SOM Faculty Among Winners of UVA Research Achievement Awards
2/18/2026
The University of Virginia honored faculty members for their research that shapes scholarship and impacts communities at the seventh annual Research Achievement Awards, held February 5 at the Rotunda.
Kara Wiseman, PhD, MPH, Wins Society of Behavioral Medicine’s 2026 Leading the Narrative Award
2/10/2026
Kara Wiseman, PhD, MPH, an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, wrote an article last year for the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) about the U.S. Surgeon…
Sonkusare Lab Postdoc Fênix Araujo, PhD, Receives American Heart Association Fellowship
2/10/2026
Fênix Araujo, PhD, a postdoc in the Sonkusare Lab received a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship award from the American Heart Association (AHA). Her project, “Non-Genomic Effects of Mineralocorticoid Receptor on Smooth…
2/10/2026
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer in children. Although cure rates have improved over the past 50 years, cancer outcomes differ by population. Latinos have both the…
Introducing Molecules to Medicines: A New Translational Science and Entrepreneurship Seminar Series
2/4/2026
The Manning Institute, together with the School of Medicine Office for Research and the Enterprise Studio at UVA Licensing & Ventures Group, is launching Molecules to Medicines, a new seminar…
Faculty Elected to Serve in National Leadership Positions Advancing Patient Care
1/28/2026
School of Medicine faculty have been elected to serve in national leadership positions that advance our understanding of treatments for obesity, evidence-based emergency care and safety science, and interventional radiology.…
Matthew Gurka, PhD, Elected to Virginia Public Health Association Board of Directors
1/20/2026
The Virginia Public Health Association (VPHA) has selected Matthew J. Gurka, PhD, the Evelyn Troup Hobson Professor and Chair of the UVA Department of Public Health Sciences, to join VPHA's…
Department of Dermatology Launches ‘Hope for HS’ Chapter in Virginia
1/12/2026
The University of Virginia Department of Dermatology is launching the first Hope for HS chapter in Virginia. The goal is to expand community, support, and education for individuals living with…
