Surveying mothers from 32 hospitals nationwide, researchers found that 45% followed safe sleeping recommendations. Dr. Ann Kellams said the findings suggest gaps in support for new mothers.

When it comes to school attendance, how many missed days are too many? UVA Today asked Robert C. Pianta, the dean of the Curry School of Education and Human Development.

Sociologist Fiona Greenland's new National Science Foundation-funded project will research the relationship between cultural destruction and civilian harm, with the war in Syria as a case study.

The phone in your pocket may be able to keep you healthier. UVA researchers are looking at smartphone applications for injury and disease alerts, using students as test subjects.

Lead author and postdoctoral student Emily Loeb found that pairs of young people in good relationships may see improved grades as they transition from middle to high school, a time when marks typically dip. The trend continued into adulthood, a result that surprised her.

A researcher is using chemistry to modify the immune system to fight disease.

Prior to the Affordable Care Act, the Diabetes Belt counties had higher uninsured rates than other areas, but that was erased by 2014 through Medicaid expansion.

The President and Provost's Fund for Institutionally Related Research will support faculty research on topics that could improve quality of life and learning for the UVA community.

The inaugural Research Achievement Awards featured University leaders handing out 13 honors to UVA's most outstanding researchers working on projects ranging "from education policy to precision medicine to police-community relations."