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...
With the coronavirus slowing things down in society, people are plugged in more than ever to what's going on around the world, which can create stress, according to John Schorling with the UVA Mindfulness Center.
“Folks have figured out that social media shaming and attention makes things happen,” said Meredith Clark, a UVA assistant professor of media studies who recently published a study of call-out culture called “Drag Them.”
One of the first contributions Biden will make to America's health also will be one of the most important, experts said – de-politicizing and unifying the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "I think you have in this person, Joe Biden, a person who believes in science and is listening to the experts in the scientific community," said Vivian Riefberg, a professor with the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.
In the more than 400 days of his run for office, Webb balanced districtwide campaign events with his role as director of health policy and equity at the University of Virginia. By March, he added shifts at UVA Health treating COVID-19 patients to his busy schedule.
(Commentary by Kyle Kondik, political analyst at UVA’s Center for Politics and managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball) Here’s a hot take as we look ahead to the 2022 midterm: Democrats may have a better chance of winning a Senate majority than a House majority in the next national election. That is not to say Democrats have a great chance of winning a Senate majority — they don’t.
(Commentary by Dr. William Petri, professor of medicine) There are now two COVID-19 vaccines that, at least according to preliminary reports, appear to be 94.5% and 95% effective. Both were developed in a record-breaking 11 months or so.
The University of Virginia’s College at Wise and Appalachian School of Law are pleased to announce that they have recently entered into a collaborative initiative, known as a 3-plus-3 program, that provides UVA-Wise students with an efficient and structured pathway into a legal career. When enrolled in a 3-plus-3 program, students at UVA-Wise enter ASL after three years of undergraduate study and receive their baccalaureate degree upon completing the first year of law school. Two years later they graduate from ASL with a law degree.
The University of Virginia Kidney Center is the first partner site to distribute food bags from Blue Ridge Area Food Bank that are packed to offer proper nutrition to dialysis patients facing food insecurity.
The UVA Medical Center’s nursing practice recently received Magnet recognition for its work, earning the most prestigious award granted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for the second time.
Before COVID-19 ever hit America’s radar, a professor at the University of Virginia discovered a way to treat it. It’s not a treatment in the sense that the drug prevents or stops the novel coronavirus. However, it lessens the symptoms if a person contracts the virus. Professor Alban Gaultier, of UVA’s Department of Neuroscience and its Center for Brain Immunology, partnered with former UVA graduate student Dorian Rosen, to discover a link between fluvoxamine, an antidepressant, and sepsis, when the immune system creates too many inflammatory molecules.
Other schools on the list included the University of Virginia School of Law, coming in 10th place.