Parents and teachers put a lot of effort into helping younger children create healthy peer relationships, but by the time they hit middle and high school, teens are left to fend for themselves. A new tool aims to maintain those vital social connections.

Christopher Doley helped negotiate a $20 billion payout from BP and is now leading restoration efforts in five states and the Gulf of Mexico.

Noted UVA clinical psychologist and divorce mediator Robert Emery offers practical advice on how parents can put aside their differences to give their kids the rich childhoods they deserve.

UVA placed fourth among medium and large universities for sending applicants to the State Department’s Virtual Student Foreign Service program, which courts college students to work as telecommuting interns for the government.

“MindTrails” had a soft opening a few months ago. Creators are now inviting the public at large to take part in the free, confidential online sessions, designed not only to help ease anxiety, but to help psychologists make the intervention the best it can be.

Friday’s premiere of the film, ”Snowden,” recalls another spy scandal that shook the nation: that of Aldrich Ames, whose betrayal led to the deaths of several Russians spying for the U.S. Frederick Hitz describes cleaning up the mess.

The Yale-University trained sociologist is studying the sociology of power in early America and how the past predicts the future.

Over the next five years, faculty members and students from several disciplines will develop strategies to resuscitate the Yamuna River and its surroundings, providing the Indian government a holistic solution for its consideration.

Over the next few months, UVA Today will bring you a series of profiles of women and men who have recently joined the faculty in schools and units across Grounds.

A new app called Doctor2U – described as “Uber for doctors” – guarantees an in-home visit within an hour. Services include elder and pediatric care, and business is booming. (And they’re hiring!)