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Advancing Biomanufacturing
Read MoreUVA Engineering Partners in New Manufacturing USA Institute
UVA biomedical engineers earned a role in a national initiative to develop technologies for manufacturing human tissues and organs.
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Modeling a Cure
Read MoreDiscovering new treatments for a devastating disease
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a devastating progressive genetic disease. Two UVA Biomedical Engineering faculty members, Silvia Salinas Blemker and Shayn Peirce-Cottler, have...
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Battling Fibrosis
Read MoreLearning fundamental truths about a leading contributor to disease and death
When Professor Thomas Barker, an expert in pulmonary fibrosis, joined the University of Virginia Department of Biomedical Engineering, his brief was not only to expand his...
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Agrospheres Earns Prize
Read MorePesticide health worries could become a thing of the past thanks to UVA team's discovery
For inventing a new product that promises to protect farm workers and consumers alike from pesticide residue on produce, a UVA Engineering-led team has won the national Collegiate...
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New Frontiers
Read MoreUVA Engineering Welcomes New Faculty, Innovation in 2016-2017
The University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science welcomes five new teaching faculty and 16 new tenured and tenure-track faculty in 2016-2017, most for joint...
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Learning in the Lab
Read MoreDesigned from the ground up as a teaching facility, the new spot in Thornton Hall can also accommodate the department’s current enrollment and more
Designed from the ground up as a teaching facility, the new spot for the IDEAS Lab can accommodate the department’s current enrollment and more.
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A Perfect Internship
Read MoreGraduate Student Finds a Fit in Cancer Therapy Research
During her three-month internship with Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, biomedical engineering Ph.D. student Millie Shah reconciled molecular and cellular models of a DNA damage repair...
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Developing Leaders
Read MoreCreating a Pipeline for Diversity in Biomedical Big Data Research
Faculty members at the University of Virginia aim to train a diverse new generation of scientists and engineers to address the monumental challenge of biomedical big data...
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Excellence Through Diversity
Read MoreNationally Recognized Racial Justice Expert Addresses Higher Education Diversity Challenges
America’s colleges and universities are uniquely positioned to transform themselves into pockets of racial democracy and justice because they are institutions of knowledge and...
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Crossing Domains
Read MoreTwo Senior Hires and a New Assistant Professor Add Depth that Spans Barriers
The field of biomedical engineering—which itself is a hybrid of disciplines—calls for a unique blend of skills. The BME department at UVA is undergoing a 10-plus-year program to...