A new lab, part of UVA’s Democracy Initiative, is examining the cause and cost of corruption throughout the world. It kicked off its activities Tuesday by hearing from an anti-corruption activist.
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Lorenzo Perez
November 05, 2019
The latest evidence that gene may not be destiny comes from Kathleen Krol’s study of maternal-infant interactions and how they affect the expression of genes that are important to babies’ development of oxytocin systems.
October 15, 2019
Few university astronomy departments have more than one faculty member who has been awarded a prestigious Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering. UVA has three, among seven total on Grounds.
October 04, 2019
Beattie, whose latest novel is “A Wonderful Stroke of Luck,” will give a reading Oct. 17 and two subsequent lectures as part of the Kapnick residency.
May 21, 2019
Competing against students from some of the top university journalism programs in the country, a pair of graduating students won UVA’s first student Emmy prize for a media studies course project.
May 01, 2019
The initiative’s newest labs will examine social media’s effects on democracy and research best practices for confronting authoritarianism through American foreign policy.
April 29, 2019
“It’s wonderful that we have finally found direct evidence for the basic effect predicted by Einstein and others over a century ago,” UVA astronomy professor Craig Sarazin said.
January 30, 2019
The Washington Papers will celebrate its 50th anniversary with two events on Grounds: an open house in its editorial offices and an exhibit of Washington-related materials and original manuscripts, both Friday from 9 a.m. to noon.
January 14, 2019
UVA’s College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and International Studies Office are teaming with iXperience, a global education company, to offer undergrads a unique combination of education and practical experience in South Africa, Germany and Portugal.
June 19, 2018
The scholars gathered on Grounds last week for an international conference examining how big data and the new frontiers of media technology introduced by Facebook, Google and other global companies have penetrated our daily lives.