Monday, May 4

Take a Finals Cuddle Break with Bunnies

Monday, May 4 - 11 am - 1 pm

HSC Pylons

Sponsored by Operation Blue Sky

WVCTSI Professional Development multiple grants-writing session

2:00 PM | G-153 Erma Byrd or Zoom Register HERE

Tuesday, May 5

Free Coffee, Lemonade, and Grab and Go Snacks for Finals Week

Tuesday, May 5 - 11 am - 1 pm

HSC Pylons

Sponsored by Operation Blue Sky

Wednesday, May 6

Finals Fuel Pop-Up Dirty Soda & Flavored Lemonade Stand

Wednesday, May 6 - 11 am-1 pm 

Blue Sky Cafe - Erma Byrd Basement 

Sponsored by Operation Blue Sky & HSC Office of Research and Graduate Education

Thursday, May 7

Physiology, Pharmacology & Toxicology Seminar Series

Lou Del’Itallia, M.D. - University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

12:00 PM | 3067 HSC-N

Friday, May 8

Dissertation Defense

Emily Godfrey, Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis

"Harnessing the Anit-Cancer Activity of Group A Streptococcal Collagen-like Protein 1 in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma"

11:00 AM | 2118 HSC-N **For Zoom details please email: bphillips@hsc.wvu.edu

Wednesday, May 13

Non-Academic Careers in Science Seminar Series 

“Sharing Science with the Research Community”

Shelby Bradford, PhD - Associate Director, The Scientist

4:00 PM via Zoom

If you plan to attend, please RSVP

Thursday, May 14

HSC PhD Graduation Pinning Ceremony

The Office of Research and Graduate Education will be hosting the HSC PhD Graduation Pinning Ceremony on Thursday, May 14th from 3:00-4:30pm to honor all HSC PhD graduates from the past year. This event will be for August 2025, December 2025, and May 2026 graduates, their families, friends, mentors, colleagues, program directors, and other faculty who wish to attend.

Ceremony: 3:00-3:45pm

Reception: 3:45-4:30pm

G119 A&B HSC-N 

If you plan to attend, please RSVP: HSC PhD Graduation Pinning Ceremony Attendance.

Please direct all questions to Ms. Logan Miller (lmmiller@hsc.wvu.edu; 304-293-1246)

Monday, May 18

Dissertation Defense

Srishti Kala, Cancer Cell Biology

"Role of Cav-1 in BBB disruption in stroke and cancer"

1:00 PM | 201 Erma Byrd

Tuesday, May 26

Office of Research and Graduate Education

Evening of Science

"Clean Water for Better Health in WV"

3:00 PM | 4th Floor, Evansdale Crossing  RSVP HERE

Thursday, June 4

Dissertation Defense

Nicole Eminhizer - Pathophysiology, Rehabilitation, & Performance

"The Effects of Obesity on Cerebrovascular Health and Metabolism in the Onset of Alzheimer's Diesease"

9:00 AM | 8602 HSC-S

Final Project Presentation

Avery Pivont, Doctor of Nursing Practice

"Video-Based Heart Failure Education:  A Feasibility Study"

10:00 AM | Zoom - details to come

Monday, June 8

Bridging Ethics and Communication: Advancing Integrity In Science

A symposium hosted by ADRD, BBS, CBTP, and syTOX T-32 training programs in conjunction with the Office of Research and Graduate Education

Keynote presentation by Dr. Raeka Aiyar from The Institute for Glial Sciences

June 8-9 - Erickson Alumni Center

Interested in presenting at this symposium. Consider submitting an abstract. Abstracts are being accepted until April 25.

Register for free and submit an abstract link provided for registration.

Tuesday, June 9 

Bridging Ethics and Communication: Advancing Integrity In Science

A symposium hosted by ADRD, BBS, CBTP, and syTOX T-32 training programs in conjunction with the Office of Research and Graduate Education

Keynote presentation by Dr. Raeka Aiyar from The Institue for Glial Sciences

June 8-9 - Erickson Alumni Center

Interested in presenting at this symposium. Consider submitting an abstract. Abstracts are being accepted until April 25.

Register for free and submit an abstract link provided for registration.

Tuesday, August 25

SAVE THE DATE - HSC Office of Research and Graduate Education - Fall Welcome Event

Please join the Office of Research and Graduate Education for an evening with classmates and colleagues at the West Virginia Black Bears ballpark on Tuesday, August 25. 

This event is open to graduate students, post-doctoral trainees, faculty and research staff. The evening will start with a tailgate at Buffalo Wild Wings-University Town Center (across from the ballpark) at 4:30 pm and the baseball game will start at 6:00 pm.

RSVP coming soon.

Friday, October 2

Van Liere and WV IDeA Research Conference

Erickson Alumni Center

Saturday, October 3 

Van Liere and WV IDeA Research Conference

WVU Health Sciences Center 

Research Forrest