Recently, Charlottesville based medical device company, Icarus Medical, received a $600,000 research grant to aid in the development and production of their knee braces.
The Papin Lab makes it possible to apply the understanding of the nature of the bacteria to new treatment options for C. difficile bacterial infection.
Asst. Biomedical Engineering Prof. Natasha Sheybani has been included in the prestigious science category of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for her work on targeted ultrasound research.
Nadine Michel decided to create a user-friendly online website that highlights events surrounding the Black community at the University from 1817 to the present.
Efforts spearheaded by two University professors have aided in the recent development of an app that has shown potential to curb the alarmingly high rates of cervical cancer observed in Nicaragua.
Researchers in the U.Va. School of Engineering have developed a method of mass-producing effective and reusable cloth masks.
The scope of the WWP will now include Charlottesville City, The University of Virginia Medical Centers and smaller clinics and centers in Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson counties.
This past November, the eleven members of the U.Va. 2021 iGEM team won a silver medal in the iGEM Competition, highlighting the hard work and dedication they contributed to their research project known as Manifold.
The project is investigating the potential of implementing a new type of memory known as phase-change memory.
Business owner Wendy Cooper has joined forces with several members of the University faculty to create a film educating people of all ages about Alzheimer's disease.
The research found that long-term use of blood pressure medications may harden kidney vessels causing kidney damage.
A team of School of Medicine researchers recently investigated the use of a novel gene therapy treatment called TANGO to treat Dravet Syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy.
The high vaccination rate of Latinx individuals in Charlottesville was supported in part by the work of the U.Va. Latino Health Initiative.
The research team’s proposal focuses on creating ion-conducting ceramics in batteries rather than the liquid electrolyte of a lithium ion battery.
The School of Nursing has made a concerted commitment to the University’s “great and good” mission.
WellAWARE was launched with the help of University health system funding to combat healthcare inequalities in Charlottesville neighborhoods and is now welcoming referrals for their first patients.
An international COVID-19 drug development team is currently creating a unique drug cocktail.
Effective January 3, 2022, U.Va. Health has prohibited routine patient visitation, with limited exceptions.
The University has committed to reducing building energy use intensity to 20 percent below 2010 levels, approximately 175 kBTU, by 2023 as part of its 2030 Sustainability Plan.
Researchers collaborated across the University’s School of Medicine and the School of Engineering and Applied Science to develop a new 3D bioprinting method known as DASP – Digital Assembly of Spherical Viscoelastic Bio-Ink Particles.
