School of Medicine Partners With Local Schools to Teach Middle Schoolers About Medical Field
12/8/2025
The UVA School of Medicine’s Office of Medical Science Outreach and UVA Health’s Office of Community Engagement and Health Outcomes collaborated with Albemarle County Public Schools to host students from…
Category: Community
Research in Motion: Anny Xiaobo Zhou, PhD
12/8/2025
Our research program aims to characterize the function of genetic variants identified from genome-wide association studies, therefore, designing novel drug targets to treat lung diseases. — Anny Xiaobo Zhou, PhD,…
Category: Research
Cause of Obesity-Related High Blood Pressure Found Inside Blood Vessels
12/8/2025
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered an unknown way obesity causes high blood pressure – and it comes from within the blood vessels themselves. UVA Health’s Swapnil…
Category: Research
12/8/2025
Large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of lung function and COPD have identified more than 1,000 independent genetic association signals, but the metabolic implications of the GWAS signals remains unclear. To…
Category: Research
UVA’s Center for Advanced Medical Analytics Explores Cutting-Edge Applications of AI in Medicine
12/8/2025
The University of Virginia’s Center for Advanced Medical Analytics (CAMA) was established in 2016, modeled after a National Science Foundation scientific center to fuel collaboration and accelerate the clinical translation…
Category: Research
Inaugural UVA Health Cardiovascular Disease in Women Symposium Was Great Success
12/8/2025
An inaugural UVA Health Cardiovascular Disease in Women Symposium was held in November designed to reshape how cardiovascular disease in women is studied, diagnosed, and treated. Led by Patricia Rodriguez-Lozano, MD,…
Category: Clinical
UVA Population Health Department at UVA Health Medical Center Seeks Program Director
12/8/2025
The Population Health Department at UVA Health Medical Center is seeking a Program Medical Director. This Program Medical Director will partner with the Hospital Administrator for Population Health and Post-Acute…
Category: Clinical
12/8/2025
The UVA School of Medicine Brodie Medical Education Fund Committee welcomed Reena Karani, MD, as the 2025 Brodie Medical Education Scholar for a series of special events in November. Dr.…
Category: Education
Fern Hauck, MD, Receives Maurice Wood Award for Lifetime Contribution to Primary Care Research
12/8/2025
The North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) has selected Fern Hauck, MD, MS, professor of family medicine and public health sciences at the UVA School of Medicine and director…
Category: Honors & Awards
Explore the All-New News and Stories Section on uvahealth.com
12/8/2025
As part of UVA Health’s multiyear journey to enhance our digital patient and provider experience, an all-new News and Stories section has launched on uvahealth.com. This carefully curated, visually appealing…
Category: Community
Applications Open for Two Cancer Center Career Development Programs
12/8/2025
Following successful launches this year, a pair of career development programs facilitated by UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center will reconvene for their second cohorts in the first half of 2026. Applications…
Category: Call for Nominations
12/8/2025
Fourteenth Annual Research Trainee Competition Call for Abstracts Monday, March 9th, 2026: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM The Research Trainee Competition features platform presentations by residents, medical fellows, medical students,…
Category: Call for Nominations
12/8/2025
The Darden School of Business is excited to offer UVA employees exclusive access to our new relaunched online Management Development Certificate. This certificate is designed specifically for emerging leaders who…
Category: Call for Nominations
Kara Wiseman, PhD, Spoke With The New York Times About the Health Risks of Binge Drinking
12/8/2025
Kara Wiseman, PhD, MPH, an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, Center for Behavioral Health and Technology, was featured in The New York Times, where she provided…
Category: Media Highlights
12/8/2025
Marieta Pehlivanova, PhD, a research assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, Division of Perceptual Studies, talked with The Washington Post about her research on near-death experiences.…
Category: Media Highlights
