A shot-putter at the University of Virginia has made it to the 2022 NCAA Track & Field National Championships. Not only did Maria Deaviz place fourth, but she made history and broke her own record. Deaviz’s journey to success includes hard work, dedication, and passion.
(Video) Researchers at UVA and the University of Colorado say a two-blade, downwind rotor could be more resilient to hurricane-force winds, while requiring materials that are lighter and more affordable.
Compared to pregnant people without a disability, pregnant people with disabilities may have about 2½ times the risk of experiencing intimate partner violence in the year before pregnancy and during pregnancy, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study was conducted by Jeanne Alhusen of the UVA School of Nursing and colleagues.
(Co-written by Philip Bourne, School of Data Science; Sallie Anne Keller, Biocomplexity Institute; and others) The U.S. is falling behind in the accessibility and connectedness of its research computing and data infrastructure, compromising competitiveness and leadership and limiting global science that could benefit from U.S. contributions.
In the 2021-22 college sports year, the Cavaliers brought some more serious hardware back to the trophy case for the University of Virginia athletics department. UVA won three ACC regular season titles, three ACC postseason championships, several NCAA individual titles, and two NCAA team national championships. Add in some spectacular highlights and thrilling victories and this past athletic season held countless incredible moments for UVA student-athletes.
(Free registration required) This Memorial Day I found myself at a grassy spot along La Prele Creek, resting my horse and having lunch out of the back of a Ford Explorer, with an eclectic group of new friends who had also volunteered to help the Cross family on their annual spring cattle drive. Four generations ago, before Wyoming was a state, Shane Cross’s great-grandfather homesteaded the place. Today, Boot Ranch is run by Shane, who graduated from Stanford and the University of Virginia School of Law and moved back a few years ago to commit full-time to a life of unyielding hard labor. ...
UVA Health dermatologist Dr. Darren Guffey says that while skin cancer is more common in lighter skin, those with pigmented skin are at a greater risk to have fatal skin cancer because early alarm signals aren't present or go unnoticed, resulting in a later diagnosis.
(Audio and transcript) Includes an interview with Dr. Bruce Greyson, professor emeritus of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences, discussing near-death experiences.
Novelist and UVA literature professor Bruce Holsinger published his latest novel last week, “The Displacements,” about what might happen if the U.S. were struck by the world’s first Category 6 hurricane.
This idea of problem-solving through subtraction was originally proposed by UVA engineering professor Leidy Klotz. Although he specializes in studying problem-solving by subtraction, when it came to the chaos of parenting, he also found himself defaulting to solving problems by adding, rather than subtracting. This led him to team with Brown University psychology professor Yael Schonbrun, so they could combine their respective expertise.
Skanska USA has announced the completion of its expansion and renovation of the University of Virginia Medical Center on Tuesday. The project, which began in June 2015, provided additional capacity to the facility’s Emergency Department as part of the completion of a 430,000-square foot, 14-story expansion and 90,000 square feet of renovation work.
After two years, the Virginia Theatre Festival is back in action, featuring actors and actresses from all across the country and locally.
When spending time outdoors in the summer, we know to stay hydrated. But you may need more than just water. “Some people may not even notice it until they go to urinate that their urine is exceedingly dark because it’s very concentrated. Your kidneys are trying to preserve the fluid,” said Dr. Chris Holstege with UVA Health.
On hot summer days, an ice-filled drink seems to be just what the doctor ordered. However, health experts want to help folks make sure that not too many of those icy beverages are filled with sugar. UVA School of Medicine researchers have created a tool to help people slowly cut the number of sugary drinks they consume.
UVA Law professor Megan Stevenson, an economist and criminal justice scholar, is studying the long-term effects of incarceration on individuals and society.
In 1906, psychologist William James proposed national service as a way to boost political engagement among young Americans. More than a century later, a team of political scientists (including co-author John Holbein of UVA) has shown one long-running program that attracts recent college graduates hoping to improve U.S. education also boosts their voting rates, a key metric of political engagement.
A keen golfer in his youth, Morris Pickens penned a dissertation on “The Acquisition of Putting Confidence” en route to receiving his Ph.D. in sport psychology from the University of Virginia. Since then he has forged a name as one of golf’s top psychologists, working with some of the game’s biggest stars across a 27-year career.
(Commentary by Cristina Lopez-Gottardi, assistant professor and research director for public and policy programs at the Miller Center) Monday marked the anniversary of the July 11 nationwide protests in Cuba. Since that historic day, authorities have cracked down on anyone expressing dissent with the government. Some 300 individuals have been sentenced to prison terms ranging in length from five to 30 years, and many others, including minors, are still awaiting trial.
Jessica Stern, a UVA psychologist who teaches courses on emotion and close relationships, likens emotional intimacy to water and sunlight for growing romantic and platonic relationships. “It helps deepen the roots of the relationship by grounding it in mutual trust and understanding, while also nourishing its growth and strengthening the emotional bond so that it can withstand the winds of change, stress, and time apart,” she explains.
The UVA men’s lacrosse program officially announced its incoming class of 2022 signees on Wednesday, a group that Inside Lacrosse ranked the No. 1 overall recruiting class in the country.