News articles from UVA Today.
Q&A: Bruce Springsteen Spotlights Professor's Nonprofit Work at the Border
Lucy Bassett and the Charlottesville-based nonprofit Project Adelante are conducting research at the Matamoros refugee camp near the Texas border – a spot that featured in one of Springsteen's songs.
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.
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the $29.7 million Center for Research in Intelligent Storage and Processing in Memory to remove a roadblock caused by outdated computing architecture.
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.
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. Math models being developed at UVA aim to ease the allocation process in times of drug shortages.
In Romance, Special Treatment Might Be More Important Than Kindness
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.
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.
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 transmission of the disease.
Childhood Brain Tumor Discovery May Unlock New Treatments for Many Cancers
UVA researchers have determined that some medulloblastoma tumor cells actually turn into another type of cell altogether, rising the possibility that doctors could intervene to stop the disease – and possibly other cancers.
Trailblazing Statistician Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Sallie Ann Keller, director of the Social and Decision Analytics Division at UVA's Biocomplexity Institute, analyzes massive data sets to tackle some of the most complex problems in society.