Calls to Poison Center for ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Spiked After Decriminalization
2/28/2024
Calls to U.S. poison centers involving psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” among adolescents and young adults rose sharply after several U.S. cities and states began decriminalizing the hallucinogen, University of Virginia…
2/28/2024
Public Health Sciences Professor Jamie Zoellner, PhD, RDN, and her multidisciplinary team were awarded a five-year, $3.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to engage Head Start families across…
Innovation in Education Week Highlights Educational Research and Innovations
2/28/2024
The newly launched Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) kicked off Innovation in Education Week on February 26, 2024. Building upon the foundation provided by the prior Excellence in Education…
JoAnn Pinkerton, MD, Quoted in U.S. News & World Report
2/21/2024
JoAnn Pinkerton, MD, a professor of Ob-Gyn and director of UVA's Midlife Health Center, was interviewed by U.S. News & World Report about at-home menopause tests. Since the transition to…
Forbes Ranks UVA Health Among America’s Best Large Employers
2/21/2024
National business publication Forbes has ranked UVA Health among America’s best large employers and among the top 25 large health system employers nationally. UVA Health ranked No. 117 overall and…
In Memoriam: Celebrating the Life of Worthington George Schenk III, MD
2/21/2024
It is with great sadness that we notify you that Worthington (Sandy) George Schenk III, MD, a professor in the Department of Surgery, died on February 7, 2024, after a…
Taison Bell, MD, Discusses Summer Programs for Disadvantaged Premedical Students
2/21/2024
Taison Bell, MD, MBA, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine's Divisions of Infectious Disease and Pulmonary and Critical Care, was featured in an American Association of Medical Colleges…
2/21/2024
Six residents received 2024 Arnold P. Gold Foundation's Resident Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Awards at the UVA School of Medicine. The residents are being recognized as outstanding humanistic role…
