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(10/10/19 1:36am)
Researchers at the University are working to tackle the question of why boys get diagnosed with autism four times as much as girls. A pan-university project — Supporting Transformative Autism Research — coordinates several research projects on autism and innovative models for intervention at the University to address issues similar to this and create better diagnostic tools to provide proper care for both genders.
(05/24/19 10:06pm)
In the middle of balancing rigorous coursework with various extracurricular activities and a social life, giving importance to and dedicating time to mental health can be difficult for some college students. To help students maintain a healthy mental outlook, the University supports meditation and mindfulness through various resources such as the Contemplative Sciences Center, Counseling and Psychological Services and the School of Medicine, which offer different courses and programs in these areas. These practices are intended to help students improve both their mental and physical health.
(02/21/19 4:26am)
Recently, the Kipnis Lab led groundbreaking research that linked waste removal in the brain to Alzheimer’s Disease. Jonathan Kipnis, the director of the University’s Center for Brain Immunology and Glia and chair of the department of neuroscience, and his team of researchers discovered that insufficient waste drainage by the meningeal lymphatic vessels of the central nervous system was associated with impairments in learning and memory.
(06/20/18 3:22am)
Jim Smith, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, helped bring MadiDrop+, the latest version of a reusable ceramic water purification tablet, to communities in South Africa and others around the world.
(05/24/18 4:50am)
Daniel Gioeli, an associate professor in the University’s Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology, has worked with a Charlottesville-based biotechnology company to successfully recreate a cancer tumor environment outside of a patient’s body.
(05/09/18 4:15am)
At the University, various departments are investigating the use of alternative therapies. Alternative therapies are treatments that are either used instead of or in conjunction with medical treatments, such as acupuncture, yoga and meditation.
(04/12/18 4:43am)
The School of Engineering and Applied Science decided to remove major enrollment caps for all Engineering School majors for the first time in the 2017-18 academic school year. An enrollment cap is a limit on the number of people that can be in a major.
(04/27/18 5:44pm)
The University plans to improve biking infrastructure around Grounds and the North Research Park in upcoming years. However, there are currently many barriers to biking that prevent more students and faculty from choosing this mode of transportation.
(03/16/18 2:17am)
Dr. Jeffrey Elias, the 2018 Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year, drives a trend in treating essential tremors with a new non-invasive technique called focused ultrasound.