University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) – Virgin Islands Free Press

UVI to observe World Food Day next month

World Food Day will be observed on Sunday, October 19 from noon to 6 p.m. on the grounds of the University of the Virgin Islands’ (UVI) Albert A. Sheen Campus…

John McCarthy September 3, 2025

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Virgin Islands mourns the death of UVI President Emeritus Orville Kean

CHARLOTTE AMALIE —The University of the Virgin Islands mourns the death of its third president, Orville E. Kean, who was appointed by the UVI Board of Trustees to serve as…

John McCarthy January 20, 2025

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U.S. Patent Office includes UVI in its libraries network

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced the addition of the University of the Virgin Islands to the Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC) network, officially…

John McCarthy January 9, 2025

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VIPD hosts 2024 Consent Decree Summit

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The Virgin Islands Police Department hosted a Consent Decree Summit that took place at the University of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas this week. Some 40…

John McCarthy December 12, 2024

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HHS partners with UVI to foster careers in public service

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) have joined forces to establish a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)…

John McCarthy November 25, 2024

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Health Department conducts 2024 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health in partnership with the Northeast & Caribbean Mental Health Technology Transfer Center and the University of the Virgin Islands’ Caribbean Exploratory Research Center…

John McCarthy November 23, 2024

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Application period opens for USVI undergraduate cardiovascular research fellowship

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine, in partnership with the Virgin Islands Department of Health, is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for the…

John McCarthy November 12, 2024

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‘Male’ shot and killed in Brewers Bay today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — An investigation got underway after a "male" was killed near the University of the Virgin Islands campus in St. Thomas today. Officers responded to multiple 911 reports…

John McCarthy July 8, 2024

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Government gets climate change assessment

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan and Lieutenant Governor Tregenza Roach participated Wednesday in an information session on climate change conducted at the UVI Innovation Center by UVI President Emerita…

John McCarthy June 14, 2024

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St. Croix MCH, Community Health Clinics temporarily relocate to UVI’s campus

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health’s Maternal, Child Health and Community Health clinics on St. Croix are temporarily relocating its operations to the University of the Virgin Islands…

John McCarthy May 21, 2024