Technology developed at the University of Virginia could soon have a dramatic impact on male contraception practices throughout the U.S. Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved SpermCheck Vasectomy, a home test that confirms men's post-vasectomy sterility and is based on discoveries made at U.Va.
Adults and very young children apparently have an innate ability to very quickly detect the presence of a snake from among a variety of non-threatening objects and creatures such as a caterpillar, flower or toad, according to a new study by psychologists at the University of Virginia.
A recent study by University of Virginia researchers demonstrates that the use of an acute, localized static magnetic field of moderate strength can result in significant reduction of swelling when applied immediately after an inflammatory injury.
Time is money, especially in the race to discover new anti-inflammatory drugs and bring them to market. Pharmaceutical companies typically spend years in the pre-clinical stage of the drug development process, incurring millions of dollars in costs. New medications for diseases such as heart disease, stroke, arthritis and multiple sclerosis could improve treatment for millions of people.
The joke, "Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good," may not be totally off the mark in the workplace. In a recent study, no matter how they sliced the data and controlled certain variables, sociologists Elizabeth Gorman of the University of Virginia and Julie Kmec of Washington State University, came to the same conclusion: women say they have to work harder than men.
A new device invented by researchers at the University of Virginia could save pharmaceutical companies significant time and money in screening potential new drug compounds.
A University of Virginia study, published in the Nov. 16 issue of the journal Science, demonstrates that plants grown in the same setting as their maternal plant performed almost 3½ times better than those raised in a different environment "” indicating that maternal plants give cues to their offspring that help them adapt to their environmental conditions.
Chemists at the University of Virginia have prepared the first uranium methylidyne molecule ever reported, despite the reactivity of uranium atoms with other molecules. This new molecule is a hydrocarbon containing a uranium-carbon triple-bond.
A new study by University of Virginia clinical psychologists has found that teens who have sex at an early age may be less inclined to exhibit delinquent behavior in early adulthood than their peers who waited until they were older to have sex. The study also suggests that early sex may play a role in helping these teens develop better social relationships in early adulthood.
Scientists at the University of Virginia have discovered a new class of hydrogen storage materials that could make the storage and transportation of energy much more efficient "” and affordable "” through higher-performing hydrogen fuel cells.
For more than a century, voting machines have helped shape American political history. The chaos of the 2000 presidential election in Florida demonstrated the crucial role that voting machines played in shaping the outcome of that election. But Bryan Pfaffenberger believes there is value in understanding that the interaction between technology and culture has been going on for more than a century.
A new study has found that, on average, European-Americans claim to be happy in general "“ more happy than Asian-Americans or Koreans or Japanese "“ but are more easily made less happy by negative events, and recover at a slower rate from negative events, than their counterparts in Asia or with an Asian ancestry.
New technology in development at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science could lead to more successful hip and bone replacement surgeries, make better use of solar power and even prevent your computer from overheating.
Bullying is not a matter of bad kids versus good kids, but is a situation in which both children need help in learning how to channel their emotions and interact successfully with others. So says Peter Sheras, professor of clinical and school psychology at the University of Virginia Curry School of Education and author of a book on bullying.
The latest common wisdom on carbohydrates claims that eating so-called "bad" carbohydrates will make you fat, but University of Virginia professor Glenn Gaesser says, "that's just nonsense." Eating sandwiches with white bread, or an occasional doughnut, isn't going to kill you, or necessarily even lead to obesity, he said.
On Monday, Sept. 10, Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker will update Congress on the results of Bush's decision earlier this year to send 30,000 additional troops to Iraq. To assist media in reporting on the Iraq surge report, the University of Virginia offers the following experts.
Tipsheet on bridge structure and safety.
Researchers at the University of Virginia and Harvard University have found that high school coursework in one of the sciences generally does not predict better college performance in other scientific disciplines. But there's one notable exception: students with the most rigorous high school preparation in mathematics perform significantly better in college courses in biology, chemistry, and physics.
University of Virginia Engineering School Associate Professor William F. Walker and Research Associate Francesco Viola have developed a new tool "” an advanced imaging algorithm "” that is, quite literally, transforming the way we see things.
The University of Virginia's schools of Nursing and Engineering and Applied Science each start out the academic year with discussions of a carefully chosen book centered in their respective disciplines. This year's selections both have a historical slant; the future nurses will read "The Year of Wonder" by Geraldine Brooks, set during the Black Plague in medieval England, while the future engineers will take on Alfred Lansing's "Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage," which chronicles British explorer Ernest Shackleton's abortive 1914 attempt to reach the South Pole.
University of Virginia engineer unites the virtues of plastics and metals in a new ultra-lightweight, conductive material that may revolutionize electromagnetic shielding and more.
Rome's Mayor Walter Veltroni will officiate at the first public viewing of "Rome Reborn 1.0," a 10-year project based at the University of Virginia and begun at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to use advanced technology to digitally rebuild ancient Rome. The event will take place at 2 p.m. in the Palazzo Senatorio on the Campidoglio.
When signals in complex systems "” including hearts and brains "” go haywire, dangerous conditions, such as irregular heartbeats and epileptic seizures, can result. A team of researchers at the University of Virginia and Hokkaido University have recently found that the behavior of an entire system of dynamic components can be changed by using only mild signals. No such methodological approach existed previously.
Scientists have discovered that a gene that participates in the regulation of the body's biological rhythms may also be a major control in regulating metabolism. Their finding shows that mice lacking the gene Nocturnin, which is regulated by the circadian clock in the organs and tissues of mammals, are resistant to weight gain when put on a high fat diet and also are resistant to the accumulation of fat in the liver.
In a review to be published in the May 18 issue of the journal Science, a University of Virginia social-psychologist discusses a new consensus scientists are reaching on the origins and mechanisms of morality. Haidt shows how evolutionary, neurological and social-psychological insights are being synthesized.
"Any given child has less than a 20 percent chance of having a rich classroom experience consistently through elementary school," says Robert C. Pianta, lead researcher and Novartis US Foundation Professor of Education in the University of Virginia Curry School of Education. And for low-income children, the percentage is even less.
The University of Virginia announced today that best-selling novelist John Grisham will be the commencement speaker at the University's 178th Final Exercises on May 20, 2007. Grisham will speak on the historic Lawn at 10 a.m., following the traditional academic procession.
A University of Virginia study suggests that older adults are not only more inclined than younger adults to make errors in recollecting details that have been suggested to them, but are also more likely than younger people to have a very high level of confidence in their recollections, even when wrong. The finding has implications regarding the reliability of older persons' eyewitness testimonies in courtrooms.
Astronomers from the University of Virginia and other institutions have found that Enceladus, the sixth-largest moon of Saturn, is a "cosmic graffiti artist," pelting the surfaces of at least 11 other moons of Saturn with ice particles sprayed from its spewing surface geysers. This ice sandblasts the other moons, creating a reflective surface that makes them among the brightest bodies in the solar system.
Scientists at the University of Virginia have identified what appears to be a major missing link in the process that destroys nerve cells in Alzheimer's disease, an incurable disease that slowly destroys memory and cognitive abilities. The findings are reported in the Nov. 20, 2006, issue of the Journal of Cell Biology and could eventually lead to new drugs that target and disrupt specific proteins that conspire in the brain to cause Alzheimer's.
A University of Virginia neuroscientist has found that women under stress who hold their husbands' hands show signs of immediate relief, which can clearly be seen on their brain scans. "This is the first study of the neurological reactions to human touch in a threatening situation, and the first study to measure how the brain facilitates the health-enhancing properties of close social relationships," says Dr. James A. Coan.
About half of all children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder have difficulty making Friends. A new clinical study is helping children with ADHD to become better at making friends.
Researchers at the University of Virginia have found that aged mice undergoing weekly light-cycle shifts"”similar to those that humans experience with jet lag or rotating shift work"”experienced significantly higher death rates than did old mice kept on a normal daylight schedule over the same eight-week period.
University of Virginia professors Dewey Cornell and Peter Sheras, both clinical psychologists in the Curry School of Education and experts on violence and school safety, can help to put into perspective recent violent events in schools across the country and reactions to them.
A study comparing outcomes of children at a public inner-city Montessori school with children who attended traditional schools indicates that Montessori education leads to children with better social and academic skills. The study appears in the Sept. 29, 2006 issue of the journal Science.
Chris Sherwood, a research scientist in the Center for Applied Biomechanics at the University of Virginia, is studying various child safety restraints (child car seats) and working to identify the factors that affect injury rates of children involved in car crashes. Preliminary findings show that leaving children in rear-facing seats until the age of 4 could lower injury rates by more than 50 percent. (VIDEO EMBEDDED)
The U.Va. Curry School of Education's teacher education program is cited as a national model in "Educating School Teachers," a report that was released today and is the second from the privately funded Education Schools Project.
Japan awaits the birth of its next royal baby on Sept. 6. If the child is a boy, Japan has a new emperor. If the child is a girl, the country's political crisis will continue. Later this month, there will be more political action when the prime minister steps down.
One of the challenges facing teachers of children whose first language is Spanish is figuring out if those who need extra help learning to read are having trouble with English, or if they have larger problems with literacy development. Thanks to a program developed at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education, teachers and kids can get the answers they need before it's too late to make a difference.
Laura M. Justice, a clinical speech-language pathologist at the University of Virginia Curry School of Education who specializes in research on early language and literacy skills, received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers on July 26.
New study provides a novel explanation for the rhythms of the ice ages, inverting established theory. New hypothesis may explain why the strongest cycles of ice response are not in correspondence with those in orbital cycles.
The University of Virginia Curry School of Education has been awarded $10 million from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to determine if a new method for training preschool teachers results in their students, especially disadvantaged children, learning language and literacy skills better.
There are better ways than testing to improve teaching and learning says Robert Pianta, Novartis US Foundation Professor of Education, head of the U.Va. Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning.
At a time when the federal government's No Child Left Behind legislation is requiring teachers to be deemed "highly qualified," U.Va. psychology professor Joseph Allen and education professor Robert Pianta are going beyond superficial criteria to the heart and soul of the classroom.
While most Americans grin and bear their commute 50 weeks a year, it puts a strain on all but the most determined vacationer to begin and end a relaxing summer vacation sitting in traffic. Yet millions of Americans will be doing just that this summer as state departments of transportation grapple with construction projects to repair, replace and expand the nation's aging highway infrastructure.
"Look both ways for cars before you cross the street." That's one of the most important warnings American children hear when they're old enough to walk alone. That's because we live in a culture in which cars, trucks and SUVs rule the streets. But it wasn't always that way, said Peter Norton, assistant professor in the Department of Science, Technology and Society at the University of Virginia's School of Engineering and Applied Science.
A study co-authored by a University of Virginia professor suggests that seniors citizens will die in car accidents at a higher rate in the years ahead as America's 75 million baby boomers age, grow more frail and continue to drive.
In late April, Maine Republication Senator Susan Collins, chairwoman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued a report that recommended replacing FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with a new organization. Calling FEMA "discredited, demoralized, and dysfunctional," Collins proposed creating a "stronger, more capable structure" within the Department of Homeland Security.
New research calls into question the linkage between major Atlantic hurricanes and global warming. That is one of the conclusions from a University of Virginia study to appear in the May 10, 2006 issue of the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
The University of Virginia Patent Foundation has named George T. Gillies, a research professor in mechanical and biomedical engineering at U.Va., as the recipient of its top award, the 2006 Edlich-Henderson Inventor of the Year Award. Gillies is being recognized for two decades of work in developing innovative catheters for use in brain surgery.
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