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Catalina Alvarez Yela, who was awarded a $100,000 research grant by Komen, and faculty mentor Kevin Janes are among those at UVA leading the fight against breast cancer.

Brian P. Helmke won the 2024 UVA Alumni Association's Distinguished Professor Award.

Silvia Salinas Blemker received the Goel Award for Translational Research for her body of work in biomedical engineering. 

A scholarship award will enable this biomedical engineering major to pursue plans to combine a medical degree with a career in cancer research.

A UVA Engineering alumnus co-founded a hydroponic farming start-up. Initially focused on aiding refugees, it now provides businesses with on-site growing facilities.

UVA Engineering is recruiting talent for its Rising Scholars program.

Sepideh Dolatshahi has earned a Hypothesis Fund grant to study prenatal stress impact on immunity for mother and fetus, with implications for understanding health disparities and infant mortality.

In emergency medicine, access to blood-clotting platelets has long been a problem due to short shelf life and limited supplies. A UVA professor’s startup company might have the solution.

This is the story of the first female engineer at NASA, who was also the first woman to graduate from the UVA School of Engineering.

Five exemplary graduating Ph.D. students were honored for their professional accomplishments and contributions to the UVA and scientific communities in their fields.

Clad in caps and gowns, the Class of 2024 reflected on their college years surrounded by cheering family and friends.