COVID-19 News
07 January 2022

University Modifies Vaccine Booster Deadline in Response to Omicron

University of Virginia leaders on Friday announced that the spring academic semester will begin in-person and on time.

02 October 2021

UVA Extends Indoor Mask Policy and Adds Vaccine Requirement at JPJ

In a letter to the University of Virginia community on Friday, Provost Liz Magill and Chief Operating Officer J.J. Davis announced that all people will continue to be required to wear a mask while inside University-owned or leased spaces at least through the end of October.

16 September 2021

Answering Key Questions About COVID-19 at UVA

With the fall academic semester in full swing, University of Virginia medical experts shared an update on issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic with the University community

06 August 2021

University Announces New, Temporary Masking Policy

University of Virginia leaders announced Friday afternoon a new, temporary indoor masking policy.

05 August 2021

Q&A: Current Research, Findings, Potential Effects of New Delta Variant

UVA Today sought clarification about the delta variant from the University of Virginia’s Dr. William Petri, vice chair for research in the Department of Medicine.

21 May 2021

UVA to Require Vaccinations for Students as In-Person Operations Resume in Fall

All students who live, learn or work in person at the University of Virginia during the next academic year must be fully vaccinated before returning to Grounds

03 May 2021

UVA Alumnus, NIH Director Francis Collins: ‘We’ve Got a Lot More to Do’ on COVID-19

University of Virginia alumnus Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, and Darden Professor Vivian Riefberg, the David C. Walentas Jefferson Scholars Foundation Professor at the Darden School of Business, engaged in a question-and-answer session.

27 April 2021

UVA Eases Gathering Limits as Cases Remain Low, Vaccinations Rise

The University of Virginia eased limits on indoor and outdoor gatherings in response to lower COVID-19 case numbers in the local area and increasing vaccination rates.

08 April 2021

3 Opportunities to Improve the Health Care System and the 5 Traits Industry Leaders Need to Seize Them

A recent Leadership Unscripted event hosted by Darden featured Dr. Patrick Conway, CEO of Care Solutions at Optum, in conversation with Vivian Riefberg, Professor of Practice and David C. Walentas Jefferson Scholars Foundation Chair at Darden.

09 February 2021

New UVA COVID Tracker Adds Positivity Rate and Other Elements

University of Virginia has launched a new version of the UVA COVID Tracker with new and enhanced features.

11 January 2021

What We Know and Don’t Know About Vaccines at UVA and in Virginia

Here’s what we know, and what is yet to be determined, about vaccine distribution in Virginia.

02 December 2020

Pandemic, Panic and Profit: COVID-19 Is a Sink or Swim Moment for Industries

When the global economy emerges from the shadow of COVID-19, which businesses will be poised to thrive, and which doomed to struggle?