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UVA mechanical engineer, professor and nuclear weapons expert Houston Wood weighs in on North Korea and Iran.

Researching the human diaphragm to help in disease treatment, particularly Duchenne muscular dystrophy; restoring healthy islet function in people with Type 2 diabetes; and understanding the movements of a pathogenic parasite have netted three University of Virginia undergraduate students major research support.

Research into blood vessel growth, inorganic synthetic chemistry and studying dopamine and the biological clock has netted three University of Virginia second-year students prestigious research awards.

Gaurav Giri had a hunch the materials he is researching in the lab could help a lot of people breathe easier. He and Bala Mulloth, a Batten School public policy professor, are putting his idea into action.

Rising fourth-year computer science major and UVA Cyber Defense team captain Mariah Kenny writes about the importance of networking and mentors for women in cybersecurity and all STEM-related fields.

Kyle Lampe is one of the American Society for Engineering Education’s young faculty members who are “transforming classrooms, technology and society.”

Investigating nerve disorders and fighting microbes have netted two University of Virginia students prestigious research awards.

PhD student Ayodejii Bode-Oke is featured in in Science Magazine.This groundbreaking, bio-inspired research by Bode-Oke and his team will help aerospace engineers design more dexterous aerial robots—even ones that, yes, can fly backward.

In honor of Nikola Tesla's birthday, Engineering and Society Department Chair Bernie Carlson devotes his monthly Forbes column to one of the visionary inventor's most sophisticated devices.

University of Virginia researchers who are looking for potential collaborators will have a much easier search, thanks to a new program launched today by the Office of the Vice President for Research.