(Commentary by Abraham Sutherland, adjunct professor in the School of Law) Without fanfare or debate, Congress has recently determined that economically meaningful transfers of digital assets should be as rare, burdensome and criminally suspect as transacting in bricks of cash. An eight-word amendment to the U.S. tax code in the infrastructure spending bill, which become law on Nov. 15, defines digital assets as cash for the first time–a small change with bad consequences for American innovation.
(Commentary by Edgar O. Olsen, professor emeritus of economics) According to news reports, President Biden and his aides discussed over the holidays how to revive the Build Back Better Act with Senate Democrats. Before any votes are scheduled, it is important for American taxpayers to be made aware of the huge costs they would have to bear if the little-noticed numerous housing proposals in the Act become law.
(Co-written by Naomi Chan, professor of law) As law professors who study reproductive technology, we see this case and others like it as showing why the government should tighten regulations over sperm and egg donation so that prospective parents and donor-conceived adults receive accurate and complete details about their donors’ medical, academic and criminal history.
The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia’s “Irrititja Kuwarri Tjungu (Past and Present Together)” exhibit is a fascinating collection of artwork from Papunya Tula Artists in Australia. In some ways reminiscent of Native American art (specifically the idea of connecting to the land and to folklore) and in many ways very different, unique, and special, the works on display use ancient designs rarely seen by outsiders, created with whatever materials the artists had on hand. From humble beginnings, a multi-million dollar industry emerged, transforming the world of co...
UVA Health is currently treating 95 people for COVID-19. Of those, 30 are in intensive care and seven are in pediatric care. UVA Health officials say when it comes to incoming patients, about a third of people need treatment for COVID, and about 75% of those people are not vaccinated.
The University of Virginia Medical Center has 623 patients as of Friday; 95 of them have tested positive for COVID-19. Chief Executive Officer Wendy Horton says the surge of the omicron variant is impacting staff more than previous peaks because of how infectious it is. “It’s an impact on our work force,” Horton said. “We’re two years in, and people are exhausted. From time to time we saw glimmers of hope that we may be seeing the end of the tunnel.”
According to the National Library of Medicine, there are at least 837 CBD studies and clinical trials happening around the world. The University of Virginia is currently studying the effects of topical CBD in osteoarthritis of the hand, while The Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston is researching CBD as a treatment for anxiety in advanced breast cancer patients, signs of the hypothesis that CBD might have both physical and mental benefits for a wide-ranging set of symptoms.
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is raising concerns about a commonly prescribed high blood pressure medication and its possible contribution to kidney damage.
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine raises concerns about the long-term use of commonly prescribed medications used to treat heart failure and high blood pressure and how they may contribute to kidney damage.
Models with the University of Virginia’s Biocomplexity Institute project a continued steep rise in cases peaking around Jan. 23. “Case rates may fall just as sharply after the peak,” researchers wrote in a brief Friday update.
After several years of negotiations, the University of Virginia was gifted about 7,000 political cartoons and other art by Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist and Santa Fe resident Pat Oliphant in 2018. “It really amounted to kind of a time capsule of Pat’s work from the … late ’60s until the last drawing he did in 2014,” University Professor Elizabeth Hutton Turner said.
We’ve all had that moment when we travel, read a story, or listen to a tour and think when we’re with our children, “We haven’t yet had a chance to get into that mature discussion.” I took my toddler to visit the Memorial to Enslaved Workers at the University of Virginia, and as I read the inscription on the memorial, he asked, “What does ‘enslaved’ mean, Mom?”
Thomas Jefferson was an architect of note during his time and particularly talented with the design of neoclassical buildings. In addition to his plantation home of Monticello, Jefferson also envisioned his ideal “academic village,” which today lies at the heart of the University of Virginia and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with Monticello.
The University of Virginia will not serve food or beverages at University and student organization-related events, including Cavaliers home athletic events, from Jan. 17 to Feb. 4. The announcement was made Friday by UVA provost Liz Magill in an open letter to the University community, stating that the policy “will help ensure that all people who attend these events are wearing masks the entire time they are around others.”
The University of Virginia will ban food and drink from sports events and other school and student activities to keep people in attendance from removing their masks, officials announced on Friday.
A United States court has awarded the family of Otto Warmbier, the UVA student who died after being jailed by Pyongyang, $240,000 seized from a North Korean bank, court records showed.
In its weekly update, UVA’s Biocomplexity Institute forecast that the current surge will peak around Jan. 23 and that cases could then fall rapidly.
Indiana Pacers guard [and UVA alumnus] Malcolm Brogdon was named after Malcolm X, but he was more influenced on a daily basis during his childhood by Martin Luther King Jr., and has a greater appreciation now.
With Arizona becoming a battleground state in recent elections, Sinema’s decision might have been a smart play to appeal to both sides of the aisle, said J. Miles Coleman with Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics. “This could be something that, looking to 2024, ends up kind of brandishing her credentials to some of those swing voters and even potentially some voters who may be normally conservative,” Coleman said.
“Biden, on the polling average, is at 42-43%, with a solid majority. About 53% disapproval. There is no way Democrats are going to hold onto Congress if those numbers hold,” said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics.