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Engineering Systems and Environment Researcher’s Biowaste Project to Help Belize Community Fuel Itself
Engineering Systems and Environment researcher Shakira Hobbs’ biofuel converter will help community residents manage food waste and weather the effects of climate change.
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Tackling Big Problems with Data Science Isn't New for UVA Engineering and Collaborators
As UVA begins to pursue plans to establish a full School of Data Science, here are five examples of the impactful, cross-disciplinary work being done by its Data Science Institute researchers.
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UVA Plans New School of Data Science; $120 Million Gift is Largest in University History
The University of Virginia announced plans to establish a School of Data Science, an effort made possible in part by the largest private gift in the institution’s 200-year history. The School of Data Science – UVA’s 12th school and the first established since 2007 – will position the University as...
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Here's How UVA Already Uses Data Science to Tackle Big Societal Problems
Center for Engineering in Medicine researcher, Dr. Sana Syed, is part of the University of Virginia’s Data Science Institute. She is seeking to teach machines to read biopsy images and diagnose disease.
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UVA ChemE Postdoc Receives National Cancer Institute Individual Fellow Award for Cancer Research
Nisha Sosale, a researcher in Associate Professor Matt Lazzara’s cell signaling lab, has received an individual postdoctoral fellowship from the National Cancer Institute.
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2019 UVA Halsey Professor Passing on the Lessons of a Lifetime
Halsey Professor aims to let students in on insights gleaned over 34 years in the petroleum industry.
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Inviting Applications for the Multi-Scale Systems Bioengineering REU at UVA
Multi-Scale Systems Bioengineering REU at UVA
Each summer, UVA trains undergraduates from a variety of STEM backgrounds in the skills, confidence, and mentorship necessary for successful careers in the exciting field of...
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Beckman Program’s Renewal Generates Unique Lab Opportunities for Undergrads
The Beckman Scholars Program provides in-depth, sustained undergraduate research experiences for talented, full-time undergraduate students. Each scholar receives $21,000 in funding, including stipends, supplies and travel.
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Washington Post Op-Ed: How to Make Ford's Driverless Car Experiment Work
T. Donna Chen, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering in the Department of Engineering Systems and Environment and an expert in sustainable transportation systems, offers insights on a future-focused transportation topic.
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Taking Lessons From RMS Titanic and her Twin, Olympic
Historian’s latest Forbes column argues that the long, proud run of RMS Olympic shows a different side of her ill-fated twin, Titanic.