Recent Articles by
Fariss Samarrai
December 17, 2015
Matthew Oreska and Karen McGlathery have authored seagrass restoration guidelines that were presented by scientists at the recent Paris climate conference.
December 10, 2015
Astronomers in a UVA instrument design lab are building a specialized instrument to complete the picture of the Milky Way.
December 03, 2015
An astronomy postdoctoral fellow produces a popular science podcast to improve science literacy.
December 01, 2015
As troops fight increasingly lethal wars, UVA’s Center for Applied Biomechanics is looking to reduce injuries from high-energy blasts underneath armored vehicles.
November 18, 2015
Two UVA planetary scientists weigh in on some of the dramatic images of Pluto and its moons sent from the New Horizons spacecraft.
November 12, 2015
A UVA psychology grad student examined what happened when a research assistant “accidentally” toppled a 6- or 7-year-old’s tower of cups.
November 10, 2015
Ideas are now being accepted for the next pan-University institute, which will draw from the expertise of faculty across Grounds to address a major societal need.
November 10, 2015
Rollover crashes account for about 2 percent of all car crashes, but about a third of all occupant fatalities. Yet there currently are no crash test dummies specifically designed for rollover crashes. UVA engineers are working to change that.
October 26, 2015
Seagrasses, once nearly vanished from Virginia’s seaside bays, are making a comeback, thanks to the restoration work and research of UVA environmental scientists.
October 26, 2015
Dedicated to global public health, a technology transfer company with roots at UVA has opened in Charlottesville. Its aim: make clean water widely available at very low cost.