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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.

Researchers at MAE’s Center for Applied Biomechanics (CAB) are designing a new seat belt that will protect 110 million more Americans. Current seat belts are designed to limit...

Link 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...

What happens when engineers are partnered with medical professionals to tackle pressing health care challenges – with each collaborator bringing forth distinct professional insights? Society gets better medicines, treatments and technologies.

For the second straight year, a University of Virginia student entrepreneurship team is at the top of the heap in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

A team which includes members from UVA MAE's Center for Applied Biomechanics developed open-source finite element (FE) models of four modern football helmets as part of the...

"Research in engineering is hard, but that is what makes it worthwhile. Problems that are interesting, complex, and have an impact on society are worth solving, and that is...

During the past year, Dr. Johnathan Black has increasingly relied on the MAE 3-D Printing Lab to make skulls that help him prepare for surgery on some of his most serious cases.

UVA SUMR Wind research is featured in the New York Times.

Earning a Coveted Harrison Undergraduate Research Award

Students who conduct research make better candidates for fellowships, graduate and professional school admissions and career placement. Harrison Undergraduate Research Award...