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New Psychological Research Calls College Years SEASONS of Adjustment

By Vanessa Braganza | April 23, 2014

Can support networks empower students to make the college years some of their best? Asst. Prof. Noelle Hurd, the principal investigator of Students’ Entrance, Adjustment, Social Outcomes and Next Steps after college (SEASONS), believes she may be onto the answer. “I became interested in this study through my interactions with undergraduate students during my first year as a new assistant professor at UVA,” said Hurd.

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Youth AIDS at UVA

By Emily Dinning | April 6, 2014

HIV rates among adolescents are on the rise. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of 2013, over 2 million adolescents are living with HIV.

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Medical School students participate in match day

By Lakshmi Kopparam | March 30, 2014

Medical School students participated in Match Day earlier this month — the annual tradition where students are placed into their residency programs. The new residents will spend the next few years studying how medicine is applied in their specified field — anything from dermatology to surgery to psychiatry — while working alongside doctors to treat patients.

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University becomes part of national network for brain health

By Rabita Alamgir | March 25, 2014

The University Health System has joined a national effort to seek treatments for neurological diseases, taking part in the SPRINT-MS trial within the Network for Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials, also known as NeuroNEXT. The network, made up of 28 hospitals, is sponsored by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, which is part of the National Institutes of Health.

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Star Stuff

By Meg Thornberry | March 7, 2014

In 1980, PBS launched “Cosmos: A Personal Journey”, a 13-part show that would become the most watched in the network’s history.

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Q&A with a Med Student

By Damini Namana | March 2, 2014

Jon Pomeraniec has attended the Medical School since 2011. He is one of two vice presidents for the Mulholland Society, a Medical School student government organization.

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Artificially grown lungs show promise

By Emily Dinning | February 23, 2014

Artificial lungs were created in a lab at University of Texas for the first time. The lungs consisted of an elastin and collagen scaffolding devoid of cells, allowing the scientists to place a patient’s own cells on the scaffolding to grow.

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Mixed picture on STEM majors

By Rabita Alamgir | February 23, 2014

It’s a hallmark of American education debates: What attracts or drives away young Americans for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education?

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University Health System designated an ACO

By Victoria Meakem | February 16, 2014

The University Health System became an Accountable Care Organization Jan. 1, a designation newly created under the Affordable Care Act which aims to reduce costs and increase communication between doctors and hospitals.

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