“If Virginia was going to elect a Republican, this is the type of year that they would do it,” said J. Miles Coleman, associate editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball, a political newsletter produced by the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. “We see the Democrats as favored, but it’s not going to be a slam dunk. They’ll have to work for it.”
Larry Sabato, political science professor at the University of Virginia, acknowledged that Youngkin was not the most pro-Trump candidate in the field, but he said Youngkin still tied himself too closely to the former president to be viable in the general election in a state where Trump is deeply unpopular with moderates and lost by 10 points last year. He described the GOP candidates as "Trump-y, Trumpier and Trumpiest," with Youngkin as the "Trump-y" candidate.
Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics, said: “Liz Cheney has positioned herself to be a prominent spokesperson for the old-style Republican, but also a very conservative party that does not kneel before an authoritarian, which is what the others are doing. She deserves the position that she has has just earned. Now, that’s not to say she’s going to be elected president: she’s pretty far to the right. But how can you not admire her for sacrificing the power she has now and maybe her seat?”
But he won’t be appointed without a fight. Students and faculty are organizing to oppose him, for reasons including Perdue’s utter lack of experience in university management, his proud embrace of climate change denial, and his record of using his power to tamp down independent research by public scientists. “Sonny Perdue might be the least distinguished, least prepared potential university leader I’ve seen in my life,” says Siva Vaidhyanathan, professor of media studies at the University of Virginia and a longtime observer of university governance politics.
With the adoption of affordable smartphones and social media, consumers got the tools to talk more openly with their friends about money, says Lana Swartz, a media studies professor at the University of Virginia who has written about the transformation of payment services into social media. Now transactions have become messages about all of human interactions, good or bad. It could be rent and nights out, or betrayal and even crime. "Money is really social," Swartz said. "But it doesn't mean just one thing."
UVA Health Chief Epidemiolost Dr. Costi Sifri said in a Friday morning call with reporters these new guidelines are a day we all have been waiting for. Sifri said this is why these COVID vaccines are so important so that we can safely get back as close to normal as possible.
Doctors at the University of Virginia are applauding the CDC for its new guidance, but say it is going to be up to the individual to weigh their personal risk. Dr. Costi Sifri with UVA Health says, although the announcement came quick, the science backs it up. He also says it is completely OK to still wear a mask if it gives you a level of comfort, but those who are fully vaccinated are safe from serious infection.
(Commentary co-written by Dr.Amita Sudhir, professor of emergency medicine) Earlier this month, the Ministry of Health issued revised home isolation guidelines. These guidelines are directed at patients and families seeking to isolate and monitor patients at home, as has long been the standard the world over. These guidelines are timely and acknowledge the need for home isolation and self-monitoring. Unfortunately, they also contain several recommendations which are at significant variance with the available evidence. In our view, these recommendations need to be urgently revisited.
(Commentary by Dr. Scott Heysell, associate professor of medicine, infectious diseases and international health; and Dr. Greg Townsend, associate professor of medicine, infectious diseases and international health and associate dean for diversity and medical education) The University of Virginia will join other public universities in the state to enact programs of scholarships or community-based economic development to benefit descendants of enslaved laborers. We applaud these important steps. However, we believe similar reparative approaches in health care should be championed, piloted and it...
Children ages 12-15 are now receiving COVID-19 vaccines through UVA Health. Appointments are required, but as of May 14, children between 12 and 15 are able to get the COVID-19 vaccine at the Seminole Square vaccination site.
On Friday, the University of Virginia Health System held a vaccine clinic from on the Downtown Mall in front of the Sprint Pavilion. Kids between the ages of 12 and 15 were able to get their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, as long as they had a parent or guardian with them.
That changed with the cancer drug, Cetuximab. In a clinical trial, one in four patients developed severe allergic reactions to the drug. Some even died. Naturally, Cetuximab was investigated. University of Virginia's allergy department focused on one specific part of the drug. The key ingredient in Cetuximab is a specific carbohydrate that all non-primate mammals carry in their cell walls and tissues, Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose, or, if you're pressed for time, alpha-gal. … UVA researchers have also linked the alpha-gal allergies with a higher risk of heart disease.
That changed with the cancer drug, Cetuximab. In a clinical trial, one in four patients developed severe allergic reactions to the drug. Some even died. Naturally, Cetuximab was investigated. University of Virginia's allergy department focused on one specific part of the drug. The key ingredient in Cetuximab is a specific carbohydrate that all non-primate mammals carry in their cell walls and tissues, Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose, or, if you're pressed for time, alpha-gal. … UVA researchers have also linked the alpha-gal allergies with a higher risk of heart disease.
Adams’ letter cited Sen. Dan Sullivan’s rankings from the Lugar Center, a Washington D.C. think tank established by a former Republican Senator, and the Center for Effective Lawmaking, a joint project of Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia. The Lugar Center ranks him as the 16th most bipartisan senator and Center for Effective Lawmaking rank him as the fifth most effective Republican senator.
For the first time ever, UK parents can take an online course to learn about a mysterious area of the brain that houses something that could unleash their children's inner CEO: ‘Executive Functions.’ The course is heavily influenced by research from leading neuroscientists, including Professor Adele Diamond (Professor of Neuroscience at the University of British Columbia) and Dr Peg Dawson (Clinical psychologist from the University of Virginia and author of “Smart but Scattered”).
It’s natural to want to do more. According to research at the University of Virginia, our brains tend to take an additive approach.
In this case, the app is PositiveLinks, a combination health clinic portal and community forum that people with HIV receiving care at the University of Virginia Ryan White HIV Clinic can use to track appointments, remember their meds, access lab results and stay in contact with their providers. In addition, it comes with an anonymous message board for people with HIV to talk with one another. People who have used the English-language version of the app have seen an improvement in their ability to remain engaged in care and on medication—and therefore have better access to the health benefits o...
Virginia’s daily vaccination rate is dropping rapidly, making the number of unvaccinated individuals large enough to cause worries for researchers at the University of Virginia. But those worries are mixed with optimism as things are looking up in the commonwealth with dropping daily caseloads. During the past week, daily infections have declined 28%, the UVA Biocomplexity Institute reported Friday.
A weekly report by UVA’s Biocomplexity Institute acknowledges the success with a drop in cases, hospitalizations and deaths. But mixed with an optimistic tone was an assessment of vaccination situation. The number of doses administered each day is declining rapidly, with first doses dipping below 15,000 daily recently, the report said. This is happening around the entire state, even in areas like Northern Virginia.
(Podcast) To help kids who don’t get this kind of practice at home, early grade curriculum should structure activities purposefully aimed at developing motor skills, along with executive function, socio-emotional skills and general knowledge, which is what kids use to make sense of the world. That’s according to one of the paper’s authors, David Grissmer, a research professor at the University of Virginia.