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4 Things Art Historian Francesca Fiorani Wants You to Know About Leonardo da Vinci

Mar 03, 2021

Fiorani is UVA’s resident expert on da Vinci. She writes and teaches about the intersection of art, science and technology in the Renaissance, and led a project digitizing da Vinci’s “Treatise on Painting,” a tool that scholars all over the world now access and use.

In Memoriam: Groundbreaking ‘Giant’ in Study of Circadian Rhythms, Influential Mentor Michael Menaker

Feb 24, 2021

A giant in the field of circadian rhythms, Menaker was widely considered one of the pioneers in the physiological analysis and identification of circadian pacemakers in the vertebrate nervous and endocrine systems.

State Department Names Poet and English Professor Rita Dove a ‘Trailblazer’

Feb 24, 2021

In honor of Black History Month, the State Department’s “ShareAmerica” platform is featuring Dove alongside artist Amy Sherald, sculptor Simone Leigh, the late singer Ella Fitzgerald and the late author Toni Morrison.

UVA Expands Graduate Programs in Africana and Caribbean Studies

Feb 16, 2021

The Caribbean islands might sound like the ideal beautiful, balmy vacation spot, but for scholars who study the region, it is so much more – a place of important history and flourishing arts that has much to show its neighbors and past conquerors,

A Winning Season: A Sloan Research Fellowship Is Just One of Many Accolades for Chemist Robert Gilliard This Year

Feb 16, 2021

The shutdowns caused by COVID-19 were no obstacle for chemist Robert Gilliard, and the list of grants, honors and awards he’s won since early 2020 continues to grow.

A Warp in the Milky Way Linked to Galactic Collision

Feb 05, 2021

Using tools that offer them an unprecedented view of our galaxy’s stars, astronomers at UVA say a phenomenon warping the edges of the Milky Way is the result of an intergalactic event that happened three billion years ago.

J-Term Course on Democracy Attracts More Than 300 Students – and President Ryan

Jan 21, 2021

“We want students to develop a theory of democracy. What are the criteria for a healthy democracy? What sort of laws, structures, institutions, norms and media systems support democracy? What sorts undermine democracy?

Q&A: What Does Unity Look Like? Scholars Reflect on Joe Biden’s Inauguration

Jan 21, 2021

President Joe Biden asked Americans to come together Wednesday. UVA Democracy Initiative co-directors Melody Barnes and Laurent Dubois look at the hopes and challenges behind his call for unity.

To Better Predict the Future of Polar Ice, Environmental Scientists Are Looking to the Past

Jan 13, 2021

An environmental scientist at UVA is looking for geological clues from the distant past to better understand how quickly arctic ice is melting and what that could mean for the future of our coastal communities.

Laurent Dubois Named New Democracy Initiative Co-Director

Dec 18, 2020

Dubois, founder and faculty director of Duke University’s Forum for Scholars & Publics, will help shape the future of research and academic affairs for UVA’s Democracy Initiative.

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