UVA

American  

Or UV-A

noun

1. ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.

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The NHS advises, external using sunscreen with an SPF factor of 30 or above and which offers at least 4-star UVA protection.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Korinek, the UVA professor, says that for now the amount spent on AI computation isn’t so big that a tax on it would provide a windfall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

The UVA radiation in a tanning bed is roughly 15 times that found anywhere on the surface of the planet.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

"These findings have important immediate implications for how we monitor patients after severe respiratory viral infection," said Jeffrey Sturek, MD, PhD, a UVA physician-scientist who collaborated on the study.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026

“You can’t just raise the UVA flag,” Blackburn said, packing up his materials at the end of the night, “and expect a lot of low-income kids to come out.”

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times