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The MITRE Corporation and UVA Engineering launched a Systems Engineering Fellowship for federal employees intended to help train the next generation of government technology leaders. The program is underway in McLean, VA and offers military and civilian government employees hands-on project and research experience at MITRE with an accelerated master's degree in systems engineering from UVA.

Darden's Executive MBA and Global Executive MBA programs will now operate primarily from a new state-of-the-art facility in the Rosslyn district of Arlington, VA. A marriage between distance learning and weekend residencies creates flexibility for working adults and deepens ties to the Northern Virginia area.

The Virginia College Advising Corps (VCAC) has expanded by a third with 36 advisers in 40 school districts. Partnership with GEAR UP Virginia, a U.S. Department of Education program, has created a unique growth opportunity that will provide resources and advising to more low-income, underrepresented, and first-generation students in Virginia as they consider their post-secondary education plans.

UVA Professor Ben Castleman is kickstarting a new, five-year strategic initiative to increase the number of students completing college and landing better-paying jobs in Virginia and beyond.

Multiple UVA-Wise graduates will join UVA's Virginia College Advising Corps to help high school students in Southwest Virginia explore all of their higher education options.

The University has approved an academic affiliation with INOVA Health System and George Mason University. The public-private partnership will leverage research and precision medicine efforts and open the door for a future expanded UVA presence in Northern Virginia.

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.

The CvilleBioHub invites the biotechnology community to a reception with next generation scientists enrolled in UVA's Biotechnology Training Program. The event will connect UVA researchers and students with biotech companies to enhance collaboration, communication, and recruitment as the region builds out its biotechnology sector.

UVA's Center for Transportation Studies hired its first Safety Circuit Rider Engineer to fully deploy its Safety Circuit Rider Program. The program serves a critical function by helping local governments and agencies improve the safety of their road systems, offering traffic, pedestrian, and transit solutions coupled with guidance around funding opportunities for implementation.

UVA Engineering is responding to a need for engineers trained to solve the complex, global problems of the 21st century. The newly launched Department of Engineering Systems and Environment will unite students, faculty, and staff from multiple engineering disciplines for a whole-system approach to modern challenges.

UVA helps address the opioid crisis by dedicating expertise and resources from an array of disciplines to tackle the problem throughout the state, including Virginia's most rural areas.