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The Conversation: Buildings Left Standing in Turkey Offer Design Guidance for Future Earthquake-Resilient Construction
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Civil engineering associate professor and resilient building design expert Osman Osbulut says we can save lives and livelihoods in his op-ed about future earthquake-resilient construction.
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Historian Suggests We Can Learn From Long-Ago Responses to Pedestrian Deaths
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Peter D. Norton recalls society used to defend pedestrians’ rights – and argues we still should.
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Be Wary of Optimistic Forecasts for Safety of Autonomous Vehicles
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Peter D. Norton puts the brakes on expectations that autonomous vehicles can deliver better-than-human safety – and says history is on his side.
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The Drive to Collect Data Could Lead Automakers Down a Dangerous Path
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Engineering and society technology historian Peter Norton cautions that automating vehicles won’t make cars safer or cleaner if the real point is to make people drive more – and drive more dangerously.
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Is New Car Technology Distracting Us From Needed Infrastructure Changes?
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A New York Times writer read associate professor of science, technology and society Peter Norton’s new book and wondered how autonomous vehicles will exacerbate car dependency.
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Christopher P. Goyne Column: Investment in Virginia will Strengthen U.S. National Security
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Hypersonic engineering expert professor Chris Goyne's urgent request regarding national security and Virginia's exceptional resources for manufacturing hypersonic missiles and aircraft.
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Corrosion Experts Inform Public Dialogue on Personal Protective Gear to Prevent Spread of COVID-19
Read MoreEditorial Explores Incorporation of Copper Oxidation Products as Antiviral Agents in Face Masks, Air Filters, Fabrics and Clothing
A range of temperatures, surface conditions and relative humidity could be investigated to where copper alloys and oxidized copper compounds are effective.
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CNN Opinion: The dirty work that could detect Covid-19
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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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Springer Nature Features Executive Dean Pamela Norris on the Imperative for Diversity in STEM
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In honor of the International Day of Women and Girls in STEM Feb. 11, Springer Nature author and UVA Engineering Executive Dean Pamela Norris, Frederick Tracy Morse Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, shared her experience as a champion for women in STEM, made the case for the value...
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Richmond Times Dispatch Op-ed: Robotics Expert Tomonari Furukawa
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UVA robotics expert and professor Tomonari Furukawa talks about cultivating innovative ideas that secure public health.