Telemedicine offers doctors and other providers the opportunity to diagnose and communicate with patients and other hospitals remotely.
Homa Alemzadeh is working with a team of surgeons, engineers and graduate students to make surgical robots smarter and better able to anticipate human user error.
Organizations on Grounds such as the Office for Sustainability and Green Greeks wanted to redirect the tradition into one that creates a smaller ecological footprint.
A bridge year is an alternative to directly applying and entering a health professional school following graduation.
The partnership consists of a research institute and a satellite campus in Fairfax.
The KLF14 gene, active in fat tissue, has a greater effect in women than men.
There are an estimated 1,500 labs at U.Va., and Green Labs hopes to encourage each one to make adjustments towards a more sustainable work environment.
Alternative therapies are treatments that are either used instead of or in conjunction with medical treatments, such as acupuncture, yoga and meditation.
The 2018 LGBTQ+ Health Care Symposium organized by University faculty seeks to advocate for inclusion and increase understanding of the diversity of LGBTQ+ identities.
The program has cost close to $14 million but has saved the University $31 million in energy expenses.
A study co-authored by Dr. Rachel Moon, division head of General Pediatrics in the Medical School, analyzed infant deaths due incorrect sleep positions.
Researchers at the Medical School are the genetic basis of salt sensitivity by recruiting volunteers, including students, in clinical trials.
Community members talk about the strengths and flaws of the biking infrastructure at U.Va.
Earth Week brought together a diverse group of people to reflect on what environmental conservation and global stewardship look like on a daily basis.
The components of the exhibit were paper-based and ranged from a board of sticky-notes inscribed with responses to why students and community members fought for climate change to a tsunami art piece composed of crumpled pieces of paper.
After conducting 20 years of research, doctors have begun testing a lung transplant drug on humans.
Although current research on the underlying mechanisms of hallucinogens like LSD is lacking, recent findings show that it interferes with serotonin — a neurotransmitter related to mood and appetite regulation.
By lowering the threshold for the definition of high blood pressure, the overall prevalence of high blood pressure is increased by around 14 percent.
The School of Engineering and Applied Science decided to remove major enrollment caps for all Engineering School majors for the first time in the 2017-18 academic school year.
Prof. Cassandra Fraser offers an interdisciplinary perspective on the instruction and application of science.
