Topic: Academics
Predicting Crime, 140 Characters at a Time
UVA research professor Matthew Gerber has developed a computer program that uses Twitter to predict crime patterns.
Winter 2014
Making the Case for College
Ian Baucom, the new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, believes that UVA can provide leadership in reframing the role of higher education in America.
Winter 2014
We Come from Old Virginia
Eight longstanding faculty members look back on their years at the University.
November 14, 2014
The Robots Are Coming for Your Job
Big changes are coming with artificial intelligence. Darden School of Business professor Edward D. Hess tells us how to get ready.
October 21, 2014
Look Ma, No Batteries
By combining the capabilities of the Internet, an expanding wireless network and ever-shrinking electronic devices, the Internet of Things is connecting devices and people in ways that could change our lives.
October 21, 2014
Do the Robot
In her lab in UVA’s Olsson Hall, Amy LaViers, assistant professor in systems and information engineering, can make robots dance.
October 21, 2014
The Science of Data
University President Teresa Sullivan discusses the new Master of Science in Data Science program, and explains the growing importance of Big Data.
Fall 2014
Better Living Through Architecture
The School of Architecture's Center for Design and Health studies ways to improve the design and planning of buildings and environments for human health.
Fall 2014
The Tactile Library
Fall 2014
Is Winning Everything?
Media studies professor Shilpa Davé looks at ideas of competition, from The Hunger Games and America's Got Talent to college admissions and spelling bees.
Fall 2014
The Wake of Watergate
Gerry Warburg shares lessons learned from Nixon's registration in 1974, including how voter participation can inspire bipartisan action.
Fall 2014
Nibbled to Death
UVA researchers have found a parasitic infection that kills human cells by nibbling them to death.
Fall 2014
Faculty Update
Meet the new deans at the School of Architecture and the Batten School, and the Medical Center's new CEO.
Fall 2014
Unshackled
June 17, 2014
Trouble in Kindergarten?
Kindergarten today isn't what it used to be, according to a study by two UVA researchers.
Summer 2014
Stem Cell Breakthrough
The research is the first to show that a group of embryonic cells can be directed to grow in a particular way by stimulating only two signals that govern cell development.
Summer 2014
New Graduate Programs to Launch This Fall
Graduate students will have two new degree programs to choose from this fall—an M.S. in Data Science and an M.A. in European Studies.
Summer 2014
Bookmarked: Getting Down to Business
A new site from the Darden School of Business offers practical articles by faculty that can be immediately implemented in the workplace.
Summer 2014
A Place for Kids
The Battle Building at UVA Children's Hospital will open its doors in June 2014.
Summer 2014
Darden Dean to Step Down
After nearly a decade as dean of the Darden School of Business, Robert F. Bruner will return to the faculty.
Summer 2014
The Secret Life of Ken Elzinga
Elzinga has taught more than 40,000 UVA students since 1967, all the while penning murder mysteries on the side.
Summer 2014
What Your Smart Phone Photos Can’t Do
Art professor William Wylie talks about the work of his advanced photography students.
May 16, 2014
A Different Kind of Red Brick
An engineering student creates a Lego masterpiece using Jefferson's original plans.
Summer 2014
The Slick Bib
May 14, 2014