Researchers at the University of Virginia have identified a potential way to battle the health effects of obesity and type two diabetes in women. “We wanted to see if we could treat obese the mouse with this small drug which could potentially help the female mice at least to reduce their fat mass and increase their metabolic phenotypes,” PhD with UVA’s Center for Public Health Genomics Qianyi Yang said.
On a sunny Thursday afternoon, descendants of people enslaved in Charlottesville sang, danced and celebrated the liberation of their ancestors at the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers on the University of Virginia Grounds. The event was hosted by Descendants of Enslaved Communities at UVa, an organization of people who have ancestors who were enslaved at the university. The descendants were joined by friends and supporters eager to celebrate the day.
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The Virginia legislature has passed a bill guaranteeing college athletes the ability to sign name, image and likeness deals, putting the General Assembly’s stamp of approval on an enterprise that took shape last summer. The bill, passed 96-4 by the House on Wednesday, requires colleges to allow NIL deals and sets guardrails on the types of contracts athletes can sign.
Clint Sintim was at Dulles International Airport, about to board a flight to visit a recruit, when he learned – through a Zoom meeting – that his boss, Virginia football coach Bronco Mendenhall, was resigning at the end of the 2021 season. “I just froze,” Sintim said. “I wasn’t sure what to do.” Eventually, UVA hired Tony Elliott and Tech brought in Brent Pry. Those coaches had the chance to observe the former staffs work with the team during bowl preparations and keep the program steady during the transition.
As a junior writer and strategist at marketing agency Compadre, Alisha Kohli’s expertise now includes strategic ideation, creative development, and copywriting, not to mention her experience as an intern in analytics and artist management. The young creative double-majored in media studies and economics at the University of Virginia, which she says was a ‘formative experience’ due to the people she met.
For months before the bombs started falling, Hayden Bassett watched over the cultural riches of Ukraine – the cathedrals of Kyiv, the historic buildings of Lviv, museums across the country and the ancient burial sites that dot its steppes. Using satellite imagery, Bassett, 32, [a University of Virginia alumnus] an archaeologist and director of the Cultural Heritage Monitoring Lab at the Virginia Museum of Natural History, has monitored and mapped much of the country’s national heritage as part of a civilian effort to mark the sites that could be devastated by war.
Whitler is an associate professor of business administration at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and an expert when it comes to strategic positioning. She published this new book, “Positioning for Advantage.”
Joseph Williams, professor of education at the University of Virginia, says the arguments stem from a failure to understand systemic inequities in the United States. Williams says much of Youngkin’s report is based on white comfort and a misconception of critical race theory. He adds what’s actually divisive is ongoing racism and its impacts on people – not having a conversation about it or privilege.
“Between 2009 and 2017, the federal government spent $47 billion on broadband,” Christopher Ali, a media studies professor at the University of Virginia, pointed out. “The major reason, I think, why this spending has not solved the digital divide is that we’ve had a policy system that has favored the larger incumbent providers,” he added.
Psychologist Joseph P. Allen, who headed a study for the University of Virginia, says: “We tell parents to think of those arguments not as a nuisance but as a critical training ground.”
A team of researchers with the University of Virginia is looking into the possible benefits of Montessori schooling. Angeline Lillard is the director of UVA’s early development lab and one researcher on the study.
“Our study provides evidence that medically supervised ketogenic diets are safe and tolerable when studied over a six-month period, and convey clinical benefits to persons living with MS,” said study author Dr. J. Nicholas Brenton, director of the Pediatric MS & Related Disorders Clinic at the University of Virginia.
The program targets all fourth-graders in Jefferson County Schools and is funded through a grant from the Rural Arts Collective. The program will also introduce Jefferson County Schools to dramaturges – professional researchers in the theater industry from schools including the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Virginia and Duke University. Free books to take home will be provided to students, as will access to field trips to Shepherd University.
“What these guidelines highlight … is how far away we’ve moved from ‘one-size-fits-all’ therapy, which usually meant whole brain therapy, to more effective and less toxic therapy personalized to the patient’s symptoms, brain imaging and underlying cancer type,” said Dr. David Schiff, the Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of Neurology, Neurological Surgery and Medicine and co-director of the Neuro-Oncology Center at the University of Virginia.
The University of Virginia Health system and the health district are continuing to offer free drive-through community testing sites Monday through Friday.
The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act will provide $5.5 million in funding for mental health care for frontline workers in Virginia. The University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, and George Mason University are the three major health systems in Virginia receiving funds from the bill.
University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business: Also in July, Darden School Foundation launched its Breakthrough Scholars Program for women and underrepresented minorities interested in private equity, venture capital or hedge fund careers. The merit-based, full-ride scholarship is worth up to $150,000.
Amherst County High School’s Future Center strives to expose students to various options for life after graduation. Abby Wallen works for the Virginia College Advising Corps, which is affiliated with the University of Virginia and a program Amherst County Public Schools is partnering with. She said college advising operates within the “living, breathing” program of the Future Center.
Del. Carrie Coyner, who’s a Republican, worked with two Democrats in the Senate – Louise Lucas and Jennifer McClellan – to craft the Virginia Early Literacy Act. It aims to ensure that all third graders can read well. To ensure passage, Coyner also worked with experts at the University of Virginia’s school of education and with the law school’s State and Local Government Clinic to research the best approach to early literacy and to lobby for the measure.
But it wasn’t just Vanderbilt. Whether anyone knew it or not, Cofer’s electronic wristband displays were also being worn by the University of Virginia, Clemson, N.C. State, Alabama, James Madison and out west at the University of Pacific.