News articles from UVA Today.

UVA Discovers Key Process in Cancer Tumor Formation

Targeting the essential process could offer a new way to treat cancer.

Concussion Discovery Reveals Dire, Unknown Effect of Even Mild Brain Injuries

UVA researchers have discovered that concussions and traumatic brain injuries, even when mild, cause swelling that blocks the brain's ability to clean itself of harmful toxins and debris, increasing risk for long-term problems.

UVA Engineers Design a Sensor Network, Allowing Rapid Response to Wildfires

The detectors can relay a fire warning in real time across thousands of square miles.

Does Forgetting a Name or Word Mean That I Have Dementia?

In a recent piece for The Conversation, Dr. Laurie Archbald-Pannone discussed signs of dementia and how to differentiate between occasional memory lapses and more serious impairment.

Researchers: Mail-in Balloting Increases Turnout, But Benefits Neither Party

Voting-by-mail is a safe way to cast a ballot during the current pandemic, and does not benefit either political party, according to John Holbein of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.

Project Will Create Model of National Online Hub of Slavery History

UVA Library will work on a collaborative digital initiative with Michigan State and Georgetown universities to describe the history of enslavement found in archival materials at colleges and universities.

Early Follow-Up Shows UVA Patients Recovering Well From COVID-19

Clinicians are tracking the recovery of COVID-19 patients after discharge from the hospital.

Q&A: Blandy Farm Director Offers Pandemic Birding Tips

Remove Carbon Dioxide From the Air? Don't Bet on It Before Examining Costs, Researchers Say

In a new paper, researchers say the world needs to consider tradeoffs of untested technologies before dismissing known options such as immediate carbon emissions reductions.

UVA-Designed COVID-19 Swab to Support High-Priority Testing Across Virginia

UVA researchers and engineers worked together to create nasopharyngeal swabs that are approved by the FDA and can be produced quickly. Virginia will receive 60,000 swabs weekly to conduct COVID-19 testing.