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UVA No. 1 in Software Engineering, Topping Standard Bearers Stanford, UC Berkeley
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For Women Struggling with Obesity or Diabetes, UVA Discovery May Help
Based on their new discovery, the UVA team was able to change whether female lab mice’s bodies stored fat subcutaneously (under the skin) or viscerally (wrapped around the organs). Visceral fat can be particularly harmful to good health.
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Historian Suggests We Can Learn From Long-Ago Responses to Pedestrian Deaths
Peter D. Norton recalls society used to defend pedestrians’ rights – and argues we still should.
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National Academy of Engineering Elects UVA Engineering Alumnus to Governing Board
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CAREER Award: Playing Catch-up with Data Storage
UVA Researcher to Develop New Models and Algorithms for Efficient and Accurate Data Compression and Analysis
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UVA Alumnus Aims to Accelerate Breakthroughs in Critical and Emerging Technologies as Head of New NSF Directorate
Alumnus Edwin Gianchandani intends to create stronger ties between research, manufacturing and the marketplace across the nation to develop and scale key technology areas.
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CAREER Award: Designing the Next Generation of Wireless Communications Systems
Working in partnership with industry, Shen's machine-learning models can be prototyped, standardized and integrated into real systems.
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Saha Global: Empowering Women to Deliver Clean Water
Aerospace engineering alumna Kate Cincotta founded the non-profit Saha Global, for which she is now executive director, and helps women learn to treat and sell clean, affordable water to their community.
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Rescuing the Endangered Telescope
Read how UVA and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory made Charlottesville a nexus for the world's radio astronomers.
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‘No Girls on the Software Team’
UVA Engineering Career Development Director's Novel Research Sheds Light on Decisions Women Make After College About Careers in Computer Science
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CAREER Award: Long-Lived Things for the Internet of Things
For the internet of things to reach its maximal benefit, all those connected devices have to keep up with the times.
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In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Toby Berger
Toby Berger, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering, passed away on May 25, 2022. He was 81 years old.