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  • Going with the Flow

    UVA Engineering is Leading a Three-year, $3.5 Million, Multi-institution Study to Build an Eco-friendly Device that Will Convert River Currents to Electrical Currents

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  • Computer Science Professor Matthew B. Dwyer Honored with Endowed Distinguished Professorship

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  • CNN Opinion: The dirty work that could detect Covid-19

    Dr. Amy Mathers and Lisa Colosi-Peterson, UVA-Center-for-Engineering-in-Medicine researchers whose wastewaster testing program helps keep the University open for students, share their thoughts about next steps for wastewater system applications in a CNN op-ed.

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  • Berger Lab Wins Support for Technologies to Protect Crops from Harmful Microbes

    Associate professor Bryan Berger has received a Bayer Grants4AG award to design proteins that can be employed to reduce food and crop waste and foodborne illnesses.

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  • Pain is Personal; Relief from Cancer Pain Should Be, Too

    UVA nurse scientist and assistant professor Virginia LeBaron and team deploy wearable smart watch sensors into patients’ homes to quantify pain’s impact on their quality of life. The project is supported by a $3.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, The National Institute of Nursing Research.

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  • Expert on History of Cars in America Explains Virginia’s New Stance on Jaywalking

    “Fighting Traffic” author Peter Norton says the law gave police an excuse to stop people they deemed suspicious.

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  • Research Expands Material Palette for Ultra-High Temperature Materials

    Elegant Approach Treats Oxidation as a Design Element

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  • Research and Rescue

    UVA Engineering researchers and first responders join forces to devise cyber-physical system that supports emergency medical technicians who are busy helping others

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  • Society of Women Engineers Recognizes Young Chemical Engineering Grad as Emerging Leader

    Elyse McMillen was honored for her work at Rolls-Royce and leadership in the Society of Women Engineers.

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  • How to Catch Fire

    Rising star and mechanical engineer Chloe Dedic is measuring the elusive qualities of flame to inform hypersonic engine design

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  • Online Ethics Center Finds Natural Home at UVA Engineering

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  • Breaking Down Barriers

    Computer Science Students Launch Women in Cybersecurity Chapter at the University

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