The Westhaven Clinic, with the help of some fourth-year University of Virginia medical students, kicked off its first health fair Tuesday.
Before Herman Moore could become a Pro Bowl wide receiver for the Detroit Lions, he had to set himself up for success. Working hard and never giving up were the keys: That’s the message he directed toward a group of Muskegon High School football players on Tuesday, Feb. 25 in the high school’s auditorium.
Two Charlottesville hospitals are taking on new initiatives to make sure patients get the best health care value and top-notch service without breaking the bank. The University of Virginia Health System and Martha Jefferson Hospital have joined health networks as a way to be better stewards of people's time and money. A big part of what makes these networks successful is that they allow health care providers to share patient information so there is no overlap in service.
Fourth-year medical students at the University of Virginia joined the Westhaven Clinic and the Jefferson Area Board for Aging to host a free health fair in Charlottesville on Tuesday.
Automated bill-paying is a great feature, especially if you travel or tend to forget to make payments. But when money comes in automatically and goes out the same way, it's easy to get disconnected from your finances, says James E. Burroughs, a University of Virginia commerce professor who specializes in consumer behavior.
Crockett is a left-handed relief pitcher the Indians selected out of the University of Virginia in the fourth round of last year’s June Draft. He could be pitching for the Indians this year.
Their job is one of the most dangerous and thankless in the U.S. Army. Famously depicted in the movie, “The Hurt Locker,” explosive ordnance disposal technicians often risk their lives to save the lives of countless others. They are brave, bold, sometimes reckless and a little crazy. And she is not only one of them; she’s their leader. First Lt. Janill Castillo, a native of Bronx, N.Y., serves as the commander for Multinational Battle Group –East EOD detachment in Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo.
Nonpartisan analysts are calling it an unforced error by a candidate who can lose only from self-inflicted wounds. “There are plenty of figures on the Republican right you could use without generating this kind of blowback,” said University of Virginia political analyst Larry Sabato. “Everyone knows the guy is nuts. Why would you let your candidate do that?”
There are two separate bills under consideration in the 2014 General Assembly session that would change the maximum time of an emergency custody order to eight or 24 hours. One of those bills was introduced by State Senator Creigh Deeds, who lost his son to suicide in November, after an emergency custody order expired. "That's the reality I live every day in the emergency department," said Dr. Scott Syverud, a physician with the University of Virginia Medical Center. " We have less time in this state to complete an evaluation than almost any other state in the nation."
At the fore is the U.S. Senate race in Louisiana. That 2014 contest will be key in deciding which party controls the Senate, said Kyle Kondik of the Center For Politics at the University of Virginia.
Other academics are finding that failure is often a key element in the innovation process. Edward Hess and Jeanne Liedtka, professors at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, report that in their combined 17 years of innovation research, organizations known for their successful inventions understand that failures are a necessity “up to 90 per cent of the time.”
Among the eight honorees this year in the Virginia Women in History Program at the Library of Virginia is Deborah “Debbie” Ryan. The coach, who turned the University of Virginia women’s basketball team into a national power, now advocates for research into the causes and prevention of pancreatic cancer.
The University of Virginia Medical Center plans to acquire majority ownership of Culpeper Regional Hospital, the two health systems announced Monday.
A University of Virginia student is being called, a role model, mentor and hero. In this week's Stephanie's Heroes, CBS19's Stephanie Satchell is featuring David Tinta, who's mentoring children in Albemarle County. He's helping them with school work and boosting their confidence.
The family of Yeardley Love, the University of Virginia lacrosse player who was killed by her ex-boyfriend in 2010, is seeking help from Congress in their push for more national awareness about dating violence.
Tom Brobson’s been participating in various Artificial Pancreas Project clinical trials at the University of Virginia – from the very first studies in 2007 and 2009 to his latest in December 2012.
(Commentary; subscription required) Registrations and rights-claiming of this sort are unwarranted in higher education. Trademarks are meant to be vehicles for reducing consumer confusion, not rewards for brand-building.
(Commentary) Members of Norfolk’s delegation to the General Assembly say that no such condition has ever been placed on a state university seeking permission to build an athletic facility. An email I received on Monday from the University of Virginia would seem to bolster ODU’s case. U.Va. has used student fees and ticket surcharges to help expand Scott Stadium, its 61,500-seat football stadium, and build an indoor football practice facility, according to a response to a Freedom of Information Act request I received from U.Va.’s Matthew Moynihan.
Considering the election results will be split between the eleven candidates, that means a successful candidate could emerge with a few thousand votes, says Kyle Kondik, an analyst with the University of Virginia Center for Politics. "A person could say, well, if I could just mobilize a certain segment of the district to come out for me, get less than 10,000 votes I could be the next congressman and have the seat for a very long time," he says.
If nothing else, “Museum” by Tina Howe is the perfect play for a university theater department. But the University of Virginia Department of Drama’s current production of it, directed by Doug Grissom, goes well beyond the play’s suitability for students. It’s fun for the audience — 80 non-stop minutes that literally take people-watching to the level of art.