Topic: Research
High-quality tutoring effective at offsetting pandemic learning losses
Frequent tutoring with experienced teachers or volunteers, personalized instruction, and a positive, mentoring relationship between tutor and student can close learning gaps for students from lower-income families.
Fall 2021
Following minds where they wander
Freely-moving, undirected thoughts have a distinct electrophysiological “signature” which can be seen by measuring brainwaves.
Fall 2021
Autism spectrum disorder looks different in girls’ and boys’ brains
Researchers advise caution in drawing conclusions about girls from research conducted primarily with boys.
Fall 2021
Adding complexity when we should be subtracting it
Less is often more, but not when it comes to problem-solving and solution-seeking, when our brains default toward additive rather than subtractive changes.
Fall 2021
The final frontier gets a little closer
UVA scientists are mapping the Milky Way and measuring the universe.
Summer 2021
Seagrass makes a comeback thanks to UVA researchers
The benefits of the plants’ return are being seen across the ecosystem.
Summer 2021
Extreme weather requires new model for grid planning
Research suggests modeling scenarios will help plan power grids as weather patterns grow more destructive.
Summer 2021
UVA research helps clarify path to renewable energy
New discoveries involving cobalt and titanium highlight the possibilities for the future of sustainable energy.
Summer 2021
Trial based on UVA research may help treat COVID-19
A drug shown by UVA studies to be effective against certain immune-system responses shows promise in trials at Washington University in St. Louis.
Spring 2021
More connections made between brain and immune system
New developments about injury and infection have emerged from two UVA studies.
Spring 2021
As Covid persists, so does UVA’s work toward a cure
Researchers on Grounds go the distance in a global race for a cure.
Winter 2020
Fire ants lead to fewer ticks, meat allergies but bring own risk
Fire ants may limit the spread of the Lonestar tick—and the meat allergy it causes—but not without its own dangers.
Winter 2020
Experts say: Parent, but don’t manipulate
Boundaries are good, but manipulation can have negative long-term effects on teenagers, according to new research.
Winter 2020
Exercise benefits extend to serious medical conditions
Researchers find exercise may help mitigate the effects of a neuromuscular disease as well as macular degeneration.
Winter 2020
Gender influences perception of business leaders, study shows
Researchers looked at how we view male and female leaders in times of crisis.
Summer 2020
Study shows food choices affect when and how much you eat
Certain foods are shown to disrupt natural rhythms that influence eating patterns.
Summer 2020
Politics do not seem to affect journalists’ coverage choices
Research suggests personal ideology does not affect how journalists cover news.
Summer 2020
Discovery gives hope for macular degeneration treatment
Unexpected evidence appears to link two age-related forms of the condition.
Summer 2020
UVA researchers join fight against COVID-19
Faculty collaborate on COVID-19 testing, treatment and prevention.
Summer 2020
Study seeks better identification for a heart disease
Researchers hope to better determine risks for a cause of sudden cardiac death.
Spring 2020
Nurture shapes nature in infancy bonding
UVA study suggests early interactions affect gene expression.
Spring 2020
New report calls for better support for America’s youth
Based on multidisciplinary research, the report emphasizes the importance such a formative stage of life.
Spring 2020
One professor put UVA in the race for the A-bomb, or at least he tried
In the race for the A-bomb, Jesse Beams, UVA’s resident centrifuge expert, may have promised more than he could deliver.
Spring 2020
Walkable communities may foster upward economic mobility
The reasons, however, might not be entirely economic.
Spring 2020