Steven Munger, PhD, Talks With USA Today About How Weight-Loss Drugs Can Affect Your Sense of Taste
1/7/2026
Steven D. Munger, PhD, professor and co-director of research in the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, spoke with USA Today about how weight-loss (GLP-1) drugs can affect your sense…
Meghan Puglia, PhD, Delivers TEDxTalk on the Science of Raising Infants in the Age of AI
1/7/2026
Meghan Puglia, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Neurology, delivered a TEDxMidAtlantic talk exploring how early experiences shape brain development and what science reveals about raising children in…
Japan TBS TV Features Sun, PhD, and His Lab in Media Segment on Long COVID Research and Funding
1/7/2026
Jie Sun, PhD, a Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of Medicine in the UVA Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research and the Department of Medicine’s Division of Infectious Diseases and…
Henry Yampolsky, JD, Appointed UVA Health Ombuds
1/7/2026
Henry Yampolsky, JD, has been appointed as the UVA Health Ombuds, effective January 12, 2026. The Ombuds will be dedicated to UVA Health and follow the charter of the University…
Information Technology Leader Named UVA Health’s Chief Information Officer
1/7/2026
Sonney Sapra, MBA, who has nearly 15 years of experience in health system information technology leadership, has been named UVA Health’s chief information officer. Sapra will provide strategic direction and…
America Facing Potentially Harsh Flu Season
1/7/2026
America could be in for a “severe” influenza season in which flu vaccines offer limited protection, a top UVA Health flu expert is warning. Frederick G. Hayden, MD, a professor…
1/7/2026
Three outstanding UVA undergraduates mentored by School of Medicine faculty have been selected to present their research at the Second Annual Undergraduate Showcase, hosted by the Network for Undergraduate Research…
Victoria’s Secret Grant Backs Cutting-Edge Ovarian Cancer Research
1/7/2026
Promising ovarian cancer research by Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, at the University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center has won $700,000 in support from the Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers…
