This week’s Buzz Bites opens with news about Ralph Sampson’s American Tap Room, which is scheduled to open March 14 at 973 Emmet St. North, half a mile from John Paul Jones Arena. Sampson, a standout University of Virginia and NBA basketball player, is teaming up with Thompson Hospitality to open a restaurant with a sports bar vibe and an upscale American favorites menu.
What will the future of this pandemic look like? What’s next for us as we continue to fight back against COVID-19? Those are the questions we posed to Dr. William Petri, a leader at UVA’s Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health.
Four-year major league development coach with the San Diego Padres Keith Werman has been named the 15th manager of the Jersey Shore BlueClaws. As the season is set to open on April 8, Werman [a UVA alumnus] will lead the BlueClaws in their second year as the Phillies’ high-A affiliate.
To keep any art exhibit running long-term, there needs to be a steady flow of visitors. If too many people are touching and bumping into the sculptures, the wear and tear accumulate faster. Not enough, and the exhibit can’t muster the funding to stay open. The flow of visitors is analogous to blood circulation, flowing through the halls of the brain’s vasculature to deliver oxygen and nutrients. “About a third of the microglial population is actually situated on the vasculature,” University of Virginia professor Ukpong Eyo said. “If we eliminate these microglia, we can see that the vasculature...
(Podcast) Bloomberg Washington correspondent Joe Mathieu delivers insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. Guests include Stephen Mull, former ambassador to Poland and vice provost for global affairs at the University of Virginia.
A 2016 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed for a Black woman with a college education, the likelihood of maternal death is still 60% greater than for a white woman with less than a high school education. “Black women are time and time again shown to not receive the same level of treatment or medications,” Ebony Hilton, an anesthesiologist at the University of Virginia and an expert in disparities in health care, said.
Professor Chad Diehl, a historian at the University of Virginia, said he learned about Dr. Takashi Nagai while visiting the atomic bomb museum in Nagasaki, which had an exhibit dedicated to the Catholic community and Nagai. “I was fascinated by the fact that Nagasaki was home to the largest community of Catholics in Japan,” Diehl said. “I was confused by the realization that a mostly Christian nation, the United States, had dropped a bomb on that community. And I was compelled to learn more about them, and especially about their parishioner leader, Nagai Takashi.”
Stepping Stone has partnerships with ReadyKids, International Neighbors and UVA Health, which means families and children can get more than just clothes, diapers and car seats. They can also get mental health counseling, early education intervention, at-home wellness visits, refugee relocation aid and more.
A team of researchers at UVA Health has joined a national trial that is looking at repurposing drugs to treat mild to moderate cases of COVID-19. This trial, called ACTIV-6, is a national double-blind study that wants to enroll 15,000 participants from across the country. It’s looking at Fluvoxamine, a medication typically used to treat depression and was identified for possible use against COVID based on sepsis research. It also is considering Ivermectin, which is used in human and horse versions to treat parasitic infections.
A group of researchers with the University of Virginia is working to further understand postpartum depression.
Researchers from the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined which women are at the highest predisposition for postpartum depression.
A new study involving more than 1.1 million women worldwide has identified those most at risk for developing postpartum depression. They include first-time mothers, mothers under 25, and mothers of twins. The study also found that mothers over 40 with twins are the highest risk group of all. “The size of this study, in over 1 million new mothers, make the findings highly significant and definitive,” said senior author Dr. Jennifer Payne, who directs reproductive psychiatry research at the University of Virginia’s medical school.
UVA’s indoor mask mandate is coming to a close. Due to decreasing omicron numbers and overall lower COVID numbers, UVA will end the indoor masking requirement March 21. Students will still have to wear them in classe, and UVA Health continues mask mandates in it medical buildings.
UVA announced Tuesday it is preparing to end its indoor mask requirement in most indoor settings, including office buildings and the John Paul Jones Arena, on March 21. But classrooms, UVA Health facilities and University Transit will still require face coverings. This shift in the mandate will come after the men’s basketball team’s final home game.
UVA plans to lift some of its indoor masking requirements, with exceptions, effective March 21. Exceptions include classrooms where students and faculty are in close proximity for extended periods of time, UVA Health facilities, and University Transit.
University of Virginia students, faculty, staff and visitors can bare their faces everywhere but in class as of March 21 as school officials plan to lift masking mandates that have been in place since the beginning of fall semester.
If you want to be an emergency or patient care technician, but don’t want to foot the bill, then UVA may have a program for you. “We are so excited for the Earn While You Learn program,” UVA Health CEO Dr. Wendy Horton said. The program gives people the opportunity to start working in the health field without paying for classes.
(Video) A just-released Harris Poll revealed that 52% of women would still prefer to work from home versus 41% of men. The report also showed that 52% of Black workers and 50% of women see it as being better when it comes to career advancement. Dr. Laura Morgan Roberts, professor of practice at UVA’s Darden School of Business, discusses the report.
The University of Virginia received nearly 51,000 applications from high school seniors this year, breaking a school record for the second straight year. Down Interstate 81, Virginia Tech set a record, too, with 45,000 applicants. But while the state’s most prestigious public colleges are flourishing, others are struggling to find students.
Alumni Will Gemma, Justin Black and Dietrich Teschner met as students at UVA. Their documentary, “Headwaters Down,” navigates the James River’s health, history and importance, and was named winner of the 2022 Virginia Environmental Film Contest.