Cancer discovery at UVA School of Medicine up for year’s biggest biomedical advance
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A discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has been selected as one of the year’s most significant biomedical discoveries.
The finding – identifying the gene responsible for one of the deadliest cancers – is among 64 contenders fighting it out to win the public’s votes in an online bracket tournament.
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Cancer Find Up for Year’s Biggest Biomedical Advance in a Different ‘March Madness’
For the third year in a row, a discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has been selected as one of the year’s most significant biomedical discoveries. The finding – identifying the gene responsible for one of the deadliest cancers – is among 64 contenders fighting it out to win the public’s votes in an online bracket tournament.
Voting opens today for “STAT Madness,” which is like the scientific version of the NCAA basketball tournament. The annual competition is sponsored by the STAT health news site to identify the year’s “best biomedical innovation,” and you can vote by clicking here. The first round is open through Sunday.
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UVA enacts new COVID-19 restrictions effective Tuesday evening (Source: WVIR) By NBC29 Newsroom | February 16, 2021 at 6:13 PM EST - Updated February 16 at 8:40 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Citing an unusually large increase in positive COVID-19 cases both on and off grounds, the University of Virginia is enacting additional health and safety restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19.
According to an email from the university, the following restrictions will be enacted effective at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16:
All in-person events and gatherings, on and off grounds, are prohibited and should be moved online.
In-person classes will continue, with extra safety measures in place.