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UVA Engineering's faculty and students work to improve human health and create a sustainable and secure future.
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The Bigger Picture: Ready for Takeoff
University of Virginia students in James Cohoon’s “Introduction to Programming” course had an unusual assignment for their first day of class last week: Build a paper airplane – and throw it at your professor.
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Social Justice Issues Emerge as Core Components of Science, Technology and Society Teaching
Social justice concepts have become woven throughout science, technology and society courses, including longtime core classes and new electives developed in response to currents events.
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Local Emergency Services Attract Students Who Want to ‘Give Back’
Henry Nixon, who graduated from UVA with a degree in computer science this May, decided to stay local. He is contributing to the local community by continuing in his role as a volunteer first responder.
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Liheng Cai Named Soft Matter Emerging Investigator
The Royal Society of Chemistry’s Soft Matter journal editors have named Liheng Cai an emerging investigator in recognition of his potential to influence future directions in the field. Read the highlight in the journal’s 2021 Emerging Investigators collection.
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Gaden, Gainer and Kirwan Fellows Make Presence Felt
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Meet our Graduate Students
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Interns Recount Career-Shaping Summer in 20th Annual Policy Internship Program
UVA Engineering students spent 10 weeks learning communications and policy analysis skills with hands-on internships alongside high-level science and technology policymakers in Washington, D.C.
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Third-Year Nick Wu Earns Distinguished Undergraduate Hypersonics Research Scholarship
Wu's Work Supports 3-D Manufacture of Complex Parts in Hypersonic Vehicles
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Brendan Whalen Earns Virginia Space Grant Consortium Scholarship
Whalen Models Laser-Material Interactions to Make 3-D Printing More Efficient and Accurate
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Nikola Tesla Ignites a Feud
When it comes whether Croatia or Serbia can claim Nikola Tesla as a native son, Tesla biographer W. Bernard Carlson says the inventor called himself Serbian.
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Four Engineering Systems and Environment Ph.D. Students Selected for National Academies Fellowship Program
The Mirzayan graduate fellowship program trains early-career individuals in science and technology policy and the role scientists and engineers play in advising the nation.
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The Esteemed Professor Sonya T. Smith, Trailblazer and University of Virginia School of Engineering Alumna
When Sonya T. Smith became the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. from the UVA Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 1995, her trailblazing days were just beginning.