Trainee Diversity & Inclusion Conference Promotes Excellence in Action
11/29/2022
The UVA School of Medicine’s House Staff Council for Diversity & Inclusion (HCDI) and Office of Graduate Medical Education hosted the fifth annual Trainee Diversity and Inclusion Conference on November…
Category: Featured
11/29/2022
UVA School of Medicine researchers have developed an important new tool to help scientists sort signal from noise as they probe the genetic causes of cancer and other diseases. In…
Category: Research
iTHRIV Backs Community-Based Research Projects with $80K in Seed Grants
11/29/2022
The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia, or iTHRIV, a National Institutes of Health-funded Clinical and Translational Science Award hub, has awarded almost $80,000 in seed funding to two community-focused projects focused…
Category: Research
NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing Effective January 25, 2023
11/29/2022
NIH has issued a final Policy for Data Management and Sharing (DMS Policy) to promote the management and sharing of scientific data generated from NIH-funded or conducted research. This policy…
Category: Research
School of Medicine Working to Embed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into All Four Mission Areas
11/29/2022
During a recent visit to UVA’s Memorial to Enslaved Laborers, Tracy M. Downs, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the School of Medicine and Melina…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
James D. Gorham, MD, PhD Selected as Inaugural President of the AABB Foundation Board of Directors
11/29/2022
James D. Gorham, MD, PhD has been selected as the inaugural president of the AABB Foundation Board of Directors. The Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB) originally…
Category: Honors & Awards
Brian Weinshenker, MD Named to Clarivate’s 2022 Highly Cited Researcher List
11/29/2022
Professor Brian Weinshenker from the Department of Neurology has been named to Clarivate's 2022 Highly Cited Researcher list, selected among researchers from across the globe who demonstrated significant influence in…
Category: Faculty
11/29/2022
Sam Oyer, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Board of Facial…
Category: Honors & Awards
SOM Medical Student Talent Show and Acapella Winter Concert
11/29/2022
Dear School of Medicine Faculty, On behalf of the UVA School of Medicine Students you are cordially invited to attend the 2022 UVA SOM Talent Show. Our students are excited…
Category: Faculty
Department of Dentistry Provides Free Dental Care at Fisherville Clinic
11/29/2022
The Department of Dentistry, including faculty, residents, dental hygienists, and dental assistants, volunteered their time for the Remote Area Medical-RAM event at the Fishersville, VA clinic on Saturday, November 19th.…
Category: Community
iTHRIV Leaders Attend Clinical Translational Science Award Program Meeting
11/29/2022
In early November, members of iTHRIV’s leadership team attended the 2022 Clinical Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program Meeting. UVA’s Karen Johnston MD, MSc and Sandra Burks, RN were joined by…
Category: Research
UVA Law School Panel Discusses Affirmative Action Cases and Their Implications
11/29/2022
UVA Law School hosted a panel discussion on Thursday, November 10, 2022 to discuss the future of affirmative action after the pending Supreme Court cases reviewing lawsuits against Harvard University…
Category: Community
UVA Health End-of-Year Celebrations
11/29/2022
This year, UVA Health is taking the opportunity at our end-of-year celebration to showcase the E (for equity) in our ASPIRE values. Together, we are fostering an environment of belonging…
Category: Community
Applications Sought for 2023 Biomedical Data Science Innovation Lab
11/29/2022
Junior faculty or late career post-doc fellows in the biomedical fields and the quantitative and data science disciplines are invited to apply for the 2023 Biomedical Data Science Innovation Lab…
Call for Poster Abstracts: 2023 Excellence in Education Week
11/29/2022
Excellence in Education Week will be held February 20-24, 2023. The annual Excellence in Education Week highlights and celebrates educational research and innovations among UVA faculty, staff, fellows, residents, postdocs,…
Kathleen A. McManus, MD Writes Post for Infectious Diseases Society of America
11/29/2022
Kathleen McManus, MD, an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, wrote a blog post titled “Improving HIV care by innovating service delivery in…
Category: Media Highlights
Michael Hanley, MD Advocates for Increased Lung Cancer Screenings
11/29/2022
Michael Hanley, MD, a thoracic radiologist in the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging who secured a grant from the Commonwealth and partnered with the UVA Cancer Center to launch…
Category: Media Highlights
Office of Continuing Medical Education Collecting Books for Toy Lift
11/29/2022
Join the Office of Continuing Medical Education in collecting books to benefit Charlottesville's Toy Lift. New books for newborn through 12th grade may be dropped off in the Office of…
Category: Events