4. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA: The University of Virginia has a master’s of science in nursing degree program with 10 concentrations to established nurses and learners looking to enter the field. UVA’s MSN in clinical nursing leadership has paths for direct-entry into nursing and for advancement to managerial and leadership positions for practicing nurses. Additional concentrations in adult, pediatric, neonatal, and psychiatric acute and primary care give learners chances to work on individual interests and improve professional knowledge. UVA accepts only 90 candidates annuall...
A new national study casts significant doubt on the idea that states, at least, are better positioned to run schools than locally elected officials. Overall, researchers found little evidence that districts see test scores rise as a result of being taken over. If anything, state control had slightly negative effects on students. “Maybe school boards are the least worst option that we have,” said Beth Schueler, a professor at the University of Virginia and one of the study authors.
(Commentary by Elizabeth Ellcessor, associate professor of media studies) COVID-19-related messages are a new use of the alert system. They indicate changing ideas about what constitutes an emergency and underscore the challenges of public messaging in a personalized media environment.
(Editorial) We need the Karsh Institute. We needed it five, 10, 15 years ago. We need it now more than ever. The Karsh Institute of Democracy at the University of Virginia will be an expansion of the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy at the UVA Law School.
Preparing for this NCAA Tournament, UVA baseball coach Brian O’Connor shared with his players memories of the Cavaliers’ six regional championships. None of his stories resembled what transpired Tuesday in Columbia, South Carolina, where Devin Ortiz, Stephen Schoch, Kyle Teel and friends created their own program lore with another regional title.
Voters will be selecting the Democratic nominees for the offices of governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general on Tuesday. J. Miles Coleman at the University of Virginia Center for Politics says that former Governor Terry McAuliffe is a strong favorite to win the nomination for governor. Incumbent Attorney General Mark Herring is also the favorite to win the nomination in his run for re-election. However, the race for the lieutenant governor's office is the one that is the most up in the aid.
"If the Republicans can manage to recapture Virginia, which has clearly moved in a Democratic direction, the prospects for Democrats in the midterm elections in 2022 will be dimmed; there's just no doubt about it," said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics.
"We're sort of in this transition period right now where not everyone is vaccinated," said Dr. Bill Petri, an infectious disease expert at the University of Virginia.
Locations like Luxembourg or the Cayman Islands — countries and territories that for decades have been using near-zero tax rates to lure companies, their workers and their investment. “So the idea of a 15% minimum tax would just discourage companies from moving that offshore,” said Ruth Mason, a law and taxation professor at the University of Virginia.
(Commentary by Nicholas Sargen, adjunct faculty at the Darden School of Business) Are Republicans and Democrats capable of compromising to make sound public policy decisions? Based on the extreme partisan wrangling over the past decade, the odds appear slim to none. But the negotiations over public infrastructure spending raised hopes that a compromise might be reached.
The local district has hosted several vaccination clinics in predominantly Black areas alongside the University of Virginia, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, the African American Pastors Council and others.
Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s efforts have led to other accolades. The University of Virginia/Vanderbilt University Center for Effective Lawmaking rated Rubio as the most effective Republican senator in the last Congress.
An equity profile for Albemarle County has now been released. According to a release, the county worked with the Equity Center at the University of Virginia to create this profile, which is called Albemarle County Equity Profile: Centering Equity in Evaluation Well-Being and Quality of Life for Albemarle County Residents. The profile lets county staff and community members see how well-being is being experienced by people living in the county.
Cardiologists and researchers at the University of Virginia say they have developed a new metric that could improve survival for heart-failure patients. The new measurement helps identify patients who could be at higher risk for heart or pulmonary issues so doctors can tailor their treatment to be less or more aggressive.
UVA Health has developed a new physiological measurement that may help heart-failure patients. According to a release, this measurement could improve survival for such patients by identifying high-risk patients who need tailored treatments.
(Press release) A new memorial acknowledging the historical use of slave labor to build and maintain University of Virginia’s Charlottesville campus has been attracting attention and heightening racial awareness since its completion in what became a turbulent 2020.
A change is coming to the Whispering Wall memorial at the University of Virginia. According to a release, the UVA Board of Visitors approved a resolution to modify the memorial on Friday. The wall was originally named for Confederate soldier and politician Frank Hume. That name will be removed and replaced with blocks of a contrasting color to mark the change, based on the recommendation of the Naming and Memorials Committee.
The Board of Visitors’ Buildings and Grounds Committee at the University of Virginia approved the re-dedication of the Frank Hume Memorial during its afternoon meeting on Friday. Frank Hume was a Confederate soldier who also served in the Virginia House of Delegates. Many fought for the memorial to be removed entirely, instead only the inscription will be removed. The inscription will be replaced with contrasting blocks to represent an enlivening future.
The University of Virginia has recognized four people with its Thomas Jefferson Awards. Normally, there are just two recipients each year, one for scholarship and one for service. However, the awards were canceled last year.
Researchers from UVA and Carnegie Mellon University reported that study participants were able to recall 56% more information when it was presented to them on multiple monitors rather than on a single screen.