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UVA Engineering is co-located with the top-ranked UVA School of Medicine and UVA Health System, and our culture values and rewards collaboration and initiative. 

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Biomechanics and Mechanobiology Biotechnology and Bioengineering Biomedical and Molecular Imaging   Clinical and Translational Science  Systems Biology and Biomedical Data Sciences Biomaterials, Soft Materials and Tissue Engineering
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    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.

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  • Every Breath You Take: Invention Detects Breathing Problems Before It’s Too Late

    A device co-developed by an emeritus professor of electrical and computer engineering and his Ph.D student could measure labored breathing as precisely as a thermometer takes your temperature.

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  • 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.

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  • The Road to Inclusive Crash Safety

    Engineering Ph.D. student’s work on injury biomechanics aims to bridge the gap between male and female crash test data.

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  • Improving Lives: Toddlers With Type 1 Diabetes Can Now Benefit From UVA Invention

    A life-changing technology is now available to toddlers. Systems engineering faculty member Marc Breton co-invented the artificial pancreas system that manages insulin levels in diabetic patients.

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  • What Does Black Excellence Look Like?

    The UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science welcomed a distinguished group of Black engineers back to Grounds for a panel discussion on excellence.

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  • Mete Civelek Receives Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association

    Mete Civelek uses big data analytics to understand the molecular pathways of disease and develops personalized medicine approaches to cardiovascular and metabolic disorders.


     

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  • Graduating Engineer Took These Steps to a Career in Greener Energy

    Want to land a job at an employer like Equinor? Engineer Reese Hertel first had to assess his interests and core beliefs. He then relied on UVA advisers to help him refine his focus.

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  • New Artificial Intelligence Risk-Assessment Tool To Improve Heart-Failure Care

    UVA Health and UVA Engineering researchers have developed a powerful new risk assessment tool for predicting outcomes in heart failure patients. The researchers have made the tool publicly available.

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  • UVA Bioengineer Finds in Cellular Glue New Answers About Heart Attacks, Strokes

    Researchers have found answers about cardiovascular diseases in the cellular “glue” our bodies make to protect us from heart attacks and stroke.

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  • She Aided the Team Taking the Bite Out of Tick-Borne Lyme Disease

    Imagine a “Band-Aid” that wards off Lyme disease. With the big idea, chemical engineering grad student Tori Vigil led a team of cadets to win an international genetic engineering competition.

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  • Winners Circle: Oranges Offer Appealing Solution to a Toxic Problem

    Kenneth Brown, this year’s 2024 UVERS winner, investigated the potential for a non-toxic solvent made from orange peels to be used in the production of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene.

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