1+ week, 6+ day ago   (493+ words) Online reviews can help consumers make decisions, but review bombing can distort ratings and undermine trust in the platforms people rely on. (Illustration by Meredith Michael Smith, University Communications) Before buying a product, booking a hotel or streaming a movie,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (698+ words) On Wednesday, Meta agreed to pay about $17 billion to settle claims it deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children and teens, misled the public about the platforms’ safety and improperly collected children’s data. The settlement requires Meta…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (574+ words) About 250 miles above the Earth, a NASA satellite is in trouble. First, it shouldn’t be that low. Wisps of wind at the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and space have buffeted the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, slowing it down and decaying…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (201+ words) UVA Today News in brief: Princeton Review ranks UVA’s student health services No. 2 in nation The Princeton Review has ranked the University of Virginia’s Department of Student Health and Wellnessthe No. 2 division in the country. The news came in the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (579+ words) Counterfeit is now cool, if you believe legions of American shoppers. Dupes, or less-expensive alternatives to trendy or luxury products, are hardly new. Makeup enthusiasts were sharing more affordable options in the early 2000s, and long before the dawn of the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (366+ words) Netflix built its business freeing viewers from cable television. Yet last week, the company streamed Major League Baseball’s Home Run Derby, an event long associated with the cable sports network giant ESPN. Reports that Netflix is now considering live channels…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (219+ words) The University of Virginia has earned an “Aaa” long-term issuer rating from Moody’s Ratings, completing a sweep of the highest possible credit ratings from the nation’s three major bond rating agencies. Combined with the University’s existing top ratings from S…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (558+ words) Conservator Sue Donovan examines the spine of a centuries-old choir book in the conservation lab in the University of Virginia’s Shannon Library. She estimates she spent 100 hours getting the book back into shape. The second floor of Shannon Library at…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (403+ words) A new drug for pancreatic cancer is generating excitement with patients and oncologists after a large clinical trial showed it more than doubled survival times for some patients with advanced disease. While not a cure for the deadly disease, “this…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (642+ words) A new initiative at The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia aims to give its loyal patrons a chance to shape the museum’s collection. “Fralin Visionaries” offers members a behind-the-scenes look at the art acquisition process. In…...