HOOS in STEM

26/01/2024

Collaboration is a foundational principle of the School of Data Science. A new project aims to better understand and support interdisciplinary research at UVA.

26/01/2024

The project will be led by Farhana Faruqe, an assistant professor of data science at the University of Virginia.

26/01/2024

Dr. Timothy N. Showalter has been selected as the 2023 Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year by the University of Virginia. The endowed award recognizes University inventors whose work is making a major impact on society.

26/01/2024

As part of UVA's Environmental Institute, professors Venkat Lashmi and Jonathan Goodall lead UVA climate resilience projects like the Climate Equity Atlas.

26/01/2024

UVA Health's community paramedicine program has helped some of the emergency department’s most frequent users reduce their number of visits.

26/01/2024

A partnership between Hidden Figures author Margot Lee Shetterly and UVA aims to better understand the future of the world of work by taking a closer look at the past.

23/01/2024

By Courtney Clayton [email protected] This Friday, Jan. 19, the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science will host a pre-release screening of “The Space Race,” a new National Geographic documentary illuminating the hidden history of pioneering Black astronauts. The e...

23/01/2024

After bursting onto the scene in 2021, UVA’s autonomous racing team endured two years of heartbreak. Now, they’re (almost) in the winner’s circle.

23/01/2024

January is often the month when the local weather forecaster stands in the brightest spotlight. Just ask UVA alumnus Andrew Freiden.

23/01/2024

Just wrapped up a fascinating episode with Sam Crowe, a third-year UVA student majoring in astrophysics and history. Stay tuned for our upcoming episode where we chat about his groundbreaking role as the first undergrad PI on a NASA Webb telescope project. 🔭 Coming soon!

13/12/2023

We just dropped a brand-new episode featuring Dr. Melina Kibbe: vascular surgeon, Chief Health Affairs Officer, and the Dean of UVA's School of Medicine. Join host Ken Ono as they delve into the cutting-edge world of breakthrough technologies emerging from UVA's School of Medicine. Get the inside scoop on her journey into medicine, pearls of wisdom for aspiring women in STEM, and the groundbreaking Paul and Dianne Manning Institute for Biotechnology!

‎Show Hoos in STEM, Ep Dean Melina Kibbe is Leading Scientific Breakthroughs at UVA's School of Medicine - Dec 13, 2023

10/12/2023

UVA is celebrating a record-breaking research funding year with a multipart series featuring some of the people who helped make it happen.

10/12/2023

Co-hosted by UVA's Darden School of Business and School of Data Science, the conference featured artificial intelligence experts from diverse sectors.

10/12/2023

Diane Pappas, MD, JD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, was interviewed for NPR’s Morning Edition about home remedies for the common cold. In cold and flu season, many turn to home remedies such as tea, ginger, and hot soup. From Eastern Europe, there’s...

10/12/2023

The School of Medicine hosted an open forum about perspectives on providing medical support in conflict zones on November 29 at Garrett Hall. The event, attended by faculty, staff, and students, was moderated by Professor Kirsten Gelsdorf in the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. She wel...

10/12/2023

State and University leaders celebrated the construction of the new cutting-edge facility at Fontaine Research Park.

08/12/2023

Today, HOOS in STEM proudly recorded an episode featuring Dr. Melina Kibbe, our trailblazing Dean at UVA School of Medicine. Join us in anticipation as we unravel her journey in leadership, academia, and vascular surgery at the forefront of innovation!

02/12/2023

A research team led by members of the Department of Chemical Engineering faculty at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science has found a way to extract lithium from geot

02/12/2023

By Wende Whitman and Remziye E. Wessel [email protected] Sepideh Dolatshahi, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia, is spearheading an exploration of systems immunology in its crucial development phase — during pregnancy. Systems immunology is about unrave...

02/12/2023

Dr. John Lukens is on the track to mitigating or curing diseases like Alzheimer’s. Hear about it in this week’s podcast.

30/11/2023

Today we recorded our next episode on the Futures Initiative! Look for it next week with Futures Directors Christa Acampora, Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Phil Bourne, Founding Dean of the School of Data Science, and Ken Ono, STEM Advisor to the Provost.

29/11/2023

The U.Va. Futures Initiative is a program tasked with analyzing emerging technologies, such as generative artificial intelligence, that could alter the field of higher education in the coming years.

27/11/2023

If you've ever suffered from postpartum depression, know someone who has, or are concerned that you -- or a loved one -- might be affected by it in the future, this is a video you'll certainly want to check out.

27/11/2023

Graduate student Grant GianGrasso plans to combine his language and medical skills to help children in other countries.

27/11/2023

Sam Crowe, a third-year student majoring in astrophysics and history, is believed to be the first undergraduate student to lead a James Webb Space Telescope project.

13/11/2023

The future was the topic of the day at Datapalooza 2023, an annual conference hosted by the University of Virginia's School of Data Science.