Joshua Barney

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Deputy Public Information Officer

Josh primarily covers research and the School of Medicine. He previously worked at The Daily Progress newspaper in Charlottesville, Va., first as a reporter and then as an editor. He is a graduate of UVA.

Email | jdb9a@virginia.edu

Phone | 434.906.8864

Coverage Areas | Medical research, UVA School of Medicine

Posts by Joshua Barney

April 27, 2022 Online Treatment Benefits Black Women Battling Insomnia

Black women are among the groups most likely to suffer insomnia, but an online sleep intervention developed by a School of Medicine researcher can help, a new study finds.

April 20, 2022 Marianne Baernholdt Named Dean of UVA’s School of Nursing

Baernholdt is an experienced educator who has devoted her career to mentoring students and junior faculty in safety, quality, innovation and leadership.

Ebony Hilton, MD, receives the first COVID-19 vaccine administered at UVA Health.

April 14, 2022 Study Tracks COVID-19 Antibodies Over Time

A new study of COVID-19 antibodies shows that Pfizer vaccine antibodies fall faster than Moderna – and for Pfizer recipients, age matters.

April 12, 2022 Quarter of Virginians Unaware of Lifesaving HPV Vaccine

A new study finds troubling knowledge disparities about the HPV vaccine by sex, age, rurality, income and education level.

Edward H. Egelman poses in a bright stairwell.

March 31, 2022 Shapeshifting Volcano Virus Points to New Ways to Deliver Drugs, Vaccines

A discovery about a shapeshifting virus found in hot volcanic springs could have very useful implications.

Aerial view of hospital and other UVA Health buildings.

March 29, 2022 Schools of Medicine, Nursing Earn Top Rankings From U.S. News

The School of Medicine was ranked No. 1 in Virginia for both medical research and primary care, while the School of Nursing was Virginia’s top-ranked nursing school.

Researchers Stephen Abbott, Daniel Stornetta and George Souza. They are wearing white coats in a lab.

March 28, 2022 UVA Discovers Body’s Natural Alarm to Battle Blood Loss

Fresh insights into how the body responds to blood loss could lead to a new treatment for traumatic injuries.

March 14, 2022 Weight Loss Won’t Help Pregnancy Chances, Study Finds

Women who are obese and struggling to become pregnant are often advised to lose weight, but a new study finds no fertility benefits from weight loss.

Profiles of the faces of people of different races and places of origins.

March 8, 2022 A New Tool to Make Genomic Research Reflect the World’s Diversity

Scientists have developed an inclusive new tool for genomic research that will boost efforts to develop more precise treatments for many diseases.

March 3, 2022 An Obesity Treatment for Women Only?

A new discovery has identified a potential way to battle the effects of obesity and type 2 diabetes in women.