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Research & Discovery
Is a Peloton Worth It? An Engineering Professor Weighs In On the Craze
With the craze over the Peloton stationary bike showing no signs of slowing down, UVA Today turns to engineering professor and avid cyclist Gavin Garner to see what all the hullabaloo is about.
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Research & Discovery
Stretching Possibilities: Researcher Imagines Super Rubber, and Has a Strategy to Make It
UVA Engineering assistant professor Liheng Cai is designing a new rubber that is 1,000 times softer than a tire, but as tough as metal.
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Research & Discovery
Shame and Pain: Lung Cancer’s Stigma Exerts Psychic and Physical Toll
Nursing professor Lee Ann Johnson studies the stigma associated with a lung cancer diagnosis, and how it often prevents these patients from seeking relief through palliative care. Her interest is deeply personal.
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Research & Discovery
UVA Tests ‘Radically Different’ Approach to Managing Type 2 Diabetes
Researcher Daniel Cox said his program’s approach defies conventionality in that it doesn’t insist on weight loss.
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Research & Discovery
Research Breakthrough Could Transform Clean Energy Technology
A recent discovery from a team led by two UVA researchers could eliminate a significant obstacle to making solar energy work on a large scale.
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Why Are So Many Asian Americans Unemployed During the Pandemic?
In a new study, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service demographers examine the unusually high unemployment rate among Asian Americans during the pandemic.
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Research That Saves Lives: Four COVID-19 Therapies Being Tested at UVA
Learn more about four COVID-19 drug therapies tested in clinical trials at UVA, ranging from convalescent plasma and stem cells to antivirals like remdesivir.
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Research & Discovery
Q&A: A Pandemic Modeler Looks Back – and Forward
Biocomplexity researcher Madhav Marathe has been tracking and modeling the COVID-19 pandemic since it began. Here’s what he has to say.

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