News articles from UVA Today.

Q&A: Treating Mental Health in the Time of Coronavirus

Peter Tuerk, a leading expert on the use of telehealth in clinical psychology, shares how the pandemic has already made lasting changes in how we treat mental health.

Mechanical Engineers Develop Coronavirus Decontamination Robot

UV light is lethal to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Now, a robot is deploying the light as an efficient decontaminant.

Four Reasons for Optimism from Autism Researcher Kevin Pelphrey

Inspired by his daughter and many others, Pelphrey has become one of the nation's leading autism researchers and an adviser to the federal government. He explains four key advances in understanding the disorder.

COVID-19: Antibody Testing to Reveal Extent of Infections Across Virginia

The statewide effort will estimate the number of cases that were asymptomatic or untested.

Eight Research Projects Receive Funding from Manning Fund for COVID-19 Research

The proposals selected for funding support improved antibody testing, vaccine development and improving patient outcomes.

Facts and Myths About Obesity, Emerging as a Key Factor in COVID-19 Hospitalization

Many myths surround obesity, but one fact is clear – it makes COVID-19 harder to fight.

Engineers Develop Device to Automate Tissue Manufacturing for Muscle Repair

Recovery from life-altering muscle injury may become possible through a technology under development at UVA.

New Stroke Guidelines Aim to Improve Care Amid COVID-19

UVA Health stroke expert Dr. Andrew Southerland helped write new recommendations from the American Heart Association's Stroke Council as concerns grow that stroke patients are delaying care during the pandemic.

UVA Historian Receives Berlin Prize for Study of the Post-WW2 British Empire

For Great Britain, World War II continued in a series of "police actions" and colonial uprisings. Historian Erik Linstrum explores what the people on the home front knew of the violence and how they reacted, or didn't.

In the Inner Ear, UVA Finds an Essential Key to Hearing Sensitivity

UVA researchers have made a surprising discovery about hair cells that sense sound, gaining insight into hearing loss and some genetic disorders.