Wladek Minor of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and other top structural biologists have led an international team of scientists to investigate the protein structures contained in the virus – structures that are vital to developing treatments and vaccines. The team has created a Web that provides scientists an easy way to see the progress of the structural biology community in this area. It also includes the team’s assessment of the quality of the individual models and enhanced versions of these structures, when possible.
The workout regimens of hungry mice may lead to improved gym rat exercise routines and better health for older adults, thanks to a University of Virginia School of Medicine researcher who developed a mouse gym in his garage.
The University of Virginia has announced that its campus will reopen for some in-person classes in August, with the face-to-face instruction ending by Thanksgiving. University officials said in a statement Thursday that students will be allowed to return to the Charlottesville campus for the fall semester, which is set to begin Aug. 25.
UVA announced Thursday that it is planning for at least some face-to-face classes when the fall term starts in late August on its campus in Charlottesville. But the in-person teaching will end by Thanksgiving.
At least some University of Virginia students likely will be able to return to Grounds in August, though their semester will be abnormal. In an email from President Jim Ryan on Thursday, some details of the fall semester were presented, including an on-time start to the semester of Aug. 25.
It may not be quite business as usual as the state reopens and a new sense of normal takes shape amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, but a business accelerator program is pivoting to the health industry and University of Virginia students are testing out an app that could bolster contact tracing.
A large gift from a local nonprofit will be used to help the University of Virginia’s biomedical community study the coronavirus. The Ivy Foundation in Charlottesville has donated $2 million toward COVID-19 research at UVA.
UVA won the top prize at this year’s National Collegiate Cyber Defense Championship. It’s the team’s third title in a row, a feat only done once before in the competition’s 14-year history. The team overcame 10 other finalists and the coronavirus pandemic, which forced the championship to be held virtually for the first time ever.
Pampers chose UVA Health as one of 15 hospitals across the United States to receive a NICU technology grant. The grant will allow more families to connect with infants who are in the hospital’s care through the Angel Eye camera system.
With $10 million from the National Science Foundation, computer scientists at UVA, Virginia Tech and 13 other schools have begun to tackle a massive problem with the power of big data and computers. Chris Barrett at UVA’s Biocomplexity Institute says now – in the 21st century – mankind is armed to confront the ancient problem of plagues.
UVA Police Chief Timothy Longo released a statement calling on officers to remember their oaths to the community in the wake of the death of George Floyd and the protests that have followed nationwide.
Three former Marines and a medical doctor – R.D. Huffstetler, of Charlottesville; John Lesinski, of Washington, Virginia; Claire Russo, of Earlysville, and Cameron Webb, of Charlottesville – are competing to become the Democratic Party’s nominee for the 5th U.S. Congressional District. Webb, who lives outside of Charlottesville, is a practicing physician, a professor of medicine and the director of health policy and equity at the University of Virginia. His wife is also a physician. Webb also holds a law degree, and he was a White House Fellow from 2016 to 2017.
A national health care publication has named the UVA Medical Center as one of the top hospitals in the country. Becker’s Hospital Review put the UVA Medical Center on its 2020 list of 100 great hospitals in America.
The COVID-19 coronavirus is creating a wealth of health-related hardships for health care consumers, and, while infection is obviously at the top of that list, there are many secondary challenges resulting from the pandemic, especially when it comes to social determinants of health. The virus' spread is exacerbating these challenges, but UVA Health is finding ways to address them by emphasizing a community-first approach.
Optical clocks can already be linked together physically through fiber-optic networks, but this approach still limits their usage in many electronic systems. The new achievement by the U.S. research team – with members from NIST, the University of Colorado-Boulder, and the University of Virginia – could remove such limitations by combining the performance of optical clocks with microwave signals that can travel in areas without a fiber-optic network.
Endurance exercise prevented the onset of symptoms without the need to restore frataxin production in a mouse model of Friedreich’s ataxia, a study shows, potentially paving the way for clinical research on the impact of endurance exercise in patients. Researchers at the UVA School of Medicine investigated the impact of endurance exercise in a mouse model of FA.
A local man is looking to raise $100,000 to help the family of one of his friends and co-workers after he passed away. Jermaine “Manky” Hussein recently passed away due to kidney disease, leaving behind three children and his wife. He was also a frontline worker at UVA Health.
Friends, family and coworkers of gathered at Azalea Park on Saturday afternoon to remember Jermaine "Manky" Hussein Jackson. The UVA Health employee died May 12 of kidney disease.
Starting next week, UVA will no longer provide pay for employees who are unable to work due to the COVID-19 pandemic, either remotely or in person. Beginning June 1, the University says “pay continuity” will no longer be available for those who can no longer perform their jobs due to COVID-19. That means emergency administrative leave is no longer available as a leave type.
For the third year in a row, a UVA team has won a national cybersecurity championship. The UVA School of Engineering’s student Cyber Defense Team competed against nine other finalist universities in the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, which took place this past Friday and Saturday virtually.