Working with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, UVA environmental scientists have created an online calculator for people to realize how their individual choices affect the health of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Recent Articles by
Fariss Samarrai
August 19, 2016
A biomechanical engineers’ study of the muscles of high-performance sprinters shows that, yes, they are different. But most of that comes from training.
August 11, 2016
Need to drink less? Get married, according to a new study by a UVA clinical psychology doctoral student.
August 05, 2016
Why do growing sunflowers turn and face the sun? How do they do it? Biologist Benjamin Blackman, working with California colleagues, has connected this growth action with the plants’ biological clocks.
August 04, 2016
In an era of video surveillance, video evidence is increasingly important in criminal cases. But what happens when the actions are shown in slow motion?
August 03, 2016
Researchers at UVA’s Blandy Experimental Farm are finding evidence that LED lighting may be altering the mating behavior of fireflies.
July 27, 2016
Four students working this summer in South Africa on the construction of a water filter factory are sharing their experiences in a series of essays for UVA Today readers. Here is the first of their stories.
July 07, 2016
With strong new funding, biologist Eyleen O’Rourke and colleagues are creating the first computer simulation of an entire living organism to better understand genetics, environment and disease.
June 10, 2016
UVA astronomer Anne Verbiscer is helping NASA steer the New Horizons spacecraft at the edge of our solar system, dodging hazards and identifying objects for closer inspection.
June 09, 2016
Million of years of an evolutionary arms race has resulted in an amazing toxicity resistance for some species of snakes.