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UVA Engineers Lead $4.3 Million, Multi-University DARPA Project to Strengthen Navy Ships and Defense Systems
Read NowTeam is designing coatings and new alloys that use material interfaces in an adaptive way to control corrosion.
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Subtraction as a Solution
Read NowSubtraction can be overlooked as an effective solution even when the space it creates can help us solve problems faster. Civil engineering professor Leidy Klotz spoke with The Atlantic about his resea
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A Sponge that Could Give Wounded Soldiers a Fighting Chance
Read NowUVA professor George Christ teams with UC Berkeley professor Kevin Edward Healy to develop a hydrogel material that can be placed directly in wounds to make up for missing muscle mass.
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UVA Alumna Contributes to Successful DART Mission
Read NowMallory DeCoster worked with NASA and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory to change the orbit of an asteroid.
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University of Virginia Engineering Researchers Strive to Match Artistry of Biological Tissues
Read NowAssistant Professor Liheng Cai and his Ph.D. student Jinchang Zhu were invited to share their latest research in a special issue of Acta Biomaterialia.
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$7.7 Million ‘Driving Change’ Investments at UVA Give STEM Students Vital Support
Read NowThe University is partnering with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to strengthen the study and teaching of science, technology, engineering and math.
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New Training Grant Matches Computation and Modeling to Experimental Design
Read NowWhen Remziye Erdogan learned about the new Systems and Biomolecular Data Science Training Program designed to immerse students in the techniques of systems biology, she jumped at the chance to apply.
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UVA Creates Shining ‘KSTAR’ to Guide Cancer Treatments
Read NowKinase inhibitors are the most common cancer drugs approved by the FDA. They can be hugely effective, but they don’t work for everyone. UVA’s new algorithm offers a new and better way to pinpoint patients who will benefit – an important step forward in precision medicine tailored to the individual.
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Assistant Professor Wins Prestigious IEEE Early Career Award
Read NowYue Cheng is one of three 2022 recipients of the IEEE Computer Society Technical Community on High-Performance Computing Early Career Researchers Award for Excellence in High-Performance Computing.
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UVA Joins U.S. Network Preparing for Infectious Disease Threats
Read NowThe UVA Biocomplexity Institute, the School of Medicine and partner institutions have been selected to establish a national pathogen genomics surveillance network center in Virginia.
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Computer Science Student Also Making a Mark in Cross-Country
Read NowDerek Johnson earned his bachelor’s in computer science in December, and now he’s working on his master’s. Meanwhile, he’s also a leader on UVA’s men’s cross-country team.
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Chemical Engineering Alumnus Wins Industrial R&D Award
Read NowTabora, who earned his master’s and Ph.D. in 1993 and 1996, is the second consecutive UVA ChemE alumnus to win the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ Industrial Research and Development Award, one of AIChE’s highest honors.