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  • Renaissance Researcher Wins Top Undergrad Prize

    Henry Carscadden, a May 2021 graduate who double majored in computer science and math, received the Louis T. Rader Undergraduate Research Award. Carscadden was also a research assistant at the UVA Biocomplexity Institute.

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  • Coding for the Common Good: Civil Engineering Student Leads Project to Map Wheelchair-Accessible Sidewalks

    Lena Nguyen is marshalling student and community volunteers to make Charlottesville more wheelchair-friendly.

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  • Planting a Forest

    New UVA Chemical Engineering Program Aims to Grow Careers and Difference-Makers One Mentor and Mentee at a Time

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  • The Race to Win at Driving the Driverless Car

    Madhur Behl, an assistant professor with joint appointments in UVA Engineering’s Department of Computer Science and Department of Engineering Systems and Environment, will lead the University of Virginia's autonomous racing team in the inaugural Indy Autonomous Challenge.

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  • CAREER Award: Opening Vistas for Materials Design

    Bi-Cheng Zhou's New Thermodynamic Model Expands Widely Used Design Tool to Complex Concentrated Alloys

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  • Small Steps Have Outsized Impact

    The Advanced Materials Synthesis Research Experience for Undergraduates site will immerse rising sophomores through seniors in authentic materials research projects.

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  • UVA Engineering Announces New Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

    Meara M. Habashi, Ph.D., Specializes in Creating Supportive Climates for All While Dismantling Systemic Bias

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  • Can Removing Highways Fix American Cities?

    Engineering and society professor Peter Norton provides historical context for a New York Times article on proposals to undo the damage of building highways through urban communities.

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  • CAREER Award: Proof of Trust

    David Wu Earns National Science Foundation Grant to Advance Zero-knowledge Proofs that will Build Trust in the Cloud

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  • When Cities Say No to New Transportation Technology

    Department of Engineering and Society historian Peter Norton tells Bloomberg CityLab cities’ opposition to new transportation technology is complex and sometimes well-founded.

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  • The Power of Power

    Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering’s Link Lab are creating sustainable hardware to power sensor networks. Their work will help make a future trillion-device IoT possible.

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  • Stepping Up: Alumni Contribute Passion and Resources to UVA Engineering Diversity Initiatives

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