"The latest research shows that maintaining tight control over blood sugar levels and blood pressure can help to reduce the risk of complications such as diabetic retinopathy," said Dr. Eugene J. Barrett of the University of Virginia, who chaired the task force that developed the Scientific Statement. "The issue is these goals also can put individuals at elevated risk for dangerous episodes of low blood sugar, called hypoglycemia, or cardiovascular complications. Health care providers need to balance the competing goals and consider the individual patient's needs to develop an appropriate trea...
A UVA study recently published in the scientific journal Free Radical Biology & Medicine suggests that an antioxidant that muscles develop during exercise might protect the body against multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, which is often developed in those who have experienced severe trauma or sepsis.
UVA Data Science Institute hosted the third annual Datapalooza Friday. The event offered insight into how data science works and can be applied to a variety of projects and issues at the university and beyond.
The University of Virginia has completed a memorial for the school community to commemorate and grieve lost friends, family and peers. The University Remembrance Garden was unveiled Friday. It features a curved concrete wall, and is located in a quiet spot shaded by a tree.
UVA’s Student cCouncil is calling on colleges across the country to denounce hate and “alt-right” groups in response to events that have taken place in Charlottesville.
An Albemarle County golf course broke ground Friday on a new practice facility. Birdwood Golf Course, the official course of the UVA men’s and women’s golf teams, celebrated the start of construction on a new indoor practice facility.
An extensive 2012 international research project involving five different studies, thousands of participants and two different cultures was coordinated by scholars from UVA and two universities in China. “This study shows that the two sides in the ‘culture war,’ conservatives and liberals, really approach the world as if they came from two very different cultures,” said study leader Thomas Talhelm, a UVA doctoral candidate in cultural psychology.
Seeking revenge can backfire – but not for the reasons you may think. UVA psychology professor Timothy Wilson and colleagues conducted a study in 2008 on the "paradoxical consequences" of revenge.
The study found that white men hold nearly 78 percent of the AD positions while 5.4 percent of those positions are held by white women and there were just 22 people of color in those roles. The number of African-American men will decrease by one while the number of African-American women will increase once Carla Williams takes over for the retiring Craig Littlepage as Virginia’s AD.
(Editorial) Born in Greensboro, N.C., Judge Bill Sweeney and his family moved to Lynchburg, where he graduated from E.C. Glass High School. He attended the Virginia Military Institute, receiving his degree in 1949. Service in the Korean War interrupted his time at the University of Virginia Law School. Returning to the Hill City, he joined the firm of Caskie, Frost, Davidson and Watts. He presided over the cases of Elizabeth Haysom and her boyfriend Jens Soering, both honors students at the University of Virginia, who were charged in the killings of her parents. Sweeney died Sunday.
The seventh annual John E. Baker Legacy Dinner is taking place Friday at Farmington Country Club to raise scholarship money for the African American Teaching Fellows. As a UVA undergraduate, Camara Glover was approached by an admissions officer and told about the program, which Glover said sparked her career.
(Commentary by William Henagan, a 2017 UVA graduate and former chair of UVA’s Sexual Violence Prevention Coalition) What is promising is that nearly two-thirds of Americans now believe sexual harassment in the workplace is a “serious” issue. As the coverage of recent high-profile cases reaches a fever pitch, policymakers at the state and local level have an opportunity to realign the public discourse with our shared values.
UVA historian Larry Sabato complained that many of the documents in the latest release were still heavily redacted. He tweeted about a 144-page record, titled "Material Reviewed at CIA headquarters by House Select Committee on Assassinations staff members," that had writing on only a handful of pages.
While the numbers in the House look tantalizing for Democrats – they need 24 seats to take control, and 23 of those seats are in districts that Mrs. Clinton won – they’re not likely to win all 23 of those Clinton districts, says Kyle Kondik, of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia.
Larry Sabato, director of UVA’s Center for Politics, said he sees this move as less about Tuesday’s election results and more about the end of Goodlatte’s chairmanship on the Judiciary Committee.
On Twitter, Larry Sabato, the director of UVA’s Center for Politics and the author of a book about Kennedy’s legacy and assassination, highlighted some of his discoveries in the files.
“I’m a big believer in the idea that the presidential party pays a penalty down-ticket for holding the White House, and that effect can be exacerbated when the person holding the White House is unpopular, as the president is,” said Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at UVA’s Center for Politics.
Siva Vaidhyanathan, a professor of media studies and director of UVA’s Center for Media and Citizenship, says the blue check mark denotes more than identification. “If that were true, then we would all just have to take photos of our drivers’ licenses. Clearly it has something to do with prominence and status and that means that Twitter is always making value judgments about applicants,” he says.
Dr. Eugene J. Barrett of the University of Virginia chaired the task force that developed the scientific statement. The Endocrine Society issued a new Scientific Statement today examining how diabetes damages the body's smallest blood vessels as well as how the condition affects the body's natural repair processes designed to protect the eyes, kidneys, nerves and other organs.
A video review of 459 reported concussions sustained during the last two NFL seasons has found far more occurred on passing plays than any other plays. The review was overseen by Dr. Jeff Crandall, chairman of the NFL’s Engineering Committee and director of UVA’s Center for Applied Biomechanics.