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Dr. Brock Libby awarded for work with LGBTQ youth

By Meg Thornberry | July 13, 2015

Pediatric resident Dr. Brock Libby received this year’s Nancy Walton Pugh Child Advocacy Award for his work in LGBTQ youth outreach and education. “The award was established to recognize outstanding efforts by a pediatric resident(s) whose efforts have led to the improved health and well-being of children and is awarded in recognition of an outstanding advocacy project initiated and implemented during residency,” according to the School of Medicine website. Libby got involved with LGBTQ youth programs while attending the University of Vermont Medical School.

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Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam addresses U.Va. pediatrics department

By Meg Thornberry | April 27, 2015

Last Thursday morning, Commonwealth Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam (D) addressed the University Medical School’s pediatric department on topics ranging from how a bill becomes a law, the dangers of smoking and how to best evaluate concussed high-school athletes.

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Harrison Undergraduate Awards allow students to expand research

By Vanessa Braganza and Darien Nguyen | April 16, 2015

The Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards provides up to $3,000 in grants for students to perform research over the summer.

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University doctoral candidate researches bacterial microbe groundwater purification

By Anna Pollard | April 15, 2015

Doctoral candidate Joanna Adadevoh was recently spotlighted by the University for her research into purification of contaminated groundwater through bacterial microbes. Adadevoh presented her research last fall at the ninth International Symposium on Subsurface Microbiology in California.

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New brain cancer treatment may increase life expectancy

By Vanessas Braganza | April 13, 2015

A team of researchers at the School of Medicine, in conjunction with more than 80 other institutions, has developed a new wearable device that treats glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of cancer.

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Training neurosurgeons in Tanzania

April 13, 2015

The Jefferson Debating Society concluded its Spring 2015 Distinguished Speaker Series Friday afternoon with a presentation from Dr. Dilan Ellegala — a neurosurgeon and founder of the Madaktari Africa Project called “Brain Surgery in the Bush.” Ellegala completed his residency in neurosurgery at the University Medical Center, under the supervision of Dr. John Jane, who was chair of the neurosurgery department from 1969 until 2006. According to Ellegala, Jane completely altered the way neurosurgery residencies were done.

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Finding the process of pancreatic cancer

By Areeka Memon | April 13, 2015

The University School of Medicine’s Kashatus Lab discovered new targets for cancer medicine that could aid in the prevention of tumor growth.

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Grants support student research over the summer

By Megan Talej | April 13, 2015

Thirty-eight undergraduate students have been granted Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards to support their ground-breaking summer research in a diverse range of fields.

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Virginia passes Right to Try law

By Vanessa Braganza and Associate Editor | April 6, 2015

Governor Terry McAuliffe signed the Right to Try bill into law on Thursday, March 26, making Virginia the 11th U.S.

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Medical students initiate nationwide campaign to improve medical education

By Yash Shevde | April 1, 2015

University medical students published a petition on Change.org Mar. 14 calling for reform in medical education. The petition was published in collaboration with resident physicians, staff and faculty in the University Health System.

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New procedures for prostate cancer patients

By Megan Talej | March 30, 2015

A new study conducted by the University Medical School has revolutionized old notions of prostate cancer treatment.

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University Health System plans major renovation, expansion

By Areeka Memon | March 30, 2015

The Medical Center Operating Board recently approved a plan to renovate and expand the emergency department in order to allow for more patients and procedures.

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Identifying implicit biases

By Vanessa Branganza | March 26, 2015

Implicit biases and dehumanization play a causal role in forming biases, including racial and gender prejudices.

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How group mentality shapes power

By Meg Thornberry | March 26, 2015

Power is in a constant state of flux. A graduate student TA explaining concepts they consider simple and giving instructions or deadlines to undergraduate students may feel like the most powerful person around.

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OB-GYN weighs in on hormone treatment

By Megan Talej | March 24, 2015

As an estimated 6,000 American women reach menopause every day, prescriptions for less-regulated hormone therapies are reaching the number of those for Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medications to alleviate symptoms and discomfort associated with menopause.

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University Health System, Novant Health discuss partnership

By Ishaan Sachdeva | March 24, 2015

The University Health System is currently seeking to form a partnership with Novant Health, a nonprofit healthcare provider which operates community hospitals, clinics and facilities in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.

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Med school students celebrate Match Day

By Meg Thornberry and Prathibha Chintagunta | March 23, 2015

Graduating Medical students gathered in the McLeod Auditorium Friday morning, where their deans handed out residency acceptances as part of an annual ceremony known as Match Day.

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Testing muscular dystrophy therapy

By Anthony Skaff and Staff writer | March 23, 2015

The University’s School of Medicine’s Medical Director of Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Dr. Mani S. Mahadevan, has now successfully tested a therapy in mice that reduces the deleterious effects of the disease.

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Adapting ACE for adult health

By Vanessa Braganza | March 19, 2015

National Public Radio’s “What Shapes Health” series recently revived the discussion on Adverse Childhood Experiences, a study conducted in the 1990s by Dr. Vincent Felitti and Dr. Rob Anda.

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Astronomy professor honored for early career achievement

By James Banks | March 4, 2015

Asst. Astronomy Prof. Shane Davis has been announced as a 2015 Sloan Research Fellow. Davis is a theoretical astrophysicist and an expert on using large computer simulations to model the growth and development of black holes and star formations.