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High-Tech Building for High-Tech Research
Rice Hall is new home for computer sciences
At the beginning of the fall semester, the new engineering building, Rice Hall, welcomed both graduate and undergraduate students to its classrooms and labs. It’s the new home of the…
Built to Last
The Engineering School celebrates 175th anniversary
Much has changed since 1836, when America needed engineers to build machinery for factories, bridges for roads and locks for canals, and the U.Va. Board of Visitors created a school…
Printing Awesomeness
Class builds replica of jet engine with a 3D printer
The jet engine was a technological wonder of the 20th century. In the 21st, college students can make one with a printer. This spring, engineering professor David Sheffler’s class built…
Remembrances from War Years
An alumna who studied engineering shares a few memories
An alumna who studied engineering shares a few memories
Saving Green
Rethinking energy use
During the month of August, it cost $21,769.85 just to cool Newcomb Hall. The University is making eye-opening numbers like these available on its online “Building Dashboard,” which displays energy use in Newcomb Hall.
Required Reading: Deborah Johnson
Deborah Johnson teaches applied ethics in the Department of Science, Technology and Society in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at U.Va. She co-edited Technology and Society: Building Our Sociotechnical Future.
Fuel for Thought
Interdisciplinary teams investigate different types of alternative energy
In the world of alternative fuels, there may be nothing greener than pond scum.An interdisciplinary team of U.Va. researchers is now investigating algae and other potential sources of energy—including black…
Breaking the Law and Battling Demons
U.Va. engineers aim to solve burning computer problem
“Laptops are very hot now, so hot that they are not ‘lap’ tops anymore,” says Avik Ghosh, a U.Va. assistant professor of engineering. He’s referring to the intense heat generated…
HIGHLIGHTS
A Funeral Procession for the Marquis
An alumna explores La Fayette’s connection to the University
175 Years of Engineering
A few of the U.Va. engineers whose projects have touched our daily lives.
The Simple Things Said It All
On being in the first class of women.
Stacked Up
Doubling the capacity of the Ivy Stacks.
Look Book
A brief history of fashion at U.Va.
Body Builder
Mike Curtis helps athletes recover from injuries and maintain peak form
Life Lessons on the Green
David Cook’s golf novel adapted to the big screen
Costly Cartoons?
Fast-paced shows hurts executive function in children
Scientific Six Pack
Improve your putting, earn more money, increase your odds of survival and other topics U.Va. researchers are exploring.
Fighting Fire at the University
In 1828, the Board of Visitors created the University Fire Company.
In the Age of Slavery
U.Va. examines role of enslaved laborers in tribute to bell-ringer Henry Martin
14 Reasons to Love Charlottesville in Winter
