Heather Bruschwein, PsyD, Receives 2023 Outstanding Early Career Psychologists Contributions Award

4/26/2023

Heather Bruschwein, PsyD, ABPP, was presented the 2023 Outstanding Early Career Psychologists Contributions Award by the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC) at their bi-annual conference in Louisville,…

U.S. News and World Report Releases Graduate School Rankings with Plans to Release Medical School Rankings Later

4/26/2023

Dear Colleagues, U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) released its 2023-2024 "Best Graduate Schools" rankings. However, due to an unprecedented number of inquiries from schools during their initial embargo period and…

Elisa R. Trowbridge, MD, and Colleagues Author Pelvic Floor Health Guide

4/26/2023

Elisa R. Trowbridge, MD, an associate professor in the Department of OB-GYN, Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Medicine, was a contributing author to the book Pelvic Floor Health: Your…

Living Donor Liver Transplant Program for Pediatric Patients Reestablished After 15-Year Break

4/26/2023

Nicolas Goldaracena, MD, surgical director of the UVA Living Donor Transplant Program and UVA Pediatric Liver Transplant Program, reestablished UVA Health's living donor liver transplant program for pediatric patients in…

COVID-19 Pandemic Saw Major Increase in Kids Attempting Suicide by Poison

4/26/2023

A new study about an increase in suicide attempts among kids and teens since the COVID-19 pandemic has received widespread national news coverage. Nearly 200 media outlets, including U.S. News…

Save the Date: Barry Marshall, MBBS, Nobel Laureate and Former SOM Faculty Member Will Give Keynote Address

4/26/2023

The Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology is hosting the H. Pylori and Gastric Cancer Symposium on Friday, May 12 in Pinn Hall Conference Center Auditorium. As part…

Mete Civelek, PhD, Awarded $2.0 Million Grant to Study Coronary Artery Disease-Associated Variants

4/26/2023

Mete Civelek, PhD, an associate professor of Biomedical Engineering and a resident faculty of the Center for Public Health Genomics, was awarded a $2.0 million grant for a project titled…

Gary Owens, PhD, Awarded $3.2 Million NIH Grant to Study Role of IL-6 Trans Signaling in Atherosclerosis Development

4/26/2023

Gary Owens, PhD, the Robert M. Berne Professor of Cardiovascular Research, Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics and Director of the School of Medicine's Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, was…