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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.

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.

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.

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,

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.

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.

“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?

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.

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.

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.