Following the Flow

U.Va. scientists and educators assess and improve water quality

Suzanne Maben, gray-green waders hugging her legs, forges into the middle of Paine Run and, like a nurse monitoring a patient, records the vital signs of the stream. The air…

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Bird Food Redux

Feathers and diet give insights into environmental health

For one U.Va. researcher, clues about the health of the environment lie in examining the feathers and vomit of birds.Charles Clarkson (Grad ’14), a doctoral candidate in environmental sciences, has…

U.Va. study says hand sanitizers not effective in preventing flu, colds

The healing power of fat

U.Va. scientists grow more-therapeutic cells

Researchers have discovered that adipose stem cells—adult stem cells found in fatty tissue—can be used to treat chronic wounds, severe burns and diseases characterized by poor circulation.A team of U.Va.…

Between extremes

Study of songbirds shows costs and benefits of testosterone levels

Just as Aristotle’s observations centuries ago led him to recommend moderation in all things, a team of scientists who studied a species of American songbird concluded that Mother Nature favors…

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Memory

Researchers explore how we remember, what we remember and why we forget

Researchers explore how we remember, what we remember and why we forget.

Letters to the Editor

What a thrill to see the picture of Scott Stadium in 1964 (“Then and Now: An Illustrated Journey Through Time,” Spring 2010). After the Corps of Cadets and the West…

Should scientists be allowed to use bioengineering to change the DNA of plants and animals?

Reinventing Life

The strange and wondrous science of biological technology

Students at the University are creating new organisms by splicing DNA. How does synthetic biology work? What are its dangers and benefits? And how might it change the world?

R&D Briefs

An application that allows smart phone users to send CT scan images remotely has proved useful in helping radiologists make preliminary diagnoses in medical cases.Dr. Asim Choudhri, currently a fellow…

Targeting Addiction

One man’s quest on the path of discovery

Addiction is a disease that affects millions. Dr. Bankole Johnson is developing a pharmaceutical treatment for it.

Setting the Biological Clock

Study shows eye cells help regulate our wake and sleep cycles

A switching mechanism in the eye plays a key role in regulating the sleep and wake cycles in mammals, U.Va. biologists have found.Light receptor cells in the eye are central…