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It’s Got Praying Mantis Eyes
Read NowThe praying mantis is one of the few insects with compound eyes and the ability to perceive 3D space. UVA engineers are replicating their visual systems to make machines see better.
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Who Invented STEAM Kits for Kids? Meet an Early Pioneer, Larry G. Richards
Read NowOne man’s trash and recyclables make for a middle school crash course in the basics of engineering design.
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Cleaner Industry: UVA Prof Furthers Goals of White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy
Read NowProfessor of civil and environmental engineering Andrés Clarens sent an update on some of the work he is involved in as a White House science expert.
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Organs on Demand? UVA Prints Its First Voxel Building Blocks
Read NowUVA’s Soft Biomatter Lab is bioprinting 3D structures with a material that is a close match for human tissue, paving the way for true biomanufacturing.
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Researchers Drive Safety Forward on 3 Toyota Collaborative Projects
Read NowUVA Engineering researchers received funding from a Toyota initiative to study injury prediction and prevention in collisions.
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Systems Engineering Grad Student Is U.S. Intercollegiate Polo Player of the Year
Read NowSystems engineering master’s student Lea Jih-Vieira helped UVA ride to a national championship in polo in addition to being named the nation’s top female collegiate player.
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‘Digital Twins’ Give Olympic Swimmers a Boost
Read NowIn Scientific American, systems engineering and computer science alumni explain how a swimmer’s digital twin can take performance to record-breaking levels.
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Before the ‘Rockets’ Red Glare’ of July 4, Celebrate UVA’s Spaceport Launch
Read NowUVA Rocketry’s Sabre 1 soared over 8,000 feet into a cloudy New Mexico sky in the team’s first foray in the world’s largest intercollegiate rocket design and engineering competition.
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Komen Supports UVA Engineering Researchers Targeting ‘Triple Negative' Breast Cancer
Read NowCatalina Alvarez Yela, who was awarded a $100,000 research grant by Komen, and faculty mentor Kevin Janes are among those at UVA leading the fight against breast cancer.
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The Class of the Classroom: Biomedical Engineering Professor Wins Accolades for Teaching and Service
Read NowBrian P. Helmke won the 2024 UVA Alumni Association's Distinguished Professor Award.
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From Lab to Real Life: Innovative Approaches to Precision Medicine
Read NowSilvia Salinas Blemker received the Goel Award for Translational Research for her body of work in biomedical engineering.
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Astronaut Scholarship Keeps Justin Vinh in Research Orbit
Read NowA scholarship award will enable this biomedical engineering major to pursue plans to combine a medical degree with a career in cancer research.