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Computer Science Student’s Website Lets You Review Water Fountains on Grounds
Looking for a drinking fountain with cold, fast-flowing water? Emmitt James’ website can tell you where to find it. (Subscription may be required.)
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CBS19: [Video] UVA Lab Finds Protein From Squid Could Be New Green energy Source in DOE Project
The UVA Engineering ExSiTE Lab successfully finished a project for the U.S. Department of Energy that shows squid-inspired synthetic protein can be made into thermal batteries that would heat buildings.
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UVA IDs Genes Responsible for Coronary Artery Disease
The smooth muscle cells lining our arteries can serve as the foundation for the fatty plaques in coronary artery disease. UVA Professor Mete Civelek's team has identified the genes that are responsible for this risk at these locations.
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Virginia Business: UVA Leads Pentagon Hypersonic Project
Professor Christopher P. Goyne leads a new team developing hypersonic engines that will enable more maneuverable missiles, jets and — eventually — spacecraft.
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A Visionary Leader in Computer Science
Set to Retire This Year, 'Father of Real-Time Computing' Jack Stankovic Is Leaving Behind a Legacy of Seminal Research and a Lasting Impact on UVA
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Dean Jennifer L. West Elected a Fellow of AAAS
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UVA Innovator of the Year Marc Breton’s Surprise Journey to Diabetes Pioneer
A 2004 systems engineering Ph.D. alumnus and key contributor on the team developing UVA’s artificial pancreas system has been named the University’s Innovator of the Year.
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UVA Announced as Founding Member of Northeast University Semiconductor Network
The university will join other top research universities, Micron and the National Science Foundation as a founding partner of the network, a partnership focused on developing the next generation of the U.S. semiconductor industry’s workforce.
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What Is Biotechnology? Where Is It Headed at UVA?
UVA Today spoke to Dr. Richard Price, a biomedical engineer, about the definition of biotechnology and the role it plays at UVA Health.
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Your Home, Heated by Squid Protein? UVA Leads Successful First Testing for DOE
Patrick Hopkins leads the way for using synthesized squid protein as the basis for future thermal batteries.
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Five Years that Changed Computing
CRISP looks back on half a decade’s work to speed computing into the future.
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Fast Company: These Palm-Tree-Inspired Wind Turbines Are Designed to Bend in Hurricanes
Professor Eric Loth leads the team designing massive turbines that could cut the cost of wind power by 20%.