The top five public colleges with the best graduation rates for Pell Grant recipients are big names in higher ed: University of Virginia (90.9 percent), College of William and Mary (89.2), UC-Berkeley (89.1), University of North Carolina (87 percent) and University of Michigan (86.9).
(Editorial) “InvestSWVA,” a new public-private collaboration, is designed to bring Northern Virginia-based technology companies together with Southwest Virginia communities. Its leaders plan to work with the Southwestern Virginia Technology Council, GO Virginia, the University of Virginia’s College of Wise, the Virginia Community College System and the region’s private higher education institutions to form a workforce development strategy.
Dewey Cornell, an education professor at the University of Virginia, is uncertain how chilling images of the worst-case scenario might affect students and parents. “School shootings are terrifying events – they tug at our heartstrings. And we see images of them over and over again, which magnifies the perception that they’re pervasive,” Cornell said.
The FDA is hamstrung by the weight of bureaucracy and the threat of a legal challenge. “They know anything they do is going to involve an army of lawyers,” says Sarah Milov, a tobacco historian at the University of Virginia. “They’re slow, but it’s because they’re being fought.”
InvestSWVA leaders plan to work with the Southwestern Virginia Technology Council, GO Virginia, the University of Virginia’s College of Wise, the Virginia Community College System and the region’s private higher education institutions to form a workforce development strategy.
Candidates are already split on a number of polarizing issues, including health care and the question of whether to impeach President Donald Trump. Political scientist Larry Sabato, who heads UVA’s Center for Politics, said the divide boils down to some candidates vying for support from liberal activists, and others already with their eye on the general election.
Dewey Cornell, an education professor at the University of Virginia, is uncertain of the way chilling images of the worst-case scenario might impact students and parents.
Not that staying on top of your injection schedule is always the easiest: A University of Virginia study found that over a two-year period, adherence (meaning, patients took it) to Humira (adalimumab) was 57%, and to Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) was 50%. Both biologics are given by injections, typically by yourself, at home.
The new estimate for the pulsar's mass makes it heftier than the previous record-holder, a spinning neutron star weighing in at about 2.01 times the mass of the sun, said lead author Thankful Cromartie, a graduate student at the University of Virginia.
“Neutron stars are as mysterious as they are fascinating,” said Thankful Cromartie, a graduate student at the University of Virginia and a pre-doctoral fellow at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. She is first author of a paper accepted by Nature Astronomy.
The University of Virginia announced Tuesday that it's leading a group of five universities, including Virginia Tech, in forming a consortium that will work with a state agency to provide more resources to local grassroots groups. Funding comes from a federal grant, but Virginia will handle the implementation.
UVA plans to work with other universities within the commonwealth, including George Mason University, Virginia Tech, and others. Each school will have a representative on the newly formed Virginia Higher Education Opioid Consortium.
The University of Virginia in August began a pilot for an EV bike for on-campus activities. This vehicle replaces a diesel grounds vehicle for safer clean campus activities.
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia on Tuesday gave final approval for the creation of the University of Virginia’s School of Data Science, the 12th school at the University.
Dr. Chris Holstege, the medical director of the Blue Ridge Poison Center, is teaming up with the Virginia Department of Health to figure out how vaping affects the body.
On Tuesday, educators from Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville visited the construction site of the monument to enslaved laborers being built at UVA. Other teachers also traveled to James Madison's Montpelier. A $299,500 grant from the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation is supporting the trips and curriculum development sessions.
Dr. Ronald Turner, a UVA pediatric infectious disease specialist, led a study to investigate how the mix of bacteria found inside your nose can correspond with the severity of your cold symptoms.
Wayne Taulapapa ran for two touchdowns, the second with 2:34 remaining, and No. 25 Virginia hung on, barely, to beat Florida State 31-24 on Saturday night.
The Virginia football team has its highest ranking since 2007, as the Cavaliers moved up to #21 in the AP Top 25 following the 31-24 victory over Florida State.
The Cavaliers are currently the kings of college lacrosse in 2019, winning the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in the program’s history. Over the past five years, Virginia has also celebrated having a pair of players taken in the top-10 in the NLL Draft.