UVA biologist Colleen Ingram and a team of researchers from several U.S. universities and the American Museum of Natural History conducted genetics studies of different mole-rat populations from Africa, and compared them to the genetics of a long-studied mole-rat population.
University of Central Florida’s YWLP is a satellite program to the University of Virginia, where the program was founded in 1997. The after-school curriculum-based mentoring program assigns one middle-school girl to one undergraduate or graduate UCF student.
Thomas Jefferson was an educated man who loved learning so much that he founded the University of Virginia. And, this week, UVA discovered one more fascinating bit of Jefferson nostalgia — a chemistry lab tucked away behind a hidden wall of the college’s Rotunda, which the former president designed.
Dr. Jim Coan, associate professor of clinical psychology and director of the Virginia Affective Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Virginia, says Ebert was right. We “immerse ourselves in the perspective of another person,” Coan said. “And in doing that, we start to subtly accrue those perspectives into our own universe ... and that’s how empathy is generated.”
Dr. William Brady, a professor of emergency medicine and internal medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, said, “Before you get on a plane, you need to ask yourself the question: Is it appropriate for me to get on this plane based on my current health situation?” Brady is co-author of a New England Journal of Medicine article highlighting how doctors can respond to the most common in-flight medical emergencies during commercial air travel.
The normal heart is powered by fatty acids – but under stress, with a condition like high blood pressure for example, the heart switches to another fuel – sugar. “Eventually leading to enlargement of the heart, thickening of the walls and failure,” says Bijoy Kundu, a research scientist at UVA who got a $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to track glucose entering the hearts of laboratory rats. Using advanced imaging technology, he hopes to identify this pattern before the hearts are damaged.
The publication ranked the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business 12th among full-time MBA programs.
A University of Virginia engineering professor is exploring ways to improve polymer membranes to make desalination simpler and less expensive. Geoffrey M. Geise, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, believes the membranes can also be used to help create and store clean energy.
In children, it’s possible to instill self-awareness about bullying through schoolwide interventions. Catherine Bradshaw, a psychologist and associate dean at the University of Virginia who studies bullying prevention, has found that the most effective approaches are multilayered and include training, behavior-modification guidelines, and systems for detailed data collection.
Dr. Jim Tucker works at the University of Virginia’s Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS) as a reincarnation researcher.He has a database of about 2,000 cases of children who seem to remember past lives. Some of these children’s memories have been verified to match in detail the lives of people who have died, suggesting the memories are genuine.
“You never know what’s going to happen, it’s always unpredictable, but in the roller coaster of politics, she has had a very pleasant ride in the last couple of hills and valleys,” University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato told The Daily Beast.
Our guest speaker, Sarah Milov, is a history professor at the University of Virginia, who inspired us with a talk on the power of grassroots activists. Milov is writing a book on tobacco and reminded us not so long ago, we all were breathing much dirtier air.
“I think it’s that Cruz has that lean and hungry look,” said Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia. “His critics believe he’s excessively ambitious, although the dynasty Bush can hardly be called unambitious.”
“I think it’s that Cruz has that lean and hungry look,” said Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia. “His critics believe he’s excessively ambitious, although the dynasty Bush can hardly be called unambitious.”
It’s been over five years since the death of University of Virginia student Yeardley Love, and one organization is giving students a lesson on how to watch out for abusive relationships.
Frank Batten grew up in Norfolk in the 1930s and ’40s … received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Harvard. … Batten also established a national reputation for his generosity, particularly his support of universities. Batten and his wife, Jane, contributed more than $170 million to U.Va.
Last fall and this past spring, the Library of Virginia, in Richmond, and the Historic New Orleans Collection, in Louisiana, working separately, put together large exhibitions about the domestic slave trade. Maurie McInnis, a historian and vice provost at the University of Virginia curated the Richmond exhibit.
For the second year in a row, the University of Virginia’s Health System sponsored a Women’s Health Awareness Celebration.
Family time was at a premium during the two years Dr. Christine Lau spent in the Darden School of Business MBA for Executives program at University of Virginia, where she earned a degree in 2012.
We’re still probing the depths of Thomas Jefferson’s accomplishments. Over the weekend, the University of Virginia announced that Jefferson's chemistry lab was discovered during renovations of the school’s famous Rotunda.