Clean Water and Energy

U.Va. alumna works for sustainable development

One early morning, in a small village of Potreritos, Nicaragua, I watched as the women and girls put on their flip-flops, picked up empty buckets and started their daily trek…

Shaping the Future

One of the energizing aspects of daily life at U.Va. is the constant exposure to astonishing research, scholarship and other creative activities. Our faculty members are working at the leading…

R&D Briefs

Babies who are breastfed are 60 to 70 percent less likely to die of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, according to a new analysis of past studies led by…

What’s in the Water?

New website shows levels of pharmaceuticals in Virginia wastewater

Want to know what prescription and generic drugs are in your local wastewater? Now Virginia residents can check using a new website created by U.Va. engineering professors Lisa Colosi and…

Ticked Off Carnivores

Tick bites likely cause allergy to red meat

Ticks are icky. They spread Lyme disease. And now it appears they might interfere with your ability to enjoy a hamburger. A team headed by Dr. Thomas Platts-Mills, U.Va. professor…

Letters to the Editor

Of course I do not really know how Mr. Jefferson would respond to this issue of the magazine, but I believe that he would be quite disappointed at the extent…

The Consequences of Dinner

How food shapes the U.S. economy and environment

Ever wonder how the food we eat gets to the supermarket?

Super Powers

Surviving two bouts of cancer means embracing—and resisting—change

Surviving two bouts of cancer means embracing -- and resisting -- change

R&D Briefs

In the Red

U.Va. studies explore money and what happens when there isn’t enough of it

A quarter of Virginia households don’t have enough money to cover basic needs. A report from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at U.Va. reveals that a family of…

Katie Couric Helps Dedicate Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center

Smoke Alarm

Nicotine use during pregnancy linked to psychiatric disorders in offspring

Smoking during pregnancy poses a host of risks to both mother and child. Less oxygen for the baby, more toxic chemicals in the bloodstream, potential lung damage—these and other concerns…

Would You Like Fries With That?

Fast-food options feed on perceptions of good deals and square meals

Burger, fries and a soda—they’re the all-American fast-food combo. When packaged with enticing names—happy meals, value meals, old-fashioned combos—they present options that appeal to the taste buds but can be…

Adjusting the Prescription

The School of Medicine overhauls its century-old educational approach

The School of Medicine overhauls its century-old educational approach

Health Tips, Myths and What’s New

Three experts in different fields of medicine share health advice

Doctors and nurses from the Health System weigh in about exciting new developments and big misconceptions.