World War One in the army’s Chemical Warfare Division.
Shane Simpson recently had the phrase “bet on yourself” tattooed on his forearm. It’s the product of a journey during which the Easton Area High School graduate has had to prove himself every step of the way. Simpson will have another opportunity to do just that on Wednesday as he participates in the University of Virginia football program’s pro day in front of an audience of NFL scouts.
The NFL Draft isn’t only about height, weight and traits. It’s about obstacles and handling oneself well under pressure. Charles Snowden hasn’t had the typical draft journey. Snowden, 22, sustained a broken right ankle in November, ending his senior season. At the Senior Bowl in January, he couldn’t partake in on-field drills. Come Wednesday, his Virginia Cavaliers will do their pro day, but Snowden, despite significant progress, will be limited to the bench press.
(Audio) Today on the Tuesday 8:00 Buzz with Dr. Damita Brown (in exile): A.D. Carson, award-winning hip-hop artist and assistant professor of music at University of Virginia, joins us to talk about race, music and arts, his new album, “I used to love a dream” and his outstanding rap dissertation, “Owning My Masters: The Rhetorics of Rhymes & Revolutions.”
“This critical point in life, when autistic kids are hitting puberty and going through adolescence, is really under-researched,” says Kevin Pelphrey, a neuroscientist at the University of Virginia.
Former resident Ashley Deeks has been named White House associate counsel and deputy legal advisor to the National Security Council. She is the E. James Kelly Jr.-Class of 1965 Research Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law and director of UVA’s National Security Law Center.
Christopher Ali, an associate professor in UVA’s Department of Media Studies, agreed that the current system of divvying up the money in the Universal Service Fund isn’t working for rural areas, but the problem isn’t small, inefficient companies.
Infectious disease experts are still worried that a rise in more infectious variants could result in a spring surge before most of the population has been vaccinated against the disease. “That’s a nightmare for me. And it’s a predictable one,” Dr. Taison Bell, a UVA infectious disease specialist, said last week.