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Meet the Wearable Tech Inventor Whose Health Watch Could Better Watch Over You
Read NowA watch that could be more functional than the latest fitness trackers and health performance wearables is just one of the exciting developments in the Watson Research Lab.
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UVA and NCI-Funded SASCO Center Marks Milestones in Cancer Cell Organelles Research
Read NowUVA’s Center for Systems Analysis of Stress-adapted Cancer Organelles (SASCO) recently hosted its first annual symposium.
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UVA Engineering Professor’s $600,000 Grant Set to Innovate Pediatric Brain Tumor Treatment
Read NowThe study will examine a combination of two cutting-edge cancer technologies, aiming to create a treatment that improves survivorship.
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UVA Engineers Design Lookalike Drug Carrier To Evade Lung’s Lines of Defense
Read NowManaging hard-to-treat respiratory illnesses like asthma and pulmonary fibrosis just got easier if a new drug-carrying molecule is as sneaky as its inventors think.
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How Do You Mend a Damaged Heart? UVA Researchers Have Solid Leads
Read NowBiomedical engineering professor Jeff Saucerman and his research team have identified medications that might be able to regenerate heart cells to repair damage.
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The Engineering-Girls Formula: Show Science, Create Welcoming Space, Add Acts of Kindness
Read NowDuring Engineering-Girls week, UVA Engineering students, faculty and staff rolled out the red carpet and lit Bunsen burners for the next generation of female students.
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Dean’s Fellows Experience Summer of Discovery
Read NowHere’s what four of 38 UVA Engineering undergraduate students doing research in labs across several departments have been up to this summer as Dean’s Fellows.
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Where Did UVA Materials Science and Engineering Students Work This Summer?
Read NowFind out which materials science Hoos soared to high heights this summer as interns for a major aviation engine manufacturer and other top employers.
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UVA Students Help Virginia Defend Against Election Cyberattacks
Read NowUVA computer science interns are among army of “Cyber Navigators” helping local election offices in Virginia find and address potential vulnerabilities that could undermine public trust.
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UVA Engineering Receives $900,000 Grant to Create Character-Building Initiative
Read NowThe University of Virginia's School of Engineering and Applied Science has been chosen to receive a $900,000 grant from the Educating Character Initiative (ECI) to build character strength in students
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Caring About Catalysis: Can UVA Make Wastewater Gas Fully Renewable?
Read NowWastewater may be gross, but it has the beautiful potential to be reused as industrial methane. UVA Engineering is collaborating on a fully renewable natural gas feasibility study.
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A UVA Engineering Alumna and Summer Intern Dig Into UVA’s Geoexchange Heating Project
Read NowA 2019 mechanical engineering alumna and DPR Construction project engineer is helping to build UVA’s next-gen heating plant at Fontaine site while mentoring a rising third-year ME major.