UVA Cancer Center Advisory Council Shares Roadmap for Reducing Cancer’s Impact
6/19/2025
The UVA Cancer Center Community Advisory Council (CAC) has developed a community-focused roadmap to reduce cancer’s impact across Virginia and West Virginia. The roadmap will contribute to the Cancer Center’s…
Juneteenth: A Day of Remembrance, Reflection, and Celebration of the Ending of Slavery
6/19/2025
Today, we observe Juneteenth, a federal holiday marking a significant and critical step toward ending slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, more than two years after the…
Faculty Needed to Provide Shadowing Opportunities for Pre-Med Students
6/3/2025
The Summer Medical Leadership Program (SMLP) welcomed the 2025 cohort on June 2 and is seeking faculty to provide clinical shadowing opportunities for the scholars. SMLP is a medical enrichment…
5/19/2025
On May 1, 2025, the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics (MPBP) at the University of Virginia School of Medicine hosted a heartfelt retirement celebration for Avril Somlyo, PhD,…
UVA Health University Medical Center Earns Nation’s Highest Nursing Honor
5/19/2025
The School of Medicine congratulates our nursing colleagues in the UVA Health University Medical Center for delivering the high-quality, collaborative, and innovative care that facilitated Magnet® re-designation—the gold standard in…
UVA Anesthesiology and City of Promise Bring Medicine to Life at UVA Health Day Camp
5/14/2025
The University of Virginia’s Department of Anesthesiology, in partnership with UVA Health and the Housestaff Community Development Initiative (HCDI), collaborated with Charlottesville’s City of Promise to host UVA Health Day…
UVA Health Children’s Pediatricians Host Teddy Bear Clinic and Health Education Fair
5/14/2025
To help kids feel more comfortable visiting the doctor’s office and the hospital, UVA Health Children’s hosted a free Teddy Bear Clinic and Health Education Fair for families at the…
Department of Genome Sciences Celebrates National DNA With Local Middle School Students
5/6/2025
National DNA Day, observed every year on April 25, commemorates two pivotal moments in scientific history: the discovery of the DNA double helix in 1953 and the completion of the…
