Department: Research and Discovery
It’s hot and getting hotter
Researchers in the Department of Environmental Studies predict that climate change will result in more hot days.
Fall 2018
Water for the World
A new tablet, developed by UVA engineers, could hold the answer to clean water for millions.
Fall 2018
Review: Female athletes have higher rates of concussion than male athletes do
UVA researchers find that female athletes are more likely to experience concussion than male athletes.
Summer 2018
Pick a number, not just any number
Two UVA professors argue that all numbers are not equal in our minds.
Summer 2018
Opioid availability, more than economic despair, drives deaths, research suggests
In contrast to other theories of opioid overdoses, UVA researchers suggest that availability of the drugs is the most significant driver of such deaths.
Summer 2018
More than Money
The UVA Licensing & Ventures Group Seed Fund helps University-affiliated ideas grow until they are successful enough to attract other funding.
Summer 2018
UVA Researchers Gain New Insights on Macular Degeneration
Researchers have identified an enzyme that influences macular degeneration, a discovery that could lead to more specific treatments.
Spring 2018
UVA-Led Study Finds Montessori Model Can Close Achievement Gap
UVA professor's study suggests new benefits of the Montessori school model.
Spring 2018
Tackling the Opioid Epidemic
Researchers examine causes of the opioid crisis and take aim at solutions from different perspectives.
Spring 2018
Robot, take the wheel
Assistant Professor Nicola Bezzo's research focuses on creating systems to allow self-driving cars to deal with surprise events, such as a blown tire or sudden traffic.
Winter 2017
Galaxy Quest
Sandy Liss (Grad ’14, ’19), Sabrina Stierwalt and Chris Wiens’ (Col ’17) findings could give astronomers new data about how galaxies formed.
Summer 2017
Sensors & Sensibility
At what point do wearable health sensors dehumanize patients? Learn about the abilities and limitations of these advanced detection methods through the eyes of science and sociology.
Spring 2017
An immune system molecule makes you more social. Wait, what?
Current UVA Medical School research on mice may lead to a greater understanding of how immune cells affect the brain.
Winter 2016
What Can Voles Tell Us About Ourselves?
Behavioral epigenetics is the study of how emotional trauma can affect the genes passed down to the next generation, and the study of prairie voles can shed some light on this phenomenon in humans.
Fall 2016
The Nuances of Building a Better Congress
Batten professor Craig Volden’s Legislative Effectiveness Project rates members of Congress according to their success in turning their ideas into laws.
Summer 2016
X Marks the Spot…For Now
Astronomy professor Ken Seidelmann helped solve a minor mystery of the GPS era: Did the prime meridian move?
Spring 2016
Objects May Be Closer than They Appear
Beauty is not the only thing in the eye of the beholder. Height. Distance. Effort. Cognitive psychologist Dennis Proffitt studies how we see the world around us.
Winter 2015
Tibetan Medicine Under the Microscope
Doctors at the UVA Medical Center are taking a closer look at whether traditional Tibetan healing techniques can help patient outcomes—and stand up to scientific scrutiny.
Fall 2015
Sleuthing Sudden Death
Eric Topol (Col ’75), director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute, is helping untangle the mystery of sudden, unexplained death.
Summer 2015
Room of Errors
The "room of errors" is a new training tool a UVA nursing professor uses to get everyone from interns to nurses to therapists thinking more about reducing medical errors.
Spring 2015
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
Nibbled to Death
UVA researchers have found a parasitic infection that kills human cells by nibbling them to death.
Fall 2014
Punching Out
Lukas Tamm and his small team of researchers at UVA are making strides in figuring out how the Ebola virus works.
Fall 2014
Trouble in Kindergarten?
Kindergarten today isn't what it used to be, according to a study by two UVA researchers.
Summer 2014
Tracking Racial Bias in Children
A graduate student's research potentially identifies the nexus point for future biases seen in adults.
Summer 2014