Anahita Jafary
Multi-Media Journalist
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Anahita Jafary joined the NBC29 team on Monday, June 27. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a bachelor's degree in communication and minor in poverty, inequality, and social justice. Prior to that she has also received three associates degrees.
Anahita interned for Revista Metal magazine in Barcelona Spain. In college, she participated in student government, speech and debate, and was on the panhellenic judicial board. She is fluent in English, Farsi, and conversational in Spanish.
On her off-time, she loves trying new restaurants, cooking, and traveling.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 5:19 PM EDT
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UVA scientists say they discovered a way to help delay aging.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2023 at 3:02 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
There is an uptick of people diagnosed with syphilis in Virginia, according to the Blue Ridge Health District.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 1:59 PM EST
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A new report from the American Lung Association says Virginia’s policies to prevent and reduce tobacco use are some of the worst in the nation.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2022 at 6:00 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
Between October 2021 and 2022, nationwide hunger has increased by 30% according to Hunger Free America, and that number is even higher in Virginia.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 5:20 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
Every year, thousands of college students around Virginia are leaving the state not long after graduating.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2022 at 3:53 PM EST
|By Anahita Jafary
Thousands gathered the University of Virginia’s Lighting of the Lawn event Thursday, December 1.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2022 at 6:02 PM EST
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The UVA Equity Center and the RVA Eviction Lab partnered to create the Virginia Evictors’ Catalog.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 5:38 PM EDT
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Findings from a UVA Cancer Center study suggest minorities with lung cancer are waiting longer for treatments, affecting patients’ outcomes.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2022 at 6:04 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
Experts at UVA Health are trying to bring awareness to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 4:38 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
A new report from Generation 180 shows that solar energy usage has tripled in schools across the nation since 2015.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2022 at 5:43 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
Senator Mark Warner previewed the Virginia Senate’s work in upcoming sessions.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2022 at 12:36 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
New numbers from the CDC say the three out of every four kids in Virginia has already had COVID-19, even if their parents never knew it.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 5:04 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
UVA has partnered with employers to offer a new guaranteed interview program for certificate students.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2022 at 5:57 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
The University of Virginia is making sure its students and faculty are taking safety precautions against COVID-19 as the semester gets ready to start.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2022 at 5:54 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
Governor Glenn Youngkin is named in a lawsuit. It claims he received an improper tax-free bonus in 2020.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 5:49 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
UVA Health is working on a treatment that targets an allergic immune response to the coronavirus.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 5:22 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
A poll from the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association shows that the public is aware of workforce challenges from the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2022 at 9:46 AM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
The average woman lives longer than the average man and the loss of the Y chromosome could by the reason why.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 5:09 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths are on the rise in Virginia, according to AARP.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2022 at 5:23 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
A new report finds Virginia wine has contributed almost $2 billion to the Virginia economy.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 3:22 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
AARP is warning people to watch out for car rental scams.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 3:19 PM EDT
|By Anahita Jafary
UVA Health says it is working on new approaches to fight brain cancer.
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