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Scientific Six Pack
New discoveries at U.Va. including living antibiotics, the financial implications of motherhood and the unexpected benefits of “celebrity” sports equipment
Improve your putting, earn more money, increase your odds of survival and other topics U.Va. researchers are exploring.
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…
Standing Guard
How U.Va. helps protect America
How U.Va. helps protect America by shaping the soldiers, law enforcement officers, policymakers and scientists of tomorrow.
Costly Cartoons?
Fast-paced shows hurt kids’ executive function, study shows
Fast-paced shows hurts executive function in children
Map of Happiness
Series of maps visualize Jeffersonian ideals
Are Americans living the Jeffersonian ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? It turns out that some enjoy more longevity, freedom and fun than others. Kelly Johnston, a…
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…
The Second-Story Walk
The cover story in this issue of Virginia describes the experience of living in the pavilions in the Academical Village. These original buildings, designed by Thomas Jefferson, give us a…
Required Reading: Gary Gallagher
History professor Gary Gallagher recently published his sixth book about the Civil War, The Union War.What book first ignited your interest in the Civil War?The American Heritage Picture History of…
How Much—or Little—Do College Students Learn?
New book uses data to argue that many students learn little due to lack of rigor
In President Obama’s first speech to Congress, he said, “By 2020, American will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.” In the past decade, the…
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…
Starting Smarter
State-funded preschool programs improve performance of young students
Do early education programs for at-risk students work? A new study is the first to analyze Virginia’s program statistically, and the results are positive.Curry School of Education professors Francis Huang…
HIGHLIGHTS
Costly Cartoons?
Fast-paced shows hurts executive function in children
Stacked Up
Doubling the capacity of the Ivy Stacks.
175 Years of Engineering
A few of the U.Va. engineers whose projects have touched our daily lives.
Body Builder
Mike Curtis helps athletes recover from injuries and maintain peak form
Look Book
A brief history of fashion at U.Va.
A Funeral Procession for the Marquis
An alumna explores La Fayette’s connection to the University
Fighting Fire at the University
In 1828, the Board of Visitors created the University Fire Company.
In the Age of Slavery
U.Va. examines role of enslaved laborers in tribute to bell-ringer Henry Martin
14 Reasons to Love Charlottesville in Winter
Life Lessons on the Green
David Cook’s golf novel adapted to the big screen
Scientific Six Pack
Improve your putting, earn more money, increase your odds of survival and other topics U.Va. researchers are exploring.
The Simple Things Said It All
On being in the first class of women.
