Sapir Nachum (Left) & Kanchana Gamage (Right)
From the website:
To recognize research as a central part of the UVA mission, a Pan-University Research Poster Competition was held to highlight high-impact and innovative growth areas for UVa research. President Sullivan presented the prizes to the winners at the event on April 29, 2013.
The Award will support Irene for the next year.
From the website:
Purpose
For first, second or third year College students who are majoring in the “hard sciences,” which includes such core subjects as physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy and environmental sciences.
About the College Council:
The College Council (CC) is the student governing body for the College of Arts & Sciences (COLL). Along with the executive officers, the council includes department representatives, first year representatives, and second year representatives. CC works with faculty and administrators to provide the best academic experience possible for all COLL students through programs, academic advising, and funding.
Kanchana received a Society of Fellows Travel Fellowship to present her research at the Gordon Research Conference in Newport RI in June.
Thanks to the Virginia Innovation Partnership for supporting our work on neuronal degeneration after injury!
From their website:
The Virginia Innovation Partnership is a statewide network designed to accelerate innovation and economic growth. One of only seven multi-institution initiatives to win federal funding as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s i6 Challenge in 2012, VIP is bringing together universities, community colleges, corporations, investment capital and other resources to drive promising research discoveries forward.
From the website of the center for Undergarduate excellence:
Made possible through the extraordinary generosity of the late David A. Harrison III and his family, the Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards fund outstanding undergraduate research projects.
Purpose: The University of Virginia's Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards program funds outstanding undergraduate research projects to be carried out in the summer following application for the award and the subsequent academic year.
From the website:
College Science Scholars began in 2003, as a way to allow a small number of select and highly qualified undergraduates to have direct access to the very best laboratory research faculty and facilities that can be found at the University. It is overseen by the Chairs of the Departments of Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology and Statistics.
The program is designed to give each student individual attention and close interaction with research faculty. Scholars have a senior faculty member serving as their advisor/mentor from the very beginning of their program of study. All participants have the opportunity to become a member of a research lab or group as early as the first semester so that advanced research experience can begin quickly. During the first year, all scholars enroll in the CSS seminar (both fall and spring semesters), where they meet internationally-renowned science faculty from each of the participating departments, hear talks on issues in the forefront of science, and visit research laboratories, etc.
From the website:
These grants are intended to support College undergraduates who are conducting research or engaging in artistic activities in all fields within the College. Students presenting their own research at professional conferences may also use these grants to defray individual registration and travel costs.
From the website:
Hereford Undergraduate Research Scholars Grant: As part of Hereford's mission to support non-traditional learning environments, Hereford offers research grants to Hereford students. The grants are meant to encourage students to pursue original research projects in their chosen field. Recipients are current students interested in pursuing a topic or project of academic research with the help of a UVA faculty member. Projects that speak to at least one of Hereford's core missions of environmental sustainability, cultural diversity, or community outreach are of especial interest.
This is one of the highest forms of recognition bestowed by the College. 
From the Echol's website:
"The Echols Scholars Program is predicated upon the Jeffersonian ideal of freedom of inquiry and the development of critical thought. It offers special opportunities to those undergraduates in the College of Arts & Sciences who are its most avid learners."
From the website:
The new Ingrassia Family Echols Scholars Research Fund will support Echols Scholars preparing for fourth year capstone projects such as theses, scientific experiments, art exhibitions, musical performances, and the like.
Kelvin Chan was just awarded a $1400 small research and travel grant so that he can attend the neurodevelopment Gordon Conference this summer. Congrats Kelvin and thankyou to the college of arts and sciences!
Thanks to The Hartwell Foundation for supporting our research exploring the sympathetic nervous system and childhood obesity. This work was conceived in consultation with several colleagues around campus studying metabolism including Iggy Provencio, Susanna Keller, Gene Barrett, Thurl Harris, Kyle Thoen, Mike Scott, and several others. I also appreciate the support of the VPR's team (in particular Tom Skalak, Rick Horowitz, Mike Timko, John Lazo, and Nikki Watson) who shepherded these proposals through and provided great comments and advice. I'm very excited to work with so many amazing individuals in the Hartwell Foundation and around UVa. Congratulations also to Silvia Blemker for receiving this honor....her work is mind blowing and promises to help a lot of kids with cleft pallet. That we could receive two of these awards in one year really speaks to the vibrant research community here at UVa. Check out some of the articles written about the award:
Congratulations to Sapir for being awarded a summer stipend from the college science scholars program.
From the CSS website:
"College Science Scholars began in 2003, as a way to provide a small number of highly qualified undergraduates, selected during admission to the University, with direct access to the very best laboratory research faculty and facilities that can be found at the University. An additional group of Science Scholars is selected from rising second-year students, based on nominations from science and math professors. The College Science Scholars program is overseen by the Chairs of the Departments of Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology and Statistics."
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