Household incomes are rising in rural Virginia, according to a recent report by Hamilton Lombard, a researcher at UVA’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
Dr. José Oberholzer, recently honored by the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, has nearly doubled organ transplants at UVA, pioneered juvenile diabetes treatments – and run 25 marathons to help the cause
Also in this roundup: An art professor wins the Berlin Prize, a nurse’s poetry is celebrated in England, and a professor will lead North America’s oldest astronomical society.
One is bringing the circus – literally – to refugee camps and schools in Ethiopia, helping children heal. Another helped an entire city rediscover respect for its sanitation workers. This UVA fellowship is backing them – and many more.
Dementia takes a toll not only on the patient, but also the caregiver. A UVA technology that measures vocal fluctuations may help caregivers find the time to care for themselves.