• Engineering Systems and Environment Professor Teaches UVA Students About Disability in Contemporary Society

    Engineering Systems and Environment associate professor Rupa Valdez says advocating for the disabled often means educating people in a constructive way.

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  • Bio-Med Tech-Girls Program Bridges Gender Gap in Technology and Computer Science

    Watch NBC29 reporter Bria Stith's interview with Tech-Girls founder Kim Wilkens.

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  • Swim Team Captain's Summer Work Goes Down the Drain

    As swim team captain, Sean Conway spent much of his fall and winter in the clean, clear water of the University of Virginia’s Aquatic and Fitness Center. He spent most of his summer focused on a different kind of water, the kind coursing through Richmond’s storm and sewage system.

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  • Computer Science Alum Is Living his Best Life on the Road, One State at a Time

    Working remotely, software engineer Nace Pleško’s home office is a tricked-out van with a view of all 50 states.

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  • UVA Biomedical Engineers Aim to Mass Produce Muscle Cells for Treating Traumatic Injuries

    Rachel Bour is part of a team that’s getting closer to helping the thousands of Americans who suffer from perm

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  • Yujia Mu and Farjana Tonni Earn Malathi Veeraraghavan Fellowships

    Ph.D. Students Follow the Late Professor's Example in Scholarship, Leadership and Service

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  • Building Bridges

    Every summer, students about to embark on their college careers get a chance to create a home-away-from-home, while also preparing for the rigors of academic life.

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  • Mool Gupta Earns DOE Innovation Grant to Recycle Silver in Solar Panels

    Mool Gupta, Langley Professor of electrical and computer engineering, will demonstrate a new, environmentally friendly way to remove and purify silver from old solar panels for re-use in photovoltaics, solar-thermal technologies and biomedical devices.

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  • Engineering Grad Seeking Solutions to a Vexing Plumbing Problem

    Levi Otis, a 2021 School of Engineering and Applied Science graduate, started a plumbing company to change is how plastic pipe waste is discarded in an effort to keep PVC pipes out of landfills.

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  • Professor's Technology Can Help Make Your Fruits and Vegetables Safer

    Chemical engineering associate professor Bryan Berger talked with UVA Today about his company’s alternative to agricultural pesticides and disinfectants.

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  • In Her Own Words: Caroline Davis

    Engineering Student and President of Out in STEM Shares Diversity of Thought

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  • Go-With-The-Flow Wind Turbine, Conceived by UVA Prof, Completes Successful Demo

    Wind turbine innovator professor Eric Loth creates a leading design in the international race to optimize offshore wind power.

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