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11/16/23 issue

Biomedical Sciences Graduate Students Advance to PhD Candidacy

11/15/2023

On Thursday, November 9, Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) hosted the second annual Advancement to Candidacy Celebration. This celebration honors third-year BIMS students who passed their qualifying exam in the spring and…

Category: Education

BIMS Advancement to Candidacy 2023 participants

Research in Motion: Chuanxi Cai, PhD

11/15/2023

The research in my lab is mainly focused on the biology of MG53. As a regenerative medicine, it plays important roles in tissue repair and anti-inflammation in stress induced heart…

Category: Research

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Becca Krukowski, PhD, and Colleagues Awarded $3.37 Million to Optimize Behavioral Obesity Treatment for Rural Residents

11/15/2023

University of Virginia School of Medicine public health researchers, together with colleagues at the University of South Carolina, have received a $3.37 million grant from the National Institutes of Health…

Category: Research

Becca Krukowski, PhD, Professor of Public Health Sciences

Allergic Responses to Common Foods Could Significantly Increase Risk of Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Death

11/15/2023

Sensitivity to common food allergens such as dairy and peanuts could be an important and previously unappreciated cause of heart disease, new research suggests – and the increased risk for…

Category: Research

Jeffrey Wilson MD, PhD

Gratitude: Brent Kellum’s Story of UVA Health’s Incredible Compassion and Care for Bella

11/15/2023

One year ago, Brent Kellum took his teenaged daughter, Bella, to the UVA Health University Hospital Emergency Department with what he thought was a severe sinus infection like she had…

Category: Clinical

Brent Kellum and daughter Bella

UVA Health Earns WebMD Patient Choice, Medscape Provider Choice Awards

11/15/2023

UVA Health has been named a “best in class” health system in Virginia for its cancer, heart, orthopedics, neurology and digestive health care by WebMD and Medscape. The 2023-24 WebMD…

Category: Clinical

UVA Health Hospital Tower

UVA Health University Medical Center Ranked Virginia’s Top Hospital by Newsweek

11/15/2023

UVA Health University Medical Center is ranked as Virginia’s No. 1 hospital in Newsweek’s Best-in-State Hospitals 2024 list. “A cornerstone of our 10-year strategic plan is delivering safe, high-quality and…

Category: Clinical

UVA Hospital Expansion

Public Heath Sciences Graduate Student Grant GianGrasso Awarded Rhodes Scholarship

11/15/2023

Grant GianGrasso, a graduate student in the Department of Public Health Sciences, was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study for a doctorate in clinical medicine at the University of Oxford.…

Category: Education

Grant GianGrasso

UVA Housestaff Council for Diversity and Inclusion Hosts Second Annual Boys and Girls Club Day Camp

11/15/2023

On November 7, 2023, the Housestaff Council for Diversity and Inclusion (HCDI) hosted its second annual Surgery & Anesthesia Day Camp at UVA’s Education Resource Center. Middle school students from…

Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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Kelsie Kelly Smith, PhD, Attended the State of Black Health Conference in Puerto Rico

11/15/2023

Kelsie Kelly Smith, PhD, MPH, attended the State of Black Health Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico in September 2023. Hosted by the Center for Black Health and Equity, the…

Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Kelsie Kelly-Smith (right) at conference 2023

J. Kim Penberthy, PhD, Named Virginia Representative to the American Psychological Association’s Council of Representatives

11/15/2023

J. Kim Penberthy, PhD, the Chester F. Carlson Professor of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences, was elected by the Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists to be the representative from Virginia for…

Category: Honors & Awards

J. Kim Penberthy

COWIMS Woman of the Month for November Is Leslie Blackhall, MD

11/15/2023

In recognition of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, the Committee on Women in Medicine and Science (COWIMS) Woman of the Month for November is Leslie Blackhall, MD, an associate…

Category: Faculty

Leslie Blackhall

Perspectives on Providing Medical Support During Conflict and Chaos

11/15/2023

**Location changed to Garrett Hall, 235 McCormick Road ** Wednesday, November 29 | noon-1pm | Rotunda Dome Room This event is open to the entire UVA community. Learn more about…

Category: Community

UVA Rotunda in the fall

2023 Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign Kicks Off

11/15/2023

Fall marks the annual Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC), an effort among the Commonwealth’s state agencies to encourage giving to the nonprofit organizations that support and strengthen our communities. UVA…

Category: Community

Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign 2023

Inside Cancer Careers Podcast Features Amy Bouton, PhD

11/15/2023

Amy Bouton, PhD, Professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology and Ex Officio Past President of the Cancer Biology Training Consortium (CABTRAC), appeared on a recent episode of the NCI’s…

Category: Media Highlights

Amy Bouton