The University of Virginia’s widely followed modeling suggests if the omicron variant hits Hampton Roads, new cases could rise from about 2,000 a week in early December to somewhere between 11,600 and 39,000 by mid-February 2022 – a big spread and well above the peak of 8,950 cases seen for the week ended Jan. 24.
A forecasting model produced by the Virginia Department of Health and UVA predicts the state will reach the peak of its omicron variant surge in early February.
(Commentary) Virginia’s reputation as a political bellwether, and relative swing state, has disguised one of the great challenges facing the commonwealth: We are not only deeply divided, but to a striking extent Virginians of different political outlooks are dispersed geographically from one another, and thus losing our connections and sense of shared purpose.
Fueled by the highly contagious omicron variant and its delta cousin, the number of COVID-19 cases is reaching record levels across the region, the state and on the University of Virginia Grounds.
University of Virginia: Full vaccination required, booster required. According to their website, UVA is is requiring all students and staff to upload proof of their updated vaccine status to the school by Feb. 1.
The University of Virginia’s students, faculty, and staff will be required to get a COVID-19 booster shot for the spring semester.
Foxhaven is the first natural area you see along this quiet road. It was longtime Foxhaven resident Jane Heyward, a gardening and hiking enthusiast, who, throughout the decades that her family owned and lived at this beautiful estate, explored, navigated and created her beloved Ragged Mountain paths. In doing so, thanks to Jane’s passionate pathfinding legacy and the meticulous upkeep by UVA, which now owns this iconic estate, this magnificent property has been opened to the public.
A legal team from the University of Virginia Law School First Amendment Clinic and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press represented The Caucus in a two-year legal battle over records that could illuminate the extent of the cybersecurity risk posed by the camera network, which is connected to several law enforcement agencies in the region.
(Press release) Aramark, the largest U.S.-based food service provider, is making it easier for students at 10 U.S.-based universities (including UVA) to make climate-friendly choices, by introducing Cool Food Meals on residential dining menus this semester.
This is a school, an occupational training program and a job skills education center all in one. This is VIAble Ventures, the business and training arm of the Virginia Institute of Autism’s Center for Adolescent and Adult Autism Services. The venture was spawned through a 2018 Innovation Laboratory, or i.Lab, program at UVA’s Darden School of Business that focused on developing microbusinesses and enterprises for nonprofits.
The University of Virginia’s autism initiative is offering classes for caregivers of children with autism and they can get paid while attending.
The University of Virginia is planning to build a Native American-centered cultural center in place of the Georges Rogers Clark statue, which depicted Clark on a horse, attacking a Native American family while backed by three frontiersmen wielding rifle, pistol and powder. UVA’s Racial Equity task force called for the statue’s removal and recommended the University work with the local indigenous community to reimagine the space, among other steps to repair UVA’s relationship with Indigenous communities.
The University of Virginia has big plans for continued expansion in Northern Virginia, with more details to come early this year on where UVA will be developing new programs within the region.
For patients and visitors at Northridge Medical Park, El’Carlos Coles brings “a little ray of sunshine” to their day when he greets them, helps them out of their vehicle or assists them to their appointment. Coles has been working for UVA Health for nearly 30 years, most of his time as a greeter.
Isaac Mackey, 27, a 2016 graduate of the University of Virginia. At UVA, he joined Virginia Rowing and fell in love with the sport he’d never done.
For nearly two years, readers have been sending me heartbreaking notes about how the pandemic is tearing apart their families. To help us navigate these COVID-strained relationships, I spoke to Claudia Allen, director of the Family Stress Clinic and director of behavioral science in UVA’s Department of Family Medicine.
(Press release) Linktree, the market-leading linking platform, today announced its inaugural class of collegiate athlete partners (including Alana Walker of the UVA volleyball team) as the organization continues to build out its sports offerings and resources to help college athletes fully utilize their newfound name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. As Linktree partners, the five athletes will create and share content that showcases who they are on and off the court, using Linktree to connect their audiences to their content, brand deals, causes, playlists, communities and NIL ventures.
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Next Wednesday, the University of Virginia (Cavaliers will be playing Southern Methodist University Mustangs in the first ever Fenway Bowl in Boston. It will also be the last game for at UVA for Bronco Mendenhall as he will step down as head coach after the game. Mendenhall has been trying to keep things as normal as possible in preparing for the game, but when he went into his office on Wednesday, one thought did hit Mendenhall.
NJ/NY Gotham FC announced Wednesday that it had signed midfielder Taryn Torres from the University of Virginia to a one-year contract with the option for an additional year. Torres was selected 23rd overall in the 2021 NWSL Draft by Gotham FC (then Sky Blue FC) and opted to return for a fifth year at UVA.
(Transcript) Dr. Ebony Hilton, associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, talks about COVID-19 developments and a new anti-viral pill.