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World’s First Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center Will Be at UVA
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The $8 million investment will generate clinical trials and other research that will directly benefit patients.
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Scientists Transform Beating Heart Stem Cells Into Brain Cells
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By turning off a single gene, University of Virginia researchers and their collaborators caused stem cells already becoming heart cells to change course and become future brain cells.
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CAREER Award: Teaching Machines the Art of Human Decision-Making
Read MoreResearch Aims to Improve Machines’ Recommendations and Predictions Based on Cause and Effect
Li’s models will generate deeper insights into observational data to help people make better decisions affecting their health, economic well-being and quality of life.
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Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Student Wins UVA’s Inaugural Bhakta Rath Research Award
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Tori Vigil is the first recipient of a new University award recognizing excellence in public impact research in areas anticipating future needs of the nation.
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UVA-led Research Team Pursues Next Big Leap in Radar and GPS Systems
Read MoreDARPA Invests in Photonics Research to Enhance Positioning, Navigation and Timing Capabilities
Yi and his UVA Engineering teammates have achieved breakthroughs in high-speed light detection and ultra-low noise circuits to bring photonic technology closer to reality.
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CAREER Award: It’s a Dirty Job, but Some Catalyst Has Got to Do It
Read MorePrestigious NSF Award Funds Computational Approach to Improving Catalytic Materials for a Cleaner World
To make a better catalyst, Chris Paolucci is using quantum physics, chemical engineering knowhow and computing power to decode chemical reactions down to the atom.
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CAREER Award: Big Molecules, Boundless Possibilities
Read MorePrestigious NSF Grant Funds Rachel Letteri’s Biomaterials Research Harnessing the Powerful Chemistry of Polymer Science for Health Care
Rachel Letteri’s lab is building a system for producing hydrogels that capture the complex features of human tissues to use in cell culture studies, 3D printing-based...
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UVA Engineering Team Debuts New Type of Chip
Read MoreSynchronized Oscillator-based System Promises Efficient and Accurate Way to Solve Impossibly Complex Problems
Their chip achieves a 100-times improvement in computation with the same accuracy as conventional digital computing.
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Faculty Spotlight: Valdez Makes Travel Easier for People With Disabilities
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Rupa Valdez, associate professor in the Department of Engineering Systems and Environment, conducts research that involves thinking about and designing useful systems to help people living with disabilities and chronic health conditions.
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Computer Science Professor Earns Service Award
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Matthew B. Dwyer, Robert Thomson Distinguished Professor, has published widely in the areas of program analysis, software specification and automated formal methods.