University of Virginia researchers who are looking for potential collaborators will have a much easier search, thanks to a new program launched today by the Office of the Vice President for Research. Called 3 Cavaliers, or 3C, the program will help f...
For many years, accessing the left side of the heart has been tricky business for cardiac surgeons. Until now. Dr. Scott Lim of the University of Virginia Health System believes he’s well on his way to making it business as usual. Lim is not alone in...
UVA Today By: Fariss Samarrai In August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the latest iteration of the burgeoning field of immune therapy for cancer, in this case allowing the genetic modification of a patient’s own immune cells so that ...
September 12, 2017 UVA Today By: Katie McNally, katiemcnally@virginia.edu In the early 1990s, Dr. Robert M. Berne designated a portion of the royalties from a drug that he helped commercialize to support cardiovascular research at the University of ...
July 20, 2017 By: Fariss Samarrai, farisss@virginia.edu Nearly two years ago, the University of Virginia founded a public benefit company – “public benefit” being a key objective – to provide an affordable way for families in infrastructure-challenge...
(Photos by Dan Addison, University Communications) By: Katie McNally UVA Today Although he’s earned many titles and honors for his advancements in molecular research, Brooks Pate sees himself first as a citizen-scientist. The University of Virginia’s...
By Josh Barney(UVA Today) Duchenne muscular dystrophy affects one in 3,500 boys, stealing their ability to walk by age 12 and typically killing them by their mid-20s. Doctors know what causes the muscle-wasting disease, but, frustratingly, experiment...
By Matt Kelly (UVA Today) Let there be light. And let there be information. A University of Virginia engineering professor and her former graduate student have refined an alternative to Wi-Fi, and they have formed a company to market the concept. T...
By Josh Barney (UVA Today) The University of Virginia Health System’s Dr. William A. Petri Jr. on Thursday was named one of Virginia’s Outstanding Scientists. The awards, recognizing three scientists who have made globally significant contributions t...
UVA Today By: Sophie Zunz, zunzs@darden.virginia.edu The University of Virginia’s hometown continues to draw plaudits for its entrepreneurial ecosystem, with Entrepreneur magazine naming the Charlottesville area No. 4 on its list of the 50 best citie...