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  • Venkat Lakshmi Adds Appointment as Fellow of American Society of Agronomy to Honors in the Hydrology Field

    UVA civil engineering professor Venkat Lakshmi has earned the highest recognition bestowed by the American Society of Agronomy.

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  • 2023 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists Announced

    As one of the finalists again this year, Professor Patrick Hopkins is recognized as a top scientist in his field.

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  • Thermal Measurement Virginia Startup Company to Expand

    Professor's UVA spin-off, Laser Thermal, to invest $2.9 million to increase R&D capacity in the City of Charlottesville, creating 28 new jobs

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  • Explore Engineering Program at UVA Helps Local Students Do Just That

    Enrichment program for middle school students helps open young minds to new possibilities.

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  • Making Numbers Personal

    How computer science third-year Anjali Mehta is using data science for the greater good.

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  • UVA Engineer Innovates a Liquid Safety Cushioning Technology

    A Breakthrough in Material Design Will Help Football Players, Car Occupants and Hospital Patients

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  • Faculty Spotlight: Professor Stomps the Gas So We Can Take Our Hands Off the Wheel

    Madhur Behl, associate professor of computer science and systems and information engineering, is in the spotlight for steering autonomous vehicles to safety.

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  • Retiring Computer Science Professor Leaves an Open Road to the Profession Behind Him

    Jim Cohoon worked for decades to make computer science more inclusive. His efforts, and his playful spirit, welcomed countless students into the fold.

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  • ChemE Team Part of UVA’s 2023 i.Lab Incubator Cohort of Up-and-Coming Ventures

    2023 Ph.D. graduate Chen Cai and his advisor, Gary Koenig, are participating in the Darden School’s i.Lab Incubator to commercialize their new high-density battery technology. at.virginia.edu/IFGCyp

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  • Universities to Train AI to Outmaneuver Cyber Threat

    Computer science’s David Evans is helping to fight AI-enabled cyber threats with AI-enabled countermeasures.

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  • Brenton S. Halsey Distinguished Visiting Professorship Namesake Dies

    Brenton “Brent” Shaw Halsey, namesake of the Brenton S. Halsey Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Chemical Engineering, died May 28, 2023, at age 96.

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  • Looking Back, Moving Forward

    Mary Lou Soffa, who among other things created the computer science major for students in UVA’s College of Arts and Sciences, is retiring. Here’s a look at her remarkable career.

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