Three School of Medicine Faculty Named 2024 Pinn Scholars
7/9/2024
Please join the School of Medicine in congratulating the following 2024 Class of Pinn Scholars, selected for a three-year term effective July 1, 2024. Jennifer Payne, MD, Professor, Department of…
Category: Featured
Research in Motion: Chris Moskaluk, MD, PhD
7/9/2024
We use primary human cancer specimens that's allowed us to identify a potential new therapeutic and to develop a couple of new diagnostic biomarkers. — Chris Moskaluk, MD, PhD, Professor…
Category: Research
7/9/2024
John Bushweller, PhD, a professor in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics and the Department of Chemistry, and Dan Gioeli, PhD, a professor in the Department of Microbiology,…
Category: Research
Undergrad’s Crohn’s Discovery Could Lead to Better Treatments
7/9/2024
Remarkable new research by a University of Virginia undergraduate may help explain recurrent Crohn’s disease in children and open the door to new ways to treat or even cure the…
Category: Research
UVA Researchers Find Outdoor Gait Training Benefits Treadmill Runners, Shin Splints
7/9/2024
Good news for all the treadmill runners who suffer from stubborn and painful shin splints: A little outdoor gait training may help, new research suggests. A randomized controlled trial found…
Category: Research
7/9/2024
United on Access will bring efficiencies and clarity to team members’ roles, as well as consistency. These changes will reduce administrative burden and frustration, enhancing job satisfaction and retention among…
Category: Clinical
7/9/2024
Question: Does the breakdown of incentives between missions need to be the same for each individual faculty member? Answer: Each department plan will allocate the incentive payout pool among the…
Category: Clinical
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program Receives Approval for New PhD Program in Computational Biology
7/9/2024
In July of 2017, Nathan Sheffield, PhD (then Assistant Professor of Public Health Sciences and resident member of the Center for Public Health Genomics) and Janet Cross, PhD (then Assistant…
Category: Education
New Medical Student Gym Opens at Inova Fairfax Regional Campus
7/9/2024
In 2019, several of our UVA School of Medicine students created a small gym within walking distance of the medical campus, run by students, for students. What it lacked in…
Category: Education
UVA Residents Receive ACGME Back to Bedside Award for Spanish Perioperative Augmentation Initiative
7/9/2024
Central Virginia has a large population of native Spanish speakers who do not have a strong knowledge of the English language. In the past year alone, UVA Health had more…
Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Tsai-Yi Lu, PhD, Selected for the National Institute on Aging’s Butler-Williams Scholars Program
7/9/2024
Tsai-Yi Lu, PhD, from the Department of Neuroscience, has been selected to participate in the prestigious Butler-Williams Scholars Program sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The Butler-Williams Scholars…
Category: Honors & Awards
Dean Kibbe’s UVA Health Leadership Institute Fireside Chat: A Leader’s Journey
7/9/2024
Last month Dean Kibbe visited the second cohort of the UVA Health Leadership Institute (HLI) for a Fireside Chat with Mike Valentine, MD, chair of Heart and Vascular Service Line…
Category: Faculty
In Memoriam: School of Medicine Mourns the Loss of Bob Klesges, PhD
7/9/2024
Bob Klesges, PhD, passed away unexpectedly on July 2, 2024. Dr. Klesges was a professor in the UVA Department of Public Health Sciences for the past seven years. He was…
Category: Faculty
In Memoriam: Celebrating the Life of Jim Plews-Ogan, MD
7/9/2024
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of James (Jim) Plews-Ogan, MD, who retired from the Department of Pediatrics as Associate Professor in the Division of General…
Category: Faculty
Your Voice Matters: Participate in the Pulse Engagement Survey
7/9/2024
At UVA Health, we are committed to advancing our goal of becoming a best place to work by fostering a work environment where every team member feels valued, heard, and…
Category: Community
Construction Update: Blasting Process Ahead of Schedule at Fontaine Research Park
7/9/2024
To keep you informed of the enormous progress taking place at our Fontaine Research Park — where we are currently constructing the UVA Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology,…
Category: Community
Another Success for Annual Healthy Streets, Healthy People Fair
7/9/2024
For the third consecutive summer, students from the School of Medicine (SOM) and Summer Medical Leadership Program (SMLP) were out at this year’s Healthy Streets, Healthy People event. They joined…
Category: Community
Department of Family Medicine Promotes Early Literacy with Book Giveaway Program
7/9/2024
UVA’s Department of Family Medicine partners with Reach Out and Read, a national organization, to make well child visits more fun and meaningful for children and their families. The Reach…
Category: Community
CNN Interviews William Brady, MD, on Heatwave Safety Amid Rising Heat Exhaustion Cases
7/9/2024
CNN recently interviewed William Brady, MD, who works in the Emergency Medicine department, on staying safe during a heatwave. Dr. Brady says they are seeing an uptick in cases of…
Category: Media Highlights
