Honoring Our Nation’s Veterans
11/8/2023
Dear School of Medicine Community, As we approach Veterans Day, I’d like to express my heartfelt gratitude for all the individuals who have served in our armed services. Putting our…
Category: Dean's Message
Research in Motion: Eric Hendrickson, PhD
11/8/2023
My laboratory works on mammalian DNA double-strand break repair, which is related to a variety of human disorders like aging, cancer, and immune deficiencies. —Eric Hendrickson, PhD, Professor, Department of…
Category: Research
Oom Pattarabanjird Publishes on Findings for Atherosclerosis Prevention
11/8/2023
Tanyaporn (Oom) Pattarabanjird, a graduate student in the McNamara lab, reports in Nature Cardiovascular Research on her discovery of the human B cell subtype that produces antibody to target and inactivate…
Category: Research
Jayakrishna Ambati, MD, and Bradley Gelfand, PhD, Describe How Sex Is Impeding Medical Progress
11/8/2023
Medical research that could improve patient outcomes and transform treatments is being hindered by a lack of genetic research tools that consider biological sex, two UVA School of Medicine experts…
Category: Research
UVA Research Computing Data Analytics Center Now Serving the School of Medicine
11/8/2023
The Data Analytics Center (DAC) is UVA’s new hub for the management and analysis of large research data. DAC staff specialize in key domain areas such as image processing, text…
Category: Research
All 4 UVA Health Medical Centers Earn ‘A’ For Patient Safety
11/8/2023
All four UVA Health medical centers have earned “A” Hospital Safety Grades for fall 2023 from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit that rates hospitals on how well they provide…
Category: Clinical
UVA Health Surgical Care Riverside Named a Top Ambulatory Surgery Center
11/8/2023
UVA Health Surgical Care Riverside has been named to Newsweek’s list of “America’s Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers 2024” based on patient outcomes and recommendations from healthcare professionals. The 17,000-square-foot surgery center…
Category: Clinical
Center for Excellence in Education Kick Off Celebration
11/8/2023
On Wednesday, October 25, the Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) kicked off programming for the 2023-2024 academic year with a celebratory event at the Colonnade Club. The CEE’s…
Category: Education
Emergency Medicine Hosts Monthly Lecture Series in Spanish
11/8/2023
In September 2020, James Moak, MD, a faculty member in the Department of Emergency Medicine, began hosting Spanish Grand Rounds. This monthly, Zoom-based lecture series in Spanish was developed with…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Emily Schneider Named Assistant Director of Faculty Affairs
11/8/2023
After a national search, Emily Schneider, SHRM-CP, MILR, has been selected to serve as the School of Medicine’s Assistant Director of Faculty Affairs. Ms. Schneider will have direct responsibility in…
Category: Faculty
11/8/2023
One year after the tragic deaths of Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis, Jr., and D'Sean Perry, we honor their memory with the following gatherings: Nov. 10 at 11:30 AM to 1…
Category: Community
What Are Your Thanksgiving Traditions?
11/8/2023
Please help us celebrate this holiday by providing responses to the questions below that will be published alongside contributions from team members across UVA Health. Deadline: Friday, Nov. 17. What…
Category: Community
Navigating Conflict Through the UVA Ombuds Office
11/8/2023
In the vibrant landscape of the University of Virginia, where diverse individuals come together to learn, research, and innovate, conflict is an inevitable part of the equation. Whether it is…
Category: Community
