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High-resolution map reveals where veterinary antibiotics enter China’s environment

Shenyang Agricultural University Collaborative Journals
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Veterinary antibiotics help protect animal health and support food production, but residues released from farms and aquaculture facilities can enter the environment and contribute to the spread of antimicrobial resistance. A new study has developed a high-resolution, county-level inventory of veterinary antibiotic emissions across China, offering researchers and policymakers a clearer picture of where these pollutants originate and where they may accumulate.

New protocol reveals the hidden climate and air pollution costs of shopping

Shenyang Agricultural University Collaborative Journals
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Shopping may appear to be a simple transaction, but every purchase is connected to a complex chain of freight transport, packaging, warehousing, delivery, store operations, digital activity, and consumer travel. A new study published in Artificial Intelligence & Environment introduces a standardized method for measuring the greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions generated across this entire retail journey.

Artificial intelligence could help wastewater plants track and manage microplastics

Shenyang Agricultural University Collaborative Journals
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Microplastics enter wastewater treatment plants from households, industrial activities, textile fibers, personal care products, and urban runoff. Although treatment facilities can capture a large proportion of these particles, they were not originally designed to eliminate microplastics, particularly the smallest particles.

25-year disease modeling breakthrough inspired by accordionist

Texas A&M University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Texas A&M University researchers have created HemaDyne, a new pump inspired by accordion bellows that can accurately replicate human blood flow patterns in organ-on-a-chip systems, enabling more realistic studies of vascular disease, drug responses and the effects of aging and spaceflight on human health.

Journal: Nature Communications

UVA Engineering’s John Scully named one of SURA’s two 2026 Distinguished Scientist Award recipients

University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
Grant and Award Announcement

A UVA corrosion science expert has won the Southeastern Universities Research Association’s highest recognition for scientific excellence, leadership and collaboration.

Rice, Baylor College of Medicine researchers explore safer surgical tools to reduce swallowing complications after spine surgery

Rice University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Rice University mechanical engineers and Baylor College of Medicine neurosurgeons have identified simple changes to surgical tools that could reduce strain on the esophagus and potentially lower the risk of swallowing difficulties after neck surgery. The study, published in the Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, focuses on anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, or ACDF, a common procedure used to treat damaged or degenerating discs in the neck.

Journal: Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

UVA researcher Craig Meyer honored with ISMRM Gold Medal for lifetime contributions to MRI innovation

University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
Grant and Award Announcement

A UVA biomedical engineering researcher deeply tied to the creation and growth of MRI technology is the newest recipient of a career-spanning honor.

McGill-led study could help event organizers prevent crowd crushes and stampedes

McGill University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

McGill researchers have found that dangerous crowd conditions leading to surges and stampedes may not emerge suddenly, but instead develop gradually, as repeated physical contact and pushing may accumulate and become synchronized among nearby individuals.

Journal: Chaos Solitons & Fractals
Funder: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, China Scholarship Council

UVA engineering researcher earns $1.1M NIH award to advance single-cell analysis and disease detection

University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
Grant and Award Announcement

New work from a UVA Engineering researcher could help physicians enlist the aid of our own specialized human cells to fight off or diagnose diseases such as cancer.