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1/9/25 issue

New Team Member Gym Opens at UVA Health

1/8/2025

UVA Health celebrated a milestone in its commitment to team member wellness and work-life balance with the opening of the new UVA Health Team Member Gym. Located just outside the…

Category: Community

UVA Team Gym member checking out stationary bike.

Research in Motion: Laura Newman, PhD

1/8/2025

My research concerns how inflammation is initiated on a cellular level. Primarily what we're interested in is how a little piece of the cell, called mitochondria, controls the initiation of…

Category: Research

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Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics Trainees Receive Prestigious Fellowships

1/8/2025

The UVA Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics (MPBP) is proud to announce that five of its outstanding graduate students were awarded prestigious fellowships from the American Heart Association…

Category: Research

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UVA Center for Diabetes Technology, Tandem Diabetes Care to Research Fully Automated Insulin Delivery

1/8/2025

University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology and Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc., have signed a multi-year collaboration agreement to advance research and development efforts on fully automated insulin delivery systems.…

Category: Research

Marc Breton

Jie Sun, PhD, Earns $3.1 Million to Study How Overactive T Cells May Contribute to Ongoing Lung Damage

1/8/2025

Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor Jie Sun, PhD, in the Department of Medicine's Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health and the Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research, earns a…

Category: Research

Jie Sun, PhD

U.S. Soldiers 10 Times More Likely to Use Addictive Nicotine Pouches, Study Finds

1/8/2025

American soldiers are 10 times more likely to use nicotine pouches that can cause serious health issues than average American adults, according to a survey of military personnel at Fort…

Category: Research

Melissa Little UVA

UVA Health Aortic Center Performs Virginia’s First FDA-Approved Total Endovascular Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

1/8/2025

Behzad Farivar, MD, an associate professor, vascular and endovascular surgeon, and co-director of UVA Health’s Aortic Center, has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in the treatment of complex aortic disease. On…

Category: Clinical

Behzad Farivar, MD

UVA Department of Surgery Unveils 5-Year Strategic Plan

1/8/2025

The UVA Department of Surgery is pleased to share its comprehensive five-year strategic plan, covering fiscal years 2025 to 2029. Aligned with the overarching goals of UVA Health’s institutional strategies,…

Category: Clinical

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Department of Plastic Surgery Hosts National Plastic Surgery Oncologic Reconstruction Course

1/8/2025

The Department of Plastic Surgery hosted the 11th annual Oncologic Reconstruction Course (ORC) in Charlottesville, VA at the University of Virginia School of Medicine December 6-7, 2024. The ORC brings…

Category: Education

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Karen Rheuban, MD, Steps Down from Overseeing Continuing Medical Education; Drew Harris, MD, Named New Assistant Dean

1/8/2025

January 1, 2025, marks a major transition in the leadership of continuing medical education at the University of Virginia. Karen Rheuban, MD, stepped down from her role leading the Office…

Category: Education

Karen Rheuban, MD, and Drew Harris, MD

UVA Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Chapter Recognized for Excellence in Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity

1/8/2025

Under the leadership of Nora Kern, MD, as faculty councilor, the UVA chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Society was recognized with the 2024 AΩA Award for Excellence…

Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Alpha Omega Alpha AOA chapter working with children

Neeral Shah, MD, Earns Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award

1/8/2025

Neeral Shah, MD, a professor in the Department of Medicine's Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, is one of 12 recipients of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia’s 2025…

Category: Honors & Awards

Neeral Shah, MD

UVA Health Orthopedics Earns National Honor for Quality Care, Research

1/8/2025

UVA Health Orthopedics has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2024 list of 100 hospitals and health systems with great orthopedic programs. “These programs and institutes are devoted to delivering…

Category: Honors & Awards

UVA Health Orthopedics Center

UVA Cancer Center Honored Among Nation’s Best

1/8/2025

Becker’s Hospital Review has named UVA Cancer Center to its 2024 list of 100 hospitals and health systems with great oncology programs. “These institutions have garnered national acclaim for advancing…

Category: Honors & Awards

UVA Cancer Center

In Memoriam: Honoring the Life of Robert Rust, Jr., MD, Accomplished Pediatric Neurologist

1/8/2025

It is with sadness that we notify you about the loss of Robert S. Rust, Jr., MD, who died on December 22, 2024. Dr. Rust was the Thomas E. Worrell,…

Category: Community

Robert Rust Jr.

Kim Penberthy, PhD, Article in The Conversation About Grief Support During the Holidays Covered by Nearly 100 News Outlets

1/8/2025

An article in The Conversation by Kim Penberthy, PhD, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, about supporting grieving loved ones during the holidays was picked up…

Category: Media Highlights

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Jim Tucker, MD, Interviewed by The New York Times

1/8/2025

Jim Tucker, MD, the Bonner-Lowry Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences and recently retired director of the UVA Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS), was featured in The New York Times…

Category: Media Highlights

Jim Tucker

Hoos in STEM Podcast Features John Lukens’ Journey from T Cells to the Brain

1/8/2025

Only about a decade ago did scientists discover the immense potential of leveraging the immune system to combat neurodegenerative diseases. Professor of Neuroscience John Lukens, PhD, played an integral part…

Category: Media Highlights

UVA STEM podcast with Ken Ono