Uncovering the Mechanism for Drug Resistance in Pancreatic Cancer

University of Virginia researchers advance understanding of chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer, offering hope for new treatment strategies.

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How Do You Get a Swarm To Think on the Fly? Create ‘Empathy’ With Other Robots, For One

The team devised what it believes is a new way for coordinated robot activity to respond when the unexpected happens.

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  • UVA Engineering Professor Will Augment His Students’ Reality This Spring

    A new UVA-created mobile augmented reality app will allow students to test the limits of their understanding about how mechanical forces affect frequently used construction components.

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    • Unlocking Next-Gen Chip Efficiency: UVA Researchers Confirm Thermal Insights for Tiny Circuits

    Ph.D. student Md. Rafiqul Islam and a team of researchers unlock heat flow principles in ultra-thin metals, paving the way for faster, smaller, more efficient computer chips.

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  • Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Student Studied Body’s Response to Space Travel as NASA Intern

    Jeff Saucerman advisee Malcolm O’Malley helped NASA researchers make sense of life sciences data to mitigate impacts of space travel on our immune systems. 

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    • A Message from the Dean: William T. “Bill” Scherer

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    UVA Researchers Design Innovative 25 MW Rotors To Keep Pace With Wind Turbine Growth

    As wind turbines grow in size, UVA researchers are designing 25-megawatt downwind offshore rotors to keep up.

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    UVA Engineering Seeks Applicants for Talent Pipeline

    UVA Engineering is recruiting talent for its Rising Scholars program.

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    As NASA Prepares for Next Moonshots, This Student’s Job Is To Make Sure Rockets Get Their Closeup

    UVA Engineering undergraduate student Craig Kalkwarf, who is double-majoring in astronomy, is finding his career path courtesy of NASA Pathways.

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    UVA Team Aims To Design Long-Lived Peptides for More Powerful Medicines

    Researchers are trying to overcome the ephemeral nature of peptides, which might otherwise be powerful medicine. A UVA team has found one approach. 

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