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U.Va. Library, Mountain Lake Tap Crowds to Digitize Records of Bugs, Plants and Birds
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
A new project, Notes from Nature, is digitizing information from natural history collections, such as those at U.Va.’s Mountain Lake, for broader, easier access.
U.Va. Finds Possible ‘Master Switch’ in Deadly Brain Cancer
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | Josh Barney
Doctors hope their discovery will help battle glioblastoma, the most common form of brain cancer in adults, which usually kills its victims within two or three years.
Hartwell Foundation Backs Cutting-Edge Pediatric Research at U.Va.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Two U.Va. doctors receive Hartwell awards, one to identify children at risk for chronic kidney disease, the other to improve the treatment of infections in children with cancer.
New Crowdfunding Site Allows Public to Advance U.Va. Research Projects Through Targeted Donations
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 | Morgan Estabrook
U.Va. Innovation’s latest initiative puts U.Va. among the very first institutions of higher education to use philanthropic crowdfunding to advance research.
Challenges and Opportunities of Big Data Are Focus of May 14 Summit
Thursday, May 9, 2013 | Fariss Samarrai
Big Data 2, a summit for researchers and scholars at the University who use and manage big data sets, will promote awareness and collaboration on May 14.
U.Va. Project on Lived Theology To Host Annual Spring Conference May 22-24
Thursday, May 9, 2013 | H. Brevy Cannon
The 10th anniversary Spring Institute in Lived Theology will result in a book that will chart both the history and possible future courses for the enterprise of lived theology.
U.Va. Team’s Solar-Powered Wheelchair Wins World Cerebral Palsy Day Competition
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 | Josie Pipkin
A team of graduate and undergraduate engineering students will use some of their prize money to send their creation to a Turkish man who suggested the project, and refund the rest to United Cerebral Palsy.
Inaugural Postdoctoral Research Day is Set for Thursday
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 | Fariss Samarrai
A U.Va. Postdoctoral Research Day will include oral presentations by U.Va. postdocs, a professional panel discussion, keynote address, poster presentation and networking.
‘Roadmap’ of Human Metabolism Offers New Understanding of Cancer, Obesity, More
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
U.Va. researcher Jason Papin says the new computer model has the potential to help develop personalized therapies for a variety of diseases.
Three Student-Inspired, Big Data Research Projects Receive Jefferson Trust Funding
Monday, May 6, 2013 | Fariss Samarrai
Three diverse, data-heavy, multi-disciplinary projects are winners of Jefferson Trust Big Data funding.