Echols and Kellogg are the fourth dorms to undergo mandatory testing in the last 48 hours.
There are currently no known positive cases of COVID-19 in the dormitories, but wastewater testing indicated possible infection, University Spokesperson Brian Coy confirmed.
Of the 430 COVID-19 cases in the University community, 382 are students.
U.Va. has received $12.6 million for COVID-related financial needs from the U.S. Department of Education’s CARES Act — the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Per the CARES Act, at least half of the funds must be provided as Emergency Financial Aid Grants for students.
An email to Balz-Dobie residents at 4:58 p.m. Wednesday evening requested they return to their dorms by 6 p.m. to be tested for COVID-19.
University leadership condemned the incident in a U.Va.-wide email sent Tuesday.
For schools to reopen responsibly in the spring, representatives of the VSPN said that at the very least, large, public universities should have the same resources that smaller liberal arts schools do now, including twice weekly testing, mandatory social distancing and strictly enforced policies around residence hall guests.
The U.Va. hospital saw three new COVID-19 hospitalizations yesterday.
University President Jim Ryan described the University's reopening as "so far, so good."
Dr Reid Adams, Chair of the Department of Surgery and Chief Medical Officer Adams provided updates on the contributions of UVA Health to the community.
Religious Studies Prof. Jalane Schmidt, a community activist who leads walking tours of local Confederate monuments, said the County’s decision to remove Johnny Reb “shows a real shift in public knowledge and understanding.”
Though some student organizations and community members are dissatisfied with the University's decision to hold in-person classes, some first-years are excited to experience college life.
The Board of Visitors approved resolutions to remove the George Rogers Clark statue, contextualize the statue of Thomas Jefferson in front of the Rotunda, rededicate or remove the Whispering Wall, rename the Curry School and rename Withers-Brown Hall.
Eight percent of the University’s roughly 1,500 student quarantine beds are occupied. This number includes students in post-travel quarantine.
The Board is scheduled to discuss the historic landscape during Friday's full board meeting, as well as the Racial Equity Task Force report submitted to President Ryan in August.
Just over two weeks into the academic year, Ryan says he is “cautiously optimistic” that the University will not have to send students home mid-semester because of the University’s increased testing capacity and additional isolation and quarantine space.
Still, packed dining halls and bustling Corner restaurants over the move-in weekend leave some upperclassmen and community members fearful of the skyrocketing COVID-19 numbers that forced JMU and UNC back online.
According to Physics Prof. Craig Dukes, his main reason for following up on the Chegg posts is to preserve equity among his students and eliminate unfair advantages.
The dashboards from Virginia Tech, William and Mary, James Madison University, George Mason University and Virginia Commonwealth university all report the percentage of positive test results in their community. The University of Virginia does not.
Two students tested positive for COVID-19 Saturday, five on Sunday and four on Monday. The Student Health and Wellness Center is only open for four hours on Saturday.
