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A new study from two McIntire professors shows that consumers are more likely to penalize female-led companies for ethical failures. And that’s just one of the differences.

‘Adam’ vs. ‘Abigail’: How Consumers View Male and Female CEOs Differently

A new study from two McIntire professors shows that consumers are more likely to penalize female-led companies for ethical failures. And that’s just one of the differences.

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Nursing faculty member Emma Mitchell found that specially trained peers, armed with HPV self-collection kits, are effective in addressing disparities in detection and care in medically underserved areas.

Lay Health Navigators Key to Cervical Cancer Prevention, UVA Study Finds

Nursing faculty member Emma Mitchell found that specially trained peers, armed with HPV self-collection kits, are effective in addressing disparities in detection and care in medically underserved

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Yonghwi Kwon’s grants from the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research are aimed at developing automated systems for detecting and thwarting malware.

Computer Science Professor Brings the Skills of a Detective to Combat Cyber Attacks

Yonghwi Kwon’s grants from the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research are aimed at developing automated systems for detecting and thwarting malware.

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UVA Team Wins $3.4 Million NIH Grant to Develop Mini-Lymph Node Model

The lymph node is a small, bean-shaped gland that raises our immune response when exposed to pathogens that can sicken us.

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UVA’s P. Todd Stukenberg has discovered a previously unknown structure inside our cells that helps prevent cancer. This knowledge could improve cancer treatment.

New Organelle That Helps Prevent Cancer Discovered Inside Our Cells

UVA’s P. Todd Stukenberg has discovered a previously unknown structure inside our cells that helps prevent cancer. This knowledge could improve cancer treatment.

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The lymph node is a small, bean-shaped gland that raises our immune response when exposed to pathogens that can sicken us. We have hundreds of them, located at different sites around the body – under the chin, in the neck, in the armpits and groin. They filter out inflammatory substances and release white blood cells, helping us fight infections and also cancers.However, as important as the lymph node is to our good health, it is little-studied compared to the large organs.

UVA Team Wins $3.4 Million NIH Grant to Develop Mini-Lymph Node Model

The lymph node is a small, bean-shaped gland that raises our immune response when exposed to pathogens that can sicken us.

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In an open-source research paper, a UVA engineering professor and her former Ph.D. student share a new, more accurate method for modeling evolutionary change, with implications for better understanding of disease.

An Evolution in the Understanding of Evolution

In an open-source research paper, a UVA engineering professor and her former Ph.D.

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A new study, based at UVA and other centers, shows that the system developed at UVA’s Center for Diabetes Technology offers safety and efficacy benefits for people with Type 1 diabetes.

Artificial Pancreas Better Controls Blood Glucose Levels Than Current Technology

A new study, based at UVA and other centers, shows that the system developed at UVA’s Center for Diabetes Technology offers safety and efficacy benefits for people with Type 1 diabetes.

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