Even though Christmas 2020 will be different because of the COVID-19 pandemic, fans of The Hallmark Channel can count on one tradition happening again this year. They’ll see actress (and UVA alumna) Jen Lilley in one of the network’s new Christmas films.
Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics, said even if Wisconsin judges took the rare action of reversing the state’s election outcome, Trump would need two more states to follow suit for the effort to deliver him a second term.
Observers say there’s a simple reason why the Hollywood community hasn’t spoken up in defense of the Uyghurs or in support of protesters in Hong Kong. China is on the verge of becoming Hollywood’s biggest market. But in order for studios to access millions of Chinese viewers, it has to appease the government gatekeepers. “People who have spoken out are the people whose work has very little chance of ever appearing in China,” says UVA media studies professor Aynne Kokas, author of “Hollywood Made in China.” “For example, Judd Apatow, whose screwball sex comedies will never enter the Chinese mar...
With the coronavirus slowing things down in society, people are plugged in more than ever to what's going on around the world, which can create stress, according to John Schorling with the UVA Mindfulness Center.
“Folks have figured out that social media shaming and attention makes things happen,” said Meredith Clark, a UVA assistant professor of media studies who recently published a study of call-out culture called “Drag Them.”
One of the first contributions Biden will make to America's health also will be one of the most important, experts said – de-politicizing and unifying the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "I think you have in this person, Joe Biden, a person who believes in science and is listening to the experts in the scientific community," said Vivian Riefberg, a professor with the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.
In the more than 400 days of his run for office, Webb balanced districtwide campaign events with his role as director of health policy and equity at the University of Virginia. By March, he added shifts at UVA Health treating COVID-19 patients to his busy schedule.
(Commentary by Kyle Kondik, political analyst at UVA’s Center for Politics and managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball) Here’s a hot take as we look ahead to the 2022 midterm: Democrats may have a better chance of winning a Senate majority than a House majority in the next national election. That is not to say Democrats have a great chance of winning a Senate majority — they don’t.
(Commentary by Dr. William Petri, professor of medicine) There are now two COVID-19 vaccines that, at least according to preliminary reports, appear to be 94.5% and 95% effective. Both were developed in a record-breaking 11 months or so.
The University of Virginia’s College at Wise and Appalachian School of Law are pleased to announce that they have recently entered into a collaborative initiative, known as a 3-plus-3 program, that provides UVA-Wise students with an efficient and structured pathway into a legal career. When enrolled in a 3-plus-3 program, students at UVA-Wise enter ASL after three years of undergraduate study and receive their baccalaureate degree upon completing the first year of law school. Two years later they graduate from ASL with a law degree.
The University of Virginia Kidney Center is the first partner site to distribute food bags from Blue Ridge Area Food Bank that are packed to offer proper nutrition to dialysis patients facing food insecurity.
The UVA Medical Center’s nursing practice recently received Magnet recognition for its work, earning the most prestigious award granted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for the second time.
Before COVID-19 ever hit America’s radar, a professor at the University of Virginia discovered a way to treat it. It’s not a treatment in the sense that the drug prevents or stops the novel coronavirus. However, it lessens the symptoms if a person contracts the virus. Professor Alban Gaultier, of UVA’s Department of Neuroscience and its Center for Brain Immunology, partnered with former UVA graduate student Dorian Rosen, to discover a link between fluvoxamine, an antidepressant, and sepsis, when the immune system creates too many inflammatory molecules.
Other schools on the list included the University of Virginia School of Law, coming in 10th place.
Public and corporate interest in job skills will outlast Trump’s administration, experts say, continuing to pressure colleges to adapt. Traditional higher ed institutions will “step up in new ways or become irrelevant,” says Maria Flynn, CEO of Jobs for the Future. One promising example she points out is the new one-year “Edge” program from the University of Virginia. It offers 20 credits in courses that teach “digital and human skills,” including the programming language Python and persuasive writing. It’s designed to serve as a “stepping stone to a degree” for working adults.
The University of Virginia just opened a new office building to help the university with members of the Charlottesville community. The new Community Partnerships Office, located at the old Albemarle Hotel on West Main Street, will serve as a “front door” to UVA’s engagement and equity programs.
The University of Virginia released a pre-recorded version of its annual Lighting of the Lawn show on Thursday night.
The University of Virginia’s Lighting of the Lawn is usually a sign the holidays are just around the corner. But this year it’s also a sign of just how much has changed.
A new survey conducted by UVA’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture suggests that the nation is partisan and polarized to a dangerous degree – but that does not mean the effects are permanent.
A group of UVA researchers was building a robot for disaster response, as part of an international competition, when the pandemic shut down their lab. The team quickly repurposed its creation into a COVID-19 health tool – a 180-kilogram robotic unit on wheels, with an arm that decontaminates entire rooms, including hard-to-reach surfaces.