HEED Award: Higher Education Excellence in Diversity
10/8/2016
The University of Virginia has received the 2016 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher…
Odysseus 1 Award for Dr. Ravichandran
9/29/2016
Congratulations Congratulations to Kodi Ravichandran, PhD, Harrison Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, on receiving the Odysseus 1 Award, from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO),…
UVA Research Narrows Aim For Treating Second-Leading Killer Of Children
9/28/2016
New research offers unprecedented insights into the causes of childhood diarrhea, the second-leading cause of death of children worldwide, and suggests that the role of pathogens such as bacteria, viruses…
School of Medicine Whitecoat Ceremony. Welcome to UVA, Class of 2020!
8/19/2016
On Friday, Aug. 12, the School of Medicine welcomed the 156 students of the Class of 2020 to the University of Virginia at the White Coat Ceremony and Convocation, sponsored…
3-D Printed Skulls Prepare New Doctors While Promoting World-Class Health Care
7/19/2016
Patients who walk into Dr. Jose Gurrola’s otolaryngology clinic at the University of Virginia Health System are seeking relief from a wide range of nasal issues, from nosebleeds and chronic…
Shocking New Role Found for the Immune System: Controlling Social Interactions
7/13/2016
In a startling discovery that raises fundamental questions about human behavior, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined that the immune system directly affects – and…
Amid Terrorism Fears, Promising Leads in Hunt for Radiation Antidote
7/6/2016
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified promising drugs that could lead to the first antidote for radiation exposure that might result from a dirty bomb terror attack…
UVA Tests Electronic Tablets to Improve Pre-Hospital Stroke Care
7/5/2016
A clinical trial testing mobile videoconferencing as a means for physicians to diagnose stroke patients while they’re being transported to the hospital has found that a tablet-based system produced diagnoses…
