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Podcast: Nathan Price on Alzheimers, Digital Twins, and the Future of Medicine in the Age of AI
Nathan Price, board member of the Coulter Translational Research Center, shares his visionary insights on the transformation of medicine through systems biology approaches and modeling and analytics.
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Dear Congress, This Student Wants You To Know That Corrosion Has Costs
Materials science and engineering student Lara Ojha participated with several other MSE students in office visits on Capitol Hill. Find out what she told them.
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Twinning! Scientific Americans Take 2 Medals So Far in the Pool
Wahoowa! The brains and brawn of UVA swimmers are on full display as they begin to take home Olympic medals. UVA Engineering alumni like Jerry Lu '22 are one reason why.
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An Engineer Explains: What Is Catalysis — And Why Should You Care?
You may not know it, but catalysis touches almost every aspect of our lives. From industry to the environment, here are five things everyone should know about catalysts.
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Caring About Catalysis: UVA Researchers on Quest for Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Commercial aviation is a major contributor to climate change. UVA is working with the Department of Energy on its $1 billion Grand Challenge.
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It’s Got Praying Mantis Eyes
The praying mantis is one of the few insects with compound eyes and the ability to perceive 3D space. UVA engineers are replicating their visual systems to make machines see better.
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Who Invented STEAM Kits for Kids? Meet an Early Pioneer, Larry G. Richards
One man’s trash and recyclables make for a middle school crash course in the basics of engineering design.
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Cleaner Industry: UVA Prof Furthers Goals of White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy
Professor of civil and environmental engineering Andrés Clarens sent an update on some of the work he is involved in as a White House science expert.
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Organs on Demand? UVA Prints Its First Voxel Building Blocks
UVA’s Soft Biomatter Lab is bioprinting 3D structures with a material that is a close match for human tissue, paving the way for true biomanufacturing.
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Researchers Drive Safety Forward on 3 Toyota Collaborative Projects
UVA Engineering researchers received funding from a Toyota initiative to study injury prediction and prevention in collisions.
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Systems Engineering Grad Student Is U.S. Intercollegiate Polo Player of the Year
Systems engineering master’s student Lea Jih-Vieira helped UVA ride to a national championship in polo in addition to being named the nation’s top female collegiate player.
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‘Digital Twins’ Give Olympic Swimmers a Boost
In Scientific American, systems engineering and computer science alumni explain how a swimmer’s digital twin can take performance to record-breaking levels.