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During a normal semester, students tend to capitalize on the physical proximity of professors in their classrooms, arriving to lecture a few minutes early or lingering after to chat.

Students and faculty look forward to fall semester and return to in-person learning

By Leigh Bierman | May 6, 2021

The prospect of returning to normalcy is exciting yet daunting, many students and faculty members said.

Students and faculty play critical roles in translating COVID-19 resources

By Leigh Bierman | April 17, 2021

MOVE was born out of this necessity when critical direction was presented to employees — but only in English.

The Spring semester's instructional approach will largely mirror the fall semester — all classes will have an online component.

Students react to U.Va.’s decision to replace Spring Break with days off throughout semester

By Leigh Bierman and Ava MacBlane | November 11, 2020

The intended break days throughout the spring semester are Wednesday, Feb. 17; Tuesday, March 9; Monday, March 29; and Thursday, April 15.

The saliva testing program is primarily intended to catch and stop potential outbreaks in the community through identification of asymptomatic carriers.

U.Va. implements saliva testing program, continuing asymptomatic testing across the student population

By Leigh Bierman | October 12, 2020

557 saliva screening tests were administered between Oct. 1 and Oct. 8. Out of those tests, 537 were negative, 12 positive, four inconclusive and four were categorized as invalid.

Foreign languages and the Batten School of Public Policy are two examples of departments creating committees of faculty tasked with evaluating all instruction possibilities this semester, considering department-specific constraints.

Professors adapt to an atypical semester on and off Grounds

By Leigh Bierman | October 5, 2020

Currently, the University is offering an in-person component — completely in-person, or a hybrid or remote option — in approximately 30 percent of its classes overall.

The numbers only include those who have been tested through Student Health and Wellness or a University clinic.

U.Va. reports largest daily increase in positive COVID-19 cases as total rises to 321

By Leigh Bierman | September 11, 2020

Eight percent of the University’s roughly 1,500 student quarantine beds are occupied. This number includes students in post-travel quarantine.

The University’s dashboard, which updates around 4:00 p.m. on weekdays, displays the percentage of quarantine and isolation beds that are occupied.

An examination of U.Va.’s COVID-19 Dashboard: What it does and what metrics it lacks

By Zach Rosenthal and Leigh Bierman | September 8, 2020

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.

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Students and faculty look forward to fall semester and return to in-person learning

Students and faculty play critical roles in translating COVID-19 resources

Students react to U.Va.’s decision to replace Spring Break with days off throughout semester

U.Va. implements saliva testing program, continuing asymptomatic testing across the student population

Professors adapt to an atypical semester on and off Grounds

U.Va. reports largest daily increase in positive COVID-19 cases as total rises to 321

An examination of U.Va.’s COVID-19 Dashboard: What it does and what metrics it lacks

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