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Experts were impressed with the team’s ability to identify the specific neural circuits in the spinal cord that were needed to affect blood pressure. “There is beautiful physiological and neurobiological work,” said Patrice Guyenet of the University of Virginia, who peer-reviewed the paper and wrote an accompanying perspective piece. “It’s a tour de force.” 

Beyond the Screen: A Virtual Conversation Series will begin its 2021 schedule at 3 p.m. Feb. 4 with a livestreamed discussion of “The Little Things,” which stars Academy Award winners Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto. Joining the discussion in the Virginia Film Festival’s popular program will be writer/director John Lee Hancock and producer Mark Johnson. Emmy Award-winning journalist Elizabeth Flock will moderate the discussion. 

UVA Health will receive $4.4 million in grant money to expand its home-monitoring services to patients with serious medical conditions like COVID-19. The grant, provided by the Federal Communications Commission, will fund data-enabled tablet devices for at least 1,500 patients in the area this year as part of its Connected Care pilot program. 

One big problem for COVID patients is the tendency of the disease to get worse after a period of recovery.  That often catches doctors and nurses by surprise and makes well-planned treatment impossible.  Now, the University of Virginia reports a new way to predict problems before they occur. 

UVA Medical Center officials said last Friday that the hospital had received 25,075 first doses. It’s not clear if all of those shots would show as doses administered in the health district. That’s because not all of the employees at the medical center live in the health district. 

According to UVA researchers, intensity is key. Women who power-walked three times weekly for a short period – in addition to two longer, moderate-speed walks – lost five times more belly fat than those who simply strolled at a moderate pace five days a week. Both groups burned the exact same number of calories, about 400 per workout. 

New research from UVA reveals why Black Americans might be more vulnerable to colon cancer than white people are.  

So why are retail investors all of a sudden front and center? Blame coronavirus. People stuck at home or out of a job decided to step up their investments. And while the professionals like to complain about retail investors, some research shows they may have helped keep markets afloat when the pandemic hit. According to researchers at UVA and the University of Zurich, retail investors came to the rescue when professionals fled the market in February, on a small scale providing liquidity and helping stabilize the market. 

A clinical trial is underway to test whether a common drug may help treat COVID-19 following a discovery by a doctor at the UVA School of Medicine. “It's kind of a dream for every scientist to make a discovery that can impact human health,” neuroscience professor Dr. Alban Gaultier said. “It was kind of by accident.” 

Charlottesville, Virginia: This city, with about 47,000 residents, is home to the University of Virginia. I’m a big fan of college towns because of the amenities they bring, whether lectures, sports or cultural events. Many schools, including UVA, let seniors take classes for free, in this case starting at age 60. 

UVA Lifetime Learning, in partnership with Morven Farm, hosted an online event Wednesday. Entitled “Food and Justice in Virginia,” the panel addressed several ongoing challenges facing the United States food system. 

The College Board has announced it is doing away with SAT essay tests and subject tests. Stephen Farmer, �鶹�ƽ�� vice provost for enrollment, shares what this means for students applying to the University. 

In response to President Joe Biden’s request to “end the uncivil war in America,” the UVA Center for Politics is launching a year-long national Civility Project. 

(Commentary by Margaret Riley, professor of law, public health sciences and public policy) As an expert in health law, I am troubled by the unforced errors evident in the initial vaccine rollout. They include the refusal to use the full might of the federal government and the failure to learn from past pandemic planning.  

�鶹�ƽ�� Center for Politics is launching a new project in an “effort to help lower the temperature of public discourse” in this country. The year-long Civility Project also aims to raise the standards of civic engagement, teach and protect the democratic principles that define life in the United States, and stop forces that are working to provoke and divide people. 

UVA students are returning to Grounds over the next few days, just in time for classes to kick off on Monday. Students began showing up Wednesday, but most will have access to dormitories on Thursday and Friday with the majority of students expected to return over the weekend, UVA officials said. 

Thousands of military service members will receive a personal expression of gratitude in 2021 thanks to the inspiration and dedication of a Smithfield High School graduate who is now at the University of Virginia. 

Some 2022 election ratings predicted Ohio would not be competitive with Portman on the ballot. Kyle Kondik, a political analyst for the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, believed a Portman race in 2022would be “potentially competitive” but was likely to lean in the incumbent’s favor. Kondik tweeted Monday the race remains favored toward the Republican Party, but the shake-up provides an opening to Democrats “under (the) right circumstances.” 

The pandemic is creating what’s known as mental health burnout. This can be caused by stress, trauma, and grief. Dr. Kim Penberthy, a psychologist at the University of Virginia has kept a careful eye on this. “This would, of course, increase in the likelihood that people would feel so bad that they feel like suicide is the only option,” said Penberthy. 

UVA history professor Caroline Janney gives Lincoln credit for preserving the Union and ending slavery, but she does not believe historians should decide what names are appropriate for schools or buildings. That decision should be left to the community, she said. “The people that matter are the people that attend that school or send their children to that school, whether teachers or cafeteria workers,” Janney said. “That’s the name that they identify and have to reckon with.”