University’s Chinese Community Comes Together to Donate Masks to UVA Health

University’s Chinese Community Comes Together to Donate Masks to UVA Health

The first shipment of what will be a total of 20,000 facemasks, coordinated by Charlottesville-based 2003 Darden graduate Jerry Peng, arrived Thursday.

UVA Today

Multilingual Little Free Library promotes family bonding, relaxation and children’s literacy within refugee community

Multilingual Little Free Library promotes family bonding, relaxation and children’s literacy within refugee community

The Little Free Library contains 130 books in over 20 languages, and seeks to promote family bonding, children’s literacy and relaxation especially between refugee parents and their children.

Multilingual Little Free Library promotes family bonding, relaxation and children’s literacy within refugee community - The Cavalier Daily - University of Virginia's Student Newspaper

Community Organizations Unite with UVA Health to Improve Health & Well-Being

Community Organizations Unite with UVA Health to Improve Health & Well-Being

Only 20% of an individual’s health status is related to clinical health care. The other 80% are shaped by socioeconomic factors, their physical environment, and their health behaviors. To better connect patients with community resources that can me...

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An Experimental Genetic Test Gives Early Warning For Kids At Risk Of Type 1 Diabetes

Researchers Try A Genetic Diabetes Test To Prevent Emergency Hospitalizations

Will a genetic test for Type 1 diabetes risk be valuable to parents, despite its shortcomings? Now many parents don't know their kids have this condition until they end up in the hospital.

NPR

Kevin Pelphrey and Micah Mazurek sit at a table and smile

Living with Autism

What if we lived in a world that was fully prepared to support the 1 in 59 children who live with autism? A world where diagnoses are made faster, interventions happen
earlier, and school districts are equipped to care for the special needs of these children?

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