Skip to main content
University of Virginia Logo
UVA Today

UVA Today Supplemental

  • Subscribe

Main navigation

Main menu

  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Government
  • Research & Discovery
  • Student Experience
  • University News
  • Home
  • Subscribe

UVA Today Branding

UVA Today Branding

  • The Bigger Picture
  • Faculty Spotlight
  • Hoo? What? Where?
  • Inside UVA Podcast
  • The Music Beat
  • So Hoos Asking?
  • UVA In The News
  • Video
UVA Logo

Research & Discovery

A woman in safety goggles and purple latex gloves adjusts a piece of lab equipment
Research & Discovery
UVA Research Could Help Make Computing Less of an Energy Hog
Computing consumes ever-increasing amounts of the world’s power. UVA’s Engineering School is studying ways to reduce that power consumption.
A woman in a wheelchair reads a book
Research & Discovery
Study: Disabled, Pregnant Women at Much Greater Risk for Intimate-Partner Violence
Women with disabilities are dramatically more likely to experience violence from an intimate partner before and during pregnancy compared to women without disabilities, a recent study finds.
A person makes adjustments to a piece of research equipment
Research & Discovery
Hope Under a Microscope: Check Out UVA’s New $1.25 Million Set of Eyes
UVA’s new “super microscope” may help scientists understand and solve neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, as well as many other cellular disorders.
A soccer player, kicking a ball, with circles floating around his head
Research & Discovery
Grad Student’s Concussion Assessment Innovation Adopted Universitywide
A UVA doctoral student has invented a way to streamline the baseline assessment athletes need every year to later see if they’ve suffered concussions.
A doctor tests a patient's blood pressure using a cuff
Research & Discovery
UVA Discovers Driver of High Blood Pressure
UVA researchers have uncovered a previously unknown process that regulates how blood vessels contract and expand, which could lead to better treatments for high blood pressure.
Six abstractions of different people looking out of arched windows
Research & Discovery
What Are ‘Social Brokers’ and ‘Weak Ties?’ And What Do They Mean in the Job Market?
UVA research finds people from more culturally diverse places are good at coming into a new populace, broadening social networks and becoming “social brokers.”
Illustration of a running shower and a lightbulb with steam clouds
Research & Discovery
Finally, the Real Answer Why Your Best Ideas Come While Showering
A UVA professor’s co-written research finds that mind-wandering during an undemanding task facilitates creativity, but the task can’t be too dull.
A mother cradles a swaddled baby, surrounded by dark clouds and radiating lines
Research & Discovery
UVA Researcher Discovers What Might Cause Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression could have a biological cause, which might mean better treatment for the new mothers who suffer from it.

Pagination

  • Show more
University of Virginia Logo
  • Linkedin Icon YouTube
  • X Icon X
  • Facebook Icon Facebook
  • Instagram Icon Instagram
  • Linkedin Icon Linkedin
  • Threads Icon Threads

UVA About Us

  • About Us
  • News Releases
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
© 2025 By The Rector And Visitors Of The University Of Virginia