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(12/27/18 1:51pm)
Researchers at the Medical School have found that using focused ultrasound technology — a non-invasive type of brain surgery — can reduce tremor symptoms in some Parkinson’s disease patients while also improving quality of life.
(11/02/18 1:06am)
The Computer Science Undergraduate Curriculum Committee is considering curriculum changes to both the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees for computer science. During this current fall academic semester, the CS UGCC has initiated its first pilot program with the goal of full implementation by the fall of 2020.
(07/06/18 4:03pm)
The University has 11 schools, with most undergraduates enrolling in the College of Arts and Sciences or the School of Engineering and Applied Science. While similarities in advising exist between these two schools, differences can be found in course requirements and flexibility. As a result, each school offers their own students diverse ways to immerse themselves in the University’s academics and culture.
(03/22/18 5:20am)
The School of Engineering and Applied Science opened its Link Lab Feb. 22 in hope of propelling the University to a premier position in the field of cyber-physical systems (CPS). Located on the top floor of Olsson Hall, the lab aims to research and develop systems that link the physical world with cyber components, in areas like autonomous cars and smart buildings.
(02/22/18 6:53am)
In a comprehensive review of literature published in the journal Clinics in Sports Medicine, researchers in the Curry School of Education found that females may have a higher rate of concussions compared to their male counterparts.
(02/09/18 5:17am)
Third-year Engineering student Matthew Asper has been named as one of “Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders: The 20 Twenties” by Aviation Week Network, in collaboration with the American Institution of Aeronautics and Astronautics . Asper is an Aerospace Engineering major and Material Science Engineering minor.
(02/05/18 9:54pm)
Since Virginia State Health Commissioner Marissa Levine declared the opioid addiction crisis in Virginia to be a public health emergency in November 2016, efforts — such as improving treatment availability and changing the culture around addiction through education — are underway on the national and state levels to combat the opioid epidemic, a crisis that has escalated in the past few decades.
(01/25/18 6:53am)
Cervical cancer is one of the most common and debilitating cancers that affects women. According to Dr. Linda Duska, an obstetrician-gynecologist at the University’s Health System, there are about half a million cases globally of cervical cancer in which mortality rates are as high as 50 percent. In the United States alone, there are about 12,000 cases of cervical cancer a year, of which result in the deaths of about 4,000 women.
(11/08/17 6:21am)
Biology is a typical major for students in undergraduate universities seeking bachelor’s degrees. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, of the 1.72 million bachelor’s degrees granted in the 2010-11 academic year, around 90,000 were biology degrees — accounting for around 5.25 percent of college graduates in the United States.
(10/12/17 5:44am)
On Sept. 28 and 29, a team of University students, staff and faculty, sponsored by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, participated in the Governor’s Datathon to investigate solutions to the growing opioid addiction epidemic. The datathon focused on using prescription data to battle the growing opioid crisis in Virginia.
(08/22/17 1:58pm)
The idea of robotics-like technology is not a relatively new idea. While the concept of using robotics comes from classical times, it was during the 20th century that research into the design, building and potential uses of robotic technology grew in areas such as industry, military and science. For industrial operations — such as those within the automobile industry — robotic technology carries out tasks such as welding and painting quickly and safely. In aerospace, robotic orbiters, landers and rovers are able to collect samples on the moon and other planets. In the medical field, such technologies play a role from patient intakes through recovery — helping with blood testing, imaging, taking vitals, surgery and rehabilitation. These are a summary of major robotic advances that have impacted the healthcare industry over the past year.
(07/17/17 3:27am)
Researchers of the Department of Surgery at Uva School of Medicine have received five grants that aim to increase the number of lungs for transplant and to prevent and treat complications that arise after lung transplantation. Funded by the NIH, the research focuses on developing new ways to recondition injured lungs that once could not have been used for successful transplants.
(04/06/17 6:07am)
University Engineering Prof. Maite Brandt-Pearce and her former graduate student, Mohammad Noshad, have found a new alternative to wireless networks like Wi-Fi which uses radio waves. Their new technology “Li-Fi” instead uses LED lights to provide network connectivity.
(03/23/17 5:59am)
Profs. Silvia Blemker and Shayn Peirce-Cottler in the Department of Biomedical Engineering received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The grant will fund research on therapeutic outcomes for individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy through multi-scale computer modeling techniques.
(02/02/17 7:34am)
The field of eugenics — commonly discredited as a pseudoscience — has deep roots at the School of Medicine. Pinn Hall, was previously named after Harvey Jordan, former Dean of the Department of Medicine. Jordan was a prominent eugenics researcher and a renowned leader of the national eugenics movement.
(10/31/16 4:44am)
With students anticipating the first snowfall and holiday festivities in the coming months, the beginning of winter can be exciting. However, influenza and the common cold are particularly prevalent and can be spread easily by small respiratory droplets in a sneeze and by contaminated surfaces.