Due to COVID-19 outpatient clinic closures and heightened hospital regulations, Pamela Cipriano, Dean of the University’s nursing school, and other nursing administration have decided to cancel all clinical experiences for their undergraduate students.
After a University-wide initiative to gather the needed funds, technology and reagents, University Health System researchers have independently developed a COVID-19 test that is now being used throughout the University Health System and at hospitals across the Commonwealth.
The international effort focuses on the genomes of 100,000 Asian individuals as a means to better understand genetic diseases and human origins, as well as advance customized treatments.
Since February, the hospital has been prepping to treat COVID-19 patients by creating screening clinics, overflow spaces and specially reserved intensive care units.
The World Health Organization characterized the novel COVID-19 as a pandemic March 11, and University President Jim Ryan issued a statement requesting students to vacate Grounds and participate in online classes to help mitigate the spread of the virus in the University community and greater Charlottesville area.
The Solar District Cup Challenge is designed to challenge college graduates and undergraduates to rethink the way solar energy is designed and used.
In coming years, graphene — an incredibly strong and thin material — could replace current car batteries and other materials, making them more environmentally friendly, University researchers found.
Mara Hart believes this new chapter will help inspire girls and allow them to meet role models who are representative of their backgrounds.
In the past year, NIH awarded the University a record amount of funding — $146.3 million, a $25.4 million increase from fiscal year 2018
The DRIVE is a part of the larger Autism STAR — Supporting Transformative Autism Research — program, which seeks to improve the quality of life of individuals with autism by gathering and performing research across disciplines and educating individuals and their families.
Engineering Prof. Madhur Behl has been awarded $50,000 grant from Jefferson Trust to mentor new Cavalier Autonomous Racing Club which focuses on building a self-driving go-kart that they hope to demonstrate at the Indianapolis Motorsport Speedway next year.
Greene hopes his book and speaking engagements — like the one hosted by Paramount and New Dominion Bookshop — will remind people of the mystery of the universe.
A person’s skincare needs depends on the specific conditions of their skin, so someone may have to change their skincare routine and concentrations of products to best fit their skin’s needs.
According to Associate Professor of Nursing Samuel Green, mindfulness is defined as being present in any situation. “The point is to be present with whatever comes up, [whether it is] pleasant, unpleasant or neutral,” Green said. “As a result of doing that over and over and over again, the mind becomes less reactive.”
According to psychology professor Robert Emery, "love is a mystery that can never be defined."
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death and disability in the U.S., annually killing about 140,000 Americans.
The nutrition philosophy at Student Health focuses on the enjoyment of food, the role of food in aspects of a student's relationships, access and sustainability of food and constructing a diet that is beneficial based on any medical conditions.
The artificial pancreas system, a synchronization between glucose monitoring and insulin administration, shows one benefit that stands out among the rest — obtaining healthy overnight blood sugar levels.
“What is happening in Australia is by some degree caused by the people in Charlottesville,” Hank Shugart, W. W. Corcoran professor of environmental sciences, said. “It's a planetary problem.”
GRIT at the University now aids in coordinating efforts to diversify graduate student populations across the Biomedical Sciences, Biology and Engineering Departments.
