Spark Research Innovation Competition Announces Winners
7/24/2024
We are excited to announce the winners of the second annual Spark Innovation Competition, which was created to leverage the many diverse talents of our team members and to support…
Research in Motion: Melissa Little, PhD
7/24/2024
My research really aims to address tobacco-related disparities. So, I oversee a number of NIH and state-funded grants that work directly with community partners such as rural community pharmacists, federally…
Dean Kibbe’s UVA Health Leadership Institute Fireside Chat: A Leader’s Journey
7/9/2024
Last month Dean Kibbe visited the second cohort of the UVA Health Leadership Institute (HLI) for a Fireside Chat with Mike Valentine, MD, chair of Heart and Vascular Service Line…
UVA Researchers Find Outdoor Gait Training Benefits Treadmill Runners, Shin Splints
7/9/2024
Good news for all the treadmill runners who suffer from stubborn and painful shin splints: A little outdoor gait training may help, new research suggests. A randomized controlled trial found…
7/4/2024
As we observe the Fourth of July and head into what may be a long weekend for many, I want to take a moment to share my appreciation for all…
Help Patients and Families Give Back to UVA Health
6/25/2024
Did you know that the UVA Health Foundation offers a peer-to-peer fundraising platform? The Get Involved platform enables patients, families, alumni, supporters, and community members to create personalized fundraising pages to…
Alan Matsumoto, MD, Receives VIVA Foundation’s ATLAS Award for Impact in Interventional Radiology
6/25/2024
Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, the Theodore E. Keats Endowed Professor in the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, is the recipient of the VIVA Foundation’s 2024 ATLAS Award. The ATLAS…
Lukens Lab to Study Role of Emerging Genetic Risk Factor in Alzheimer’s Disease
6/25/2024
John Lukens, PhD, an associate professor of neuroscience and inaugural director of the Harrison Family Translational Research Center in Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases to be located in UVA's Paul and…