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  • University of Virginia Engineering Researchers Strive to Match Artistry of Biological Tissues

    Assistant 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

    The 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

    When 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

    Kinase 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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  • Tech Industry Innovator Brings Expertise to UVA’s School of Engineering and Applied Science

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  • Assistant Professor Wins Prestigious IEEE Early Career Award

    Yue 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

    The 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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  • Richard W. Kent Appointed Chair of UVA’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

    Kent is an expert in injury biomechanics with more than 20 years with the department.

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  • Computer Science Student Also Making a Mark in Cross-Country

    Derek 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

    Tabora, 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.

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  • In the Blink of An Eye

    Lee's vision for biomimicking sensor systems presents a complete story from materials to integration to application.

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  • UVA Materials Science Engineers Work on New Material for Computer Chips

    Samantha Jaszewski and Shelby Fields publish landmark studies on stability of ferroelectric hafnium oxides.

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