UVI Students Take Top Honors at National Biomedical Research Conference

Three students from the Caribbean’s preeminent Historically Black College and University (HBCU) captured Best Poster Awards at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) last week in Indianapolis. read more

UVI Call Center Hosts its Third Annual Thank-a-Thon

The University of the Virgin Islands Alumni Call Center is hosting its 3rd annual Thank-a-Thon from Nov. 21-28. Alumni will be phoned and thanked for their contributions to UVI over the years. The Thank-a-Thon is primarily powered by highly trained UVI students and seeks to show appreciation for the support shown by the alumni and global community. read more

UVI Issues Run-off Electoral Poll Results

The Virgin Islands Run-off Election poll results are in. The poll was conducted by VI Tech Stack (VITS), a University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park (RTPark) company that specializes in political polling. read more

UVI Students Capture First Place in National HP Competition

Five University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) students won the 2nd Annual HP HBCU Business Challenge competition on November 12. The national competition was hosted and sponsored by Hewlett Packard (HP), a multinational enterprise information technology company. The competition is designed to inspire future talent, foster emerging careers in technology and increase student business acumen. read more

Paradise Jam Basketball Tournament Tips Off Friday at UVI

The University of the Virgin Islands will host the 2018 Paradise Jam beginning Friday, Nov. 16, in the Sports and Fitness Center on the St. Thomas Campus. The highly anticipated basketball tournament tips off at 2 p.m. with the men’s games when Oregon University goes up against Old Dominion University. read more

UVI Students Exhibit Visual Work Display of Art in Local Gallery

Visual artwork of students from the University of the Virgin Islands Caribbean Art1 class, will be on display at an exhibit under the instruction of Professor Danica M. David, at 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Art Thursday is a monthly activity on St. Croix which is held at Art at Top Hat Gallery, located in downtown Christiansted. read more

NOAA Environmental Literacy Program Awards UVI $500,000 in Funds to Advance USVI Community Resilience to Hurricanes

The University of the Virgin Islands has received $500,000 in funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Environmental Literacy Program (ELP) for its U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Storm Strong Program. The five-year project will create the Territory’s first sustained, community-based, hurricane hazard preparedness program. Through new and strengthened partnerships and the development of a long-term community‐based program, middle- and high school youth and their families across the territory, will engage in on-the-ground projects that increase individual, family, and community preparedness for hurricanes. The program is free and will begin in 2019 on the island of St. Thomas, then expand to St. John and St. Croix. read more

Eastern Caribbean Center to Conduct V.I. Community Survey

The Eastern Caribbean Center of the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) will conduct the 2018 Virgin Islands Community Survey (VICS) during the months of November and December 2018. This scientific survey of a sample of households is a follow-up to the one conducted in 2016. The information collected is similar to that gathered in the Population and Housing Census of 2010. read more

University of the Virgin Islands Second Prediction of Election Poll by VI TECH Stack

Attached are the second poll results as of October 30, 2018, from VI Tech Stack, a UVI RTPark company, in collaboration with the University’s Institute for Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness (ILOE). read more

UVI Brothers With a Cause Presents Dine with a Brother

The University of the Virgin Islands’ Brothers With a Cause (BWC) Association is hosting its 1st annual Dine with a Brother on November 17, 2018, themed “A Night of Chivalry – The Fight Against Domestic Violence.” The event will be held in the UVI Cafeteria on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. read more