From reducing the use of social media to simply going outside, the director of UVA’s Family Stress Clinic, Claudia W. Allen, offers ways you can take charge of your state of mind during the coronavirus outbreak.

A new strain of coronavirus is spreading worldwide. Bethany Teachman, a professor of psychology and a licensed clinical psychologist, shares advice on how to manage anxiety linked to the outbreak for the general population and college students alike.

The brainchild of President Jim Ryan, Provost Liz Magill and Vice Provost for the Arts Jody Kielbasa, the new series at Ryan’s home will feature up to eight performances during the academic year, all free for students, faculty and staff.

The University sent 68 volunteers to points around the world last year. Since the Peace Corps’ founding in 1961, nearly 1,300 UVA alumni have served.

Neuroimaging shows the brain light up with activity when you are listening to music. During the teen years, many experiences – especially social experiences – imprint quite strongly. That’s why “Hotel California” makes those of a certain generation long for high school.

In the first study of its kind, UVA researchers have found that humans show the first signs of paying benefits forward at the tender age of 4.

Psychology professor James Coan says most of the time, holding hands with a friend, romantic partner, parent or child is literally good for your health.

PositiveLinks creates an intimate relationship between patients and their care-givers that is proven to keep HIV patients in treatment, thereby improving their own health and squelching transmission of the disease.

UVA is now among the top 10 schools overall, along with Georgetown, Harvard and Stanford universities, and is the top public school in the ranking.

Student leaders submitted proposals and design ideas for the new spaces. President Jim Ryan, an advocate for diversity and inclusion, provided $500,000 for the project.