Innovation in Education Week Highlights Educational Research and Innovations
2/28/2024
The newly launched Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) kicked off Innovation in Education Week on February 26, 2024. Building upon the foundation provided by the prior Excellence in Education…
Category: Education
Research in Motion: Mete Civelek, PhD
2/28/2024
I'm a cardiovascular researcher, and my lab aims to understand how our genetic makeup increases our risk of having a heart attack. We do this by using both computational approaches…
Category: Research
2/28/2024
Public Health Sciences Professor Jamie Zoellner, PhD, RDN, and her multidisciplinary team were awarded a five-year, $3.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to engage Head Start families across…
Category: Research
Calls to Poison Center for ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Spiked After Decriminalization
2/28/2024
Calls to U.S. poison centers involving psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” among adolescents and young adults rose sharply after several U.S. cities and states began decriminalizing the hallucinogen, University of Virginia…
Category: Research
School of Medicine Researchers Obtain New Insights Into Coronary Artery Disease
2/28/2024
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have obtained important new insights into the development of coronary artery disease – the world’s No. 1 killer – in diverse groups of…
Category: Research
One Team United on Access — Did You Know? Providers Have Flexibility With Clinic Hours
2/28/2024
Welcome to Did You Know? This new regular feature will highlight key facts and information for faculty about One Team United on Access. Flexibility is important to allow faculty to…
Category: Clinical
Heart Health Month: Ourania Preventza, MD, Discusses Best Ways to Take Care of Your Heart
2/28/2024
The Department of Surgery's Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery has an outstanding national reputation for performing the highest-quality cardiothoracic surgery in the state of Virginia. In honor of Heart Health Month,…
Category: Clinical
Tracy Downs, MD, Discusses Black History Month’s Theme of Racial Healing
2/28/2024
Tracy M. Downs, MD, FACS, has served as UVA School of Medicine's Senior Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and UVA Health’s inaugural Chief Diversity and Community Engagement Officer…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Medical and Doctoral Students Engage in Storytelling Event in Honor of Black History Month
2/28/2024
On February 21, the School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and UVA Health’s Office of Diversity and Community Engagement co-sponsored a storytelling event in honor of Black…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
2/28/2024
Brian Brenner, MD, has been named 2024 Resident/Fellow of the Year by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA). The award recognizes Dr. Brenner's significant contributions to…
Category: Honors & Awards
The Cleopatra Project Named Virginia Master Naturalists Most Impactful Project of the Year
2/28/2024
Virginia Master Naturalists (VMN) has named The Cleopatra Project — a collaboration among VMN, UVA School of Medicine, and the UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center — as the Most…
Category: Honors & Awards
2/28/2024
The Committee on Women in Medicine and Science (COWIMS) is thrilled to offer a Leadership Development Travel Award, in the amount of $1,000, for up to three women faculty who…
Category: Faculty
UVA Cancer Center Backs Five Community Projects to Reduce Cancer-Related Disparities
2/28/2024
Five community groups are the recipients of the University of Virginia Cancer Center’s latest round of Comprehensive Community Grants, which will help improve screening, education, access to care and improving…
Category: Community
