The refrigerator of 2024 may be cooled not by chemical refrigerants, but by magnetism, thanks to the work of a U.Va.-led team of physicists and materials scientists.

France’s ambassador to the U.S. presented that nation’s highest decoration to Trinh at Carr’s Hill, citing his “exemplary personal commitment to the promotion of scientific culture and the transatlantic collaboration in the field of astrophysics.”

Popular U.Va. physics professor Lou Bloomfield has dedicated his career to bringing science to general audiences. “Any science that I can get on TV is a triumph,” he said, “and combining science with sports is a good way to get people’s attention.”

A potentially harmful racial bias appears in middle childhood, a U.Va. study has determined.

A mathematician who untangles knotty mathematical problems is a new Sloan Research Fellow.

The ideas of Darwin will be celebrated at the biology department on Monday with lab tours and a lecture by Harvard biologist Scott Edwards.

A long-term U.Va. mountain stream study has informed air-quality decisions by the EPA. Its coordinator, environmental scientist Rick Webb, has retired, but will continue with the work.

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia honored a rising star in the field of chemistry and a long-time U.Va. doctor and researcher for being among the top faculty members in the state.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Wednesday recognized U.Va. physicist Brad Cox for his significant contributions to the search for, and discovery of, the Higgs boson.

A University of Virginia student entered a contest for a free trip to space aboard a rocket-like vehicle – and won.