Faculty members are the heart of the University of Virginia. They bring expertise, passion and creativity to the University’s instructional settings, creating knowledge through research and offering students an educational experience unlike any other. Learn more about some of these extraordinary educators in UVA Today’s ongoing Faculty Spotlight series.

 
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University News
Faculty Spotlight: How Hoops Was a Sanctuary for This UVA Professor
As a child whose family was hurt by addiction, basketball was an outlet for UVA associate professor Joseph Williams. His life experiences are now a driving force behind his research.
Christine Mahoney examines railroad and coal mining artifacts at the at the Mountain Heritage Museum in St. Paul, Virginia.
Business & Government
Faculty Spotlight: Investment, Not Charity, Will Alleviate Poverty in Appalachia
After researching how impact investment can combat poverty around the world, Batten School professor Christine Mahoney is looking to tackle issues closer to home.
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Research & Discovery
Faculty Spotlight: George Bloom Seeks to Untangle Alzheimer’s Riddle
The neurobiologist says the key to beating Alzheimer’s might be preventing it before symptoms start.
Esther Poveda Moreno teaching a class
Arts & Culture
Faculty Spotlight: ‘Woman of La Mancha’ Finds Her Calling Through Indigenous Literature, Service
Esther Poveda Moreno, who grew up in Spain, teaches “Writing for Social Justice and Change,” a Spanish class in the Civic & Community Engagement Program.
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Faculty Spotlight: John Edwin Mason

John Edwin Mason headshot with the text John Edwin Mason Faculty Spotlight

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Research & Discovery
Faculty Spotlight: How One Professor Is Finding Cures With Computer Algorithms
Biomedical engineering professor Jason Papin and his research team are developing computer models that can predict cells’ behavior, giving us important information about how infections spread, how antibiotic resistance grows and more.
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University News
Faculty Spotlight: Historian Kevin Gaines Is UVA’s First Julian Bond Professor
Kevin Gaines previously taught at Princeton University, the University of Texas and the University of Michigan. “His appointment puts UVA on the map for the study of, and research in, civil rights and social justice,” the chair of UVA’s history department said.
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Faculty Spotlight: Professor Shawn Russell

Text reads: Shawn Russell faculty spotlight

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