News articles from UVA Today.
Researchers: Mail-in Balloting Increases Turnout, But Benefits Neither Party
Voting-by-mail is a safe way to cast a ballot during the current pandemic, and does not benefit either political party, according to John Holbein of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.
Project Will Create Model of National Online Hub of Slavery History
UVA Library will work on a collaborative digital initiative with Michigan State and Georgetown universities to describe the history of enslavement found in archival materials at colleges and universities.
Early Follow-Up Shows UVA Patients Recovering Well From COVID-19
Clinicians are tracking the recovery of COVID-19 patients after discharge from the hospital.
Q&A: Blandy Farm Director Offers Pandemic Birding Tips
Remove Carbon Dioxide From the Air? Don't Bet on It Before Examining Costs, Researchers Say
In a new paper, researchers say the world needs to consider tradeoffs of untested technologies before dismissing known options such as immediate carbon emissions reductions.
UVA-Designed COVID-19 Swab to Support High-Priority Testing Across Virginia
UVA researchers and engineers worked together to create nasopharyngeal swabs that are approved by the FDA and can be produced quickly. Virginia will receive 60,000 swabs weekly to conduct COVID-19 testing.
9 Reasons You Can Be Optimistic That a Vaccine for COVID-19 Will Be Available in 2021
Writing for The Conversation, UVA's Dr. William Petri offered a primer on COVID-19 vaccine development, exploring where current research stands and where we could be in five months.
Women Surgeons Earn Their Cut of NIH Funding - and Then Some
A UVA surgical oncologist found that although underrepresented, female surgeons are awarded disproportionate research support.
Q&A: Why Supporting K-12 School Counselors Is as Vital as Ever
Julia Taylor and Spencer Shanholtz explain why school counselors at the K-12 level play such a vital role, and why it is vital to continue supporting them during these budget-pinching times.
Top Coma Experts Develop Three-Part Plan to Improve Patient Outcomes
Dr. J. Javier Provencio, director of UVA's neuroscience intensive care unit, is part of the Neurocritical Care Society's "Curing Coma Campaign" and the lead author of new recommendations.