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The Sports Medicine Startup That's Making the Leap from Lab to Stadium
Read NowThe company has started a three-year beta testing partnership with an elite, global sports team. The company hopes to bring its technology to market in about 18 months.
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Student-Designed Satellite Featured on Illimitable
Read NowA University of Virginia student-built spacecraft, a cube the size of a softball, will be launched into orbit next year as part of a joint NASA mission.
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With help from "the Beast," UVA researchers are making the NFL safer
Read NowRichard Kent, a University of Virginia professor of biomedical, mechanical and aerospace engineering, and his colleagues at the UVA Center for Applied Biomechanics are working with the NFL to improve player safety through better equipment engineering.
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Student Gizmologists Engineer a Unique Timepiece
Read NowA group of University of Virginia students who call themselves the “Gizmologists” live to create gizmos – nifty devices that perform a function while adding more than a touch of creativity, beauty and flair.
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MAE Student Follows STEM Trail from Middle School to Future Ph.D.
Read NowAn early affinity for math and science evolved into a focus on engineering for Darius Carter, who is working to inspire more African-Americans to follow in his footsteps.
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UVA Researchers Discover a New Target for ‘Triple-Negative’ Breast Cancer
Read NowSo-called “triple-negative” breast cancer is a particularly aggressive and difficult-to-treat form. It accounts for only about 10 percent of breast cancer cases, but is responsible for about 25 percent of breast cancer fatalities.
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New VP for Research Seeks to Be Facilitator-in-Chief
Read NowThe University of Virginia’s new Vice President for Research, Melur K. “Ram” Ramasubramanian, arrived on Grounds Aug. 1 from the National Science Foundation, prepared to lead UVA’s research enterprise to new heights for the coming decades.
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UVA Engineering Alumnus Charles "Chip" Blankenship Named CEO of Arconic
Read NowCharles “Chip” Blankenship has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Arconic Board of Directors, effective January 15, 2018. Blankenship, who holds a Ph.D. from UVA's Materials Science & Engineering Department, is a 24-year veteran of General Electric who spent much of his career in its aviation and jet engine businesses, including running its commercial engine operations.
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New Approach to Studying How Heart Ages, is Damaged, Earns $1.5 Million Grant
Read NowUsing a new $1.5 million grant from the American Heart Association and the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, University of Virginia researchers are embarking on an ambitious study, using innovative laboratory techniques, to delve into the working of the heart’s scaffolding – the “extracellular matrix” – that supports cells and apparently plays a big role in instructing the behavior of those cells.
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Three UVA Engineering Alums Named Among Forbes' 30 Under 30
Read NowForbes magazine has recognized UVA Engineering alumni for achievements ranging from the development of groundbreaking male contraception technology to the extraordinary growth of a Washington, D.C.-based coffee empire.
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Novel Combination of Math and Medicine, with Technology from UVA Engineering, Will Revolutionize Diabetes Treatment
Read NowA novel combination of math and medicine, with technology from UVA Engineering, will revolutionize diabetes treatment.
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Professor Li's Team Creates Bio-Inspired Composite Stronger Than Aluminum
Read Now“Instead of seeking a way to avoid damaging the included graphene we have instead put forward a smart manufacturing method that takes advantage of the reaction between graphene oxide and Al. We were able to effectively reduce graphene oxide into defective graphene and Al2O3, with the Al2O3 acting as a co-reinforcing agent that compensates for graphene’s degradation, so making the composite stronger.”