Neuroscience Major's Research Pursues 'Moonlighting' Metabolism Molecule

Dove-Anna Johnson spent last summer trying to determine what creates eating disorders.

Johnson, a University of Virginia student whose research is funded through a Harrison Undergraduate Research Grant, investigated the function of a molecule, p75, that has been known to be important in forming the nervous system, but which also “moonlights” in other jobs in the body, such as controlling metabolism and body weight.

Undergrad Probes Russian Media Influence on Chechen Conflict

Sage Morghan’s life has led her from an idyllic childhood in Kabul, Afghanistan to the harsh winters of Nebraska to small-town life in Charlottesville at the University of Virginia. She’ll graduate Saturday with a Ph.D. from the Department of French where she focused on French cinema and wrote her dissertation on Agnes Varda, an independent filmmaker and installation artist.

Having spent most of the past two years studying – with fellowships – in Paris, where she met Varda, she’ll return there this summer to teach at the Sorbonne Nouvelle.

With Harrison Grant, Student Studies the Emotional State of Shut-ins, What They Need

Being homebound may mess with your positive outlook on life. This is one of the conclusions University of Virginia student Joyce Cheng has drawn from her research on the quality of life of the homebound, funded by a 2018 Harrison Undergraduate Research Award.

Cheng, a third-year student in the human biology distinguished majors program, became interested in the topic through personal experience.

On Deadline, UVA Student Journalists Deliver Landmark Award-Winning Effort

It began last year as a one-day, deadline assignment for their “Advanced Multimedia Reporting” course at the University of Virginia. Yahya Abou-Ghazala and Robby Keough, third-year students at the time, teamed up to line up interviews and map out a plan to cover the student walkout that drew hundreds of UVA students, faculty and other participants to the Lawn on March 14, 2018, one month after the fatal shootings of 17 students and staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Class of 2019: Baseball Player Reached For a Challenge, and Then Met It

Like anybody who’s ever played baseball seriously, University of Virginia pitcher Chesdin Harrington has always wanted to compete at the highest level he can. He is a fierce and motivated right-handed relief pitcher.

In his four years at UVA, Harrington has found that the college environment and big-time college ball have proven a challenge – a welcome one. The academics at UVA are demanding, Division I hitters are good and the pitching competition on his own team is steep.

Grad Relishes Grand Tour of Monticello, U.Va. and the Humanities

As a high school senior touring the University of Virginia for the first time, Aaron Ojalvo had a revelation.

He was carrying a copy of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” which he was reading at the time. Five different people – perfect strangers – stopped him to talk about Shelley’s classic novel.

“That kind of academic environment just blew my mind,” Ojalvo said. “It was just this wonderful literary exchange between casual strangers.

French Connection Helps Student Unite Interests in Physics, Art

Janet Rafner came to the University of Virginia with a wide array of interests and a list of fields of study that she wanted to explore, chief among them physics and art.

Before she made her college decision, Rafner visited and met with physics professor Blaine Norum, who encouraged her to pursue her interest in physics; with that encouragement and a visit to the art studio, she felt at home on Grounds.

“Everything felt right,” she recalled recently, as she prepared to walk the Lawn at Saturday’s Final Exercises.

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