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  • Modeling Life Itself: Madhav Marathe and the Science of Biocomplexity

    Biocomplexity Institute executive director Madhav Marathe talks about working with AI systems and across disciplines to simulate the complex systems that shape our lives.

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  • Recycling Solar Panel Electronic Waste — With Laser Light

    By 2050, the world will be grappling with an estimated 78 million tons of solar panel e-waste, says UVA professor Mool Gupta. He is working on a solar-panel recycling solution.

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  • UVA-Born Startup Cerillo Enters Next Phase With New Product

    Cerillo, a biotechnology company co-founded by UVA professors Jason Papin and Erik Hewlett and biomedical engineering alum Kevin Seitter, has launched its latest product.

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  • This UVA Researcher’s Tiny Building Blocks Could Help Assemble a Healthier Future

    A team led by UVA professor Evan Scott recently published a paper in Nature Communications unveiling a polymer-based system for precise, non-invasive treatment delivery that avoids immune rejection.

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  • UVA Engineering Alum’s Medical Device Startup Springs Onto List of Fast-Growing Companies

    Chemical engineering alumnus Dave Johnson’s company, Icarus, makes advanced orthopedic bracing, specializing in 3D-printed, patient-centric solutions.

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  • UVA Engineering Team Develops New Way to Build Soft Robots That Can Walk on Water

    Professor Baoxing Xu’s research group introduces an innovative fabrication method that uses water as a platform to create delicate films and devices for next-generation robotics and sensing.

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  • NASA Selects UVA Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Alum for Astronaut Candidate Class

    Charlottesville-born Army officer and pilot Ben Bailey has his sights set on space.

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  • Biomedical Engineering Undergrad Among UVA Students Who Step Up To Lead

    “The idea that we can all trust each other simply because we’re students here is really beautiful,” says Honors Committee chair Thomas Ackleson.

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  • Teaching Robots to Read the Room: UVA Engineering’s Bezzo Wins DARPA Young Faculty Award

    Electrical and computer engineering professor Nicola Bezzo is pioneering empathetic, resilient robots that can anticipate human needs in complex environments.

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  • UVA-Born Technology Goes From Lab Bench to Bedside With Global Impact

    This medical device is helping doctors worldwide make faster, more precise decisions during surgery — reducing unnecessary transfusions and improving patient care.

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  • NSF Grant Supports UVA-Johns Hopkins Collaboration to Improve Pharmaceutical Catalysts

    Chemical engineering researchers team up to make medicine production faster, cleaner and more reliable with smarter catalyst design.

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  • UVA Engineering’s Skadron Elected to Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine

    Professor Kevin Skadron has been elected to VASEM, honoring his leadership in computing research and service to the commonwealth of Virginia.

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