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(06/12/20 12:37am)
On March 30, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued a stay-at-home order to help flatten the curve by reducing the number of people infected with COVID-19. Last month, social distancing requirements began to ease for residents of the Commonwealth, but as the number of overall cases continues to increase due to expanded access to testing, health organizations advise residents to stay at home as much as possible to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
(03/19/20 7:11am)
In the past two weeks, life at the University and around the world has turned upside down as a result of the spread of coronavirus. The World Health Organization characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic March 11 while University President Jim Ryan and Provost Liz Magill announced Tuesday a shift to online classes for the remainder of the semester and requested students vacate Grounds to help mitigate the spread of the virus in the University community and greater Charlottesville area.
(07/12/19 12:15pm)
For students, faculty members and residents, Charlottesville’s sunny summer days may offer the ideal opportunity to explore local trails or hike through Shenandoah National Park. But without proper precautions, bacterial infections acquired through tick bites can pose a serious health threat to those who spend time in woody or brushy areas.
(04/10/19 3:21am)
This past Friday, 49 high school students eager to learn about STEM boarded buses in Northern Virginia and drove to the School of Engineering for a two-day event called Juntos Podemos, meaning “together we can.” At various locations on Grounds, including Rice, Wilsdorf and Thornton Halls, University student engineers of Hispanic background — ranging from first- to fourth-year undergraduates in addition to a graduate student — came together to introduce Northern Virginian high school students from racial and ethnic minorities to engineering and life and opportunities at college.
(01/16/19 6:24am)
During the 2019 spring academic semester, all organic chemistry sections in the College — a common prerequisite for chemistry majors and medical schools — will be taught by Alicia Frantz, a lecturer in the chemistry department. Spring 2019 is the first semester in several years that the department will rely on one professor to teach all sections of the undergraduate College course.
(09/12/18 1:51am)
This summer a diverse team of undergraduates, medical students, nursing students, doctors and nurses worked with the full time staff at Camp Holiday Trails to provide a summer camp environment to children and teens with medical conditions. CHT offered five sessions with a total of 250 kids and teens.
(06/27/18 2:07am)
Charlottesville’s citizen-based science initiative Open Bio Labs will host a public forum Wednesday to discuss the implications of human genetic editing. Titled “Editing our Evolution: Rewriting the Human Genome,” the event aims to bring together people of diverse professions and interests and address the growing gap between scientists and the public.
(05/19/18 1:44am)
For pre-health students, balancing academics, extracurricular activities, volunteering and research with preparation for the Medical College Admission Test and medical school application cycle may be overwhelming. Pre-health advisors and members of the Class of 2018 say that a bridge year — an alternative to directly applying and entering a health professional school following graduation — can allow students to create more opportunities and strengthen their candidacy for medical school or for other health professions.
(04/09/18 5:29am)
As a reprise of last year’s March for Science, nearly 400 scientists and community members gathered Sunday at the Sprint Pavilion in downtown Charlottesville to celebrate and advocate for the role of science in both individual and national decision-making. Organized by the non-profit Cville Comm-UNI-ty, Sunday’s march was preceded by a science festival that featured five speakers and thirty booths and exhibitions.
(03/16/18 12:47am)
Initiated around 19 years ago to eliminate misconceptions and encourage positive behaviors regarding health issues at the University, the Stall Seat Journal is a monthly poster read everywhere from dormitory bathrooms to libraries around Grounds. Affiliated with the Office of Health Promotion, the SSJ student staff is comprised of two editors, two designers and nine campaign assistants, who help relay information pertaining to topics like effective study habits, mental wellness and safe alcohol use by putting up posters.
(03/01/18 6:59am)
The University’s Health System Board met Wednesday to evaluate the system’s progress on corporate healthcare goals and discuss new strategies to improve both employee and patient wellbeing.
(03/02/18 1:41am)
Funded by a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, faculty from multiple University departments are working together to launch a program next year that raises awareness of the consequences of climate change in the Arctic.
(02/08/18 6:59am)
A harsh subtype of the influenza — H3N2 — has been associated with 53 pediatric deaths this season and has even pushed one state to declare a public health emergency. As the weekly flu update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicted that flu activity will continue to remain high, Elson Student Health Center directors described how students can protect themselves amid the outbreak.
(01/25/18 6:57am)
For Assoc. English Prof. Charlotte Matthews, writing poetry became a way of reclaiming power after battling against stage three breast cancer. Eager to share her experience with other women affected by cancer, Matthews worked with filmmaker Betsy Cox to launch Whistle Words, a multidimensional project consisting of writing workshops, online anthologies and an upcoming documentary film.
(01/17/18 5:59am)
For many students, winter break presents an opportunity to relax and recuperate from the fall semester. As it comes to an end, however, students may face both feelings of excitement and anxiety at the thought of diving headfirst into classwork and extracurriculars. In order to reacclimate students to the University's fast pace, a number of specialists — from Counseling and Psychological Services to the Career Center — offer resources to make the most of the spring semester both mentally and academically.
(11/27/17 5:01am)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dedicated Nov. 13 to 19 to commemorate the tenth annual U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week, which concurred with the CDC’s launch of the “Be Antibiotics Aware” campaign. This campaign aims to promote more informed prescriptions of antibiotics by health care providers and curb the growing costs and deaths associated with antimicrobial resistance, in part by distributing educational materials. Researchers and physicians in the School of Medicine’s Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health shared how ongoing and prospective measures of combatting antimicrobial resistance and advocating for a more controlled use of antibiotics aligned with the CDC’s goals.
(11/09/17 3:46am)
Family care physicians often serve as the first line of mental health providers in the medical system. A recent study from the School of Medicine assessed the value of a brief behavioral health intervention in the inpatient setting.
(10/11/17 3:29am)
Hurricane Irma destroyed 95 percent of buildings and left thousands of inhabitants homeless in the twin-island state of Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean last month. Barbuda received the brunt of the storm, forcing its nearly 1,800 residents to evacuate to Antigua. When Ph.D. Nursing student Christina Ross learned that a close friend lost both her house and her two-year-old son in the disaster, she took action.