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UVA Anthropologist Digitizes a Changing Culture From Half a World Away

Bernard Narokobi, who helped compose Papua New Guinea’s constitution, trusted UVA anthropologist Lise Dobrin with a manuscript telling the history of his village – a unique resource that previously existed only as a Word document.
Focused Research

When You Eat Might Be As Important As What You Eat

Biology professor Ali Güler’s research links “highly processed foods readily and cheaply available at any time of the day or night” to obesity and its many complications via disrupted circadian rhythms.
Engaged Learning

‘Woman of La Mancha’ Finds Her Calling Through Indigenous Literature, Service

Students hone their grammatical and writing skills while reading and discussing works by authors who have used writing as a tool for social justice and change.
Focused Research

Faculty Spotlight: George Bloom Seeks to Untangle Alzheimer’s Riddle

Bloom, a professor of biology, cell biology and neuroscience, chair of the Department of Biology and member of the UVA Brain Institute, leads a research program dedicated to bringing new insights to one of humanity’s most devastating brain afflictions: Alzheimer’s disease, which now affects nearly 6 million Americans.
Engaged Learning

Student’s Project Hits Close to Home as Human Rights Concerns Rise in China

For Misran Dolan, an economics and computer science major from Northern Virginia, the threat can feel far away at times as he and his family practice their culture freely in the U.S.
Focused Research

Ph.D. Students Transform Rotunda Into Planetarium, Realizing Jefferson’s Vision

The night sky is being recreated in the Rotunda’s Dome Room for a limited time, thanks to a trio of University of Virginia Ph.D. candidates – not from astronomy or computer science, but from the English department.
Engaged Learning

Landmark Vote by College Faculty to Approve, Expand New Curriculum

The new program represents the first significant, comprehensive changes to the College’s undergraduate curriculum in more than 40 years.
Dynamic Support

New Equity Center Aims to Create Thriving University-Community Partnerships

Community leaders and University of Virginia faculty and administrators have teamed to launch a groundbreaking initiative that seeks to build better relationships between UVA and the Charlottesville community and tangibly redress racial and socioeconomic inequality.
Engaged Learning

Film Professor Recognized as ‘One of the Most Respected Artists’ in Film Today

Art professor Kevin Everson is the recipient of the prestigious 2019 Heinz Award in the Arts & Humanities.
Focused Research

What a Virginia Wildflower Can Tell Us About Climate Change

The American bellflower, native to Virginia, is providing clues to what happens when a plant species adapts to a changing climate.

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