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UVA researcher Craig Meyer honored with ISMRM Gold Medal for lifetime contributions to MRI innovation

University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
Grant and Award Announcement

A UVA biomedical engineering researcher deeply tied to the creation and growth of MRI technology is the newest recipient of a career-spanning honor.

McGill-led study could help event organizers prevent crowd crushes and stampedes

McGill University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

McGill researchers have found that dangerous crowd conditions leading to surges and stampedes may not emerge suddenly, but instead develop gradually, as repeated physical contact and pushing may accumulate and become synchronized among nearby individuals.

Journal: Chaos Solitons & Fractals
Funder: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, China Scholarship Council

UVA engineering researcher earns $1.1M NIH award to advance single-cell analysis and disease detection

University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
Grant and Award Announcement

New work from a UVA Engineering researcher could help physicians enlist the aid of our own specialized human cells to fight off or diagnose diseases such as cancer.

Birds’ flying ‘V’ formation saves energy with flatter flaps, new research shows

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study by Brown University researchers provides new insights, which could have implications for engineered systems, into the aerodynamic advantage birds experience when flying in a “V” formation.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Funder: Office of Naval Research

2026 Optica Fellow: It’s a good look for electrical and computer engineering professor Andreas Beling

University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
Grant and Award Announcement

America’s optics community has honored the speedy, powerful contributions of a UVA electrical and computer engineer.

New technique enables LIGO to peer farther into the distant universe

University of California - Riverside
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists at the University of California, Riverside have developed a new way to help gravitational-wave observatories see farther into the universe by solving one of their biggest challenges: tiny heat-induced distortions in the massive mirrors at the heart of the detectors.

Journal: Classical and Quantum Gravity

Researchers develop automated system to accelerate outbreak detection and disease surveillance

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New workflow developed by Brown University researchers compresses hours of manual lab labor into a single automated process, unlocking reliable genetic sequencing for local public health labs.

Journal: BMC Genomics

“Fictional” chatbots help explain popularity of artificial intelligence

University of Exeter
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The huge popularity of AI chatbots can be explained by their accepted role as fictional characters in people’s lives – in the same way as those found in films, TV and books, a new study shows.

Journal: Philosophical Studies

AI platform could speed peptide drug discovery

University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed PeptiVerse, an open-source AI platform that predicts key chemical and biological properties of peptides, including whether they are likely to dissolve, enter cells, avoid toxicity and last long enough in the body to have an effect. The platform could help researchers screen peptide drug candidates earlier and support generative AI systems for drug design.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: Hartwell Foundation, University of Pennsylvania