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How a Budding Undergraduate Scientist Found Her Calling in a Biomedical Lab
Read NowAfter her first week as a University of Virginia student, Catherine Henry knew she wanted to be a researcher.
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Q&A: Aerospace Engineer Discusses Apollo and the Future of Space
Read NowChris Goyne, a University of Virginia professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering who specializes in hypersonic and supersonic propulsion systems and aerodynamics, teaches his students about the inspiring Apollo program that engineered that giant leap for mankind.
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Meet UVA's 2016 Beckman Scholars
Read NowInvestigating drug-resistant parasites and movement disorders has netted two University of Virginia second-year students prestigious research awards.
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UVA ‘CubeSat’ Deployed; Students Seek Contact From Ground Station
Read NowLibertas, a small space satellite developed and built at UVA during the last three years, was deployed by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
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A Brief History of Communications Satellites
Read NowW. Bernard Carlson, chair of the Department of Engineering and Society, spoke to The Great Courses about the role of satellites in our communications systems today.
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Science, Technology and Society Professor Rosalyn Berne Publishes Perspective in NAE’s The Bridge Arguing Humility Helps Lead to Ethics in Resilience Engineering
Read NowScience, technology and society professor Rosalyn Berne, who is serving as director of the NAE’s Center for Engineering Ethics and Society, argues that ethical engineering practices helped gain the public’s trust, and to hold it, resilience engineering must continue to be guided by ethics.
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Study: New Cars Are Safer, But Women Most Likely to Suffer Injury
Read NowA new study led by prinicipal scientist Jason Forman at the University of Virginia’s Center for Applied Biomechanics shows that women wearing seat belts are significantly more likely to suffer injury than their male counterparts.
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Why Life-Saving Improvements to Car Safety Have Benefited Men More Than Women
Read NowNew research at the Center for Applied Biomechanics has found that while cars are getting safer overall, the odds of a female sustaining a serious to fatal injury in a collision are 73 percent higher than they are for a male.
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Virginia CubeSat Constellation of Three Virginia University Satellites Deployed into Orbit from International Space Station
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UVA Students Help Keep Goods and Services Moving in Virginia Through Logistics Coalition
Read NowEngineering Systems and Environment’s Tom Polmateer talked with Virginia Business about the department’s membership in the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Logistics Systems.
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On a Wing and a Prayer, Hoos Flying Club Is Best in the U.S.
Read NowDespite howling winds and a last-minute steering problem, the Hoos Flying Club came out of a competition in Texas ranked No. 3 in the world and tops in the U.S.
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ChemE Professor Bryan Berger’s Hemp Research Part of Economic Development Collaboration in Appalachia
Read NowBryan Berger, an associate professor of chemical engineering, is collaborating with UVA and UVA-Wise researchers to spur economic development in Southwest Virginia through an Appalachian Prosperity Project fellowship.