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UVA and Virginia Tech: How the Rivals are Stronger Together
Two examples of UVA and Virginia Tech cross-university collaborations are the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative and the integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia.
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CAREER Award: Fixing AI’s Blind Spot in Image Analysis
New Machine-Learning Tools Could Help Doctors Better Detect Heart and Brain Abnormalities
Miaomiao Zhang is improving AI image processing and analysis for real-world applications such as medical diagnoses and environmental monitoring.
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Fighting Heart Failure by Treating It Before It Happens
A UVA Student Is On a Quest To Save Lives Through Biological Modeling
Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. student Taylor Eggertsen is using biological modeling tools to find a medicine that could prevent heart failure.
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UVA-Led Discovery Challenges 30-Year-Old Dogma in Associative Polymers Research
A new study appears to challenge a long-held understanding of how the widely used materials function at the molecular level.
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Fifth Cohort of Gaden, Gainer and Kirwan Fellows Named
These fellowships support exceptional students through their first year in the chemical engineering Ph.D. program.
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High-Performance Researchers Model Molecular Interactions
Their Work Will Lead to Customized Hydrogels, the Substance of Tissue Engineering
UVA Engineering students Liza Harold and Clare Cocker are using complex computer modeling to conduct research that advances customizable hydrogels for tissue engineering.
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They've Done It Again!
It's a Pattern Not a Trend: Biomedical Engineering PhD Students Earn Top Awards for Teaching
Noah Perry and Ridhi Sahani won praise from both students and faculty for their ability to bring out the best in their students though engaging, responsive and effective teaching.
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New Biomechanical Models Close the Treatment Gender Gap and Advance Precision Medicine for All
UVA Professor’s Research Leads to AI-powered Software and a Start-Up Company
Everyone benefits from Blemker's research, including women, the NBA and the NFL.
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Springbok Analytics Raises $3M Seed Round for Their AI-Powered Platform that Converts MRIs into 3D Analysis of Muscles
A UVA Department of Biomedical Engineering-created company and partner of the NBA and NFL raised a $3 million seed round for their AI-powered platform that converts MRIs into 3D analysis of muscles.
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Trailblazer Award Will Use Advanced AI to Improve Outcomes for Heart Patients
Assistant professor Miaomiao Zhang hopes to dramatically improve success rates in patients who receive a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator.