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Sarah Kucenas’ lab expands the field of neuroscience with zebrafish
Jul 13, 2022

In their immaculately kept tanks at the University of Virginia, the approximately 12,000 striped zebrafish, otherwise transparent, all look the same at first. But these zebrafish are both special and specialized.

Turn out the lights, and you’ll see: they absolutely glow.

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The Walter N. Ridley Scholarship Program
Jun 27, 2022

The Walter N. Ridley Scholarship Program, committed to strengthening the University of Virginia by attracting and supporting the nation’s most meritorious Black students, has awarded full scholarships to six UVA-bound high school graduates.

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Study Could Lead to New Treatments for Swallowing Disorders
Jun 14, 2022

The average human swallows 500-700 times a day. Imagine if each one of those swallows was a struggle.

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Jun 10, 2022

The University of Virginia announced Friday, June 10, it will invest more than $75 million in an interdisciplinary effort to pioneer life-changing advances in neuroscience while simultaneously mapping the workings of the human brain.

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Jun 9, 2022

Congratulations to the Keck Center for attracting substantial NIH Office of the Directors (OD) Funding to purchase the Leica STELLARIS 8 tauSTED super resolution microscopy system (PI: Dr. Ammasi Periasamy). Super-Resolution Microscopy has become an indispensable tool for scientists to probe discrete molecular proximities.

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BRAIN GAME: WHY UVA PICKED THE RIGHT TIME TO EXPAND NEUROSCIENCE MAJOR
May 25, 2022

The Program in Fundamental Neuroscience allows UVA students to research “from the molecules to the mind,” said professor Jianhua “JC” Cang

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JEFFERSON SCHOLARS FOUNDATION AWARDS FELLOWSHIPS TO 24 GRADUATE STUDENTS
May 25, 2022

Twenty-four exceptional graduate students will receive fellowships from the Jefferson Scholars Foundation this fall to pursue their studies across a range of fields, including the arts and sciences, engineering, and business. 

A Jefferson Fellow was awarded to Evan Brown, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (Department of Biology).

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The Sound of Poetry: Three Student Voices
May 20, 2022

The Sound of Poetry: Three Student Voices

The Area Program in Poetry Writing for undergraduate students in the University of Virginia’s Department of English is graduating its 20th class this year. To mark the occasion, UVA Today asked three students to read their favorite original works.

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Amanda Gibson
May 12, 2022

2022 Teaching Award Honoree, Amanda Gibson, assistant professor of biology, Arts & Sciences awarded Alumni Board of Trustees Teaching Award
UVA AWARDS OUTSTANDING TEACHERS, CITING EMPATHY, TECHNOLOGY AND COLLABORATION

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Recipients of the 38th Annual Richard D. Katz Undergraduate Research Symposium Awards
May 10, 2022

Congratulations to the recipients of the 38th Annual Richard D. Katz Undergraduate Research Symposium awards. The Katz Symposium was held May 4th and gave the Biology Distinguished Major candidates the opportunity to present their thesis research findings.

Left to right, the awardees are:

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