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Boats that Swim

During her first Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative grant, Professor Hilary Bart-Smith and her colleagues studied batoid rays to develop a a better understanding of...

Professor, Graduate Student Develop Tool to Protect Web Users

Most Internet users know that practicing good online hygiene —never clicking on spam, choosing strong passwords and setting up two-factor authentication — is essential for...

Engineering Graduate Uses Big Data to Seek Insights to Bicycle Travel Flow

As a longtime bicyclist, Alec Gosse is concerned with bike safety and the desire to make bicycle travel practical in a society centered on automobile travel.

Aerospace Engineer Eric Loth Cited as ‘Brilliant Mind’ Behind Energy Revolution

Popular Science has named 12 scientists who are “The Brilliant Minds Behind The New Energy Revolution” and the “faces of change.” The University of Virginia’s Eric Loth is among...

Professor Makes a Difference in the Lives of Soldiers, Students and Colleagues

Professor Pamela Norris' outstanding record of research, teaching and service led the new School of Engineering Dean, Craig Benson, to promote her to Executive Associate Dean...

UVA Engineering graduate Lia Cattaneo, who participated in the Policy Internship Program, is interested in energy innovation.

Each year, the program seeks to educate policymakers in science and technology issues and give students an opportunity to understand policies that will drive the technology they create.