Michaela Meyer came one spot and 0.16 seconds away from qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics in the 800-meter run. In the same race, she also set an ACC and University of Virginia record with a personal-best time of 1:58.55. Meyer chose to take a glass-half-full view of becoming an alternate for the Olympics.
UVA women’s basketball head coach Tina Thompson will team up with another WNBA legend, Lisa Leslie, to coach the WNBA side in the upcoming WNBA All-Star Game. The game will take place on July 14 in Las Vegas and can be seen live on ESPN. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
Nurses and doctors can trade in their scrubs for swimsuits this summer, and it's all for free thanks to the return of the James River Relief program. The program is providing more than 100 free paddle trips and rental options to hospital workers. "It's critically important for them to engage in some physical activities because there are numerous physiological and psychological that can be derived from either incidental and regular participation in physical activity in addition to that being one with nature has a cathartic effect," said Joseph Giandonato, employee well-being coordinator for UVA...
(Analysis) Back in Georgia, a video three months ago of state Rep Park Cannon, a black woman, being arrested for knocking on the door of Governor Brian Kemp, went viral. "If I wanted to turn out black voters, I would show that scene," Miles Coleman, associate editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, tells The New Arab.
"I do wonder if that is the right approach in a place like Northern Virginia, a rapidly changing area that has become a lot more Democratic in recent years and where hard-edged Republican cultural messaging may very well go too far," Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, told the Examiner. "Youngkin faces the challenge of trying to identify and critique progressive excesses in schools but not sounding like Dick Black while he’s doing it."
Professor of politics at the University of Virginia, Larry Sabato, said that polling shows that Democrats – including President Biden – ‘are not rated highly on the US immigration issue and are seen as too soft.’
(Commentary) Jefferson’s belief in the liberating power of education is something that we are presently in serious need of restoring. In reference to the University of Virginia, he wrote, “This institution will be based on the illimitable freedom of the human mind. For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate error so long as reason is left to combat it.”
The University of Virginia athletic department finished 11th in the annual Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup standings, which were released on Friday. The Directors' Cup standings, which serve as a ranking system for the top athletic departments in college sports, award points based on a school’s postseason finish in 19 sports, four of which must be men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and volleyball.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted a stopgap policy that lets student athletes earn money from activities like social-media posts and autograph signings, reversing decades of restrictions. The NCAA’s governing bodies on Wednesday approved the interim policy for athletes in all 50 states and across all three divisions. The organization rushed to come up with a solution just before new rules were set to take effect in at least 10 states.
UVA Health now has 100% ownership of all facilities and assets that were formerly part of a joint operating company. This new ownership includes medical centers in Culpeper, Haymarket, and Prince William.
UVA Health has become the full owner of Novant Health UVA Health System, a Northern Virginia regional health system previously owned by the two institutions through a joint operating company.
Researchers at Stanford Medicine, the University of Virginia and the Broad Institute have devised advanced cryptographic techniques to search for DNA matches related to crimes while maintaining the genetic privacy of the suspect, warning that the common practice of collecting DNA as part of criminal investigations leads to the de facto genetic profiling of many thousands of innocent Americans and potentially significant civil rights infringements, reports the Stanford Medicine News Center.
Marriage is hard, but going on dates with your spouse makes it easier. In fact, according to The Date Night Opportunity, a report by the University of Virginia’s National Marriage Project, couples who spend quality time with each other at least once a week are less likely to divorce and 3.5x more likely to report being “very happy” in their marriages.
(Press release) Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'AAA' Long-Term rating to the following series of general revenue pledge bonds issued by The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, on behalf of the University of Virginia: $135,620,000 GRP bonds (tax-exempt) series 2021A; and $264,380,000 GRP bonds (taxable) series 2021B.
Marijuana use and possession will remain illegal at the University of Virginia even though the federally controlled substance is now legal to use and possess in Virginia, school officials said Thursday. Cannabis products and marijuana will not be allowed in university buildings, residences or public areas, officials said. The UVa ban includes members of the general public who visit Grounds or attend school-sponsored functions, officials said.
If there’s a keystone text of the current scholarship, it’s [UVA history professor] Alan Taylor’s “American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804,” a kaleidoscopic synthesis published in 2016. Taylor, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner, takes in actors and events far beyond the 13 colonies and the founding fathers, casting a cool, antiheroic eye on the Revolution’s costs for many.
Master architect Charles M. Robinson left his mark on Richmond’s skyline. In the early 1900s, he designed schools, churches, college campuses and venues still standing today, including the Altria Theater. In May 2020, his great-grandson, David Robinson, purchased 700 original blueprints of his work. When UVA learned of the Robinson drawings, they negotiated with David to acquire the entire collection. “So now University of Virginia has the plans in their Alderman Library,” he said.
Toby J. Heytens, a UVA law professor and the state’s solicitor general, has been nominated to serve as a judge on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. President Joe Biden also nominated UVA alumni Patricia Tolliver Giles and Michael S. Nachmanoff to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Sam Jacobs is one of the leading figures in revenue development at high-growth companies around the world, and is recognized as one of the top go-to-market executives in the country. He is the founder of Pavilion, the leading global community for customer-facing executives, with more than 5,000 members around the world. Sam also hosts the Sales Hacker Podcast, which generates roughly 40,000 downloads per month and has featured guests ranging from Dan Pink to Mark Roberge, and many more. Sam graduated with degrees in Commerce and Economics from the University of Virginia.
Another team in the College World Series was the University of Virginia. Carla Williams was named athletic director in 2017, making her the first African American woman to lead an athletic department in any of the Power Five conferences.