(Editorial; subscription may be required) Dr. Kat Egressy plans to leave for Ukraine in the next few weeks. The pulmonary critical care specialist at UVA Health plans to visit her father. But she will stuff her luggage full of medications that hospitals in the western part of the country have told her father that they need.
Psychologist Joseph Allen and his team have been following nearly 200 adolescents since 1998. One of his UVA’s lab’s most robust findings is that having one or more strong friendships during the teen years predicts a range of benefits later on: academic success, better mental health, rewarding romantic relationships in young adulthood.
In upholding a football coach’s right to pray on the 50-yard line, surrounded by willing players, the conservative majority discarded one precedent, and seemed to leave room for more precedents to be shattered – among them the court’s repeated decisions since 1962 barring teacher-led prayer in the classroom. UVA Law professor Douglas Laycock wonders how school officials, or lower court judges, are going to differentiate between prayer on the football field and prayer in the classroom.
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the passing of Joseph Cornell (1903-1972), one of America’s most important and enigmatic artists, The Fralin Museum of Art at UVA has organized an exhibition of his work. “Joseph Cornell: Enclosing Infinity” is on view June 26 through Feb. 12. The intimate, focused exhibition will feature six boxes from The Fralin’s collection, inviting visitors to enter Cornell’s world of fantasy.
Statistical physicist Marija Vucelja of the University of Virginia started wondering how common the phenomenon might be. “Is this like is a needle in a haystack, or could it be useful for optimal heating or cooling protocols?” she asked.
UVA law professor George Geis said he thinks the current crypto situation differs from the dot-com debacle of yesteryear, “though there are certainly some parallels – such as questionable business models and vast waves of capital coming into this space. … I do think there will be a wave of consolidation. Companies will be scrambling to avoid becoming the next ‘Celsius,’ and traditional financial services firms are carefully considering whether now is the right time to acquire a crypto foothold.”
David Hamilton Ibbeken of Charlottesville died peacefully June 27. He was 80 years old. A UVA Law alumnus, he returned to the University in 1979 as the executive director of the Law School Foundation. Over the course of 28 years under his watch, the foundation’s endowment grew from $5 million in 1979 to more than $300 million in 2007. The highlight of his career was overseeing the capital campaign in the 1990s which raised $202 million, more than any other law school had raised at the time.
With omicron and its subvariants making up most of cases right now, it’s good to know that rapid tests generally still work for omicron, TODAY reported. But it’s too early to know how well they work against omicron subvariants, Dr. Amy Mathers, associate professor of medicine and pathology and associate director of clinical microbiology at the UVA School of Medicine, said.
(Subscription may be required) A pair of national championships helped the UVA athletics department finish 11th in the final 2021-22 Directors’ Cup competition, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics announced. It is the second consecutive year that the Cavaliers have finished 11th in the competition, which awards overall athletic department excellence.
Chris Ruhm, a UVA economics and public policy professor who specializes in the health effects of economic downturns, put it bluntly: “When the economy gets worse, mental health gets worse.”
(Subscription may be required.) Dr. Rachel Moon with the UVA Children’s medical center is the lead author of the updated guidelines.
The University of Virginia is a must-see for history buffs and architecture admirers. “It is open to the public; gardens, buildings… all of it,” says Madison Spencer, a UVA alum and Charlottesville-based architect.
Companies around Charlottesville hit the golf course Monday for a good cause. Friends of UVA Children’s hosted the second “Fore the Kids” golf tournament. The money raised goes to pay bills insurance does not cover for families. Organizers of the event say last year they raised around $80,000 and they hope to raise around $100,000 this year.
The University of Virginia’s solar car team is getting ready to compete in Topeka, Kansas next month. The team is scheduled to race its solar-powered car for the first time in 20 years.
UVA law professor Douglas Laycock usually files briefs siding with religious advocates, but not in this case. He calls today’s ruling, quote, “fundamentally dishonest” and points to the third sentence of the Gorsuch opinion, which characterizes Coach Kennedy’s conduct as quiet, isolated prayers.
Fresh off of winning its second consecutive NCAA national championship, the UVA women’s swimming program’s talent was again on full display against the world’s best at the FINA World Championships in Budapest. Current and former UVA swimmers combined to win nine medals during the competition, led by sophomore Alex Walsh, who won three gold medals.
We’re grappling with a bear stock market, amid the Russia-Ukraine quagmire, soaring inflation, rising interest rates, recession fears, supply chain havoc, and the lingering COVID pandemic. The days of easy money are over. But as [Darden alumnus] Jim Fink explains, you can still make robust profits under these conditions.
In “The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind,” Monticello historian Andrew O’Shaughnessy offers a meticulously researched intellectual history of Thomas Jefferson’s vision for what would become the University of Virginia.
(Commentary by Kyle Kondik, political analyst and managing editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the UVA Center for Politics) Matchups are set for a pair of high-profile House races in our home state.
Among the participants in a Virginia High School League event marking the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, held at the UVA Alumni Association, were Director of Athletics Carla Williams and and Kim Record, UVA’s deputy athletics director for external operations and the department’s deputy Title IX officer. UVA basketball player Samantha Brunelle moderated the discussion.