Researchers have identified an unexpected contributor to rheumatoid arthritis that may help explain the painful flare-ups associated with the disease. Dr. Sanja Arandjelovic, a UVA research scientist, was seeking to better understand what causes the inflammation associated with inflammatory arthritis when she noted that deleting a gene called ELMO1 alleviated arthritis symptoms in mice.
Researchers at the UVA School of Medicine think they have found out why so-called "killer T cells" are unable to destroy cancer tumors. Scientists have found a defect in these kinds of immune cells, and they believe repairing this defect will make the cells better at killing cancer.
The conference also hosted panelists from UVA and a number of hemp and bioscience companies. They offered their perspectives on the emerging industry to an auditorium filled with interested entrepreneurs.
In 2017, researchers at UVA’s Darden School of Business published a study that found when Southwest Airlines enters a market with nonstop flights, fare prices fall an average of 15 percent. At the same time, the number of people flying increases by 28 percent to 30 percent.
A dream come true for insomnia patients has helped earn a University of Virginia professor the highest honor bestowed upon UVA innovators. Lee Ritterband, the director of UVA’s Center for Behavioral Health & Technology, received the Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year from the school’s Licensing and Ventures Group.
Some Southern voters, particularly in Texas, have drifted away from Republican candidates because of a lack of enthusiasm for Trump, said Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA’s Center for Politics. “I think the hope for Democrats is that maybe with more resources from the national party – and potentially a national environment where the president may be something of a drag in those districts – that the Democrats can make further inroads in Texas," he said.
"The president personally has been publicly hostile to Muslims," said Douglas Laycock, a professor of religious liberties law at the University of Texas and University of Virginia. "The encouraging news here is the Justice Department and its career people working in an apolitical way and filing briefs in other kinds of cases as well."
Marc Short left UVA’s Miller Center just six months into his one-year fellowship. The former Trump administration official, whose controversial appointment led two historians to resign their posts with the center, has not caused any major changes to how the center’s leadership sees its mission or how it selects its fellows, officials said. It has, however, come in the midst of an ongoing effort to balance the center’s budget, attract new projects and fundraising and enmesh more of its operations within UVA.
The UVA Health System’s ALS Clinic has been named the state's first certified treatment center of excellence by the ALS Association.
The third proposal I have is potentially the most exciting and game-changing. The NFL data is limited in a couple of ways. One is that the shoulder pad sensors, because they only measure your position every 100 milliseconds, they don’t really tell you about the forces you experience, the acceleration you experience. … What I was proposing is to require players to wear some sort of helmet sensors, whether it be these mouthguard accelerometers the NFL has been testing out at the University of Virginia. By requiring these mouthguard sensors, you can monitor if a person experienced 50 Gs or 100 Gs...
General Assembly budget negotiators have reached a compromise that boosts higher education spending by more than either the House of Delegates or state Senate had previously proposed. The compromise would add nearly $565 million to the state's cash reserves and includes new spending for the Hampton Roads region, including $4 million for a new biomedical research initiative involving the Eastern Virginia Medical School, Old Dominion University, the University of Virginia and local medical facilities.
Hundreds of students from across the country visited UVA for the 2019 National IMPACT Conference, the largest annual conference focused on getting college students engaged in civics. The conference was all about giving a place for students to connect and share ideas about ongoing issues.
The General Assembly has approved more than $520,000 in compensation for Gary Linwood Bush, who served almost 11 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of two bank robberies. The Innocence Project at the UVA School of Law helped Bush and Deeds throughout the process.
(Video) Employees from UVA’s Facilities Management hosted a free “Queens of DIY: Toolbox Workshop,” teaching women basic skills in plumbing, carpentry and electrical work.
Larry Terry, executive director of UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, is joining five state officials to form a commission considering how parole officials can help reduce the number of prisoners returning to jail.
Rather than advocating for censorship, political revolutionaries in the 18th century doubled down on the importance of the free press. Figures such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were responsible for creating important institutions of reason and learning, such as the University of Pennsylvania and University of Virginia, precisely for the purpose of educating America’s citizens.
Brennan is marking one year in the anchor chair of “Face the Nation” and is the currently the only female host on the Sunday circuit. The career trajectory of Brennan, who graduated with honors from UVA, has been a rapid ascent.
“The big theme is a return to light-hearted humor," University of Virginia professor Kim Whitler said. "There's an acknowledgement the Super Bowl is about entertainment."
An ad promoting its Google Translate service pointed out that although "words can hurt and sometimes divide," the most translated words in the world are "How are you," ''Thank you" and "I love you." Kim Whitler, marketing professor at the University of Virginia, said the ad was an example of how the night's "most powerful ads focused on unity, positivity and commonality."
The American College of Healthcare Executives each year recognizes industry leaders for their work in transforming care delivery at organizational, local and national levels. ACHE's Gold Medal Award is the organization's highest honor. This year's winners include Kenneth White, associate dean for strategic partnerships and innovation at the University of Virginia's School of Nursing.