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U.Va. board votes to continue gender-affirming care for existing patients under 19
During a Feb. 21 special meeting, the University of Virginia‘s board of visitors voted for UVA Health to continue providing gender-affirming treatment to people under 19, but only to current patients. New patients will instead be referred to “alternative private providers” until further notice. Also, the BOV — a 17-member board named by Virginia’s governors […]
U.Va. board to meet over gender-affirming care dispute
The University of Virginia‘s Board of Visitors — now controlled by members appointed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin — has scheduled a Feb. 21 special meeting to discuss UVA Health’s decision to resume gender-affirming medical care for patients under the age of 19. The university-affiliated health system suspended treatments in late January after a federal executive […]
UVA Health resumes gender-affirming care after federal judge’s order
Updated Feb. 15 A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order that suspended President Donald Trump’s Jan. 28 executive order banning gender-affirming medical care for people under the age of 19, impacting patients and hospitals across the country, including in Virginia. Trump’s original order — as well as Virginia Attorney Gen. […]
U.Va. Law dean: ‘I see myself as a steward of this place’
Editor’s note: This story by Jason Boleman originally appeared in Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Few in the legal profession can say they attended depositions and kindergarten at the same time. But that was Leslie Kendrick’s reality growing up. The daughter of a “small town mineral and property lawyer” in Floyd County, Kentucky, Kendrick recalled attending depositions […]
UVA Health, VCU Health halt gender-affirming treatments for minors
UVA Health and VCU Health systems have suspended all gender-affirming treatments for patients under 19 years old, after receiving a written opinion Thursday from Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares. In a memo from Miyares titled “Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation,” the Republican attorney general referred to President Donald Trump’s executive order iss[...]
Big tech company to buy power from Va.’s first onshore wind farm
Even as political winds shift in Washington, D.C., a long-delayed onshore wind farm in Botetourt County might finally be sailing to completion. Charlottesville-based Apex Clean Energy announced Wednesday that it has reached a deal for Google to purchase the full capacity of Rocky Forge Wind, a wind farm the Charlottesville company has been working to […]
U.Va. Darden School dean reappointed to third term
Scott C. Beardsley, dean of the University of Virginia‘s Darden School of Business, has been reappointed to his third term as dean, which starts Aug. 1, 2025, and extends through August 2029, U.Va. announced Wednesday. Named dean in 2015, Beardsley is now the university’s longest serving current dean and has raised more than $610 million […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: JANE KAMENSKY
THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE ME: Thick-skinned, committed, self-mocking WHERE I SEE MYSELF 10 YEARS FROM NOW: On a screened porch drinking coffee and looking at the Blue Ridge ADVICE FOR NEW COLLEGE GRADUATES: Democracy is hard work and a peerless privilege. Earn it every day. DID YOU KNOW? Kamensky, who in January became president of […]
Charlottesville Realtor named Virginia Realtor of the Year
Virginia Realtors named Denise Ramey of Charlottesville the 2024 Realtor of the Year on Sept. 18 in downtown Richmond at its annual awards ceremony. The award is given to professionals who make “proven contributions to the real estate industry through both personal and professional achievement and outstanding volunteerism.” She leads Denise Ramey Real Estate, which […]
U.Va. president, board members stand up for UVA Health execs
The University of Virginia‘s president and two UVA Health board members defended UVA Health CEO Dr. Craig Kent and U.Va. School of Medicine Dean Dr. Melina R. Kibbe on Monday, after 128 UVA Physicians Group-employed faculty signed a letter demanding their immediate removal late last week. The letter, which expresses “no confidence” in Kent and […]
In defense of UVA Health’s leaders
Like so many people, I was surprised and shocked to read the U.Va. faculty letter of no confidence in Dr. Craig Kent and Dr. Melina Kibbe. This is especially disturbing since I have served on various UVA Health boards over the past 30 years. It is my opinion that our health system is better today […]
Cannabis authority chooses Shenandoah Valley provider
On Thursday morning, the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority selected AYR Virginia, a wholly owned subsidiary of AYR Wellness, a cannabis operator in eight states, as the winner of a conditional approval that puts it on the path to become the sole licensed pharmaceutical processor of medical cannabis for a region of Virginia that includes the […]
