• Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Student Studied Body’s Response to Space Travel as NASA Intern

    Jeff Saucerman advisee Malcolm O’Malley helped NASA researchers make sense of life sciences data to mitigate impacts of space travel on our immune systems. 

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  • A Message from the Dean: William T. “Bill” Scherer

  • Podcast: Dr. Shayn Peirce-Cottler on How Diabetes and Alzheimer's Diseases Impacts the Smallest Blood Vessels

    Dr. Peirce-Cottler develops computational models and combines them with wet lab experiments to study how tissues heal after injury and to develop therapies for inducing tissue regeneration.

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  • UVA Researchers Design Innovative 25 MW Rotors To Keep Pace With Wind Turbine Growth

    As wind turbines grow in size, UVA researchers are designing 25-megawatt downwind offshore rotors to keep up.

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  • AI-Powered System Detects Toxic Gases with Speed and Precision

    UVA Engineering advancement protects public health by improving air quality monitoring in real time.

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  • As NASA Prepares for Next Moonshots, This Student’s Job Is To Make Sure Rockets Get Their Closeup

    UVA Engineering undergraduate student Craig Kalkwarf, who is double-majoring in astronomy, is finding his career path courtesy of NASA Pathways.

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  • Department of Chemical Engineering Shows New Students the Ropes

    A physically and mentally challenging ropes course helps new chemical engineering undergrads acclimate to the teamwork and on-the-fly thinking skills that make engineers makers of a better world.

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  • UVA Team Aims To Design Long-Lived Peptides for More Powerful Medicines

    Researchers are trying to overcome the ephemeral nature of peptides, which might otherwise be powerful medicine. A UVA team has found one approach. 

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  • Advancement in 3D-Printed Concrete Promises Strength, Durability and Lower Carbon Emissions

    UVA researchers have created a graphene-enhanced, 3D-printable concrete that improves strength and reduces carbon emissions by 31%, advancing sustainable construction.

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  • UVA Engineering Professor Secures Federal Small Business Grant to Improve Heat Management in Advanced Microelectronics

    Patrick E. Hopkins received funding to develop a tool that can precisely measure how heat moves through small electronics. 

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  • New AI Model Could Make Power Grids More Reliable Amid Rising Renewable Energy Use

    UVA researchers use AI to manage the growing complexity of modern power grids.

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  • Climate Change Threatens Bridges and Roads

    UVA engineers find climate change will intensify rainfall, putting pressure on waterways and threatening bridges, roads and culverts. Their models offer solutions for infrastructure adaptation.

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