Hoos in STEM

UVA’s Olympic Champions: The Data Behind Olympic Greatness

In this episode of HOOS in STEM, we sit down with UVA’s Olympic gold medalists and world-record-holding swimmers Claire Curzan, Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh, and their l

Kent Yagi and the Ripples of Spacetime

In this episode of HOOS in STEM, we speak with Kent Yagi, UVA Professor of Physics, whose work explores the deepest mysteries of gravity and spacetime. From Einstein’s ce

Anton Korinek and the Economics of Artificial Intelligence

In this episode of HOOS in STEM, we speak with Anton Korinek, UVA Professor of Economics and Public Policy and one of TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people in AI. A

Modeling Life Itself: Madhav Marathe and the Science of Biocomplexity

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Madhav Marathe, Distinguished Professor and Executive Director of UVA’s Biocomplexity Institute. Dr. Marathe leads one of UVA’s most in

Jennifer Morse’s Unlikely Path to Combinatorics

In this episode of HOOS in STEM, we spoke with Jennifer Morse, UVA Professor of Mathematics, whose path to combinatorics defied expectations. Raised on a dairy farm in Ve

Storytelling in STEM: A Bonus from The Story Collider with Scott Acton

In this special bonus episode, we share a live story told by Professor Scott Acton, chair of UVA’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Recorded at Carr’s H

Breaking Down Brain Cancer with Prof. Harald Sontheimer 

Dr. Sontheimer is the department chair, professor, mentor, biotechnology founder, and textbook author behind a recent revolution in the emerging field of cancer neuroscie

Rethinking Learning in an AI Era: UVA’s Digital Education Revolution

Dr. Kemi Jona, UVA’s Vice Provost for Online Education and Digital Innovation, sits down with us to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping education and the wor

Shaping the Future of Medicine: Mark Esser’s Vision for UVA’s Manning Institute

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Mark Esser, the inaugural Chief Scientific Officer of UVA’s new Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology. Dr. Esser, a reno

UVA’s Class of 2025: Great and Good Leaders in Science

To celebrate their graduation from UVA, student producers Katie Nichols and Reeya Verma interviewed four exceptional Hoos in STEM. They welcome astrophysicist, historian,

Spacewalks and Hypotheses- Personal Stories with Story Collider!

This Spring, UVA welcomed the Story Collider team back to Charlottesville for the third year running. During a special recording at Carr's Hill, four UVA STEM leaders tol

The Award Winning Scientists Shaping the Future of Recovery

In this episode, we’re diving into the groundbreaking research of UVA’s 2024 Edlich-Henderson Innovators of the Year: Professors Silvia Blemker and Craig Meyer from the D

Sally Pusede Brings Satellite Data Down to Earth

We are lucky to be joined by yet another one of UVA’s own 2025 PECASE recipients, Sally Pusede, an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Environmental Sciences. Although sh

An Engineering Powerhouse: Meet UVA's Newest Presidential Honorees

Three faculty members of the UVA School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, James (Jimmy) Burns, Coleen Carrigan, and Liheng Cai, join the show to discuss their research

The LaCross Institute’s Mission to Advance AI Ethics

How can we ensure that the AI we build is trustworthy? Responsible? An agent of the great and good, even as their rapidly increasing capabilities continue to astonish us?

Cosmic Simulations with Dr. Paul Torrey and his AI Copilot

Scientists have begun to leverage the power of AI to help us better understand the formation and dynamics of the universe. Paul Torrey is a computational astrophysicist w

Dr. John Lukens' Journey from T Cells to the Brain

Only about a decade ago did scientists discover the immense potential of leveraging the immune system to combat neurodegenerative diseases. Professor of Neuroscience John

Inside the UVA Dept. with 10,000 Students: Chemistry, under Dr. Jill Venton

This week, we dive into the heart of UVA’s chemistry department with Jill Venton, its chair and the Thomas Jefferson Professor of Chemistry. She tells us about the fascin

Trailblazing the Future of National Security and Data Policy with Phil Potter

On this episode, we welcome Phil Potter, a professor of politics and public policy in the Batten School. We discuss the past, present, and future of national security, as

The Wide World of Electrical and Computer Engineering with Scott Acton

On this episode, we welcome Scott Acton the chair of UVA’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Arriving at UVA in 2000, Scott has worked on countless proje