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Heart failure claims over 400,000 lives in the U.S. each year. UVA scientists, using a new tool they created, have identified a potential drug to reduce this figure. (Illustration by John DiJulio, University Communications)

May 5, 2025

UVA Researchers Develop AI Tool To Fast-Track New Health Treatments

UVA engineering professor Jeff Saucerman and his team’s research identifying seven drugs with the potential to reduce detrimental cardiac growth is featured in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Rachelle Turiello, left, and Renna Nouwairi are the minds behind Avant Genomics and have received help from the UVA Licensing & Ventures Group to market their innovative product to process liquid biopsy samples used to help detect cancers. (Contributed photos. Illustration by John DiJulio, University Communications)

May 5, 2025

Female Founders Drive Tech Company’s Relentless Rise

Alumni Renna Nouwairi and Rachelle Turiello credit UVA’s entrepreneurial ecosystem for helping them commercialize their invention that contributes to the blood-based cancer detection process.

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Ryan Hurley was an All-American swimmer at the University of Virginia before working at NBC Sports and SportsEngine. Photo Courtesy of Ryan Hurley.

April 30, 2025

Trading the Pool for the Lagoon: How a Former Sports Tech Exec Founded a Smart Pillow Company

Ryan Hurley’s pillow company Lagoon uses data to match athletes with the pillow best fit for them.

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April 30, 2025

Visionaries on Grounds: A Front-Row Seat at UVA's 2025 E-Cup Launch Competition

Imagine being in a room where $50,000 is given out to your fellow students in a single night. That's exactly what I witnessed at this year's E-Cup competition at UVA. The entrepreneurial spirit on our campus is absolutely electric.

February 12, 2025

Tech Multimillionaire, UVA Grad, Pledges To Give Away Half His Wealth

Jeff Atwood, a 1992 University of Virginia graduate, co-founded a hugely successful tech company.

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January 15, 2025

Biotech Accelerator to Launch in Charlottesville

The commonwealth’s biotechnology and innovation footprint is expanding, thanks to an award from the state’s GO Virginia economic development program and a close partnership between the University of Virginia and CvilleBioHub.

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January 15, 2025

The Hard Lesson From George Welsh Guiding Herman Moore’s Second Career

As the Lions begin their playoff run, we catch up with the former UVA football star who is still flourishing in Detroit.

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December 5, 2024

Quantitative Foundation Gives $20M To House Data Science, Entrepreneurial Initiatives

The gift builds on previous generosity that is poised to make UVA a national leader in data science.

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UVA Researchers Develop AI Tool To Fast-Track New Health Treatments

Female Founders Drive Tech Company’s Relentless Rise

Trading the Pool for the Lagoon: How a Former Sports Tech Exec Founded a Smart Pillow Company

Visionaries on Grounds: A Front-Row Seat at UVA's 2025 E-Cup Launch Competition

UVA Speakers Headline This Week’s Tom Tom Festival

Q&A: What Does It Take To Be a Successful Entrepreneur? This Hoo Knows

Celebrate Entrepreneurship Month!

Tech Multimillionaire, UVA Grad, Pledges To Give Away Half His Wealth

Biotech Accelerator to Launch in Charlottesville

The Hard Lesson From George Welsh Guiding Herman Moore’s Second Career

Quantitative Foundation Gives $20M To House Data Science, Entrepreneurial Initiatives