In the unfortunate closing of the University of Virginia Kluge Children’s Rehabilitation Center, one sees a microcosm of many of the issues afflicting health care — or advancing it, depending on your point of view. The in-patient portion of the rehab center will shut down in September. At that point, in-patients older than age 15 will be shifted to new beds in the main Medical Center upon the opening of its new wing. Hospital officials say this constitutes the majority of patients, adding that they will be cared for in a facility even better than the KCRC.
Many locals lined up Saturday morning for free health screenings at Washington Park. Doctors, nurses and students from the University of Virginia organized the fifth-annual Community Health Fair. The goal is to draw attention to health issues, especially chronic problems like diabetes and high blood pressure that people might not know they have. Some services offered included blood pressure checks, hearing tests and mammograms.
The University of Virginia’s National Marriage Project and the Institute for American Values found that among college graduates, marriage rates are up and divorce rates are down.
A recent study from the University of Virginia Center for Survey Research estimated that about 30,000 listeners tune in to WTJU each month.
Engineers are trying to emulate the effortless but powerful swimming motions of stingrays and mantarays by creating their own ray-like machine modelled on nature. "They (rays) are wonderful examples of optimal engineering by nature," said Hilary Bart-Smith, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Emails newly released by the University of Virginia shed light on the efforts of top university leaders to deal with the aftermath of President Teresa A. Sullivan\'s forced departure from her job. There were efforts to shore up support and project an image of solidarity from top leadership.
A massive batch of emails released by the University of Virginia provides new insight into the leadership of the university before the recent crisis surrounding the removal and reinstatement of President Teresa A. Sullivan. Officials from the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors often worked directly with upper levels of the school’s administration, rather than going through Sullivan.
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is a program that combines intellectual stimulation and civic engagement. ... Only three other schools in Virginia sponsor Osher programs: George Mason University, the University of Virginia and Hampton University. While many schools, churches and localities offer similar lifelong learning programs, Osher is age-restricted and limited to campus settings.
The University of Virginia is creating a course that covers President Teresa A. Sullivan\'s ouster and reinstatement. The university plans to offer an oral history course in the fall on the turbulent period that began June 10 with the announcement that Sullivan was resigning. The university\'s governing board reinstated the popular president on June 26, after large protests on school grounds, online petitions and calls for Sullivan\'s return by deans, faculty, students and alumni. ... John Alexander and Walter Heinecke will teach the course, called "Documenting U.Va.\'s Future."
By John Norton Moore, a law professor and director of the Center for Oceans, Law & Policy
The United States led the world in the negotiations leading to the Convention on the Law of the Sea. Under President Nixon a unique National Security Council office was created which coordinated eighteen federal agencies and a 100 member private sector advisory committee representing the full spectrum of affected American industry and oceans interests. Rarely has federal policy so fully represented all affected American interests or so fully utilized the extraordinary resources of the entire United States...
James Manning McCarthy
He received a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Business Administration from the U.Va. in 1959.
The last time Virginia traveled outside the country for preseason exhibition games occurred in August of 2008 when it visited Canada. Under former coach Dave Leitao, UVa went 2-1. In 11 days, the Wahoos will embark on a “EuroTrip.” On Thursday, Virginia announced the schedule for its sojourn to The Netherlands, Belgium and France.
Lauren Perdue
A standout swimmer at the University of Virginia and member of the U.S. Olympic swim team
8 with N.C. ties set for time of their lives
Charlotte Observer | July 26, 2012
Skip Burzumato
Assistant director of the National Marriage Project
With fewer wedding bells ringing, marriage in America has evolved
SouthCoastToday.com | July 27
Michele Madison
U.Va. field hockey coach
U.S. field hockey team eyes medal in London
The Citizens' Voice (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) | July 27
Karen McDowell
An information security analyst for U.Va.
Be on guard against Olympics-related scams
USA Today | July 25
Larry Sabato
Director of the Center for Politics and author of the Crystal Ball web site
How Democrats Are Blowing Their Chance to Take Back the House
The Atlantic | July 27
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This weekend a visit to the park could save a life. The Annual Community Health Fair kicks off Saturday at Booker T. Washington Park in Charlottesville. The health fair is sponsored by the UVA Medical Center, Martha Jefferson Hospital, and the Virginia Department of Health. Healthcare providers will offer hearing, vision, and blood pressure screenings. It's also an opportunity to be screened for diabetes. Many of these screenings are free. The health fair is also coinciding with the African American Cultural Arts Festival at Booker T. Washington Park. That is from 10:30 A.M. to 7:30 P.M. ...
As the University of Virginia moves services from the closing Kluge Children’s Rehabilitation Center to other parts of its medical center, it will stop providing care for certain pediatric patients ... The in-patient unit at Kluge will be closing sometime in early September, [Dr. James] Nataro said, in a move that’s designed to coincide with the expected opening of new beds in the North Wing of the Medical Center. ... Care for children 15 and older will head to the UVa-HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital at Fontaine Research Park, Nataro said. In the last year, there have been about 50 rehabi...
State funding will support efforts to commercialize research discoveries by three biotechnology firms affiliated with the University of Virginia, along with a UVa professor, the school announced this week. UVa engineering professor Eric Loth will receive $150,000 through the CIT's matching funds program to support the development of a engineering coating to protect structural building materials from the elements.
"What Kind of Love" is a world premiere musical at Creative Cauldron in Falls Church that explores the shadows of the possible relationship between Thomas Jefferson — a widower and third president of the United States — and Sally Hemings — an enslaved woman. In developing the work, Smithson and Thiessen were inspired when they viewed original documents, including some with Jefferson's musical annotations, at the Jefferson library at the University of Virginia.
This fall, the University of Virginia will offer a course called Documenting UVa’s Future: Oral History of the Ouster and Reinstatement, which will focus on recounting the summer’s controversy about the attempted removal of President Teresa A. Sullivan, according to a UVa news release. Students will interview members of the university community for a history project and explore policy issues in higher education. "It\'s a teachable moment, as people keep saying, and I think it\'s a teachable moment about higher education policy issues, about the relationship between democracy and education, an...
The AWFI (American Wood Finishing Institute) team has just returned to Riverstone from Haiti after assisting with the assembly and completion of the "Breathe House" in St. Marc, Haiti. The University Of Virginia School Of Architecture partnered with AWFI to engineer a surface coating and application process for the "Breathe House."