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Undergraduate Duo Nab Major Science Research Awards
Read NowThe University is one of a handful schools nationwide participating in the Beckman Scholars program, largely because of its commitment to quality undergraduate research. BME third year Monica Grabowska in Saucerman Lab is researching the cardiovascular effects of a widely used class of anti-cancer drugs, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, using a computational model of the cardiac hypertrophy signaling network.
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This Gene Affects How Some Women Store Fat – and Increases Their Risk for Diabetes
Read NowSome women who store fat in their bellies and hips may be at increased risk for Type 2 diabetes, due to a natural variation of the gene KLF14.
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Finite Element Models Used to Improve Football Helmet Safety
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Robert J. Davis: R.H. Wilhelm Award Winner
Read NowThe prestigious AIChE R.H. Wilhelm Award recognizes researchers who have most influenced the field of chemical reaction engineering.
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Koenig Wins Hartfield Excellence in Teaching Award
Read NowProf. Gary Koenig was recently awarded the 2018 Hartfield Excellence in Teaching Award - congratulations! Since 2010, the Jefferson Scholars Foundation has recognized faculty in the School of Engineering and Applied Science with an annual award. Recipients demonstrate that communicating knowledge and inspiring students are as important to the education process as scholarship, and they exemplify the highest standards and practices of teaching.
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Prasanna Balachandran Joins UVA Darpa Memory Team
Read NowUVA multidisciplinary team will work to shrink computing memory bits.
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Shawn Russell - Faculty Spotlight
Read NowThe whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Assistant professor Shawn Russell combines biomechanics and orthopaedics--the outcome is life-changing for patients AND students.
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MAE 3D Lab Helps Surgeon Print Skulls to Prepare Delicate Procedures
Read NowDuring 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.
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Students ‘Dumpster Dive’ to Contribute to UVA Trash Action Plan
Read NowThe students are studying the trash, not just for a civil engineering course, “Solid Waste Management,” but also to contribute to the University’s materials and waste action plan.
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One Student’s Experience with the Highs and Lows of Scientific Research
Read NowMadeline Morales studies the high-temperature oxidation of ceramic matrix composites for use in aircraft engine components.
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Kelp Farms and Mammoth Windmills Are Just Two of the Government’s Long-Shot Energy Bets
Read NowUVA SUMR Wind research is featured in the New York Times.
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Next-Gen Air Travel: UVA Engineering Professor Working to Model More Efficient, Safe Air Traffic Control Systems
Read NowAssistant Professor Cody Fleming, a University of Virginia systems engineer, is contributing to a solution that promises genuine relief for travelers: the Next-Generation Air Transportation System.