A new survey is suggesting that the nation is partisan and polarized to a dangerous degree. UVA’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture put together the report. In the months leading up to the election, the team reached out to over 2,000 Americans from across the country.
Research at the UVA School of Medicine indicates that excessive calcium may contribute to inflammation in ischemic strokes, and targeting it may provide doctors new ways to improve patient outcomes.
Before the NFL season started, players were given the opportunity to opt out of this year’s games in light of the coronavirus pandemic. In the end, 66 did. One of those was Maurice Canady, a star at Varina High School and UVA, who was set to play for the Dallas Cowboys. On Monday morning, Canady wasn’t getting ready to play on Thursday in one of the biggest games of the year. Instead, he was helping distribute Thanksgiving meals to the needy in Highland Springs.
Dr. David Wilkes grew up in a home dedicated to education, but he knew he couldn’t afford to pay for his medical education. He therefore accepted a scholarship from the U.S. Air Force, where he served as a physician for three years. He went on to become a prominent leader in lung transplantation and was selected to serve as dean of the UVA School of Medicine. Wilkes shared a few key pieces of advice that helped him in his professional path.
On Nov. 21, in the Virginia Cavaliers’ 55-15 win over Abilene Christian, senior outside linebacker Charles Snowden left the game in the first quarter with an injury. It was apparent right away that the injury was season-threatening.
UVA is home to a prolific poet in this tradition. Kiki Petrosino, a poetry professor, recently released her latest volume of poetry, “White Blood: A Lyric of Virginia.” It explores the problematic history of racial identity and history here.
Baseball America’s top collegiate prospect for the 2022 draft is Nate Savino, a left-handed pitcher from the University of Virginia. The publication noted that Savino was a potential first-round pick coming out of high school in the 2020 class but enrolled early at Virginia and pitched 10 2/3 innings for the Cavaliers before the season ended prematurely due to the pandemic.
(Commentary) Hokies and ‘Hoos should be thankful for people like Dr. John MacKnight at the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech chief medical officer Dr. Mark Rogers and head athletic trainer Mike Goforth, and the tireless hours they poured into safety protocols to get us a college football season in Charlottesville and Blacksburg.
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.