UVA Professor John Van Horn secured a competitive NIH High-End Instrumentation Grant to purchase 36 NVIDIA Grace Hopper Superchips, creating one of the nation’s most powerful university-based neuroscience computing resources. The GPU cluster will accelerate brain data analysis, supporting research into Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and autism while fostering interdisciplinary collaboration across UVA schools.
In this episode of Good Disruption, UVA Professor Jack Van Horn joins hosts Yael Grushka-Cockayne and Mike Lenox to explore brain-computer interfaces, a rapidly advancing neurotechnology that translates brain signals into action. From restoring movement and communication to bypassing damaged neural pathways, BCIs hold remarkable promise — alongside significant challenges — as the field moves from science fiction to reality.
Deloitte-funded research opportunities are giving UVA BSDS students experience tackling real problems, from healthcare to street safety to 3D generative models.
Outbreaks, misinformation, and what network science says we should do to stop the next pandemic: A Q&A with UVA Data Science Professor YY Ahn.
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