Two members of the UVA nursing community have been selected for the American Academy of Nursing’s prestigious 2026 Class of Fellows. Associate professor Meghan K. Mattos, whose research focuses on aging, cognition, and digital health, and UVA Health clinical nurse specialist Sandra Dea Mahanes, a two-time UVA nursing alumna specializing in neurocritical care and ethics.
Temporary anxiety can often surface before the first day of school. Sometimes, that can help kids get in the right mindset for a big day. But when anxiety becomes a constant feature of children’s and teenagers’ days, that stress doesn’t switch off when they leave the classroom or finish an exam. It can become the body’s normal, staying with learners long after graduation.
These Hoos are spending their summer at the 712-acre research facility, tackling real-world research.
Darden experts are exploring the balancing act between AI’s promise and perils through research on how AI systems promote human flourishing — and squash it.
Hannah Bako is an Assistant Professor at UVA’s School of Data Science, where she studies how people create and make sense of data through charts, graphics, and interactive visuals with the goal of making data more understandable for everyone.
A global study found that while loneliness affects about one in five people worldwide, it is far more common in low-income countries than in wealthier nations. Researchers found no clear evidence of a growing global loneliness epidemic, suggesting loneliness is shaped not only by personal circumstances but also by social, economic, and community conditions.
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The Weldon Cooper Center has released a new vintage of population projections for the United States as a whole, all 50 states, and the District of Columbia. The product is benchmarked on the 2020 Decennial Census and the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2025 Population Estimates. The projections extend through 2050 and provide a consistent framework for examining future population outlook across states and regions.
A new study by McIntire Professor W. Ben McCartney and co-authors finds that lower mortgage bills may have done more than ease household budgets after the Great Recession—they also appear to have encouraged thousands of Americans to head to the ballot box.
A vibrant exchange of scientific discovery and potential strategic collaboration took place February 23?24, 2026 at the University of Virginia, as…
Selected from more than 90 proposals, the inaugural hubs connect faculty across disciplines to pursue new research opportunities and expand impact.
The Office of the Vice President for Research at the University of Virginia is underscoring the critical importance of coordinated bioscience talent…
The University of Virginia honored faculty members for their research that shapes scholarship and impacts communities at the seventh annual Research…