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Recent news about the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Civil and Computer Engineering Students Team Up to Win VDOT Hackathon
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Civil engineering students Austin Angulo, Xiaoxiao Zhang and Wesley Daugherty teamed with computer engineering’s Mahmoud Elnaggar to win VDOT’s SmarterRoads Hackaton with their navigation app, FlexiRoute.
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Funding Backs Research Collaborations Between Grad, Undergrad Students
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Nine of this year's 23 Double Hoo Research Grants have one or more UVA Engineers on the team. Some students will continue research they have already started; for others, it will be an opportunity to start something new.
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UVA Engineering's Link Lab Represents Future for Cyber-Physical Systems Research and Education
Read MoreLink Lab Focuses on Autonomous Systems, Smart Cities and Smart Health
Soon, roadways will be filled with driverless vehicles. Robots will help all surgeons operate more precisely and safely. Homes will sense how their occupants want to live, and...
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UVA Engineers Quadruple Performance of Their Water Purification Tablet
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A ceramic water purification tablet developed at the University of Virginia and used by tens of thousands of people in 40 countries is now four times better than before, thanks to recent innovations in its manufacturing process developed through research at UVA.
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UVA Civil & Environmental Engineering Graduate, Now University of Texas at Austin Engineering Dean, Earns Distinguished Alumna Award
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Sharon L. Wood, 1982 graduate of UVA's Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, named UVA Maxine Platzer Lynn Women’s Center’s 2018 Distinguished Alumna.
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UVA Engineering Renames Structures Lab to Honor Associate Professor Emeritus Tom Baber
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Baber was pivotal in helping generations of civil and environmental engineering students and faculty to realize their potential.
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Students ‘Dumpster Dive’ to Contribute to UVA Trash Action Plan
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The students are studying the trash, not just for a civil engineering course, “Solid Waste Management,” but also to contribute to the University’s materials and waste action plan.
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UVA Engineering Unveils 17,000-Square-Foot Link Lab for Cyber-Physical Systems
Read MoreWith Research in Autonomous Systems, Smart Cities and Smart Health, the Link Lab Will Catalyze the Cyber Age
Soon, roadways will be filled with driverless vehicles. Robots will help all surgeons operate more precisely and safely. Homes will sense how their occupants want to live, and...
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The Original Green Engineers
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Sometimes, it's best just to leave things as you found them. That's the lesson shared by Dr. Richard Miksad and his students at the University of Virginia...
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STEM Grad Students Seeking to Push Knowledge Beyond Academia
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Engineering doctoral students Michaela Rikard (BME) and Courtney Hill (CEE) have been working to make UVA a national hub for grad students seeking training and experiences in science policy.