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Sarah Kucenas

UVA College of Arts & Sciences Names Sarah Kucenas Associate Dean for Research

Sarah Kucenas, co-director of the UVA Brain Institute and Owen R. Cheatham Professor of the Sciences, has been appointed Associate Dean for Research in the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, effective July 1, 2025.

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Call for Applications: Co-Director, UVA Brain Institute

The UVA Brain Institute invites applications for the position of Co-Director, to serve alongside current director Jaideep Kapur. This leadership position reports jointly to the Executive Vice President & Provost and the Vice President for Research. The Co-Director will help guide and grow the Institute’s research portfolio, infrastructure, training programs, and strategic partnerships.

Left image: Community Health Worker DeAnna Harris working with a rural patient Top right image: The "stress ball" is an example of our popular interactive teaching methods. Bottom right image: Healthy Streets/Healthy People community event.

WellAware Community Health Worker Program: Enhancing Brain Health Literacy in Charlottesville and Surrounding Rural Communities

The WellAware Community Health Worker (CHW) program, housed within the Population Health Department at the University of Virginia, is collaborating with the UVA Brain Institute and the Department of Neurology on a new initiative to enhance brain health literacy in Charlottesville and the surrounding rural communities.

Members of UVA’s leadership community present a check to commemorate President Jim Ryan’s “Run With Jim” Boston Marathon campaign. From left to right: Senior Associate Vice President for Health System Development Amy Karr, Department of Neurology Chair Dr. Xuemei Huang, Brain Institute Co-Director Dr. Jaideep Kapur, Brain Institute Co-Director Sarah Kucenas, Ryan, Interim Executive Vice President for Health Affairs Dr. Mitch Rosner and John Lukens, director of the Harrison Center for Translational Alzheimer

President Ryan’s Marathon Campaign for Alzheimer’s Celebrated with Check, Signs of Hope

UVA President Jim Ryan’s 14th Boston Marathon raised a record $79,517 to support Alzheimer’s research and patient care, honoring a personal connection and inspiring hope for a cure.

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A Deep Dive Into Neuroscience

Neuroscience discoveries at the University of Virginia have helped patients at every stage of the life cycle and led researchers to a better understanding of the human body’s most important organ.

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