It’s no secret that academics are important at the University of Virginia, but a recent NCAA statistic showed just how well the Cavalier’s student-athletes are doing off the field and in the classroom. The most recent batch of data, tracking incoming student-athletes who began at UVA between 2010 and 2013 and graduated between 2016 and 2019, set a University record.
The University of Virginia community is mourning the loss of John Paul "Jack" Jones, who died at the age of 100 this weekend. The John Paul Jones Arena was named after Jones, who was known as a dedicated and passionate UVA fan. Jones accepted the ceremonial game ball when the John Paul Jones Arena opened on Nov. 12, 2006.
Pilar Grover said once she goes home to Chicago to be with family for Thanksgiving, she won’t be returning until the spring semester to the University of Virginia, where she has both online and in-person classes as a second-year student. Normally, students return to campus after Thanksgiving break for finals, but this year, finals will be online, she said. “I'm going to go home for Thanksgiving, but once I go home, I'm staying home,” said the 20-year-old.
“The question is whether the government can do much to strengthen a long-term relationship,” said W. Bradford Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia and an Institute for Family Studies scholar. “People on the right are more open to the idea. On the left they argue underlying structure — racism, poverty, unemployment” — need to be addressed to ease relationship problems. “The reality is not either/or,” he said.
Patricia Jennings, a UVA professor of education, says mindfulness should never be used as a disciplinary response, because of the negative association students may develop with it. Instead, she recommends integrating mindfulness into behavioral response programs, by teaching students emotional awareness and helping them feel empowered to respond to challenges.
Hydration is vital when comes to maintaining good health, and a kidney doctor at the University of Virginia says it's needed in order for the body to perform well. "Hydration is really important because our level of hydration really tells us and helps our various organs function at their highest level. I think people know it by how they feel when they become dehydrated, where their performance may suffer, dizzy, light-headed, or weak," said Dr. Mitchell Rosner, a nephrologist at UVA Health.
(Video) The UVA Medical Center is now part of a new network to expand COVID-19 testing capacity statewide.
In “The Shadow Drawing: How Science Taught Leonardo How to Paint,” Francesca Fiorani, a professor of art history at the University of Virginia, offers a different interpretation of the relation between Leonardo’s various activities. She argues that the study of optics was his abiding obsession, lying at the heart of everything he did.
President-elect Joe Biden recently said that unless President Donald Trump cuts him in on what’s happening to handle the pandemic, “more people may die if we don’t coordinate.” Hyperbole, mere malarkey, you say? Not necessarily, according to the authors of “Transitions In Crisis,” a report from the presidential research hub Miller Center located at the University of Virginia. “Come January 20th,” when presidents are sworn in, “fresh starts and fresh stumbles are possible,” they write. “During crises, the consequences of failure are even more stark.”
A clinical trial based on University of Virginia research suggests an antidepressant may prevent coronavirus infections from worsening and may keep patients out of the hospital.
As an older person who lives in the Charlottesville area, I would like to congratulate the University of Virginia, both its staff and especially the students, for the great job they have done to keep our community safe from COVID-19, notwithstanding a few problems.
The University of Virginia is requiring that all its students, both on-campus and off, take a saliva test before they leave Charlottesville. The university has asked that once students have left they not return to the Charlottesville area until classes for the spring semester begin Feb. 1. UVA has about 4,500 on-campus students and 13,500 off-campus.
(By Nicholas Sargen, lecturer at the Darden School of Business) The recent surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations has resulted in partial shutdowns of businesses in several states that threaten to dampen the pace of U.S. economic recovery. Yet there is little sign that Congress is close to passing legislation that would provide relief to those hurt by the pandemic.
Student-athletes train hard – running, lifting weights and fine-tuning techniques they hope will translate into victories and medals. Now, UVA is adding another discipline to the mix, awarding fellowships for mindfulness.
The success of the Virginia Festival of the Book’s virtual Shelf Life series of events means that next spring’s festival won’t need to be shelved. Organizers announced that the 27th annual festival, a program of Virginia Humanities, will take place from March 13 to 26 as a series of virtual events on Zoom and Facebook Live.
In the last 20 years Americans have learned just how dangerous concussions can be, and we know early treatment is key to a full recovery. Now, UVA researchers are working on a way to diagnose brain injuries sooner and to monitor patients’ recovery.
Virginia senior Sam Hauser is on the preseason watch list for the Naismith Trophy, which is presented to the Player of the Year in men’s college basketball.
Even though Christmas 2020 will be different because of the COVID-19 pandemic, fans of The Hallmark Channel can count on one tradition happening again this year. They’ll see actress (and UVA alumna) Jen Lilley in one of the network’s new Christmas films.
Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, said even if Wisconsin judges took the rare action of reversing the state’s election outcome, Trump would need two more states to follow suit for the effort to deliver him a second term.
Observers say there’s a simple reason why the Hollywood community hasn’t spoken up in defense of the Uyghurs or in support of protesters in Hong Kong. China is on the verge of becoming Hollywood’s biggest market. But in order for studios to access millions of Chinese viewers, it has to appease the government gatekeepers. “People who have spoken out are the people whose work has very little chance of ever appearing in China,” says UVA media studies professor Aynne Kokas, author of “Hollywood Made in China.” “For example, Judd Apatow, whose screwball sex comedies will never enter the Chinese mar...