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For chemical engineers, roasting a turkey is a lesson in heat transfer. The larger the bird, the longer it takes to transfer enough heat into the bird to cook it. And then there’s the question of stuffing.

Featured nationwide in publications ranging from Science to NBC News to Plumbing Engineer, researchers at the University of Virginia show deadly bacteria colonize in the drains of hospital sinks, then take a mere week to grow and reach the hospital sink strainers. Once there, the germs were soon splashed around the sink, the counters, and other nearby sinks.

Professor Caliari studies cell dynamics, disease with 3D cell cultures.

The company has started a three-year beta testing partnership with an elite, global sports team. The company hopes to bring its technology to market in about 18 months.

Richard Kent, a University of Virginia professor of biomedical, mechanical and aerospace engineering, and his colleagues at the UVA Center for Applied Biomechanics are working with the NFL to improve player safety through better equipment engineering.

A group of University of Virginia students who call themselves the “Gizmologists” live to create gizmos – nifty devices that perform a function while adding more than a touch of creativity, beauty and flair.

An early affinity for math and science evolved into a focus on engineering for Darius Carter, who is working to inspire more African-Americans to follow in his footsteps.

So-called “triple-negative” breast cancer is a particularly aggressive and difficult-to-treat form. It accounts for only about 10 percent of breast cancer cases, but is responsible for about 25 percent of breast cancer fatalities.

The University of Virginia’s new Vice President for Research, Melur K. “Ram” Ramasubramanian, arrived on Grounds Aug. 1 from the National Science Foundation, prepared to lead UVA’s research enterprise to new heights for the coming decades.