Most people know the University of Virginia for its top academic programs and elite men’s soccer, basketball and lacrosse teams. Until recently, no one really thought of Virginia swimming and diving as a swimming powerhouse.
A study has found that Olympians who come in second tend to live longer than their winning counterparts. University of Virginia assistant professor Adam Leive analyzed competitions between 1896 and 1948, coming to the conclusion that silver medallists historically lived longer.
It’s a well-worn subject in Virginia’s Piedmont: The forces of conservation and development are at odds. Toss in a bit of family strife, a touch of sexual tension and a galloping pace and you’ve got the latest entry in local author [and UVA alumnus] J. Harris Anderson’s “Paradise Gap series.
As a player, [UVA alumnus] Dane Murphy was a blunt instrument; a simple player. But he got things done. He was a straight-talking, no-nonsense midfielder. Somebody not shy about “making a ruckus.” Some of those same qualities have helped to lead him to this point — aged 35, Murphy is embarking on the biggest challenge of his career so far after being appointed Nottingham Forest CEO — and some of those closest to him believe they will continue to serve him well.
Kurt Benkert is 26 years old, a 2018 undrafted free agent from the University of Virginia who spent his first three seasons with the Falcons before signing with the Green Bay Packers. He was on the practice squad the entire 2018 season, on injured reserve the entire 2019 season and on the practice squad for all but one game in 2020. He could very well spend the entire season on the practice squad in 2021, too, if neither Aaron Rodgers nor Jordan Love gets injured. So clearly, Benkert’s football skills (which have to be pretty darn good considering the team cut two quarterbacks right before cam...
Monroe’s Mike Tobey did all he could to propel Slovenia to the Olympic men’s basketball finals but he was left as a helpless spectator on the deciding play of Thursday’s semifinal with France.
The state’s top political analyst, the University of Virginia’s Larry Sabato, said McAuliffe appears good with simply labeling Youngkin as a Trump acolyte, though the candidate doesn’t reference Trump often. But Sabato said that might not work. “Will it be enough with Trump out of office?” he asked.
According to an article I recently read on LiveScience, “In some cases, [an intense interest] is just enjoyable. It’s [just] something they like,” said Judy DeLoache, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia. “It’s perfectly normal. There isn’t anything weird about it.”
“A while back, British Columbia had this policy whereby, when a legislator proposed a new law, they had to also propose two existing ones to be removed. Imagine if [school leaders] had to do the same,” says Leidy Klotz. Klotz is Copenhaver associate professor at the University of Virginia, and he is on a mission: to help us learn to get better at streamlining our processes.
In May, as the mask mandates were evolving across the U.S., Margaret Foster Riley, a professor of law at UVA School of Law, told VERIFY businesses can undertake precautions to protect employees and customers, as long as those precautions aren’t discriminatory.
Dr. Jeff Vergales, a pediatric cardiologist with the University of Virginia Medical Center, said that masking was most effective when everyone in a school building was wearing one but that it’s not the only mitigation strategy that works. Other strategies include social distancing and improving ventilation in school buildings.
(Commentary by A.D. Carson, assistant professor of hip-hop) If more students were exposed to the critical practices they utilize, they’d be better equipped to engage in pressing conversations about race, identity, culture, class and the like, writes A.D. Carson.
Over the past few weeks, UVA Health has seen a steady increase in COVID-19 patients hospitalized due to the virus. “We have seen an increase over the past, I’d say, eight weeks,” said Dr. Reid Adams, CEO of UVA Medical Center. “We were running somewhere around eight to 10, we’re now running in the 15-20 range.” Like many parts of the country dealing with a surge in COVID-19 cases, most of those hospitalized are not vaccinated.
Integrating psilocybin therapy as a tool in caring for patients has a long way to go. This is demonstrated in a study by researchers with the University of Virginia School of Nursing, who examined challenges in this field. “As discussions of psychedelics are generally not incorporated in traditional medical, pharmacy, chaplaincy, or nursing curricula, our study emphasizes the importance of educating both current and future health care professionals on the physical, psychological, and existential effects of psychedelics,” the authors wrote.
The bacteria that live in our gut feed on the dead cells of the gut itself, and then go on to infect us, according to research by the university of Ghent and the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology. The research, carried out in conjunction with the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the Sloan Kettering Institute, is published in the journal Nature.
(Commentary by Katherine Churchill, Ph.D. student in English) When David Lowery and A24’s “The Green Knight” hit theaters July 31, I, a medievalist scholar, was giddy with delight. The film is absolutely stunning, and it’s based on one of my favorite books: the 14th-century English poem “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.” The plot of both the poem and the film begins when a mysterious figure, the Green Knight, bursts into King Arthur’s hall and demands that someone strike him with an axe. What can I say: medieval literature is weird.
This week, The Atlantic’s Julie Beck talks with Kappa Delta sorority sisters who attended the University of Virginia in the ’70 and ’80s. They’ve stayed close over the 40 years since graduation by hosting regular dinner parties – and they recently turned some of their favorite recipes into a cookbook. They discuss how the fun of ’70s Greek life morphed into a lifelong support network, and how they make time for play and friendship.
Did you know that the rate of infidelity in American marriage has not increased in 20 years, even though attitudes toward adultery have loosened in the past 40? More facts, in addition to tips for success, are included in the UVA National Marriage Project’s annual report.
Susan Ciufo-Bennett, who led Temple field hockey to 15 wins over her two seasons at the helm of the program, has resigned her position due to mental health and family reasons effective immediately. Michelle Vittese, a three-time All-American at UVA who has served as Ciufo-Bennett’s top assistant the past two seasons, has been elevated to interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
The Korean-American diplomat Julie Chung said goodbye this Tuesday to her position as Undersecretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. Her place will now be occupied by the Honduran Ricardo Zúñiga. Zúñiga is the son of a Honduran father and an American mother, his family has always been linked to the political class. He was born in the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, and has a degree in international relations from the University of Virginia.