The Eta Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated honored local heroes during its EPOCH awards ceremony on Saturday. Margot Lee Shetterly, a UVA alumna; Adeline Richardson Quarles; Pamela Sutton-Wallace, CEO of the UVA Medical Center; and Juandiego Wade received high praise for their service in the areas of the arts, business, health, global poverty, youth, and education.
(Commentary co-written by Tony Tian-Ren Lin, a UVA research scholar) The new documentary “Emanuel” falls into a similar trap as Peter Farrelly’s 2018 Oscar-winning “Green Book,” aiming to achieve on film the age-old American Dream wish of racial harmony, but instead showing naivete about black life and loss in the United States.
(By Dr. Brandy Patterson, a cardiologist with the UVA Health System) Today, we’re taking a more holistic approach to cancer care. What we’re discovering is just how great a toll some common cancer treatments take on the body, especially the heart. This discovery has given rise to an emerging field of cardiology called cardio-oncology, which focuses on the detection, monitoring and treatment of cardiovascular disease occurring as a side effect of chemotherapy and radiation. The goal: fight cancer without sacrificing heart health.
(By Dorrie K. Fontaine, dean of the UVA School of Nursing, who will step down July 31 after 10 years.) Some say: “Pay it forward.” I say: “Be kind first.” It’s a mantra I’ve often whispered to myself in my more than 40 years as a critical care and trauma nurse. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned after all my years in the nation’s most trusted profession, it’s that the notion isn’t simply one for our clinics and hospitals: It’s for humans everywhere.
The University of Virginia operates the experimental farm off the John Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) near Boyce.
As the University of Virginia examines its history with Native Americans, a petition is circulating asking the school to remove a statue depicting an attack on a native family. David Swanson is seeking signatures on the petition to remove the memorial to George Rogers Clark and has been in contact with UVA President Jim Ryan about the statue. Ryan forwarded the petition to the school’s segregation commission, according to a spokesman. The commission is examining UVA’s history of segregation.
(By Mona Kasra, assistant professor of digital media design) My collaborators and I recently studied how people evaluate the credibility of images that accompany online stories and what elements figure into that evaluation. We found that you’re far less likely to fall for fake images if you’re more experienced with the internet, digital photography and online media platforms – if you have what scholars call “digital media literacy.”
“It is important that women suffering with this condition have a choice of treatment options,” said Anita Clayton of the UVA School of Medicine, who headed studies of the drug’s safety, in an Amag Pharmaceuticals Inc. statement. The impact of low sexual desire, she added, “goes far beyond the bedroom and can often result in anxiety, loss of vitality, self-esteem issues and relationship stress.”
After 20 years, the Remote Area Medical event in Wise is about to reach a milestone: treating its 100,000th patient. Longtime partners including the UVA Health System and UVA-Wise will join other organizations and groups for this year’s health clinic.
University of Virginia law professor Douglas Laycock, though, was relieved by what he viewed as a limited opinion. He filed a brief opposing the Maryland memorial on behalf of Christian groups and the Jewish War Veterans, but he said that “From a true state separation perspective, this could have been much worse.”
The presentation, and the similarly powerful response by theologian Nichole Flores, a professor at the University of Virginia, created a buzz the entire weekend, and I heard more than one theologian say the impassioned standing ovation that followed the session came out of a deep sense of relief that a critique of the pro-life movement was finally spoken aloud at a CTSA plenary.
According to a study in the journal Menopause, strength training can benefit your mental health in addition to your physical health. “Exercise increases blood flow to the brain, which can lead to new brain cells and better connections between brain cells. In addition, exercise releases endorphins, which boost your mood,” JoAnn Pinkerton, M.D., executive director of the North American Menopause Society and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Virginia, told Bicycling.
A group of researchers that attempted to determine the relationship between student housing and grades outlined their findings in a new study published this month in the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice. Josh Brown, the lead author of the study and an instructor of leadership, foundations and policy at the University of Virginia, said administrators should consider how they invest in student housing and the types of residence halls in which they are investing. Even though the college might benefit from better aesthetics, “there is a social cost” to these buildings, he said...
Swanson says he contacted University of Virginia President Ryan, who said he was interested and referred the matter to a department to look into. A UVA spokesperson says President Ryan has shared the information with the Commission on the University in the Age of Segregation. That commission is currently working on the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers, which is in the midst of construction at the university. The University of Virginia says it's looking into the matter, as the statue sits on the school's property.
Social change is on the way from young leaders around the country as they brainstorm new ideas to help their communities. The University of Virginia Contemplative Sciences Center is hosting the 2019 Dalai Lama Fellowship Assembly for youth leaders to connect with one another. The one-year Dalai Lama Fellowship Program helps guide leaders though social change projects while also meeting others who have similar goals.
Earlier this week, the Contemplative Sciences Center (CSC) at the University of Virginia hosted the 2019 Dalai Lama Fellows Contemplative Leadership Assembly, from June 17 – 21. More than 40 young leaders from 22 different countries gathered at the event as part of a one-year fellowship.
“Because focused ultrasound has such a powerful combination of features -- it’s an entirely unique and minimally invasive tool that can trigger a variety of responses in the body -- it has tremendous potential for treating a host of medical problems,” says Richard Price, PhD, who is research director at the University of Virginia Focused Ultrasound Center. “There are probably many applications for focused ultrasound that we haven’t even begun to contemplate yet.”
Thomas Hammond, a professor at the University of Virginia and a specialist in Russian and Soviet history, made several trips to the Soviet Union before its collapse in 1991. During his travels, he visited many Soviet cities, taking more than 3,000 photos along the way. A newly presented series of his photographs taken from 1956 to 1975 depicts scenes of Soviet life, culture, nature and people. The photos show scenes of everyday Soviet life as well as its special moments, transporting the viewer back through the decades.
The Above the Law law school rankings are a little bit late this year. Sorry. But we still have the only rankings that take into account this year’s ABA employment data. So, you’re welcome. That employment data has in part driven a change at the top. According to our metrics, the best law school in the country for getting a high-paying job is… The University of Virginia School of Law.