After four decades of helping students achieve, Apprey to retire

Dean Maurice Apprey leaves a legacy at the Office of African American Affairs and the medical school.

The Future, Ready or Not

From tiny sensors to massive data, UVA visionaries ponder the coming technology and all that comes with it

We asked UVA’s resident futurists what’s next.

One Drug, Other Uses

UVA researchers think outside the label for treatments

Increasingly sophisticated research tools are making it easier to repurpose existing drugs for new conditions.

Fitter, not thinner, might be better

In measuring health, the scale does not tell the complete tale.

Measuring the price of hidden biases

Judgements about body appearance affect income.

A narrow focus for epilepsy treatment

A noninvasive technique uses sounds beams to target cells causing the problem.

Unequal access shapes COVID research

Some demographic groups lacked access to clinical trials.

Study: Moderna vaccine’s antibodies slightly edge out Pfizer’s

Whether the difference results in different outcomes is unknown.

Empathy is the skill that keeps growing

Like a muscle, it strengthens with use, a long-term study of teenagers shows.

Depression, anxiety, PTSD plague coal miners

“Astronomically high” rates highlight need for more mental health resources for miners.

Data science finds new potential COVID treatments

A common over-the-counter antacid appears to reduce the odds of severe outcomes.

Combined therapies show promise against childhood cancer

Patients who received a stem-cell transplant from a donor, in addition to having their own immune cells modified, had a much lower relapse rate.

Graduation rates, student selectivity propel UVA in rankings

Virginia is 25th this year in national universities, fourth among public universities.

When Student Activist Sabato Dug in for Clemons

The grassroots campaign that convinced the General Assembly to fund a badly-needed new library.

Study improves understanding of rare seizure-caused deaths

Researchers now have a better understanding of why this rare complication often occurs during sleep.

New evidence of bias found in predictive healthcare tools

Tools used in intensive care units overestimate the risk of death for all patients, but particularly for Black and Hispanic patients.

High-quality tutoring effective at offsetting pandemic learning losses

Frequent tutoring with experienced teachers or volunteers, personalized instruction, and a positive, mentoring relationship between tutor and student can close learning gaps for students from lower-income families.

Following minds where they wander

Freely-moving, undirected thoughts have a distinct electrophysiological “signature” which can be seen by measuring brainwaves.

Autism spectrum disorder looks different in girls’ and boys’ brains

Researchers advise caution in drawing conclusions about girls from research conducted primarily with boys.

Adding complexity when we should be subtracting it

Less is often more, but not when it comes to problem-solving and solution-seeking, when our brains default toward additive rather than subtractive changes.