The Carson Raymond Foundation says that in less than two weeks, it raised $25,000 to help Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville to build the Five Pillars Park in the Southwood community. The foundation thanks the many donors who helped make this possible, including University of Virginia men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett and his wife Laurel, who matched $5,000 raised.
For Gillian Frank, it’s time for Jewish people to start thinking about how their religion relates to their personal sexuality. “I sort of joked with us privately, but I will say that perhaps it’s time – in our investigations into the history of sexuality – to consider what it means to be Jewish both in the sheets and in the streets,” Frank, a postdoctoral fellow in American studies at UVA, said. Frank was one of the three featured speakers at the “Sexing American Jewish History” panel, which Pitt’s Jewish Studies program hosted last Friday via Zoom.
February is American Heart Month and a UVA cardiologist shares tips on how you can combat heart problems.. “Diet and exercise. When it comes to diet, avoid high-fat foods, reduce salt intake and cut back on calories. The second thing is exercise. What we recommend is 150 minutes of moderate exercise,” said Dr. Michael Ayers.
The researchers noted wide variations in screening across states, but they said across-the-board declines were evident beginning in 2010, marking a “worrisome consequence that needs attention.” Dr. Robert Dreicer, deputy director of the UVA Cancer Center, agreed, noting in a press statement that the findings suggest reduced PSA screening may come at the cost of more men presenting with metastatic disease. “Patients should discuss the risks and benefits associated with PSA screening with their doctor to identify the best approach for them,” Dreicer said.
Although he came in a distant second in the Democratic caucus, Biden won Nevada in 2020, and if he runs for re-election in 2024, he’ll want to hold on to the state. UVA Center for Politics Director Larry Sabato counted the ways of mutual love: Nevada’s two senators, three out of four House members and the governor are all Democrats. Then there’s Harry Reid, the former Nevada senator who served as majority leader and had the ear of President Barack Obama. Reid also has a decades-long connection with Biden from their mutual service in the Senate. “As long as Reid is around, Nevada is going to be...
(Commentary by Barbara D. Boyan, Alice T. and William H. Goodwin Jr. Dean of the College of Engineering at VCU) I write this on behalf of the deans of the following engineering schools in Virginia: Christopher Newport University, George Mason University, Hampton University, James Madison University, Liberty University, Norfolk State University, Old Dominion University, Sweet Briar College, the University of Virginia, Virginia Military Institute, Virginia State University and Virginia Tech. Most of us never will forget 2020. Many wish its difficulties had not happened. But we don’t get to choos...
A budget amendment introduced by Roanoke Del. Sam Rasoul to bring the University of Virginia’s Family Nurse Practioner Program to Wise was included in the amended House 2020-22 budget. The program would create new health care jobs and expand health care access in Southwest Virginia.
The UVA Medical Center reported an average daily census for the Feb. 5-11 period of 511.1, 83.2% of its 614-bed capacity. The average number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients at UVA for the period was 45.9, up slightly from last week’s average of 44.1.
While they wait, both shelters said they’re educating guests on vaccine efforts, through support from UVA. “In places like The Haven and other shelters and other congregate settings, it’s very important that providers in those settings are vaccinated. I think that’s been a priority group in the Blue Ridge Health District, and I know at UVA, that we’ve supported those vaccine efforts, I think including vaccinating staff from the Haven. I may be mistaken, but that’s been part of our commitment,” said Dr. Costi Sifri, a lead epidemiologist at UVA Health.
UVA Health is sharing the latest updates on vaccination efforts and new concerns about COVID-19 variants in Virginia. Dr. Costi Sifri, the director of hospital epidemiology, says when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines, the issue continues to be limited supply. As for the virus itself, the possibility of variants is also troubling many medical experts.
UVA Health gave an update on the treatment of COVID-19 patients and the capacity of local facilities, including the Intensive Care Unit.
(Commentary) On April 30, 1789 – during the first inauguration in American history – Washington “probably gave his inaugural speech with teeth that were from people who were enslaved.” And it was “grim.” If you don’t believe me, read “Did George Washington’s False Teeth Come From His ‘Slaves?’” written by acclaimed author, historical essayist, and University of Virginia’s Martha Washington Papers Project Research Editor Kathryn Gehred.
While the Vermont Senate bill does not mention data about students’ experiences with or views on school resource officers, it does cite the 2020 Virginia Secondary School Climate Survey conducted by UVA’s School of Education and Human Development, which found that 85% of staff “somewhat to strongly agree” that SROs make them feel safer at school, and 90% saying SROs make a positive contribution to the school.
(Commentary) Researchers from UVA and James Madison University followed 165 adolescents as they aged from 13 to 30 to learn what best predicted who would experience satisfying romantic relationships in their late 20s and into adulthood. It turns out the best practice comes from friendships. The study’s lead researcher, Joseph P. Allen, UVA’s Hugh P. Kelly Professor of Psychology, says the “greater stability found in same-gender friendships, allows for more long-term practice with the kinds of give-and-take needed to successfully handle romantic relationships in adulthood.”
The FDA authorization follows a steadily increasing deployment of predictive tools in the emergency department, ICU and other hospital areas where patients might be at risk of sudden decline. UVA Health has rolled out an AI-based predictive analytics tool that monitors COVID-19 patients continuously and predicts whether they are likely to decline. The system, known as CoMET, delivers a graphic summarizing a given patient’s status, drawing on data from patients’ EHRs such as EKGs, lab results and vital signs.
Even UVA professor Ben Castleman, the founder and director of Nudge4, which studies low-cost behavioral interventions, is coming to the conclusion that expensive, intensive advising programs are the best way to help more low-income students obtain a college degree. In a November study, he argued that they’re ultimately more cost-effective.
UVA’s Descendant Outreach Program is shedding light on the lives and history of enslaved laborers at the university. New research, presented by Dr. Shelley Murphy in a virtual webinar Saturday morning, traces a genealogical line between families in Louisa County to enslaved laborers who worked on the University’s Grounds.
A Friday report from UVA’s Biocomplexity Institute, which monitors the virus’s progression, provided a warning to the promising trends: If residents ignore the COVID-19 restrictions, the state could close in on a peak as high as January’s.
New cases are declining statewide, according to UVA’s COVID-19 Model published Friday on the Virginia Department of Health’s website. “The majority of model projection scenarios predict we are past the peak,” the update says.
UVA officials are considering raising undergraduate tuition and fees as much as 3.1% for the next school year, but the exact amount will depend on how much money the state gives to the school and if costs increase. The Board of Visitors will hold a virtual public comment session Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. and will provide more information about the tuition request and process.