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White House science adviser to address research security
In the wake of the arrest last month of a University of Virginia researcher, White House science adviser Kelvin Droegemeier will speak with regional university researchers Thursday about research security in a webinar hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University. Haizhou Hu was preparing to board a flight to China at the Chicago O’Hare International Airport when […]
Health Care
NANCY HOWELL AGEE PRESIDENT AND CEO, CARILION CLINIC, ROANOKE With 13,000-plus health care employees, Carilion Clinic is the largest Roanoke Valley employer, and Agee was born to lead the health system. The Emory University and University of Virginia graduate was delivered at Roanoke Memorial, now one of Carilion’s seven hospitals. She also was a surgical […]
Education
MAKOLA M. ABDULLAH PRESIDENT, VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, PETERSBURG One of the state’s two land-grant universities, Virginia State was originally chartered in 1882 as the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute. From an initial class of 126, the Petersburg campus now has 4,385 undergraduate and graduate students. Since arriving in 2016 from his role as provost and […]
More college students head into quarantine as COVID-19 cases rise
RICHMOND — As more universities open, they’re collecting and releasing COVID-19 data and grappling with contingency plans for those who contract the disease. As of Thursday evening, universities across Virginia were reporting that more than 550 students, staff and faculty members have tested positive for COVID-19 since schools reopened two weeks ago, according to the […]
Virginia colleges reopen with COVID-19 data available
RICHMOND — Virginia college students returning to campus amid the COVID-19 pandemic have been equipped with masks, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes. Now, many also have coronavirus testing data available at their fingertips. Some Virginia universities have unveiled COVID-19 dashboards to track infections as students return to campus. Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond released[...]
U.Va. Medical Center snags No. 1 hospital rating for fifth year
University of Virginia Medical Center once again was ranked the best hospital in Virginia by U.S. News and World Report’s annual list of the best hospitals in the nation, which was released Tuesday. “It is an honor to be ranked the No. 1 hospital in Virginia for the fifth consecutive year, and I want to […]
U.Va. Foundation names chief financial officer
The University of Virginia Foundation announced Monday that Brad Butler has been promoted to chief financial officer. Established in 1986, the foundation provides real estate, financial and administrative services to U.Va. Butler joined the organization in 1997 and has served as controller for the past 10 years. He replaces Pat McCann, who retired on June […]
Focused Ultrasound Foundation names board members
The Focused Ultrasound Foundation, based in Charlottesville, announced Thursday it has named two Virginia executives to its board of directors: Scott C. Beardsley, University of Virginia Darden School of Business dean, and Mike Lincoln, Cooley LLP global business department chair. Beardsley became the Darden School’s dean in 2015 and is also the Charles C. Abbott […]
U.Va. receives $27.5M gift for democracy projects
John L. Nau III, president and CEO of Silver Eagle Distributors LP, the largest Anheuser-Busch beer distributor in the country, has donated $27.5 million to the University of Virginia‘s new Democracy Initiative at the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, the university announced Wednesday. The Nau Foundation’s gift will be combined with more […]
U.Va. research to inform COVID-19 drug treatment
The University of Virginia School of Medicine announced Tuesday that results from a 2019 U.Va. study are being used to inform a national study looking into the effectiveness of the antidepressant medication fluvoxamine as a potential treatment for COVID-19. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis say the drug may prevent dangerous […]
U.Va. names McIntire School of Commerce dean
The University of Virginia announced Wednesday that Nicole Thorne Jenkins will be the dean of the McIntire School of Commerce, effective July 1. Jenkins is currently vice dean of the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky, where she is also the Von Allmen chaired professor of accountancy. She has also […]
U.Va. receives $1M gift for COVID-19 research fund
The University of Virginia announced Tuesday it has received a $1 million commitment from Charlottesville-area businessman and investor Paul Manning to establish The Manning Fund for COVID-19 Research, which will support the university‘s efforts to develop COVID-19-related research projects. “The Manning Fund for COVID-19 Research is entrepreneurial, agile and will have an immediate impa[...]
