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January 7, 2011 26th annual Children’s Hospital telethon set for June 5-6

For more than a quarter century, the University of Virginia Children's Hospital Telethon has been featuring inspirational and unforgettable stories…

January 7, 2011 Monticello High senior Darcy Alimenti awarded Hospital Auxiliary’s 2010 Junior Volunteer Scholarship

A Monticello High School senior who has given more than 360 hours of volunteer service to the University of Virginia…

January 7, 2011 Director of Center for Public Health Genomics Stephen Rich, PhD, receives prestigious JDRF award for diabetes research

Renowned genetic epidemiologist Stephen Rich, PhD, director of the University of Virginia Center for Public Health Genomics, has been honored…

January 7, 2011 138 physicians graduate from School of Medicine

The University of Virginia School of Medicine granted Doctor of Medicine degrees to the 138 members of the Class of…

January 7, 2011 World’s tallest man to undergo Gamma Knife radiosurgery at UVA

At over eight feet tall, Sultan Kosen holds the Guinness World Records® title as the Tallest Living Man. Even though…

January 7, 2011 Study finds hand disinfectants do little to prevent spread of rhinovirus or influenza virus

A team of researchers led by University of Virginia cold expert Ronald Turner, MD, found in a nationwide study that…

January 7, 2011 First annual Manning Diabetes Symposium set for Thursday, Sept. 30 and Friday, Oct. 1

Some of the leading experts in the field of diabetes research will gather in Charlottesville this week for the first…

January 7, 2011 Margaret A. Shupnik, PhD, appointed School of Medicine senior associate dean for research

Steven T. DeKosky, MD, Vice President and Dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, recently announced the appointment…

January 7, 2011 Interviews with a brain injury survivor and a KCRC neuropsychologist

Every year, the University of Virginia Health System's Traumatic Brain Injury Support Team hosts a brain injury awareness event and…

January 7, 2011 School of Medicine achieves best ever rankings for doctoral programs

The University of Virginia School of Medicine has achieved its strongest showing ever in the assessment of doctoral programs by…