Announcements
The Rack II@HSC to Reopen on Nov. 22
WVU Health Sciences will soon reopen “The Rack II@HSC,” WVU Health Sciences’ Campus Food Bank, to assist with campus-wide efforts to address the growing population of homeless and/or hungry employees/students.
WVU earns record-shattering $203 million for research funding
West Virginia University received $203 million in external funding for research and other sponsored programs for fiscal year 2021, besting the previous year’s record by $8 million.
Art in the Libraries: West Virginia People of Color in Healthcare
The Health Sciences Center Library is hosting three new Art in the Libraries exhibits, including "West Virginia People of Color in Healthcare."
Upcoming BeWell Office Hours
The BeWell office will remain open over the break with the exception of weekends, evenings, state/university holidays, or due to inclement weather.
World AIDS Day: Free HIV and STI Testing
As part of World AIDS Day, the Monongalia County Health Department will host free HIV screening and STI testing on Wednesday, Dec. 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WVU in the News: Public Health and Medicine professor weighs in on harm reduction programs
West Virginia University School of Public Health and School of Medicine Associate Professor Robin Pollini, PhD, MPH, discusses the status of harm reduction programs in the United States as Dr. Rahul Gupta takes over as the new director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute to host webinar with NIDA director
The WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute is honored to host a webinar presentation with Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021 at 10 a.m.
Embedding exercise into the cancer care continuum through interprofessional relationships
Three colleagues focused on cancer and exercise recently presented at the Mid-Atlantic Region Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting.
WVU in the News: What’s happening in West Virginia – the state with the lowest vaccine rate?
In this story from Israel Public News, West Virginia University Vice President for Health Sciences Clay Marsh, MD, and School of Public Health Professor Chris Martin, MD, talk with reporter Nathan Guttman about COVID-19 vaccination rates and hesitancy in West Virginia.
Male participants, ages 25 to 50, needed for research study
A study is seeking male adults, ages 25 to 50 years old, who have been involved in manual labor to assess dexterity when wearing gloves.