Computer engineer Benton Calhoun, environmental scientist Paolo D’Ordorico and physicist Olivier Pfister have received distinguished research funding from the Office of the Vice President for Research.

Now retired, Tolbert – who taught some of the most popular courses at the University – says, “I loved teaching. When I saw those students’ faces, my adrenalin was pumping.”

The satellite’s observations are expected to bring new understanding of how forests cycle carbon. U.Va. environmental scientist Hank Shugart is part of the effort.

The National Consortium for Continuous Improvement in Higher Education has awarded its Leveraging Excellence Award to the UVA Bay Game development team.

The new director hopes to facilitate connections between defense agencies, the University and private industry and to build a conduit to bring people together to address national security issues.

U.Va.’s John Hawley and former colleague Steven Balbus are winners of this year’s $1 million Shaw Prize in Astronomy.

The institute has funding in search of an idea – nanoscale science- or engineering-focused – to be submitted by faculty teams from across U.Va. Letters of intent are due June 7, proposals Aug. 15.

A deployment in Iraq has led to a sharp focus on protecting his comrades from harm.

Big Data 2, a summit for researchers and scholars at the University who use and manage big data sets, will promote awareness and collaboration on May 14.

A U.Va. Postdoctoral Research Day will include oral presentations by U.Va. postdocs, a professional panel discussion, keynote address, poster presentation and networking.