UVA Health Children’s Named No. 1 Children’s Hospital in Virginia 5th Year in a Row
10/7/2025
For the fifth consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has named UVA Health Children’s, part of UVA Health, the No. 1 children’s hospital in Virginia. The news publication’s 2025-26 “Best…
Category: Clinical
Research in Motion: Ani Manichaikul, PhD
10/7/2025
My group performs computational research using large scale human data sets to identify genetic and molecular factors contributing to risk of chronic respiratory diseases. —Ani Manichaikul, PhD, Associate Professor of Genome…
Category: Research
UVA’s Manning Institute Reaches Major Construction Milestone: Final Steal Beam Placed
10/7/2025
The University of Virginia celebrated a key milestone on October 6, in the construction of the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology’s 350,000-square-foot facility at Fontaine Research Park with…
Category: Research
10/7/2025
One of the most common hospital-acquired infections in the U.S. is C. difficile infection (CDI), caused by a highly contagious bacterium that leads to diarrhea and colitis. It is estimated…
Category: Research
UVA Researchers Earn $2.6 Million to Develop Low-Field MRI Lung Imaging
10/7/2025
Researchers at the University of Virginia’s Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging are the recent recipients of a four-year NIH grant totaling approximately $2.6 million, which will support the development…
Category: Research
SASCO Symposium Showcases Cancer Research Targeting Sub-Cellular Systems
10/7/2025
UVA’s Center for Systems Analysis of Stress-adapted Cancer Organelles (SASCO) hosted this summer its second annual symposium, showcasing the latest cancer systems biology research focused on sub-cellular components and their…
Category: Research
UVA Aims to Improve Support for Near-Death Experiencers
10/7/2025
Near-death experiences can have lasting, life-changing effects, and new University of Virginia School of Medicine research sheds light on the types of counseling and support that can best help people…
Category: Research
UVA Health Appoints Jason Lineen to Expanded Role, Named Interim Chief of UVA Health Children’s
10/7/2025
Jason Lineen, MBA, UVA Health’s chief strategy officer, has been named interim chief of UVA Health Children’s. He succeeds Cindy Bo, MBA, FACHE, who is currently away from the role…
Category: Clinical
Cardiac Surgeon Adanna Akujuo, MD, Leads Surgical Mission Trip to Nigeria
10/7/2025
This summer, a team of UVA Health clinicians participated in the institution’s first surgical mission trip to Nigeria, partnering with the VOOM Foundation to deliver life-saving cardiovascular care to medically…
Category: Community
10/7/2025
JoAnn Pinkerton, MD, a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, was featured in more than 100 outlets nationally – including U.S. News & World Report – discussing a…
Category: Media Highlights
Ann Kellams, MD, Writes Article for The Conversation About the Challenges of Breastfeeding
10/7/2025
Ann Kellams, MD, an international board-certified lactation consultant and a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, wrote an article for The Conversation about the challenges breastfeeding parents face and how…
Category: Media Highlights
