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Rewriting History
Is Race a Factor?
Professors ponder the weight of prejudice in the presidential election.
Posted 10/08/08
Road Trip
Professor’s book on bus travel reveals portrait of America.
Posted 10/08/08
Beyond Diversity
How companies can engage minority workers.
Posted 10/08/08

Eyeing the Biological Clock
Study shows eye cells help regulate wake, sleep cycles.
Posted 09/10/08
Minds Made Up?
Undecideds more decided than they think, study says.
Posted 09/10/08
Tackling Stereotypes
Sylvia Chong explores ideas about Asian identity in American film.
Posted 09/10/08
The Heart of the Matter
U.Va. physicist helps unlock key to understanding the universe and its evolution.
Posted 09/10/08

Race and Crime
Political scientist uncovers connection between the civil rights movement and punitive turn in crime policy.
Posted 08/13/08
Olympian Task
Engineering professor works to identify reasons for hamstring pulls.
Posted 08/13/08
Self-Definition
Researcher explores how Latin American women straddle cultures.
Posted 08/13/08
Energy Efficient
“Smart” climate controls would heat up energy conservation.
Posted 08/13/08

Mass-Marketing the Classics
English faculty edit classic works for general readers.
Posted 07/09/08
Is happiness overrated?
Sad children do better than happy ones in attention-to-detail tasks, U.Va. research shows.
Posted 07/09/08
Reconstructing History
U.Va. archaeologist receives fellowship to study the ancient Greek city of Thebes.
Posted 07/09/08
Cultural Observer
Camera grants professor access to little-explored niche communities.
Posted 07/09/08

Rising Star in Astronomy-- insert
Revenge of the Nerds
Popularity in school may have little effect on later social success.
Posted 06/11/08
Environmental Impact
U.Va. scientist ties nitrogen to global climate change.
Posted 06/11/08
Phlegmatic Molecules
New time-lapse analysis could spell trouble for chemistry theory.
Posted 06/11/08

On Thin Ice
U.Va. researchers warn of what global warming could mean to animals.
Posted 05/14/08
Flower Power
U.Va. study: pollution destroys floral scents.
Posted 05/14/08
Forensic Files
New method for processing rape evidence could eliminate crime-lab backlogs.
Posted 05/14/08
It’s All about Timing
Traffic signal timing holds key to fuel efficiency and decreasing emissions, U.Va. research shows.
Posted 05/14/08

Girls and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Researcher finds link between ADHD and eating disorders.
Posted 04/09/08
Evolutionary Tug of War
Snakes slither past toxic newts in evolving race.
Posted 04/09/08
Material World
Sociologist looks at how families deal with the increasing demands of a consumer culture.
Posted 04/09/08
An Insider’s Guide
Diary of Washington Associate Tobias Lear offers front-row view of history.
Posted 04/09/08

Do negative political ads work?
U.Va. research shows negative ads help educate, engage voters.
Posted 03/12/08
Security Wake-Up Call
Group demonstrates security hole in world’s most popular smartcard.
Posted 03/12/08
Working It
Rob Cross studies the informal networks people form in order to get their work done.
Posted 03/12/08
Research Breakthrough
U.Va. researcher’s post-vasectomy home sperm test receives FDA approval.
Posted 03/19/08

Myth & Memory
Maurie McInnis mines material culture.
Posted 02/13/08
Privacy & Facebook
U.Va. Engineering School student probes Facebook’s vulnerabilities.
Posted 02/13/08
Gender & Salaries
Women must work harder, study shows.
Posted 02/13/08
Pathogens & Parasites
U.Va. researchers find a way to control parasite that kills and eats human cells.
Posted 02/13/08

Unlocking Locked-In Syndrome
U.Va. researcher helps patients with complete paralysis, or locked-in syndrome, communicate.
Posted 01/09/08
Bridging the Gap
Darden professor finds ways to promote Latin American startups.
Posted 01/09/08
Pharmaceutical Breakthrough
U.Va. device offers a fast, cheap and safe way to screen potential drug compounds.
Posted 01/09/08
Magnet Therapy: Fact or Fiction?
Biomedical engineering study demonstrates the healing value of magnets.
Posted 01/09/08