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A Colleague Remembers what Made Richard Jennings a Great Teacher and Engineer
In his latest column for Forbes, W. Bernard Carlson, Joseph L. Vaughan Professor of Humanities and chair of the Department of Engineering and Society, wrote movingly about a revered former colleague.
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A Brief History of Communications Satellites
W. Bernard Carlson, chair of the Department of Engineering and Society, spoke to The Great Courses about the role of satellites in our communications systems today.
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Science, Technology and Society Professor Rosalyn Berne Publishes Perspective in NAE’s The Bridge Arguing Humility Helps Lead to Ethics in Resilience Engineering
Science, technology and society professor Rosalyn Berne, who is serving as director of the NAE’s Center for Engineering Ethics and Society, argues that ethical engineering practices helped gain the public’s trust, and to hold it, resilience engineering must continue to be guided by ethics.
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Engineering and Society Professor Named Entrepreneur of the Year for Vehicle-to-Grid Startup Fermata Energy
The Charlottesville Business Innovation Council named University of Virginia School of Engineering research professor David Slutzky Entrepreneur of the Year at its 21st Annual...
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Pike Fellows Program Alumni Land Substantial Funding for Startup
PurPics, a startup founded by one of the teams that participated in the 2018-2019 Pike Engineering Entrepreneurship Fellows Program, has announced a significant investment in the...
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Five Days in January
Students crank out stellar math paper in international modeling contest, beating 11,243 other teams
Three second-year UVA Engineering students submitted a winning paper among thousands of entries in the 21st annual Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling.
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There’s a Movement Afoot to Reclaim Streets From Automobiles
“Fighting Traffic” author and Engineering and Society professor Peter Norton tells NPR station WHYY how pedestrians gave way to cars.
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Technology Historian Argues Innovation Needs a Champion to Change Society
Engineering and Society Chair W. Bernard Carlson writes that partnerships move inventors’ ideas from research and development to transformational innovation.
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UVA Engineering Hosts National Academy of Engineering Regional Meeting and Symposium
Free, public event features Vinton G. Cerf, widely known as "father of the Internet," and national experts on cybersecurity, cyber-physical systems, smart cities, smart health and autonomous systems.
The day-long meeting, entitled “Cyber-Physical Systems: The Defining Technologies of the 21st Century,” features distinguished speakers with expertise in cybersecurity, cyber-...
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$50,000 and $10,000 Pike Fellows Program Award Winners Announced
CHIEF wins $10,000 People’s Choice Award
UVA Engineering’s Pike Fellows program held its final competition for the University's largest competitive entrepreneurship prize.