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UVA Health Cancer Center researchers have developed an algorithm that will improve cancer care by quickly and easily identifying patients who will benefit from powerful cancer drugs called kinase inhibitors. The algorithm may have other…

University of Virginia President Jim Ryan on Friday announced a substantial investment in a fund that provides opportunities for more students to fully participate in the University’s enriching residential experience.UVA’s renowned…

UVA Cancer Center is joining more than 50 other top cancer care organizations in calling to increase access to, and use of, low-dose computed tomography scans for Americans at high risk for lung cancer.Lung cancer is the leading cause of…

New funding announced from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute will support the University of Virginia’s efforts to strengthen the study and teaching of science, technology, engineering and math – the “STEM” fields – for all of its…

Students who are motivated to persist through difficulties and challenge themselves academically are likely to embrace a “learning mindset” – the combination of beliefs someone has about their ability to overcome challenges, their purpose…

A$1 million gift from award-winning journalist Katie Couric will create the Katie Couric Blue Ridge Scholars Fund at the University of Virginia.UVA President Jim Ryan announced the gift Friday during a reception at Alumni Hall. Couric was…

In one conversation, two men, one older and one younger, talk about how people of different races are perceived.In another, two young women talk about their experiences of religion, faith and politics at the University of Virginia. Other…

The University of Virginia now has a better set of “eyes” trained on finding answers at the cellular level to problems ranging from Alzheimer’s to infectious bacteria, and many other complex diseases and conditions in between.With the…

Geoexchange is a hole in the ground in which you store heat. Or, in this case, a hole in the Grounds.UVA’s Energy and Utilities Department is drilling test holes in the ground under Grounds to measure its viability to store hot…

Philosopher Cornel West on Thursday warned a University of Virginia crowd at Old Cabell Hall night that his talk, as a reflection of our times, would be full of blue notes and dissonance. But the lively remarks that followed often offered…