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UVA Leverages $100 Million Gift to Launch the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology

1/24/2023

The University of Virginia announced plans to launch a biotechnology institute that positions UVA at the very forefront of cutting-edge medicine such as cellular and gene therapies that revolutionize how…

2023 Excellence in Education Week

1/18/2023

The annual Excellence in Education Week highlights and celebrates educational research and innovations among UVA faculty, staff, fellows, residents, postdocs, graduate students, and medical students. This dedicated week to education…

Date: Feb 20, 2023 - Feb 24, 2023

Start Time: 8:00 am

End Time: 5:00 pm

Calls for Kids Accidentally Eating Marijuana Edibles Nearly Tripled in 2022

1/17/2023

Calls to UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center for children unintentionally consuming edible marijuana products nearly tripled from 26 in 2021 to 77 in 2022. About 68% of those calls…

UVA Human Resources Launching Child Care Needs Assessment

1/17/2023

There are few things more important than taking care of our loved ones. In the last few years, the needs of our families have evolved, yet at the same time,…

UVA Department of Nephrology Partners with Nigerian Federal Medical Center

1/12/2023

Under the leadership of Rasheed Balogun, MD, a professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine, the UVA Division of Nephrology has developed a strong partnership with the Federal Medical…

UVA Children’s Patient Honored as Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals National Champion

1/12/2023

When Alyssa and Jamie Riedl brought their 3-year-old son Kahmari – battling a collection of serious gastrointestinal conditions – home from a Washington, D.C., hospital, they were told to prepare…

Arturo Saavedra, MD, PhD, MBA Departing UVA to Serve as Dean of VCU SOM and Executive Vice President of Medical Affairs

1/12/2023

Arturo Saavedra, MD, PhD, MBA, chair of the UVA Department of Dermatology and president/interim CEO of the University Physicians Group (UPG) will be departing UVA, given his appointment to the…

UVA, Community Health Centers Expand Cancer Screenings for Underserved

1/12/2023

To expand access to cancer screenings for underserved groups in Central, Southside and Southwest Virginia, UVA Health Cancer Center is establishing partnerships with community health centers serving those regions. One…