A 2009 CDC survey found significantly higher rates of a wide variety of health risks, including attempted suicide, sexual assault and domestic violence, among LGBTQ youth than heterosexual youth. LGBTQ individuals are also less likely to seek and find equal access to healthcare.
Bijoy Kundu, PhD, was awarded a $1.9 million grant last week for his proposal to utilize medical imaging technologies to investigate the mechanism behind cardiac hypertrophy.
On Wednesday, the University Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities, the University Institute for Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy and the Law School hosted a panel on gun violence and mental illness.
To Write Love on Her Arms curated National Suicide Prevention Week with a series of events ranging from speed friending to suicide prevention training, all tied together by this year’s theme, “We’ll see you tomorrow.”
The University of Virginia Library participates in the ongoing trend towards digital media. Last September, the University announced plans to renovate Alderman Library.
Scientists from the lab of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics Prof. Edward H. Egelman, Ph.D., have found a novel interaction between the protein capsule and DNA of the SIRV2 virus that allows the virus to survive when moving from cell to cell within populations of Sulfolobus islandicus, a bacterial species that live in conditions such as boiling acid.
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.
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.
The Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards provides up to $3,000 in grants for students to perform research over the summer.
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.
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.
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.
The University School of Medicine’s Kashatus Lab discovered new targets for cancer medicine that could aid in the prevention of tumor growth.
Thirty-eight undergraduate students have been granted Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards to support their ground-breaking summer research in a diverse range of fields.
Governor Terry McAuliffe signed the Right to Try bill into law on Thursday, March 26, making Virginia the 11th U.S.
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.
A new study conducted by the University Medical School has revolutionized old notions of prostate cancer treatment.
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.
Implicit biases and dehumanization play a causal role in forming biases, including racial and gender prejudices.
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.
