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Research & Discovery
This Red Light Means ‘Go’ for Medical Discoveries
UVA researchers have developed a better biosensor to unravel the mysteries of disease and develop new treatments.
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Research & Discovery
Dementia Deaths Rise During the Summer of COVID, Leading to Concern
Dr. Laurie Archbald-Pannone discusses some of the factors behind this summer’s troubling rise in dementia-related deaths, including the effect of pandemic-related isolation.
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Research & Discovery
The Microbiome: Tiny Bacteria, Lifelong Impact
UVA researchers have made critically important discoveries linking gut bacteria to everything from babies’ brain development to risks of metastatic breast cancer or depression. Read about some of their most startling findings.
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Research & Discovery
Q&A: Do Work Requirements Aid Those on Public Assistance? Batten Professor Says No.
Adam Leive, a researcher at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, questions the effectiveness of work requirements in public assistance.
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Research & Discovery
Meet Allie Donlan, a UVA Researcher Whose Work Has Changed the COVID-19 Fight
Ph.D. student Allie Donlan has wanted to be a virologist since high school. Now, she is among the UVA researchers developing some of the most promising treatments for COVID-19.
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Research & Discovery
Some Good News: Seagrass Restored to Eastern Shore Bays Is Flourishing
Two decades ago, scientists began seeding barren bay bottoms. The resulting seagrass meadows are astounding, proving to be one of the great success stories in marine restoration.
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Research & Discovery
Inside One of the UVA Labs Studying COVID-19
Researchers Dr. William Petri, Allie Donlan and Mayuresh Abhyankar explain what they have learned about COVID-19 treatment and vaccine possibilities.
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Research & Discovery
Inside the Science of Testing Wastewater at UVA for Evidence of COVID-19
So far, University leaders remain hopeful that the real-time monitoring for the virus markers in dormitory sewage, among other measures, will help UVA avoid the fate of other universities that have had to send students home.

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