Topic: Research
Rush-Hour Robotics
Winter 2007
Sex and the Female Mind
Professor Anita Clayton (Med '82) explores the psychological dimension of women's discontentment with their sexual experiences.
Winter 2007
The Wired Mind
James Coan probes how the mind reacts to emotional situations, from holding hands to being homesick. Barry Condron blazes trails with computer images of fruit flies.
Winter 2007
Getting Out of a Jam
Worsening traffic on Virginia roads demands high-tech solutions. The Smart Travel Lab uses advanced computer models to develop them.
Fall 2007
R&D in Brief
Fall 2007
The Quest for a Male Contraceptive
Fall 2007
What Underlies Alzheimer’s
Fall 2007
Altered States
For the past 30 years, UVA psychiatrist Bruce Greyson has tried to reach a scientific understanding of the phenomenon known as the near-death experience.
Summer 2007
Growing Bones
Spring 2007
Learning Curve
Spring 2007
Research Party
Spring 2007
R&D in Brief
Spring 2007
Almost All Air
UVA scientists led by Professor Pamela M. Norris research aerogels, solids that are 98 percent air.
Winter 2006
R&D In Brief
Winter 2006
Naming Evil
Professor Jennifer Geddes analyzes the use of the word "evil" in a forthcoming book.
Winter 2006
Snap Judgments
The Implicit Association Test, developed by a team including UVA psychology professor Brian Nosek, shows the influence of unconscious attitudes on behavior.
Winter 2006
Home by the Sea
Winter 2006