2006 Oscar Archive

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December 2006

Danger, mouse!
Shift work and jet lag could be the death of you.
Posted 12/13/06
Scary stuff
Neurologist works on treatments for nerve-agent-induced seizures.
Posted 12/13/06
Dante’s world
Deborah Parker creates a multimedia online archive of the poet’s journey.
Posted 12/13/06
To the Higgs Particle and beyond
U.Va. physicists search for the last undiscovered aspect of the standard model of physics.
Posted 12/13/06

Who votes?
Undergraduate Ross Baird looks abroad and close to home to find answers.
Posted 11/07/06
Is it cancer?
U.Va. researchers get $1.5 million to develop office-based screening test.
Posted 11/07/06
Is Montessori better?
Angeline Lillard’s study finds advantages for children.
Posted 11/07/06
Do you want to catch a cold?
Your next stay in a hotel room might give you a good chance.
Posted 11/07/06

Use it or lose it?
Crossword puzzles might not be the answer for aging brains.
Posted 10/11/06
Cine con clase!
Online films help Virginia’s teachers and students of Spanish.
Posted 10/11/06
Culture collision
Pedestrians and vehicles, joyriders and jaywalkers all compete for the street.
Posted 10/11/06
Toxic molecule
Ridding muscle cells of poisonous RNA can reverse a common type of muscular dystrophy.
Posted 10/11/06

Happiness Hypothesis
A psychologist uses ancient wisdom to examine happiness.
Posted 09/13/06
Ice age
An environmental scientist takes the long view on Earthly changes.
Posted 09/13/06
Budding scientists
Start them early.
Posted 09/13/06
Sweet find
Could a drug for diabetes also treat Alzheimer's?
Posted 09/13/06

Is candor best?
Telling the story of Colonial Williamsburg is complicated.
Posted 08/09/06
Drug quest
Medical researchers find a new treatment for cocaine dependence.
Posted 08/09/06
Research FEST
Promising young faculty get a career boost.
Posted 08/09/06
Road test
Car crashes are deadlier for seniors.
Posted 08/09/06

Baby blues
Japan’s declining birth rate affects — and is affected by — workplace conditions and traditions.
Posted 07/12/06
Inventor of the year
George Gillies honored for developing devices for use in brain surgery.
Posted 07/12/06
Stormy weather
Is there a link between major hurricanes and global warming?
Posted 07/12/06
Breathing lessons
Medical researchers are hot on the trail of therapies for lung failure.
Posted 07/12/06

Bad news ’burbs
Cities are making a comeback, while many suburbs are in decline.
Posted 06/14/06
Please hold
Taking her husband's hand reduces a wife's reaction to stress.
Posted 06/14/06
Blocks – or roadblocks?
Traditional class schedules work better than blocks in high school.
Posted 06/14/06
It’s in the genes
Sex chromosomes influence aggression and maternal behavior.
Posted 06/14/06

You can never be too clean
Lehmann’s spectroscope increases semiconductors' yields.
Posted 05/10/06
Look out!
Astronomers find two supermassive black holes heading for a collision.
Posted 05/10/06
Sweet feat
Endocrinologists find a therapy that reverses Type 1 diabetes in mice.
Posted 05/10/06
Blood study
Research sets the stage for new treatments for atherosclerosis.
Posted 05/10/06

The cost of early motherhood
An economist finds that good things come to those who wait.
Posted 04/12/06
Life saver
An engineering student invents a personal flotation device that’s easier to wear and use.
Posted 04/12/06
Speechless
A U.Va. neurolinguist conducts research on a barcode reader that helps people communicate.
Posted 04/12/06
Predicting risk
Health System pathology team finds a genetic test for high blood pressure and sensitivity to salt.
Posted 04/12/06

Drug fix
A chemist looks for ways to prevent adverse reactions and keep helpful medicines available.
Posted 03/08/06
See the ball. Hit the ball.
Psychologists find that, for athletes, the perception of size matters.
Posted 03/08/06
Multiple cites
Health System professor’s work is a lot heard ’round the world.
Posted 03/08/06
Multiple sights
Engineering faculty view nanotechnology from many angles.
Posted 03/08/06

Edge of Empire
As the British Empire spread, the cultures of East and West mingled in surprising ways.
Posted 02/08/06
A new spin on electronics
Engineering research focuses on the computer of the future.
Posted 02/08/06
Mother knows best
Don't have a cold drink before you take your temperature.
Posted 02/08/06
Not-so-random encounters
Applying chaos theory to culture.
Posted 02/08/06

Don't think twice, it's all right
Psychology professor Timothy Wilson has advice on how to find happiness in the months ahead.
Posted 01/18/06
Treating pancreatic cancer
U.Va. physicians use stents improve patients' quality of life.
Posted 01/18/06
Hats off to Fedora
Researchers use new software to catalog digital resources.
Posted 01/18/06
Pondering Saturn
Modern-day Galileos, including U.Va. engineers, study the ringed planet.
Posted 01/18/06