Topic: Research
Overfertilized
Galloway’s work earned him the 2008 Tyler Environmental Prize, which is administered by the University of Southern California and is considered the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in the fields of environmental science, energy and environmental health.
Summer 2008
Letters to the Editor
Summer 2008
The Hair Detective
Through isotopic hair analysis, environmental sciences professor Stephen Macko can tell what his students ate for breakfast and what Oetzi the iceman enjoyed during an ancient repast.
Summer 2008
Juvenile but Not Delinquent
Spring 2008
Sleepy, Dopey, Grumpy
At UVA's Sleep Disorders Center, researchers chart the widely misunderstood territory where we spend a third of our lives.
Spring 2008
R&D in Brief
Winter 2007
A Measured Gait
Winter 2007
Study investigates perception of female CEOs
Winter 2007
A Legume With Fight
Winter 2007
Our Daily Bread
Glenn Gaeser's research suggests that a high-carbohydrate diet is not linked to weight gain.
Winter 2007
Blue, Orange and Green
Though the pace of change might not suit everyone, UVA is moving toward a greener future on many fronts.
Winter 2007
Rush-Hour Robotics
Winter 2007
Sex and the Female Mind
Professor Anita Clayton (Med class of '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