University of Virginia

The University of Virginia’s schools of Law and Medicine have earned top national rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s delayed rankings of graduate schools, released Thursday.In the publication’s 2023-24 Best Graduate Schools guide,…

Softball, soccer and hiking can make for great day of recreation, but injuries and emergencies are no walk in the park.That’s why faculty and students from the University of Virginia School of Education and Human Development and the…

For the first time in more than 60 years, visitors to the University of Virginia’s McCormick Observatory can peek at parts of the original structure that date to the building’s construction in 1883.As part of planned renovations, the…

New research suggests that the immune system’s ability to respond to spinal-cord injuries diminishes with age, and identifies potential avenues to improve that response and help patients heal.The findings offer insight into how the immune…

Children’s Cancer Research Fund has awarded $250,000 to a UVA Cancer Center researcher to continue developing an innovative new approach to treating leukemia.The grant to John H. Bushweller of the University of Virginia School of Medicine…

It takes some craftiness to put one over on Kevin Sauer.After all, Sauer started coaching University of Virginia rowers during the Reagan administration back when a dozen eggs cost 65 cents. In more than three decades of coaching,…

Anew University of Virginia program announced this week has awarded 15 faculty members with fellowships to honor what Executive Vice President and Provost Ian Baucom called their “groundbreaking research” and “commitment to service” to…

UVA Health scientists have discovered a contributor to harmful blood vessel growth in the eye, creating the possibility of new treatments for blinding macular degeneration and other common causes of vision loss.UVA’s Dr. Jayakrishna…

Asingle dose of the antibiotic azithromycin can help protect mothers from dangerous sepsis infections and death during vaginal childbirth, a sweeping new international study from a UVA Health scientist and his collaborators has…

Three more luminaries are joining an esteemed group of people who have received the highest honors bestowed by the University of Virginia and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals.Tuesday,…