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Engineering and Society Professor Named Entrepreneur of the Year for Vehicle-to-Grid Startup Fermata Energy
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The Charlottesville Business Innovation Council named University of Virginia School of Engineering research professor David Slutzky Entrepreneur of the Year at its 21st Annual...
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Pike Fellows Program Alumni Land Substantial Funding for Startup
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PurPics, a startup founded by one of the teams that participated in the 2018-2019 Pike Engineering Entrepreneurship Fellows Program, has announced a significant investment in the...
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Technology Historian Argues Innovation Needs a Champion to Change Society
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Engineering and Society Chair W. Bernard Carlson writes that partnerships move inventors’ ideas from research and development to transformational innovation.
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2019 Computer Science Department Awards
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On Wednesday, May 1, 2019 a ceremony was held to announce the award winners for the 2018-2019 academic year. Congratulations to everyone on such great achievements! Louis T. Rader...
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$50,000 and $10,000 Pike Fellows Program Award Winners Announced
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UVA Engineering’s Pike Fellows program held its final competition for the University's largest competitive entrepreneurship prize.
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Big Prizes on the Line for Six Pike Fellows Teams
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University of Virginia students, pitching business ventures as varied as cybersecurity services, beach basketball and a medical device, vie for the $50,000 Pike Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
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MIST Wins Top Awards at 2019 ACC InVenture Prize
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MIST won the ACC InVenture Prize for its innovative technologies to improve treatment for childhood scoliosis, becoming the third UVA team in a row to win the top award and the...
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2018-2019 Pike Fellows to Compete for Prizes of $50,000 and $10,000
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UVA Engineering will host its second Pike Engineering Entrepreneurship Fellows Program showcase on Monday, April 22. Six student entrepreneur teams will compete for the $50,000...
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UVA’s Link Lab Teams with Smart Cville to Inspire Smart-city Innovation
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The Link Lab at the University of Virginia and the local nonprofit Smart Cville have announced the launch of a free grassroots Internet of Things network in Charlottesville.
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Engineering and Society Historian Peter Norton Says Free Roads Don’t Exist
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Associate professor of science, technology and society Peter Norton, commenting in a New York Times article, said roads have never been free for drivers; clever branding by special interests groups convinced us otherwise.