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Discovery & Innovation

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Discovery & Innovation
New Brain Sensor Offers Answers About Alzheimer’s
A tool developed at UVA could greatly expand our understanding of an array of neurological diseases and psychiatric conditions.
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Discovery & Innovation
Coming Sooner Than You May Think: The Amazing Potential of AI in Health Care
For two years, Dr. James H. Harrison Jr. and his team studied the current state and future use of artificial intelligence in pathology. Their article describes amazing possibilities and offers a roadmap for realizing this bright future.
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Discovery & Innovation
iTHRIV Awards $80,000 to Community-Focused Research Projects in Charlottesville
One project will study how nature-based activities can boost seniors’ mental and physical health, especially after the isolation of the pandemic; another will improve access to Medicaid for non-citizen children.
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Discovery & Innovation
For UVA Astronomers, New Space Telescope Could Be a ‘Game-Changer’
Two University of Virginia astronomers are leading two of the first research projects selected by NASA for the James Webb Space Telescope, scheduled for launch this fall.
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Discovery & Innovation
Cancer Find Up for Year’s Biggest Biomedical Advance in a Different ‘March Madness’
It’s March, which means it’s time for STAT Madness – the tournament for the year’s biggest biomedical innovation. For the third consecutive year, a UVA discovery is among the contenders.
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Discovery & Innovation
In Memoriam: Mike Weber, ‘Heart and Soul’ of the UVA Cancer Center
Weber, who researched cancer cell signaling and directed the UVA Cancer Center, died Feb. 11 of pancreatic cancer.
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Discovery & Innovation
Q&A: ‘Can I Go Visit My Elderly Relatives?’ and Other Key Vaccination Questions
Can people who have been vaccinated spread the COVID-19 virus? Is it safe to visit vaccinated relatives? What precautions should we take? Dr. Eric Houpt has some answers.
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Discovery & Innovation
Measuring COVID Learning Loss
How do we account for what students have lost academically during a year of pandemic schooling? Early data has begun to shed light on where student learning stands – and how to move forward.

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