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  • Geoff Geise Applies NSF CAREER Grant to Next-generation Water Purification

    Geise aims to address water issues that an engineer might encounter in the real world.

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  • 55 Percent Earn a Named Fellowship

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  • Virginia iGEM Wins International Competition

    UVA out-competed 95 iGEM teams from 30 countries in Genscript Inc.’s annual concept paper competition.

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  • Are Humans the Fundamental Flaw in Self-Driving Cars?

    Prof. Cody Fleming discusses why "safety drivers" have trouble reacting to obstacles.

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  • Cybersecurity Goes to Summer Camp

    As part of the GenCyber Cyberwars Camp, hosted by UVA Engineering’s Department of Computer Science and sponsored by the GenCyber Program, high school teachers spent a week on Grounds for intensive training in how to teach cybersecurity.

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  • UVA Engineering and Society Professor Explains Why the Telegraph Might Guide How We Respond to Social Media

    Bernie Carlson, Engineering and Society department chair and director of Engineering Business Programs, writes in Forbes that concerns about a technology company such as Facebook controlling the flow information in society is not unique to the digital era – and we should look to history for valuable lessons.

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  • UVA Engineering's Ph.D. Enrollment Growth is #1 in the United States

    Total Graduate Enrollment Surges, Quality and Diversity Increase

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  • UVA Engineering Staff Member Earns Leonard Sandridge Award

    Barry Baber, building manager for the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, earned a 2018 Leonard W. Sandridge Outstanding Contribution Award.

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  • Funding Backs Research Collaborations Between Grad, Undergrad Students

    Nine of this year's 23 Double Hoo Research Grants have one or more UVA Engineers on the team. Some students will continue research they have already started; for others, it will be an opportunity to start something new.

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  • Taking Part in Important Translational Research

    Ashe Allende (BME '18) is an unsung contributor to the exciting translation research described in UVA Today: "Pioneering New 3-D Cancer Model to Speed New Treatments." It was his fourth year Capstone project!

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  • Class of 2018’s Top Scholars Earn Prestigious Scholarship Awards

    UVA Today profiled the top undergraduate scholars in the Class of 2018, and four are UVA Engineers.

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  • Researchers at Center for Applied Biomechanics Attempting to Improve Seat Belts

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