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UVA Researchers Harnessing Big Data's Power to Fight the Flu

Flu season is coming. UVA researchers are working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to use computer modeling to reduce the severity of flu outbreaks.

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.

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 areas.

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.

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.

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.

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. We have hundreds of them, located at different sites around the body – under the chin, in the neck, in the armpits and groin.

An Evolution in the Understanding of Evolution

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.

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.

Astronomer L. Ilse Cleeves Joins the Ranks of UVA's Packard Fellows

Few university astronomy departments have more than one faculty member who has been awarded a prestigious Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering. UVA has three, among seven total on Grounds.