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Many people are filing lawsuits after discovering that sperm banks failed to verify information from donors about their medical and personal backgrounds.
The new year is a perfect time to adopt new health habits and routines. These four scholars reflect on the ways that they overcame the pandemic blues to get fit.
Remorse and sorrow from a bad choice can haunt you for years, even decades. But there are evidence-based ways to move past regret.
The January 6, 2021, Capitol riot happened a year ago. But the attempt to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power was just one part of a larger, and more long-term, attempt to undo US democracy.
In tough conversations, show your respect for loved ones’ autonomy and dignity.
Scientists can be asked to help find solutions during disasters. A study of how archaeologists worked on the problem of looting during the Syrian war offers lessons for science done during crisis.
Careful lab work will complement public health data as researchers worldwide focus on omicron, asking questions about contagiousness, severity of disease and whether vaccines hold up against it.
Rates of obesity and eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia both surged among young people over the past two years. Scholars explain why, and how parents can support kids dealing with body shame.
Merck and Pfizer both have oral antiviral pills under review by the FDA. Such treatments could help turn the tide of the pandemic.
Enrollment in online courses surged during the pandemic. An expert on online learning behaviors shares what to do before, during and after taking a course in order to reap the most benefits.
To learn to be more proactive, start by viewing yourself as someone who cares about the environment and the future.
A former speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush watched the Virginia governor’s race through the eyes of her students at the University of Virginia, whose concerns were shared by most voters.
Boys, LGBTQ youth and people with normal body mass index are often overlooked when it comes to recognizing eating disorders, a physician and psychotherapist explain.
Pediatric clinical trials for the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 have shown that the Pfizer shot is safe and effective.
Los vampiros del siglo pasado a menudo han sido un poco apuestos, incluso románticos. No es así como empezó el mito.
The past century’s vampires have often been a bit dashing, even romantic. That’s not how the myth started out.
Two Afghan women scholars write about how Afghan women’s groups have been fighting for human rights, both now and historically.
With pricing flexibility, the ability to capture data on viewers and the promise of attracting new subscribers, film premieres on streaming services are a no-brainer for studio executives.
Researchers used an old theory on vibrating plane wings to study how fish swim so well. They were able to double the swimming efficiency of their robotic fish over a range of speeds.
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Associate Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
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Georgia S. Bankard Professor of Economics, University of Virginia
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Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Virginia
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Virginia
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Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics, University of Virginia
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Research Assistant Professor of Law, University of Virginia
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, University of Virginia
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Professor of Public Health Sciences, Director of the Program on Health Disparities and Community Engagement Research, University of Virginia
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Professor of Law, University of Virginia
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Professor of Public Policy (retired), University of Virginia
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Emeritus Professor of Politics, Washington and Lee University; Senior Fellow, Miller Center, University of Virginia
