The Class of the Classroom: Biomedical Engineering Professor Wins Accolades for Teaching and Service
Brian P. Helmke won the 2024 UVA Alumni Association's Distinguished Professor Award.
From Lab to Real Life: Innovative Approaches to Precision Medicine
Silvia Salinas Blemker received the Goel Award for Translational Research for her body of work in biomedical engineering.
Astronaut Scholarship Keeps Justin Vinh in Research Orbit
A scholarship award will enable this biomedical engineering major to pursue plans to combine a medical degree with a career in cancer research.
Grown From UVA, Babylon Micro-Farms is Thriving, Including as a Model for Aspiring Engineers
A UVA Engineering alumnus co-founded a hydroponic farming start-up. Initially focused on aiding refugees, it now provides businesses with on-site growing facilities.
Biomedical Engineering Researcher Is Taking on Health Disparities and Infant Mortality
Sepideh Dolatshahi has earned a Hypothesis Fund grant to study prenatal stress impact on immunity for mother and fetus, with implications for understanding health disparities and infant mortality.
Synthetic Blood Platelets Might Be as Good as the Real Thing to Stop Bleeding
In emergency medicine, access to blood-clotting platelets has long been a problem due to short shelf life and limited supplies. A UVA professor’s startup company might have the solution.
Full Power: The Inspiring Life of Kitty O'Brien Joyner
This is the story of the first female engineer at NASA, who was also the first woman to graduate from the UVA School of Engineering.
Winning Advice: These 6 Engineering Advisers Gave the Year’s Best
If you’re ever in need of advice, you can count on the winners of this year’s Undergraduate Advising Excellence awards.
Hoos Standing Out: These 2024 Ph.D. Graduates Made Their Marks in Research and Beyond
Five exemplary graduating Ph.D. students were honored for their professional accomplishments and contributions to the UVA and scientific communities in their fields.