Leaders answered questions about the temporary masking policy, high vaccination rates, in-person classes and activities and risks from the delta variant as students return to Grounds.
Because of the delta variant, UVA will begin the year with a mask requirement for all people – vaccinated and unvaccinated – who enter UVA properties, effective Monday.
CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen will discuss Afghanistan and his new book about Osama bin Laden in a virtual event with UVA’s Colonnade Club on Tuesday.
Also in this roundup: UVA’s work on hearts and brains earns national recognition, and a UVA Law professor’s co-written book tops two years’ worth of competition to win an annual award.
Also in this roundup: UVA Health addition’s design wins a national award, a Civil War historian is honored for literary excellence and a UVA Health doctor is recognized for his research on lymphoma.