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  • Nikola Tesla Ignites a Feud

    When it comes whether Croatia or Serbia can claim Nikola Tesla as a native son, Tesla biographer W. Bernard Carlson says the inventor called himself Serbian.

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  • Four Engineering Systems and Environment Ph.D. Students Selected for National Academies Fellowship Program

    The Mirzayan graduate fellowship program trains early-career individuals in science and technology policy and the role scientists and engineers play in advising the nation.

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  • The Esteemed Professor Sonya T. Smith, Trailblazer and University of Virginia School of Engineering Alumna

    When Sonya T. Smith became the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. from the UVA Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 1995, her trailblazing days were just beginning. 

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  • UVA Engineering's Graduate Enrollment Continues Sharp Upward Climb

    UVA Engineering’s graduate program has grown significantly, while the quality of its incoming students has remained as high as ever.

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  • Virginia Is Seeing More Frequent and Intense Rainfall

    Engineering Systems and Environment’s Jon Goodall, an expert in hydroinformatics, presented on changing rainfall patterns to a joint commission of the Virginia General Assembly.

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  • Can a Heartburn Drug Help Doctors Treat COVID-19?

    Philip E. Bourne, professor of biomedical engineering and founding dean for the School of Data Science, is part of a team of UVA researchers who have made a discovery about a commonly used heartburn drug and COVID-19 outcomes.

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  • Q&A: Understanding the Rising Threat of Ransomware Attacks

    Donald E. Brown, W.S. Calcott Professor of engineering systems and environment, answers questions about ongoing threats from ransomware attacks.

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  • A Robotic Fish Tail and an Elegant Math Ratio Could Inform the Design of Next-Generation Underwater Drones

    University of Virginia School of Engineering researchers uncover the secrets of highly efficient swimming at varying speeds.

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  • UVA Engineering Link Lab Newsletter - Summer 2021

    Leidos sponsors career skills-building | Elder Research announces new partnership with Link Lab | Meet Spot | Indy Autonomous Challenge | Sensors for cleaner air | More

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  • Engineering Systems and Environment Professor Brian Park Named President of Professional Association

    Professor Brian Park shared his vision for leading the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association in a Q&A.

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  • Masters of Success

    This year, for the first time at the University of Virginia, graduate students were offered a chance to earn a certificate in one of the nation’s newest high-tech fields: cyber-physical systems. 

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  • World-Renowned Computational Scientist Geoffrey Fox Joins UVA Faculty

    Fox is known for his work in high-performance and parallel computing

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