Companies developing plans for remote and hybrid work in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic may see some value in tracking their workers’ activity on company computer systems to measure their productivity. But it also poses the danger of upsetting employees who resent being tracked and fear the consequences. A new study from researchers at UVA and the University of Southern California found that employees are more willing to accept tracking, and may even welcome it, if the data that’s gathered is analyzed by technology instead of humans.
After a year of isolation, Zoom calls, and masks, this year may bring much more anxiety for students, parents and teachers. Dr. Claudia Allen, a psychologist with UVA Health who has been tracking anxiety in children throughout the course of the pandemic, says this school year will have its unique challenges. “For most kids, this August is going to be the first time in a year and a half. If you’re a 7-, or 8- or 9-year-old, a year and a half is a big chunk of your life, so it feels even longer to them than it does to us,” Allen said.
Experts said that while businesses typically can require vaccines, offering other options could help limit pushback. “I think that it would be legal [to require vaccinations] even if employers didn’t offer that opt-out, but offering it certainly makes things easier because then they don’t have to deal with individual requests for disability accommodations and religious accommodations and so forth that they would have had to otherwise,” says Kevin Cope, an associate professor at the UVA School of Law.
The next night at the University of Virginia we saw this happen again, and it was just as delightful. This time it was the UVA swim and dive team cheering on their teammates Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass.
New Orleans Pelicans add University of Virginia guard Trey Murphy III in 1st round of 2021 NBA Draft
The New Orleans Pelicans will add University of Virginia guard Trey Murphy III to the roster this season. Murphy was drafted in the first round of the 2021 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies, but that pick will be sent to New Orleans as part of a larger trade agreed to earlier this week.
Londoner Susanne Grainger and the rest of Canada’s women’s eight rowing crew won its first Olympic gold medal since 1992 Friday morning in Tokyo, splashing through an aggressive run that saw them beat pursuing runners-up New Zealand (silver) and China (bronze). Grainger, 30, attended the University of Virginia [as did teammate Christine Roper] and is a graduate of Central secondary school in downtown London.
Canadian rowers took home gold in the women’s eight competition, ending a 13-year reign held by the United States in the event. Former University of Virginia rowers Susanne Grainger (’13) and Christine Roper (’11) helped power the Canadian boat, finishing with a time of 5:59.13.
Jenny Boucek helps round out the Pacers’ coaching staff after spending the past few years with Rick Carlisle in Dallas. Boucek and Carlisle became acquainted through the University of Virginia, where they were both standouts.
A 19-year-old from Alexandria, Virginia, Frances Montevilla is a second-year student at the University of Virginia. She is planning on majoring in American studies with a minor in Indigenous studies. This summer, she is interning for First American Art Magazine through UVA’s Mellon Indigenous Arts Program. Frances is a bright mind with many perspectives to contribute to UVA, FAAM, and the many other spaces she will take part in in the professional future that stretches before her.
A 19-year-old from Central New Jersey, Cady de la Cruz is a second-year student at the University of Virginia. They are an undeclared major interested in pursuing a minor in Indigenous studies. This summer, they are interning for the First American Art Magazine through UVA’s Mellon Indigenous Arts Program. Guided by their own experiences and identities, Cady is a bold and thoughtful individual with the power to transform spaces within UVA, FAAM, and more.
A 19-year-old from Central New Jersey, Cady de la Cruz is a second-year student at the University of Virginia. They are an undeclared major interested in pursuing a minor in Indigenous studies. This summer, they are interning for the First American Art Magazine through UVA’s Mellon Indigenous Arts Program. Guided by their own experiences and identities, Cady is a bold and thoughtful individual with the power to transform spaces within UVA, FAAM, and more.
“There is some inherent conflict between the rank-and-file voters in the GOP and business interests over immigration,” Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, told Zenger. “Republican politicians are much likelier to espouse hawkish views on immigration now, even compared to the George W. Bush years. Business interests are probably more aligned with Democrats on immigration, but they also are at odds with Democrats on many other issues.”
“I think there are a lot of kind of national establishment-style Democrats who just feel like Turner would be a thorn in the side of leadership along the same lines as the so called ‘Squad,’ ” said Kyle Kondik, managing editor of “Sabato’s Crystal Ball” (referring to longtime politics professor and political prognosticator Larry Sabato) at the University of Virginia.
Yet, 50 years since it was written in 1971 by a highly respected Virginia lawyer and future U.S. Supreme Court associate justice, the memo remains shrouded in mystery. Political analysts and historians sharply disagree on its actual level of influence. The debate itself testifies to the enduring power of the concise yet comprehensive 34-page document that outlined why and how corporate America could — and should — assert influence over American politics, society and culture. “Rarely has any memorandum or position paper been more successful, more influential than the Powell Memorandum,” says A....
A.E. Dick Howard, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, wrote in an email that “Justice Mims is the model of a citizen dedicated to public service. He has held office in all three branches of Virginia’s government, but he has never sought public office for its own sake.”
Eight Virginia children’s hospitals earned recognition from the U.S. News & World Report annual rankings, released Tuesday. Among them is UVA Children’s, ranking first in the state and No. 7 in the mid-Atlantic region, recognized for its neonatology, pediatric cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes, orthopedics, and urology specialties.
A University of Virginia Health blog writer is posting the words of five individuals since March 2020 who’ve been working the front lines at the hospital treating COVID patients. It’s called “Voices from the COVID Unit”, and health system writer Kelly Casey has posted journal entries from one nurse who contracted COVID herself — then her grandmother died in the UVA COVID unit.
Centra Health will be working closer with UVA Health by the end of this year to provide smoother transitions and boosted service to transplant patients. The two providers announced their strategic clinical affiliation Wednesday, which will affect a few different areas of care.
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have made a finding that could boost drug development for diabetes, cancer and other diseases. According to a release, they have overturned conventional wisdom regarding the workings of certain hormone receptors within cells.
The University of Virginia School of Medicine has some groundbreaking research on hormones. A research team has a finding that could boost drug development for various illnesses and disorders including cancer and diabetes.