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UVA Engineering's faculty and students work to improve human health and create a sustainable and secure future.
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Engineering Systems and Environment Professor Chosen for Environmental Leadership Program
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Virginia iGEM Recruiting for Summer 2022!
Virginia iGEM Recruiting for Summer 2022!
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Q&A: ‘Girls Who Code’ Founder Is on a Mission
UVA Today talks with computer science students Mara Hart and Danielle Zevitz, founder and vice president of Girls Who Code. The mission of Girls Who Code is to educate members with industry-relevant skills and to build community.
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UVA Honors Distinguished Researchers at Virtual Awards Event
Faculty from every UVA Engineering department were recognized at the University’s virtual Research Achievement Awards ceremony, with special honors going to Prasanna V. Balachandran, Xiaodong (Chris) Li and John A. Stankovic.
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Creating a Clearer Picture
UVA Team Developing Superior Semiconductor to Improve Weapons Screening for National Security
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Link Lab-Industry Initiative Fosters Next-Generation Cyber-Physical Systems Researchers
Esen Yel Recognized for Excellence in Autonomous Systems Research
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Announcing the Open BME Seminar Series
A Collaborative Seminar Series
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J-Term Classes, Including ‘Pandemics Beyond the Headlines: COVID-19,’ Drew Hundreds
Chemical engineering professor Roseanne Ford and professor of politics David Leblang had 500 students in their course designed to help understand viruses, politics of regulation and individual dimensions of pandemic disease.
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Big Questions Led Engineering Systems and Environment Ph.D. Student to Look to the Skies for Answers
Hyunglok Kim is using an American Geophysical Union grant to link satellite network data to measure soil moisture and predict natural disasters.
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The Puzzle-Solvers: Introducing the Team Behind UVA's COVID Tracker
Glenn Wasson received his Ph.D. in computer science from UVA Engineering. Now, as administrator of analytics and performance management at UVA Health, he leads the team that created the University’s COVID tracker. From late August to early November, the site received nearly 600,000 hits.
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UVA IDs Genes That Influence Our Risk for Deadly Coronary Artery Disease
In addition to identifying gene variants that influence risk for coronary artery disease, researchers in Mete Civelek's group have found that one gene in particular appears to have a protective effect.
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iTHRIV Grant to Help Improve Pediatric Heart Transplant Outcomes
Engineering Systems and Environment associate professor Michael Porter and UVA Children’s Hospital pediatric cardiologist Michael McCulloch will analyze data on donor characteristics to increase the odds of successful transplants.