Holocaust Remembrance Activities at Washington and Lee
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Holocaust Remembrance will be observed at Washington and Lee University with a talk by a Holocaust survivor and the screening of a film set during World War II.
Search Results for cancer
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Promising drug a ‘New Paradigm’ for treating leukemia
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Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed a compound that delays leukemia in mice and effectively kills leukemia cells in human tissue samples, raising hopes that the drug could lead to improved treatments in people.
UVA backs students’ summer research projects
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From examining the genes in the monkey flower, to exploring the Rev. Martin Luther King’s political, social and theological beliefs, to epilepsy therapies, to sustainable tourism, 38 University of Virginia undergraduates will pursue 36 grant-funded research projects this summer.
Virginia becomes 11th state to allow terminally ill to access investigational medications
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Today Governor Terry McAuliffe (D) signed HB 1750—the Virginia Right To Try Act—into law. The Virginia House and Senate passed the bill in February with unanimous bipartisan support.
Augusta Medical Group announces 2015 Clinical Excellence Award recipients
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Augusta Medical Group, the employed medical practice of more than 90 physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners at Augusta Health, announced its 2015 Clinical Excellence Award recipients.
Governor McAuliffe announces Virginia’s outstanding scientists, Governor’s Award for Science Innovation
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Governor Terry McAuliffe and Science Museum of Virginia Chief Wonder Officer Richard C. Conti are pleased to announce Virginia’s Outstanding Scientists of 2015 and the recipient of the Governor’s Award for Science Innovation presented by Altria.
Winemaker Paul Hobbs, repeat offender, violates agreements again
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This neighbor drives by Paul Hobbs’ new Watertrough Road vineyard in the Sebastopol countryside many days each week on the way to town. The vineyard borders on five schools with around 700 students.
Press Conference: Michigan State talks matchup with UVA in NCAA Tournament
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Michigan State coach Tom Izzo and players Branden Dawson, Travis Trice and Denzel Valentine talk with reporters on the eve of the Spartans’ NCAA Tournament matchup with #2 East Regional seed UVA.
VCU experts, colleagues explain dangers of hookah smoking
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In an upcoming special supplement to the journal Tobacco Control, researchers from around the world will explain the past decade of research on waterpipe tobacco smoking — or what is commonly known as hookah, narghile or arghile smoking.
Why this Catholic physician supports medical aid in dying
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Inspired by the public advocacy of terminal brain cancer patient Brittany Maynard, lawmakers in Washington, DC, and at least 16 other states – from California to New York – have introduced bills that would authorize the medical option of aid in dying.
