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  • A Visionary Leader in Computer Science

    Set to Retire This Year, 'Father of Real-Time Computing' Jack Stankovic Is Leaving Behind a Legacy of Seminal Research and a Lasting Impact on UVA

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  • Dean Jennifer L. West Elected a Fellow of AAAS

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  • UVA Innovator of the Year Marc Breton’s Surprise Journey to Diabetes Pioneer

    A 2004 systems engineering Ph.D. alumnus and key contributor on the team developing UVA’s artificial pancreas system has been named the University’s Innovator of the Year.

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  • UVA Announced as Founding Member of Northeast University Semiconductor Network

    The university will join other top research universities, Micron and the National Science Foundation as a founding partner of the network, a partnership focused on developing the next generation of the U.S. semiconductor industry’s workforce.

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  • What Is Biotechnology? Where Is It Headed at UVA?

    UVA Today spoke to Dr. Richard Price, a biomedical engineer, about the definition of biotechnology and the role it plays at UVA Health.

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  • Your Home, Heated by Squid Protein? UVA Leads Successful First Testing for DOE

    Patrick Hopkins leads the way for using synthesized squid protein as the basis for future thermal batteries.

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  • SysBioREU Class of 2022: Martha Cibasu

    Cibasu is a Chemical Engineering Major and Pharmaceutical Sciences Minor at the Ohio State University.

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  • Fast Company: These Palm-Tree-Inspired Wind Turbines Are Designed to Bend in Hurricanes

    Professor Eric Loth leads the team designing massive turbines that could cut the cost of wind power by 20%.

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  • Elizabeth J. Opila Has Been Appointed Chair of UVA’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering

    Opila brings leadership experience in industry, collaborative research and education to new role.

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  • Two UVA Engineering Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Inventors

    Professors John A. Hossack and Mool C. Gupta have been recognized for their innovations. 

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  • Is Riding in a Driverless Taxi Safe?

    Computer science assistant professor Madhur Behl urges patience and data transparency as driverless cars are deployed in the real world.

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  • Gut Bacteria Can Make C. Diff Infections Worse

    Understanding the interactions between C. difficile and the human gut offers new opportunities for heading off potentially fatal infections.

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