Transforming Health, Inspiring Hope
6/1/2022
Knowing your destination is the first step in any journey. I am excited to share UVA Health’s recently revamped mission, vision, and values statements and their associated guiding principles. Every…
Category: Dean's Message
National Geographic Spotlights Research by Meghan Puglia and Kevin Pelphrey
6/1/2022
The June 2022 issue of National Geographic, "The Power of Touch," spotlights research by Meghan Puglia, Ph.D. and Kevin Pelphrey, Ph.D. examining infants' neural response to touch.
Category: Research
$8 Million Project Aims to Prevent TBI in Military Personnel
6/1/2022
UVA radiologist James Stone, MD, PhD and his team are backed by an $8M U.S. Department of Defense grant to explore how to better prevent traumatic brain injury in military…
Category: Research
UVA Researchers Collaborate on Lung Cell Regeneration Project
6/1/2022
The Center for Cell Clearance at the UVA School of Medicine worked with researchers at the University of Edinburgh to conduct the studies, published May 13 in the journal Science…
Category: Research
Autism Researcher Kevin Pelphrey, PhD, Provides Reasons for Optimism
6/1/2022
Through his work with the UVA Brain Institute, Dr. Pelphrey, the Harrison-Wood Jefferson Scholars Foundation Professor, offers 4 reasons to be optimistic about understanding and treating autism. Read the full…
Category: Research
Advice from a First-Year Medical Student
6/1/2022
Jesse Cochran offers insights to incoming M1s in this AMA interview.
Category: Education
Tracy Downs — A Catalyst for Change
6/1/2022
Dr. Downs was interviewed by UVA Health about his background and vision for building a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive institution. Read the full interview.
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
BIMS Program Recognizes Student Awardees at Annual GBS Symposium
6/1/2022
The Graduate Biosciences Society (GBS) Symposium was held on May 26. The day was filled with a very successful poster session where our students were able to present their compelling…
Category: Honors & Awards
Mike Brown, PhD, Receives Grant from Commonwealth Health Research Board
6/1/2022
Mike Brown, PhD, Professor, Division of Nephrology-CIIR and his collaborators received new funding from CHRB: "Risky Variants in Human Cardiovascular Disease" to study atherosclerosis mechanisms.
Category: Honors & Awards
James Platts-Mills, MD, Featured in The Atlantic
6/1/2022
The May, 2022 issue of The Atlantic features Dr. James Platts-Mills discussing how hepatitis is causing liver failure in kids. "Is a Common Virus Suddenly Causing Liver Failure in Kids?"
Category: Media Highlights
Rachel Moon, MD and Fern Hauck, MD, Fact-Checked a USA Today Article
6/1/2022
New study found "potential biomarker" of SIDS, but calling it a cause misrepresents findings, according to Dr. Moon and Dr. Hauck in the 3/25/22 issue of USA Today.
Category: Media Highlights
Donald Dudley, MD, Interviewed in Reuters Article
6/1/2022
Dr. Dudley was quoted in the article "U.S. births rise for the first time in seven years in 2021."
Category: Media Highlights
Patrick Jackson, MD Fact-Checks USA Today Article
6/1/2022
Dr. Jackson debunks a myth about the Pfizer COVID vaccine in the USA Today article "Claim misinterprets data from a 2021 Pfizer report."
Category: Media Highlights
