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Million of years of an evolutionary arms race has resulted in an amazing toxicity resistance for some species of snakes.

UVA astronomer Anne Verbiscer is helping NASA steer the New Horizons spacecraft at the edge of our solar system, dodging hazards and identifying objects for closer inspection.

Two A&S graduate students have received the prestigious Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships help them complete their work.

UVA assistant professor (and former DJ) Noel Lobley’s association with sub-Saharan Africa began in 2001 with a donkey cart and a few fellow musicians traveling South Africa’s townships to play recordings of traditional African music.

Arts & Sciences scholars will teach English in many different countries this year, with the support of the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Last February, UVA launched the Department of Politics Experimental Lab, which aims to determine the behavioral tendencies of civilians who have been exposed to violence in civil wars and insurgencies.

Edgar Allan Poe’s work inspired recent graduate Elizabeth Ballou to create an interactive, short story-like videogame, set for release later this summer.

Rita Felski is one of seven international scholars and researchers awarded Niels Bohr Professorships through a program designed to attract world-class researchers to Denmark.

A new book co-edited by Edith Clowes reconceptualizes area and global studies in a way that shifts focus to the importance of understanding specific human experiences.

College faculty members voted with an 83 percent majority to test the first comprehensive revamp of the school’s curriculum in more than four decades. The pilot program will begin with a subset of students entering UVA in the fall of 2017.