A discovery at UVA is leading researchers to test a popular antidepressant as a potential treatment for COVID-19. The antidepressant is called fluvoxamine, and researchers say it could prevent dangerous overreactions by the body’s immune system.
Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are currently testing the antidepressant fluvoxamine, recognized widely under the brand name Luvox, as a potential treatment for COVID-19. The new study follows work done by the University of Virginia School of Medicine, which determined that it "may prevent dangerous overreactions by the immune system."
For the first time in nearly 200 years, the University of Virginia will be honoring its graduates not on Grounds – but online. Starting Saturday at 1 p.m., students, their families and friends will be able to tune in to the University’s virtual celebration and conferral of degrees on its website, as well as on UVA’s official Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Leaders at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise plan to begin the coming fall semester on campus, after shifting classes online this spring amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
(Video) The coronavirus pandemic is forcing a paradigm shift for public education, with schools closed and students learning from home. UVA’s Miller Center put together a virtual panel of experts Tuesday to discuss the lasting effects of the pandemic on classrooms.
As Kieran O’Connor of UVA and colleagues now reveal through a compelling series of seven studies, another type of discrepancy is seen as being hypocritical, too: when individuals are perceived to use private good deeds to assuage their guilt over morally dubious public works.
Dr. Michael Williams, director of UVA’s Center for Health Policy, said the state isn’t yet ready to reopen. “To be able to do it safely, I think additional things need to be in place that are not necessarily in place for all members of our society,” Williams said.
(Commentary by Jhanya Williamson, third-year student double-majoring in international economics and statistics) While there’s a good deal of potential in online education, one UVA student thinks it’s not well-suited for every subject.
It is vital faculty make this change swiftly, agrees Larry Murphy, president of executive education at UVA’s Darden School of Business. “Schools will suffer consequences if they don’t make the necessary investments in technology and take this opportunity to upskill their faculty and make them comfortable with, and excited about, virtual learning.”
During a wide-ranging phone interview, Bronco Mendenhall talked BYU and Virginia football, why he left Provo and whether there will be a football season this year.
Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA’s Center for Politics, described the race as “very close,” and noted that governors during the pandemic have benefited from a type of “rally around the flag bonus.” “I think Montana has turned into a bona fide Democratic target, even though I think I’d still rather be Daines there than Bullock ultimately,” Kondik said.
President Donald Trump’s effort to keep his personal and corporate financial records away from congressional and law enforcement investigators comes before the Supreme Court Tuesday amid indications some justices may be reluctant to weigh in. “If the president wins and it’s 5-4 … there will be people claiming that the president’s appointees have come to his defense,” says Saikrishna Prakash, a UVA law professor whose recent book, “The Living Presidency,” warns of its ever-expanding powers.
Mark Edmundson, a professor of English at the University of Virginia, writes if Blake were to recast “London,” probably his best-known poem, for the uses of the present, the poet might be inclined to re-title it “New York” or “Washington.”
To assess whether that explains Hempstead’s low voucher usage rate, Edgar Olsen, an economics and public policy professor at the University of Virginia, said the town should disclose how many vouchers were taken out of and into Hempstead last year. Town officials did not respond to a question on the subject.
“I think that in the next year or two, life overall is going to get smaller. There will be less travel, less mobility, less ambition, less wealth, more concern for health. Life at college will grow smaller too. Social life will be more circumscribed and cautious. The demand for smaller classes will rise, both for the safety they provide and for the close connection with the professor and other students. Fewer students will want to leave home for college – they’ll be going to school closer to where they grew up. Pursuing a fancy degree will mean much less than it does now. Those small colleges ...
The president of the University of Virginia says he hopes college football can be played this fall, but he doesn’t expect it to seem like “normal football seasons.” James Ryan told CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday that athletic director Carla Williams and football coach Bronco Mendenhall are committed to a safe return to play. But Ryan says nothing will proceed until medical officials say it’s safe to resume workouts.
With August quickly approaching, many hope that answers to when teams can begin practicing – and eventually play – come in the near future. UVA President Jim Ryan is among them. But Ryan also understands that the decision is not an easy one. During an interview on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Ryan fielded questions in general about how the University is handling the pandemic and what may be done in the coming months.
UVA President James Ryan, in an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, talked about his plans to reopen school in the fall, football and admissions. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is planning to loosen social distancing restrictions this week, and while nothing is set in stone, Ryan says UVA plans to announce its fall plans in mid-June.
What needs to happen before students return to college? The fall semester is going to be looking very different this academic year, says UVA President Jim Ryan.
(Commentary co-written by Ashley Deeks, professor of law) Venezuela’s de facto president, Nicolas Maduro, recently claimed that his forces detained two American citizens and former U.S. special forces soldiers who landed on the Venezuelan coast as part of an effort to initiate an insurgency against his regime.