Fusing disciplines. Sparking change. Serving people.
Responding to social needs.
We work in three overlapping areas: energy systems, diversity, and well-being.
Our Approach
Developing leaders.
We support over 100 faculty and student researchers at the University of Virginia and beyond. In our first-of-its-kind PhD. program, more than a dozen exceptional students are pursuing real-world research while merging formal training in engineering, behavioral science, and business.
Our ResearchNews & Events
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Two Years Later: Designing Behavior for Sustainability PanelIn January 2019, a diverse group of expert panelists gathered in New York City for a Nature Sustainability Panel to discuss the intersection of design, sustainability, and behavioral science….
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Thinkers50 Names UVA Darden Professor to List of ‘Thinkers Who Will Shape Future of Business’
University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professor Morela Hernandez, who was recently named the School’s Donald and Lauren Morel Emerging Scholar in Business Administration, added another accolade on…
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For Good: Solving “Tuff” Problems
Leon Yacoubian, Ph.D. Student, Convergent Behavioral Science Initiative
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People become engineers because they have a passion for creating knowledge and technologies that serve society. UVA Engineering’s “For Good” series…
