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Synthetic Blood Platelets Might Be as Good as the Real Thing to Stop Bleeding
In emergency medicine, access to blood-clotting platelets has long been a problem due to short shelf life and limited supplies. A UVA professor’s startup company might have the solution.
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Every Breath You Take: Invention Detects Breathing Problems Before It’s Too Late
A device co-developed by an emeritus professor of electrical and computer engineering and his Ph.D student could measure labored breathing as precisely as a thermometer takes your temperature.
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How Data Analytics Helped Swimmer Kate Douglass Become a Paris Favorite
Computer science alumna and Olympic swimmer Kate Douglass is using data to climb the podium and secure her future with a graduate degree in statistics.
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Computer Science Alumnus Named Dean of Tulane University School of Science and Engineering
Hridesh Rajan, a former Ph.D. advisee of associate professor Kevin Sullivan, is known for designing the Boa programming language and leading Iowa State’s data science programs.
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How Science, Math and Tech Can Propel Swimmers to New Heights
Engineering and computer science student researchers contribute to a highly read paper on how biomechanical data can make swimmers go from competitive to elite.
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Shear Genius: UVA Finds Way To Scale Up Wonder Material, Which Could Do Wonders for the Earth
UVA researchers have found a way to scale up a substance called MOF-525, which could turn captured carbon dioxide into something useful.
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Virginia Students Aid Election Cybersecurity Ahead of Fall Elections
Ahead of what may be a contentious presidential election, UVA students together with students from five other Virginia universities are helping to make sure voting will be secure and trustworthy.
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Full Power: The Inspiring Life of Kitty O'Brien Joyner
This is the story of the first female engineer at NASA, who was also the first woman to graduate from the UVA School of Engineering.
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Air Force ROTC Expands Flight Opportunities for Cadets With Help From UVA Engineering
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is upgrading its flight simulator and will donate the old one to UVA’s Air Force ROTC detachment, says MAE chair Richard Kent.
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Jefferson Scholars Foundation Names Class of 2028 Scholarship Recipients, Ph.D. Fellows
Six incoming UVA Engineering undergraduates and three Ph.D. students merit funding from the Jefferson Scholars Foundation to launch their UVA careers and futures as leaders and citizens.
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The Power of Low-Energy Coding Techniques
Mircea Stan’s first-authored paper on using code to reduce power consumption in electronics won the IEEE A. Richard Newton Technical Impact Award.
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Help Is on the Way: UVA Students Streamline Athletic Injury Care
A.J. Peppers, a 2024 computer science graduate, put his technical skills to work on the award-winning EZ-EAP, a phone app that automates emergency action plans for sports venues.