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  • It’s in the Genes: Weight and Metabolism Determined by Genetics More Than Diet

    New research by a biomedical engineering Ph.D. student and her UVA team could lead to tailored nutritional programs designed for a person’s genetics.

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  • UVA Engineering Alum’s Paper on Bio-Inspired ‘Tunabot’ Is Among Publisher’s Most Cited

    Mechanical and aerospace engineering Ph.D. alumnus and current post-doc Carl H. White discusses the impact of his Tunabot Flex research in an interview with IOP Publishing.

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  • In Major Materials Breakthrough, UVA Team Solves a Nearly 200-Year-Old Challenge in Polymers

    UVA researchers’ new polymer strategy shifts a centuries-old engineering paradigm with a molecular design that doesn’t sacrifice stretchability for stiffness.

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  • Whose Robot Conquered the Cardboard Course, Taking Home the Coveted Golden Duckies?

    A professor’s annual classroom competition pits student programming of turtle-like robots in time trials, with penalty points added for imprecision as the ’bots maneuver through a carboard maze.

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  • Boeing Whistleblower Delivers UVA Engineering’s Inaugural ‘Moments of Strength’ Talk

  • Common Way To Test for Leaks in Large Language Models May Be Flawed

    Large language models may need a more sophisticated way to test for potential leakiness of sensitive information.

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  • The Challenge and Innovation of Underwater Search and Rescue

    Rescue divers still sometimes rely on rope signals to communicate with their surface guides. This expert diver — and UVA systems engineering Ph.D. student — has a better way.

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  • Unlocking Next-Gen Chip Efficiency: UVA Researchers Confirm Thermal Insights for Tiny Circuits

    Ph.D. student Md. Rafiqul Islam and a team of researchers unlock heat flow principles in ultra-thin metals, paving the way for faster, smaller, more efficient computer chips.

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  • Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Student Studied Body’s Response to Space Travel as NASA Intern

    Jeff Saucerman advisee Malcolm O’Malley helped NASA researchers make sense of life sciences data to mitigate impacts of space travel on our immune systems. 

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  • UVA Researchers Design Innovative 25 MW Rotors To Keep Pace With Wind Turbine Growth

    As wind turbines grow in size, UVA researchers are designing 25-megawatt downwind offshore rotors to keep up.

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  • Watch as UVA Displays Its New High-Speed, Self-Correcting AI Algorithms

    What were the keys to UVA's impressive showing at this fall's Indy Autonomous Challenge? A mathematical tweak to the vehicle dynamics and a new car-detection algorithm that learns from its mistakes.

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  • Faculty Spotlight: The Award-Winning Professor With Dad Jokes, Candy Demos and an Umpiring Legacy

    Distinguished professor is just one of the many sides of biomedical engineering’s Brian Helmke.

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