Explorations Archive
Spring 2009
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Applying Perfect Coatings
Harry Burns and Haydn Wadley
Posted 05/15/09 -
Treating Burns and Wounds
Adam Katz, Neal Koller, and George Rodeheaver
Posted 05/15/09 -
Treating Alcoholism like a Disease
Nassima Ait-Daoud, Bankole Johnson, and Michael Torok
Posted 05/15/09 -
Controlling Inflammation
Rob Capon, Joel Linden, and Timothy Macdonald
Posted 05/15/09 -
Making Cancer Manageable
Andrew Krouse, Timothy Macdonald, and Lloyd Gray
Posted 05/15/09
Winter 2009
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Do Algae-Based Biofuels Make Environmental or Financial Sense?
Andres Clarens, Mark White, and Lisa Colosi
Posted 01/14/09 -
An Early Warning System to Protect Newborns
Dr. Randall Moorman, Jeffrey Saucerman, and Dr. Karen Fairchild
Posted 01/14/09 -
Helping Middle School Girls Find Their Own Way
Edith Lawrence, Sharon Davie, and Nancy Deutsch
Posted 01/14/09 -
Big-Time Applications for Miniature Tests
Dr. Molly Hughes, Matthew Begley, Dr. Erik Hewlett, Dr. Sanford Feldman, and James Landers
Posted 01/14/09 -
The Success Factors for Hip Replacement Surgery
Dr. Khaled Saleh, Kamalini Ramdas, and Steven Stern
Posted 01/14/09
Fall 2008
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Getting People Involved
Larry Sabato
Posted 09/19/08 -
Making Every Ballot Count
Bryan Pfaffenberger
Posted 09/19/08 -
Creating Accountability
Michele Claibourn
Posted 09/19/08 -
The Rise of the West Wing
Sidney Milkis
Posted 09/19/08 -
Mobilizing the Vote
Paul Freedman
Posted 09/19/08 -
The End of the Evening News
Andrea Press and Bruce Williams
Posted 09/19/08
Spring 2008
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Self-Definition
María-Inés Lagos
Posted 04/22/08 -
Connections
John Lyons
Posted 04/22/08 -
Storytelling
Dr. Daniel Becker
Posted 04/22/08 -
Adversity
Justine Owens and
Dr. Margaret Plews-Ogan
Posted 04/22/08 -
In Practice
James Childress
Posted 04/22/08 -
Ethical Exploration
Rosalyn Berne
Posted 04/22/08 -
Happiness
Jonathan Haidt
Posted 04/22/08
Winter 2008
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The Vital Connection between Health and Land Use Policy in Paraguay
Emma Mitchell
Posted 01/18/08 -
Creating the First Full-fledged Model of the Human Cell
Erwin Gianchandani
Posted 01/18/08 -
A Floating Environmental Classroom
Danielle Willkens
Posted 01/18/08 -
Congregations and Kinship
Todné Thomas
Posted 01/18/08 -
Disconnecting Cancer Cells
Carol Rivera-Lopez
Posted 01/18/08 -
The Dark Side of Cosmology
Ricardo Muñoz
Posted 01/18/08 -
Learning on a Need-to-Know Basis
Christine Schnittka
Posted 01/18/08
Fall 2007
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Fostering Sustainable Communities
Timothy Beatley, Karen Van Lengen, William Sherman, and Maurice Cox
Posted 09/05/07 -
Realizing the Promise of Renewable Energy
Steven McIntosh, Ian Harrison, Paxton Marshall, and Robert Davis
Posted 09/05/07 -
Providing the Scientific Basis for Sound Policy
Howard Epstein, Jay Zieman, and Karen McGlathery
Posted 09/05/07 -
Sustainable Health for Sustainable Communities
Rebecca Dillingham, Sarah Farrell, Richard Guerrant, Arthur Garson, and Joy Boissevain
Posted 09/05/07 -
Creating Cultural, Legal, and Economic Incentives
Richard Brownlee, Jonathan Cannon, Mark White, and Fred Damon
Posted 09/05/07
Spring 2007
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Understanding Embryonic Development
Judith White & Doug DeSimone
Posted 05/02/07 -
Insights into Embryonic Development
Ann Sutherland
Posted 05/02/07 -
Connecting Diabetes and Inflammation
Jerry Nadler
Posted 05/02/07 -
A Question of Identity
R. Ariel Gomez
Posted 05/02/07 -
Focusing Expertise on Heart Disease
Brent French
Posted 05/02/07 -
Stabilizing Plaque in Blood Vessels
Gary Owens
Posted 05/02/07 -
A Model Microvasculature
Shayn Peirce-Cottler
Posted 05/02/07 -
Finding the Needle in the Cellular Haystack
Don Hunt
Posted 05/02/07 -
The Missing Link in Alzheimer's Research
George Bloom & Michelle King
Posted 05/02/07 -
Small Molecules to the Rescue
Edward Botchwey
Posted 05/02/07
Winter 2007
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The Precise Nature of Hearing
Xiaowei Lu
Posted 01/12/07 -
Making Nanodevices on a Desktop
Keith Williams
Posted 01/12/07 -
Planning for Healthier Communities
Nisha Botchwey
Posted 01/12/07 -
The Mystery of Massive Stars
Kelsey Johnson
Posted 01/12/07 -
Designing Around Nanoscale Transistors
Ben Calhoun
Posted 01/12/07 -
The Social History of Language
Fernando Tejedo-Herrero
Posted 01/12/07 -
The Natural World of Music
Matthew Burtner
Posted 01/12/07
Fall 2006
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Fuel Cells in the Basement
Steven McIntosh
Posted 09/12/06 -
The Road to Biodiesel
Robert Davis
Posted 09/12/06 -
The Greening of Engineering
Julie Zimmerman
Posted 09/12/06 -
Sustainability and the Bottom Line
Andrea Larson
Posted 09/12/06 -
Networking People with the Environment
Garrick Louis
Posted 09/12/06 -
At the Urban Frontier of Environmental Change
Timothy Beatley
Posted 09/12/06 -
The Elements of Catalysis
Ian Harrison and Matthew Neurock
Posted 09/12/06
Spring 2006
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Architects Help Build Community
Craig Barton and John Quale
Posted 05/12/06 -
Developing More Exceptional Teachers
Carolyn Callahan
Posted 05/12/06 -
Enhancing Math Fluency
Nancy Iverson and Loren Pitt
Posted 05/12/06 -
Realizing the Potential of Adult Learners
Brian Pusser
Posted 05/12/06 -
Drilling Down into the Data on Educational Outcomes
Xitao Fan
Posted 05/12/06 -
Earlier Reading Readiness Helps Youngest Learners
Laura Justice
Posted 05/12/06 -
Metrics for High Quality Teaching
Robert Pianta
Posted 05/12/06
Winter 2006
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Progress at the Speed of Light
Joe Campbell
Posted Winter 2006 -
A Master of Spin Control
Stuart Wolf
Posted Winter 2006 -
Small Change. Big Impact.
Kevin Lehmann
Posted Winter 2006 -
A Challenge of Colossal Dimensions
Despina Louca
Posted Winter 2006 -
Making Waves
Cass Sackett
Posted Winter 2006 -
Studying the Strong Force
Hank Thacker
Posted Winter 2006 -
Setting the Stage for Quantum Computing
Olivier Pfister
Posted Winter 2006
Building the Digital Library
Posted Spring 2005
FASTA Sequence Searches
Posted Spring 2005
Going Online in Tibet
Posted Spring 2005
Economic Fun and Games
Posted Spring 2005
Extending the World of Musical Composition
Posted Spring 2005
Making Reliable Tools for Reliability Engineering
Posted Spring 2005
The End of the Beginning for AIDS in Africa
Posted Spring 2005
An Expanding Network in South Africa
Posted Spring 2005
Raising the Profile of Careers in Diplomacy
Posted Spring 2005
Giving Antiretroviral AIDS Medications a Chance
Posted Spring 2005
When Air and Ocean Meet
Posted Spring 2005
The Human Side of the Environment
Posted Spring 2005
At the Intersection of Forest and Sky
Posted Fall 2004
Rethinking Our Assumptions About Everglades Restoration
Posted Fall 2004
How Streams Resist Acid Rain
Posted Fall 2004
Sinking Carbon in the Swamp
Posted Fall 2004
Adding People to the Environmental Equation
Posted Fall 2004
Living Wisely with Nitrogen
Posted Fall 2004
Mapping Underwater Light
Posted Fall 2004
In Pursuit of the Unconscious
Posted Spring 2004
The Caribbean as Microcosm
Posted Spring 2004
Between Ethics and Aesthetics
Posted Spring 2004
The Humanistic Practice of Medicine
Posted Spring 2004
The Circus Comes to Charlottesville
Posted Spring 2004
The Power of Complexity
Posted Spring 2004
U.Va. Computer Scientist Incorporates Biological Concepts into Programming
Posted Winter 2004
Keeping Your Computer Cool: Skadron Looking for Ways to Beat the Heat
Posted Winter 2004
Touring Monticello Via Virtual Reality
Posted Winter 2004
Real-Time, Real-World Medical Assessment
Posted Winter 2004
Berne Discusses Complex Ethics of Small Changes
Posted Fall 2003
Laurencin Leads the Way in Using Polymers to Repair the Human Body
Posted Fall 2003
University Researchers on a Quest for Leadership in Nanotechnology
Posted Fall 2003
Synthetic Materials That Fit Into The Natural World
Posted Spring 2003
Integrin Pathways: Integrating New Knowledge
Posted Spring 2003
Cell Adhesion — Sticking With It
Posted Spring 2003
Cell Differentiation — E Unus Pluribus
Posted Spring 2003
Cell Alignment And Polarity: How Cells Line Up
Posted Spring 2003
Focusing Down On Cell Mobility
Posted Spring 2003
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
Posted Winter 2003
Macarthur Award For Health Care Safety
Posted Winter 2003
A Fresh Appraisal of International Justice
Posted Winter 2003
An Online Trek To Tibet
Posted Winter 2003
Nursing Students Without Borders
Posted Winter 2003
A Question of Balance
Posted Winter 2003
Taking a Global View of Climate Change
Posted Winter 2003
Help Wanted: A New Cell To Produce Insulin
Posted Fall 2002
Building Consensus In A Contentious Age
Posted Fall 2002
When Healing Is In The Blood
Posted Fall 2002
Test Driving Stem Cells
Posted Fall 2002
When Fat Can Be Beneficial
Posted Fall 2002
A Matter Of Timing
Posted Fall 2002
Precisely Targeted Drug Design
Posted Fall 2002
From Bioweapons to Bacteria Killers
Posted Spring 2002
A Global Academical Village
Posted Spring 2002
Increasing Compliance with Immigration Laws
Posted Spring 2002
Civil Order at the Expense of Women
Posted Spring 2002
A Strategic Approach to Risk
Posted Spring 2002
Computer Viruses and Human Viruses: Strengthening Our Defenses
Posted Spring 2002
Surprised by Sound
Posted Winter 2002
A Common Language for Patients and Physicians
Posted Winter 2002
Learning from Experience
Posted Winter 2002
Writing on the Threshold of Disorder
Posted Winter 2002
Finding Meaningful Patterns in Climate
Posted Winter 2002
Building Change into Real-Time Computing
Posted Winter 2002
The University puts minority medicine on the MAAP
Posted Fall 2000
Healthcare information free for all
Posted Fall 2000
Recognizing the importance of lifelong learning
Posted Fall 2000
Restoring trust in the democratic process
Posted Fall 2000
Creating the World's Best Insulator Out of Virtually Nothing
Posted Fall 1997
Filling the Gaps in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Posted Spring 1997
A New Solution for Broken Hearts
Posted Winter 1996
