Recent Articles by
Fariss Samarrai
October 10, 2017
Located on a remote mountaintop in Southwest Virginia, Mountain Lake Biological Station offers a near-perfect setting for a range of biological studies.
October 06, 2017
Peeking for insight to the activity of electrons is a challenge for physicists. UVA’s Robert Jones worked out a way.
October 05, 2017
A UVA-based center played a major role in advancing circadian rhythm research. Three affiliated scientists just won the Nobel Prize in Physiology.
October 03, 2017
Developing therapies to strengthen the immune system against cancer and other deadly diseases is a growing strength at UVA. Chemist Ken Hsu is part of the effort.
September 27, 2017
A federally funded research program for undergraduates, in which UVA and other colleges and universities participate, offers students a focus for future careers. One UVA biomedical engineering student tells her story.
September 22, 2017
Astronomers have long searched for understanding of how the universe assembled from simplicity to complexity. A newly studied tiny galaxy is providing clues.
September 19, 2017
The University is taking a multi-pronged approach to solving difficult issues involving human interactions with the environment, especially areas along coasts and rivers.
September 14, 2017
Anne Verbiscer, a planetary astronomer who played a key role in NASA’s multinational Cassini mission to Saturn, is now watching its controlled demise.
August 31, 2017
A new Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Museum exhibit on display at the Charles L. Brown Science and Engineering Library dramatizes the damage done by abandoned fishing nets.
August 31, 2017
Research funding growth is trending upward as UVA invests in its enterprise.