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

January 8, 2016 UVA discovery among 2015’s biggest, say Scientific American, Science, NIH, more

A shocking discovery about the human brain made in the School of Medicine's Department of Neuroscience is being hailed as…

December 17, 2015 Prostate cancer discovery may make it easier to kill cancer cells

A newly discovered connection between two common prostate cancer treatments may soon make prostate cancer cells easier to destroy .…

December 16, 2015 Vessel discovery a major step toward growing kidneys

In a significant step toward growing replacement kidneys, researchers at the School of Medicine have identified the cells that give…

December 16, 2015 Gut damage identified as cause of vaccine failure, malnutrition

It has been estimated that if every nutritional measure known to be helpful were applied to every child in the…

December 4, 2015 UVA earns 2 spots on Science’s list of year’s biggest breakthroughs

Science , one of the world’s most prestigious scientific journals, has selected 10 finalists for the year’s biggest scientific breakthrough,…

December 4, 2015 Brain discovery a finalist for Science’s Breakthrough of the Year

A major discovery about the human brain made at the School of Medicine has been named a finalist for Breakthrough…

November 17, 2015 Via dying cells, UVA finds potential way to control cholesterol levels

A discovery about how the body deals with the cholesterol contained within its dying cells has suggested an exciting new…

November 3, 2015 Anemia: Baffling lab mystery leads to major red blood cell discovery

A bizarre result of a routine lab experiment has led researchers at the School of Medicine to an unexpected new…

November 2, 2015 Breast cancer in Appalachia: Surprising new findings on obstacles to care

Researchers at the School of Medicine have taken a new approach to understanding why so many breast cancer patients in…

October 14, 2015 Affordable Care Act benefited low-income HIV patients in Virginia, study finds

In an important examination of the effect of the Affordable Care Act, researchers have determined that low-income Virginians with HIV…