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Bruce Greyson, MD, Featured on The Oprah Podcast Discussing Near-Death Experiences

5/6/2025

Bruce Greyson, MD, a professor of psychiatric medicine in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences' Division of Perceptual Studies, talks about near-death experiences (NDEs) on The Oprah Podcast. Dr.…

Laurie Archbald-Pannone, MD, Talks With HuffPost About Avoiding Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Support Healthy Aging

5/6/2025

Laurie Archbald-Pannone, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, spoke with HuffPost about the importance of avoiding sugar-sweetened beverages like soda to support healthy aging. Although water remains…

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…

Joseph Rispoli, PhD, Inducted Into National Council of Early Career Investigators in Imaging

5/6/2025

The University of Virginia’s Joseph Rispoli, PhD, associate professor of radiology and medical imaging, was inducted into a prestigious national council of early career imaging researchers earlier this year. Dr.…

Brain Awareness: How Student Volunteers Rebuilt UVA’s Neuroscience Outreach Program

5/6/2025

Neuroscience outreach isn’t new at the University of Virginia: researchers have been communicating the importance of research to the public through Brain Awareness Week since 1996. However, in March 2020,…

Public Health Sciences Spring Poster Day Showcases MPH Graduate Work

5/6/2025

The Department of Public Health Sciences was excited to host the Master of Public Health Spring Semester Poster Day last week. Twenty-seven graduating MPH students presented their work and recommendations…

Medical Student Tuyet-Minh Tran’s Paper-Quilled Art Depicting the Human Body Selected for Cover of Academic Medicine

5/6/2025

When Tuyet-Minh Tran, a medical student in the Class of 2025, was given the assignment to reflect on her anatomy lab experience through artistic expression, she chose to use her…

UVA Brain Retreat Hosts Nearly 200 Neuroscience Researchers On Grounds

5/6/2025

Nearly 200 neuroscience researchers including UVA faculty, undergraduate, graduate, and medical students, postdoctoral researchers, and staff gathered last week at Newcomb Hall for the 2025 UVA Brain Retreat, organized by…