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The next step forward in focused ultrasound therapy for essential tremor

Craig Meyer and his team are improving essential tremor treatment--and applying MRI in ways that have not been attempted before.

Increasing the effectiveness of cancer therapy

Mohammad Fallahi-Sichani moved his research lab to UVA, in part because this is a great place for a cancer systems biologist to take on a complex challenge.

Employing a hydrogel to wounds in the trachea poses a distinct challenge

A new grant is helping biomaterials expert Don Griffin move his team's success using MAP gels for wound healing to an even more dynamic, difficult environment.

Professor Brian L. Smith paired with colleagues from environmental sciences and the School of Architecture for funding to launch a project to benefit researchers using field data across UVA sites.

Editorial Explores Incorporation of Copper Oxidation Products as Antiviral Agents in Face Masks, Air Filters, Fabrics and Clothing

A range of temperatures, surface conditions and relative humidity could be investigated to where copper alloys and oxidized copper compounds are effective.

Engineering Systems and Environment’s Leidy Klotz and his Batten School collaborators talked to UVA Today about their research published in Nature.

Guilford Wins ASEE's Theo C. Pilkington Award

The award recognizes significant contributions to biomedical engineering education throughout the recipient’s career.

Pioneering new insights into the form, function, biology, and diseases of muscles

Blemker was elected for exemplary contributions to the understanding of the relationship between skeletal muscle structure and function, in health and disease.

New Organization Will Convene Engineering Voices to Identify Opportunities and Priorities for Innovative Research that Benefits Society

ERVA will help the U.S. remain an international leader by identifying and developing new, high-impact engineering research directions.

Pioneering the use of focused ultrasound

Price uses focused soundwaves to overcome the blood-brain barrier and to make tumors responsive to immunotherapy—without surgery.