Department: Research and Discovery
Crowdsourcing Historical Collections
Citizen scientists help the UVA library and Mountain Lake Biological Station transcribe 7,000 botany records.
Fall 2013
Solar Solutions Take the Prize
UVA engineering team wins international competition with solar-powered wheelchair.
Fall 2013
R&D Briefs
Researchers at UVA test out a handheld ultrasound device, a scalpel-free brain surgery method and a cancer-fighting protein.
Summer 2013
Lou Bloomfield: The Invention of Vistik
Spring 2013
Make It Stick
Physics professor Lou Bloomfield sets out to fix a wobbly table and discovers a substance that might do much more.
Spring 2013
Bottled Trouble
BPA, a chemical found in everything from soda bottles to store receipts, could affect genes that play a role in social behavior across generations.
Winter 2012
Fresh Ideas
Graduate students teach, assist faculty and conduct research, but often their achievements go unsung. Meet three UVA grad students and learn about their discoveries.
Fall 2012
R&D Briefs
Can you heat a home with computers? Do social safety net programs work? How long does it take high-fat foods to clog your arteries?
Summer 2012
What’s Up, Doc?
The human body is a complex machine of about 10 trillion interconnected cells. Researchers at the UVA Health System are working with new technology to keep everything from our brains to our blood sugar in good shape.
Spring 2012
175 Years of Engineering
Winter 2011
R&D Briefs
Fall 2011
What’s in the Water?
Fall 2011
Ticked-Off Carnivores
Fall 2011
Starting Smarter
Fall 2011
Printing Awesomeness
Fall 2011
R&D Briefs
Summer 2011
Over the Moon
Summer 2011
Trees on the Move
Summer 2011
In the Red
Summer 2011
R&D Briefs
Spring 2011
Smoke Alarm
Spring 2011
Would You Like Fries With That?
Spring 2011
Bird Food Redux
Winter 2010
Scrub that Theory
Winter 2010
R&D Briefs
Winter 2010