Despite the turmoil facing the Black family in the U.S., they have still managed to prosper. “They are trending now more rapidly than other families in the direction of family stability, which I think is both striking and encouraging,” Brad Wilcox, a sociologist at University of Virginia, said.
(Commentary) According to Jeanne Liedtke, Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, design thinking is able to deliver these kinds of results because not only does it offer a structured way to reframe problems, ideate solutions and iterate towards better answers, but it also provides a route around the many obstacles that can get in the way of creative thinking and problem solving including human biases, fear of failure and lack of employee buy-in.
When the NCAA swimming and diving championships begin next week in Atlanta, the University of Virginia hopes to win races with the help of a mathematician. Ken Ono heads the math department at UVA, and he combines science and math to guide training for the Cavalier’s top-ranked swim team.
To reset your clocks or to not reset? That is the question some professors at the University of Virginia are asking.
The Mannings are part of an emerging pattern of Black migration from larger cities to smaller ones, primarily in the South, according to Sabrina Pendergrass, an assistant professor for African American and African Studies at the University of Virginia. After a decadeslong migration by Black people to Atlanta, “there’s this feeling that ... it might be tougher to get an economic foothold if you wanted to open a business,” Pendergrass said. “In cities like Charlotte, there’s not as much competition.”
Both Albemarle and Charlottesville are now considered at the medium level because the new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people in the past 7 days is now fewer than 200. “I think what we’re seeing, and I think probably many of us are feeling, is that COVID is reducing its footprint in our community,” Dr. Costi Sifri, University of Virginia Health’s director of hospital epidemiology, said on a Friday call with local media. “It’s also reducing its impact here on patients in the hospital and given that we can be thoughtful about how we use masks and other mitigation strategies.”
UNICEF uses a global data system to ensure aid is going to the right people. That’s a long way from one of the earliest examples of cash assistance. “Clara Barton used it. She was the founder of the American Red Cross. She used cash relief as part of the Franco-Prussian War response in 1870,” said Kirsten Gelsdorf, professor of practice and director of global humanitarian policy at the University of Virginia.
University of Virginia Law School professor Thomas Nachbar explains why excluding Russia from the internet is not possible because of the structure of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. He contrasts ICANN with SWIFT, the international payments network, and its ability to ban Russian banks from the system, and suggests the world’s approach to internet regulation needs to change.
(Commentary) Mitu Gulati is professor of law at the University of Virginia. Here he and co-author Lee Buchheit, a former senior partner at Cleary Gottlieb and professor (Hon), at the University of Edinburgh, explore what might happen to Ukraine’s debts if it succumbs to Russia.
(Podcast) University of Virginia head coach Todd DeSorbo and All-American breaststroke Alexis Wenger sat down with the media days before heading to Atlanta to defend their team title at the 2022 NCAA Championships. They touch on topics such as UVA relays, the mindset of defending their title, and racing ACC opponents at both the conference and national levels.
The two National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers in Virginia are teaming up to raise awareness about new screening guidelines for colon cancer. As part of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the University of Virginia Cancer Center and the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center are looking to boost the percentage of Virginians who are up-to-date on their colorectal cancer screening.
The University of Virginia Health Cancer Center has won a national patient experience award. This is the second year in a row that the 3 West hematology/oncology clinic the Cancer Center has taken home a Pinnacle of Excellence Award from Press Ganey. It’s based on excellent ratings from patients from 2018 to 2021.
The UVA Medical Center is the No. 1 hospital in the commonwealth, according to Newsweek’s “World’s Best Hospitals 2022″ Guide.
UVA Health says it is still seeing a downward trend in COVID-19 cases in the area. When it come to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rating, Charlottesville and Albemarle County are now in the medium category when it comes to COVID-19 infections. UVA Health is continuing to see a decrease in hospitalizations with 18 patients, six of whom are in the ICU.
As Princeton University Press, which published “Tesla, Inventor of the Electrical Age,” states: “Nikola Tesla was a major contributor to the electrical revolution that transformed daily life at the turn of the 20th century. His inventions, patents, and theoretical work formed the basis of modern AC electricity, and contributed to radio and television.” It is authored by Dr. W. Bernard Carlson, professor of science, technology, and society at the University of Virginia.
(Book review) In “Positioning for Advantage: Techniques and Strategies to Grow Brand Value,” Kimberly A. Whitler, the Frank M. Sands Sr. Associate Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, provides a set of pragmatic methods (which she calls “tools”) that marketers can use to create and sustain high-performing brands.
An obesity treatment tailored specifically for women may be on the horizon, according to researchers at the University of Virginia. In a study using mice, the team discovered that they could change whether female lab mice stored their fat under the skin or around the organs. The preclinical results provide evidence that this approach could treat obesity and other metabolic diseases such as diabetes in women.
For the past few months, my wife, Laura, has been following a ketogenic diet, and she’s lost a bunch of weight. But in addition to helping people slim down, the low-carb keto diet may have other benefits, including potentially for those with MS. A small study that will be released in April by researchers at UVA Health reports that the keto diet may help to reduce some key multiple sclerosis symptoms.
The share of patients court-ordered to care in the state hospital system has risen from one in 10 in 2014, when the “bed of last resort” law took effect, to one in four, according to data analyzed by Heather Zelle, associate director of mental health policy research at the University of Virginia.
Researchers at UVA Health are bringing hope to cancer treatment. They are using an alternative, innovative treatment. They treat patients with “immunotherapy,” where immune cells are used to kill cancer cells.