Ten days of enhanced public health measures helped bring cases down, so University leaders eased some restrictions Friday while keeping other limitations in place and urging continued caution.
Also in this roundup: UVA has 10 of the most influential scholars in education, a chemistry professor is rolling in awards, a doctor joins a national preventative medicine task force, and much more.
The biology professor was an internationally renowned researcher and generous mentor whose work placed UVA at the center of the circadian rhythms universe.
In September, the Board of Visitors endorsed a series of recommendations for improving diversity, equity and inclusion at UVA. Six months in, UVA has taken several concrete steps toward meeting those goals.
Also in this roundup: An English professor lectures at Cambridge, a faculty member will lead the nation’s largest astronomy society, UVA Health receives a national award, and more.
Associate Vice President for Safety and Security and Chief of Police Tim Longo says he selected Cortney Hawkins to lead the new effort because of her passion for the law and civil rights.
Alex Hernandez, dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies, writes that the digital world actually requires us to be more human, making a liberal arts education more important than ever.