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Focused Sound Energy Holds Promise for Treating Cancer, Alzheimer’s and Other Diseases
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Biomedical engineering professor Richard Price explains how focused ultrasound can work around the body’s defenses that make some diseases notoriously difficult to treat. -
UVA Engineering Celebrates 2025 Achievement Award Winners
Read NowOn the evening of October 10, 2025, UVA Engineering’s Thornton Society members gathered to celebrate the school’s Annual Achievement Awards at the Boar’s Head Resort during their annual dinner.
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UVA Engineering Entrepreneurs Part of ‘Virtuous Cycle’ Driving Local Biotech Growth
Read NowAstraZeneca’s planned new plant at North Fork bolsters Charlottesville’s burgeoning biotech sector, where UVA Engineering research helps fuel a cycle of innovation, startups and talent development.
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Forging the Future: UVA’s Role in the Nuclear Fusion Revolution
Read NowUVA researchers are advancing materials, data science and technology to make nuclear fusion — a clean, limitless energy source — commercially viable and power a sustainable future.
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Modeling Life Itself: Madhav Marathe and the Science of Biocomplexity
Read NowBiocomplexity Institute executive director Madhav Marathe talks about working with AI systems and across disciplines to simulate the complex systems that shape our lives.
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Recycling Solar Panel Electronic Waste — With Laser Light
Read NowBy 2050, the world will be grappling with an estimated 78 million tons of solar panel e-waste, says UVA professor Mool Gupta. He is working on a solar-panel recycling solution.
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UVA-Born Startup Cerillo Enters Next Phase With New Product
Read NowCerillo, a biotechnology company co-founded by UVA professors Jason Papin and Erik Hewlett and biomedical engineering alum Kevin Seitter, has launched its latest product.
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This UVA Researcher’s Tiny Building Blocks Could Help Assemble a Healthier Future
Read NowA team led by UVA professor Evan Scott recently published a paper in Nature Communications unveiling a polymer-based system for precise, non-invasive treatment delivery that avoids immune rejection.
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UVA Engineering Alum’s Medical Device Startup Springs Onto List of Fast-Growing Companies
Read NowChemical engineering alumnus Dave Johnson’s company, Icarus, makes advanced orthopedic bracing, specializing in 3D-printed, patient-centric solutions.
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UVA Engineering Team Develops New Way to Build Soft Robots That Can Walk on Water
Read NowProfessor Baoxing Xu’s research group introduces an innovative fabrication method that uses water as a platform to create delicate films and devices for next-generation robotics and sensing.
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NASA Selects UVA Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Alum for Astronaut Candidate Class
Read NowCharlottesville-born Army officer and pilot Ben Bailey has his sights set on space.
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Biomedical Engineering Undergrad Among UVA Students Who Step Up To Lead
Read Now“The idea that we can all trust each other simply because we’re students here is really beautiful,” says Honors Committee chair Thomas Ackleson.