Meet some of the newest members of the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students.
Every business school is known for something. Call it branding. Some schools are associated with excellence in fields like marketing or finance. Others differentiate themselves through close-knit cultures and alumni engagement. Of course, there are programs that excel in critical areas like leadership development and career services. By that measure, you could say the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business suffers from an identity problem. That’s because it is impossible to size up the Darden MBA in one dimension.
A visiting professor at the University of Virginia says US-Taiwan relations could regress under the administration of President- elect Joe Biden. According to Shirley Lin, that possibilty is due to Biden's support for multilateralism and the US' need of Chinese support on many issues – one example of which is climate change.
(Commentary) Allan Stam, University of Virginia professor of public policy and politics, spent 10 years researching the Rwandan Genocide with University of Michigan political science professor Christian Davenport. In Stam’s presentation “Understanding the Rwandan Genocide,” he said that the Pentagon had imagined that the cost of installing Kagame might be 250,000 Rwandan lives, but instead it cost something closer to a million.
“No one has been able to convince me that our criminal policies of marijuana prohibition are anything other than profoundly misguided,” said Josh Bowers, a law professor at the University of Virginia. According to Bowers, legalization is a must if we want to fix several societal problems in this country, specifically in Virginia. Because, he points out, keeping marijuana illegal isn’t working.
Advocates for exonerated persons believe changes are needed. "The House Appropriations Committee’s report flags some of the important shortcomings in the current law, though it doesn't recognize all the appropriate options," contends Jennifer Givens, a director of the University of Virginia School of Law Innocence Project.
The study aligns with Asian research cited by the researchers, including a study from South Korea that showed that H. pylori therapy was associated with decreased rates of metachronous gastric cancer in high-risk patients following endoscopic resection of gastric dysplasia, commented Andrew Y. Wang, MD, of the University of Virginia.
The immune system, just like for adults, can be a first line of defense for children to fight illnesses like the cold, flu and coronavirus. "We know that the immune system is important in fighting off all sorts of diseases, not just the ones that we have now, but the ones they may encounter throughout their lives, so building those healthy habits are going to be very important as a foundation for everything that comes afterwards," said Dr. Steven Zeichner, professor of pediatrics at the University of Virginia.
The University of Virginia athletics department administered 1,138 COVID-19 tests from Nov. 16-22. Of those tests, none came back positive, according to a release from the school Monday. The UVA athletic department has not a positive COVID-19 test for two consecutive weeks and only one this month so far.
The possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine is closer than ever. While the vaccine process could take some time, University of Virginia Medical Center is already looking ahead and making arrangements.
The University of Virginia is preparing for the arrival and approval of a COVID-19 vaccine. When one comes, it says it'll be ready.
Hundreds of Central Virginians got tested for the coronavirus at a free, drive-through event hosted by UVA Health.
Otepova’s forcible commitment stirs up not-too-distant memories of psychiatry being used by the Soviet Union for the purpose of political repression of dissidents. In a 2002 paper for the The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Richard J. Bonnie, now director of UVA’s Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy, examined the “complexities and controversies” of the political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union and China.
Today, just 63,988 people live in the two localities which would benefit from the connector: Martinsville and Henry County. Both have experienced dwindling populations for decades. By 2030 the University of Virginia’s Demographics Research Group predicts the two localities will lose an additional 5,651 residents — 8.8% of the current population. In another decade, that figure rises to 11,877 — 18.6% of today’s population.
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.