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Chris Fall DOE

Chris Fall visits UVA from Department of Energy

On February 18, 2020, Dr. Chris Fall, from the U.S. Department of Energy, returned to the University of Virginia for a visit with students, faculty and the administration.

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It’s winter, and flu season. Can flu seasons be forecasted like the weather? Biocomplexity researchers are investigating.

To Predict Flu’s Spread, Modelers Turn to Weather Forecasts

It’s winter, and flu season. Can flu seasons be forecasted like the weather? Biocomplexity researchers are investigating.

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UVA Engineering was tapped in 2018 to spearhead the $29.7 million Center for Research in Intelligent Storage and Processing in Memory to remove a roadblock caused by outdated computing architecture.

UVA-Led Research Center Makes Progress on Tearing Down Computing ‘Memory Wall’

UVA Engineering was tapped in 2018 to spearhead the $29.7 million Center for Research in Intelligent Storage and Processing in Memory to remove a roadblock caused by outdated computing architecture

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The National Institutes of Health awarded UVA $146.3 million in fiscal year 2019, up $25 million in a single year.

School of Medicine Receives Record Funding From National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health awarded UVA $146.3 million in fiscal year 2019, up $25 million in a single year.

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An important pediatric cancer drug is in critically short supply, leading to difficult decisions for health care professionals. Math models being developed at UVA aim to ease the allocation process in times of drug shortages.

When Life-Saving Drugs Are Scarce, How Do Clinicians Allocate Them?

An important pediatric cancer drug is in critically short supply, leading to difficult decisions for health care professionals.

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Kindness is generally accepted as a sought-after characteristic in romantic partners. However, new research from Lalin Anik suggests that we are most drawn to those who single us out for special treatment – and might compromise on traits like general kindness to get it.

In Romance, Special Treatment Might Be More Important Than Kindness

Kindness is generally accepted as a sought-after characteristic in romantic partners.

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Psychology professor James Coan says most of the time, holding hands with a friend, romantic partner, parent or child is literally good for your health.

We Asked an Expert Why We Hold Hands, and Learned It’s Good for You

Psychology professor James Coan says most of the time, holding hands with a friend, romantic partner, parent or child is literally good for your health.

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PositiveLinks creates an intimate relationship between patients and their care-givers that is proven to keep HIV patients in treatment, thereby improving their own health and squelching transmission of the disease.

UVA’s 2020 Innovators of the Year Create Groundbreaking HIV Treatment App

PositiveLinks creates an intimate relationship between patients and their care-givers that is proven to keep HIV patients in treatment, thereby improving their own health and squelching transmissio

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