In its weekly report Friday, the University of Virginia’s Biocomplexity Institute says 33 of the state’s 35 health districts are experiencing a surge in cases and projects that the total number of cases by mid-September could rival the January peak.
A new forecast by University of Virginia scientists indicates that even if the state were able to increase vaccinations to 85% of the population by Labor Day, Virginia would still experience a significant surge in new COVID-19 infections.
The latest forecast from UVA’s Biocomplexity Institute paints its most ominous forecast yet. Released Friday, the document suggests Virginia is heading in the same directions as other states – like Florida – that have seen caseloads surpass figures earlier this year.
You don’t choose a college based on its looks, but if the place where you’re planning on spending most of your time for the next four (or more) years is stunning, it can only be a good thing. After all, your campus is your home away from home, so choosing one that’s gorgeous, as well as well-rated, is a surefire way for you to have the time of your life. From amazing natural surroundings to breathtaking architectural pieces, here are 13 beautiful college campuses in the United States that are sure to be a source of pride for the students and the staff.
(Audio and transcript) Helena Zeweri, a child of Afghan immigrants and an assistant professor at the University of Virginia: You know, despite all the helplessness and despair that I’ve been feeling, I also am just really impressed with how much the diaspora has been mobilizing in this moment. And I hope that we can continue to do that.
A new study published in PLOS One – UVA’s Stephen Baek is a co-author – has found a relationship between a person’s body shape and their family income. The findings provide more evidence for the “beauty premium” – a phenomenon in which people who are physically attractive tend to earn more than their less attractive counterparts.
There are 27,115 of them and they’re coming straight into town. University of Virginia students will return to Grounds this week for in-person classes, club events, athletic contests and all of the social life the school has to offer.
A Richmond-based startup company that offers shoppers an online tool to compare various cosmetic and skin care products recently completed a $1.7 million capital raise from investors. The investment round comes as Brandefy, founded in 2017 by University of Virginia graduate Meg Greenhalgh Pryde, is planning to introduce its own skin care products for sale on its mobile app.
Leny and Tata Talasan prayed every night with their four daughters for a new home in El Salvador City, Philippines. Funded by a $45,000 grant from the Philadelphia-based Papal Foundation through the Daughters of Jesus congregation, the family was among 30 to build a secure new house. His and other families expressed their gratitude to the foundation’s global benefactors and promised to “repay you with all our prayers,” Leny said through the foundation’s website. “That story brings a tear to your eye,” said [UVA alumnus] David Savage, who last month was named executive director of the Papal Fou...
(Commentary by Evan Sandsmark, doctoral student in religious studies) Conservative pilgrims to Orban's Hungary, like Tucker Carlson and Rod Dreher, dream of a 'Christian democracy' in America, too. But their hug for Hungary's illiberal strongman, like their embrace of Trump, is all about opportunism.
Miles Coleman, associate editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, said that O’Halleran’s district currently leans Democratic, with 36.2% of voters registered as Democrats to 32.4% registered Republicans. But he said “if Yavapai County gets put back in, O’Halleran could have a much more red district” in District 1, which covers most of northern and eastern Arizona.
Redrawing district lines is driven by a constitutional requirement that each district have about the same population. In April, the Census Bureau reported that the state’s population grew 15 percent to more than 3.1 million. “If you're a Democrat, I think the reasonable goal is how do you keep the delegation three-to-one Democratic for the rest of the decade,” said Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
Christopher Ali, associate professor of media studies at the University of Virginia, says that second-class service creates, essentially, second-class citizens. "The idea that we just need to get something to rural America rather than nothing at all, shortchanges everyone who's living there," he said. "I have met people who were paying $300 a month for an internet connection that was no better than what I had in 2005."
A case out of New York awaiting review grapples with the question of whether the state can require religious employers to provide insurance coverage that includes abortion, said Douglas Laycock, a professor at the University of Virginia Law School. Like the transgender case, the court hasn’t said whether it will agree to hear the matter. “There is a steady trickle of these kinds of cases,” Mr. Laycock said.
Dr. Zan Zaidi, physician executive for UVA Health community hospitals, which includes the group’s facilities in Manassas and Haymarket that were previously owned in partnership with Novant, said new cases were “almost exclusively” unvaccinated people. He said some vaccinated people have contracted the virus, but “it’s exceedingly rare.”
Dr. Cameron Webb, a practicing physician at the University of Virginia and a senior policy adviser for equity on the White House’s COVID-19 Response Team, noted during the video conference that the percentage of cases among African Americans has been proportionate to the group’s population, about 13%. But, Webb cautioned, “That’s not telling the full story. We’re still seeing that deaths are higher in the Black community.”
Tim Heaphy, a Virginia senior assistant attorney general, is taking a leave of absence in order to serve as chief investigative counsel to the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Heaphy, who also is counsel to the University of Virginia, previously served a partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, and as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia.
(Commentary by John Rodden, professor emeritus) If you want to impress an acquaintance from western Germany with your German language ability – and frighten an elderly eastern German – try out this mouthful: Stacheldrahtsonntag. Yes, that’s one of those typical seemingly endless multisyllabic German words. But it’s a lot more than that. Translation: “Barbed Wire Sunday.” Most Germans know what it means – and every German over the age of 65 cannot forget the day it happened – and where he was and what she was doing.
While Virginia's population growth outpaced the national average, especially in northern Virginia, demographer Hamilton Lombard at the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper said the state's growth is not as rapid as it has been in past decades, especially in northern Virginia. “It's the slowest growth we've had overall since the Great Depression,” Lombard said.