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Postpartum Depression Increased During Pandemic’s First Year, Study Finds

Larger increases in postpartum depression were typically seen in states with fewer COVID-19 deaths, and lower unemployment among women.

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Kimberly Mayer

Kimberly Mayer Named Associate Vice President for Research Development at UVA

The Office of the Vice President for Research announced that Kimberly Mayer, PhD, MBA, will be UVA’s next Associate Vice President for Research Development

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World’s First Focused Ultrasound Cancer Immunotherapy Center Will Be at UVA

The $8 million investment will generate clinical trials and other research that will directly benefit patients.

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Scientists Transform Beating Heart Stem Cells Into Brain Cells

Research in mice yields surprising insights into how cells develop.

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Pollen, Pollen, Go Away: What You Need to Know in Your Battle Against Allergies

Are more people being hit hard by allergies this spring than in years past or does it just seem that way? Dr.

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Infectious diseases expert Dr. Bill Petri discusses the new, highly transmissible version of coronavirus spreading in South Africa and beyond.

Here Is What You Need to Know About the New Coronavirus Variant, Omicron

Infectious diseases expert Dr. Bill Petri discusses the new, highly transmissible version of coronavirus spreading in South Africa and beyond.

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Two UVA experts – a pediatrician and the director of the Family Stress Clinic – offer support to parents whose lives have been disrupted by the pandemic for nearly two years.

Many Working Parents Are Burned Out. Two UVA Clinicians Have Advice.

Two UVA experts – a pediatrician and the director of the Family Stress Clinic – offer support to parents whose lives have been disrupted by the pandemic for nearly two years.

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New research shows that camps and clubs effectively engaging students in STEM subjects are doing much more than providing a series of hands-on activities.

Research: 7 Ways to Get Students Excited About STEM

New research shows that camps and clubs effectively engaging students in STEM subjects are doing much more than providing a series of hands-on activities.

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