The inaugural Research Achievement Awards featured University leaders handing out 13 honors to UVA’s most outstanding researchers working on projects ranging “from education policy to precision medicine to police-community relations.”

UVA leaders on Thursday lauded researchers in a rapid seed-funding program that matched faculty members from different fields to pursue answers to vexing questions.

The $3,000 awards recognize top research, plus mentorship, collaboration and public impact. But hurry – nominations are due Dec. 2.

The University has grown its research funding base more than 32% in five years as it expands the diversity of its research programs and widens the range of sources.

The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers is the highest honor given by the U.S. government to scientists and engineers at the beginning of their research careers.

The Research Collaboration Corner, a new flexible workspace in the former location of OpenGrounds, features updated technology and meeting space for research-related gatherings and pan-University institutes.