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.
A baseball team’s fate is built on the players’ collective individual performances. As UVA readies to open its 2020 season Friday, the Cavs talk about how they have prepared to fulfill their responsibilities to the team.
Double Hoo Amanda Swanson grew up in Tennessee and idolized Pat Summitt. She found an outlet for her dreams in a book project that recounted the legendary coach’s lawsuit that changed women’s basketball.
Student leaders submitted proposals and design ideas for the new spaces. President Jim Ryan, an advocate for diversity and inclusion, provided $500,000 for the project.
Also in this roundup: A developmental biologist receives a lifetime achievement award, UVA is a top option for veterans, eight faculty members among nation’s top “edu-scholars,” and much more.
Look up on a clear night. Can you see the Milky Way? Possibly not, as skyglow from cities hinders our view of the night sky. UVA astronomer Ricky Patterson makes the case for darker skies.
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.