At the University of Virginia, AI research is advancing rapidly across schools and disciplines. This collection of recent news stories highlights how UVA researchers are using AI to generate new knowledge, inform policy and practice, and address complex challenges across fields.
In this episode, Dean Acampora takes on the question: what is higher education for when AI can generate the outputs? We also talk about cultivating human judgment and calling out the moments students exercise it. Plus the AI Literacy and Action Lab, Career Design and Discovery, and her advice for students, faculty and staff.
With his new album, “After the Fire,” associate professor of hip hop A.D. Carson explores what it means to be a human performer at a time when AI and other technological tools can rival the creations of live artists.
Ferdinando Fioretto, a UVA Engineering computer science professor and researcher, will lead a project as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission.
UVA has launched 15 inaugural Research Hubs, chosen from ninety proposals, spanning fields like hypersonic technologies, quantum photonics, aging, health policy, AI, and supply chains. Open to faculty across career stages and schools, these hubs foster cross-disciplinary collaboration, generating scholarship and partnerships that strengthen UVA’s competitiveness for major research funding opportunities.
UVA’s Office of the Vice President for Research hosted four symposia this year spanning clinical AI, quantum computing, robotics, and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, uniting researchers, clinicians, students, and community members. From cutting-edge technology to underdiagnosed conditions, these gatherings show how convening the right people around pressing questions can shape entire fields of discovery.
From smartphone apps to hospital patient records, personal data are collected throughout daily life. These data can help organizations build better artificial intelligence systems, improve healthcare and inform public policy. […]
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Deloitte-funded research opportunities are giving UVA BSDS students experience tackling real problems, from healthcare to street safety to 3D generative models.
Research scientist Danielle Waterfield believes AI, when used appropriately, might help lighten the often-overwhelming workload of special education teachers.
MBA students are increasingly looking beyond tech startups to acquire “boring” blue-collar businesses like HVAC, plumbing, and landscaping firms. Darden professor Les Alexander explains why these businesses offer compelling fundamentals, AI disruption resistance, and strong growth potential — and how an unprecedented wave of Baby Boomer retirements is creating a rare window of opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs through acquisition.
A $20,000 Google grant will help UVA’s Chirag Agarwal test whether AI agents’ explanations can be trusted to catch dangerous behavior.
UVA School of Medicine scientists have identified a widespread source of error in a popular method for studying the genome — our genetic instructions — and created a machine-learning tool to […]
With artificial intelligence being adopted rapidly by healthcare organizations around the country, a UVA Health doctor and colleague at Clemson University have developed a framework to ensure that the technology is implemented in a way that ensures patient care remains the top priority.