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Department: Research and Discovery

Extreme weather requires new model for grid planning

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

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

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

More connections made between brain and immune system

New developments about injury and infection have emerged from two UVA studies.

Spring 2021

Fire ants lead to fewer ticks, meat allergies but bring own risk

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

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

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

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

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

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

Discovery gives hope for macular degeneration treatment

Unexpected evidence appears to link two age-related forms of the condition.

Summer 2020

Study seeks better identification for a heart disease

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

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

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

Walkable communities may foster upward economic mobility

Walkable communities may foster upward economic mobility

The reasons, however, might not be entirely economic.

Spring 2020

Cars still more dangerous for women according to recent study

Cars still more dangerous for women according to recent study

UVA researchers found that women are 73 percent more likely to suffer a serious injury.

Winter 2019

No lie: Even small acts of dishonesty can take a toll

No lie: Even small acts of dishonesty can take a toll

Lying creates a cycle of disconnection, study finds.

Winter 2019

Sugar makes these organisms indestructible

Sugar makes these organisms indestructible

Researchers say discovery is an example of just how much life remains to be understood.

Winter 2019

Researchers try to outswim a tuna

Researchers try to outswim a tuna

What does it take to swim like an actual fish?

Winter 2019

Two health studies go with their gut

Two health studies go with their gut

Researchers point to the gut as a source of information about disease.

Fall 2019

Vicious cycle: effects of climate change could make environmental accords more difficult

Vicious cycle: effects of climate change could make environmental accords more difficult

Disruptions in politics and economics make compromise more difficult.

Fall 2019

Study highlights dangers of soft bedding in infant sleep areas

Study highlights dangers of soft bedding in infant sleep areas

With other preventable causes contribute to suffocation deaths, education is a top priority.

Fall 2019

For HIV patients, mental-health care yields measurable benefits

For HIV patients, mental-health care yields measurable benefits

Patients who met with mental-health care providers saw better outcomes for viral suppression.

Fall 2019

Social class movers may bring special value to the workplace

Social class movers may bring special value to the workplace

Their “cultural toolkit” contributes a unique perspective.

Summer 2019