Harald Sontheimer, PhD, Awarded $3.5 Million to Study Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease
6/11/2024
Harald Sontheimer, PhD, a Harrison Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Neuroscience, was awarded a $3.5 million R01 grant from the National Institute for Aging for a project…
Five School of Medicine Faculty Selected as Shannon Center Mid-Career Fellows
6/11/2024
Five School of Medicine faculty have been selected to serve as University of Virginia Shannon Center Mid-Career Fellows from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027. The Shannon Center Mid-Career…
Jeffrey Gander, MD, Named Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellow
6/5/2024
Jeffrey Gander, MD, an associate professor of pediatric surgery, was named a Bloomberg American Health Initiative Fellow. He was awarded the fellowship and full scholarship to the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg…
UVA Health Recognizes LGBTQ+ Pride Month in June
6/5/2024
UVA Health is pleased to recognize and celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month with all of our UVA Health team members and patients over the month of June. This annual month-long celebration…
Call for Self-Nominations: Macy Foundation Faculty Scholars Program
6/5/2024
The Center for Excellence in Education's Educator Advancement Committee seeks self-nominations for the Macy Foundation’s Faculty Scholars Program. The Macy Foundation website has a full description, FAQs, and a link to…
UVA Cancer Center, 7 Community Health Centers Launch Cancer Screening Collaborative
6/5/2024
University of Virginia Cancer Center is partnering with seven community health centers to get more Virginians screened for cancer. UVA Health is working with these Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)…
iTHRIV Scholars Program Announces 2024 Cohort
6/5/2024
The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV) is pleased to announce its eighth cohort for the iTHRIV Scholars Program. Four outstanding early career researchers from the University of…
Severity of Calls to U.S. Poison Centers Increases Sharply
6/5/2024
America’s poison centers are fielding increasingly severe cases that are dramatically more likely to lead to severe harm or death in both adults and children, a new study from the…
