Statewide

UVA researcher Jennifer Chiu and colleagues at the Curry School of Education are working on methods for integrating technology-enhanced engineering design projects and STEM curricula into early education with school systems in Virginia and beyond.

UVA Engineering is responding to a need for engineers trained to solve the complex, global problems of the 21st century.

UVA collaborates with Virginia Tech on important societal issues. Together, they will partner with Arconic, CCAM, DOE, and Penn State to reduce energy usage and environmental impact from the metal manufacturing process in Virginia and beyond.

This year's Virginia College Advising Corps will fan out across Virginia to help students from 40 high schools find their way to higher education.

The teacher shortage is an "emergency situation" in Virginia.

UVA, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, and Virginia Community Capital offer the Resilience Award to companies in Virginia's economically challenged communities. Winners receive a scholarship to a Darden Executive Education program.

The University is invested in workforce development for the advanced manufacturing industry, addressing a nationwide gap for these professionals.

UVA licenses technology to Type Zero so that diabetes research can transition to the marketplace and create local jobs.

Throughout Virginia, UVA supports career development and guidance for traditionally under-represented high school students, guiding them to consider their vocations and higher education.

Virginia-based Smithfield Foods and UVA Engineering are partnering to explore and advance regenerative medicine technologies that use porcine bioproducts.