Announcements
The Behavioral Health Conference is scheduled for Feb. 7
The WVU School of Medicine’s fourth annual Behavioral Health Conference is scheduled for Feb. 7.
Health Sciences and Technology Academy celebrates 25 years of mentorship and empowerment
Stacey Elza Research Writer
Take Back the Night
This year, WVU will join hundreds of college campuses in holding a Take Back the Night event.
WVCTSI Clinical Trials Center of Excellence opens at WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – To help further cement its status as a top research institution, the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute has announced the formation of the Clinical Trials Center of Excellence at West Virginia University.
Cancer prevention expert to address cervical cancer in Appalachia, Nov. 1
Cervical cancer rates are higher among women in Appalachia due to a variety of factors ranging from health policy to biology. Next month, epidemiologist and cancer prevention researcher Electra Paskett, Ph.D., will visit the WVU Health Sciences Center to explain how these factors can help identify possible interventions to reverse this trend.
Dr. Otis Brawley will present the Annual Hardesty Lecture
Dr. Otis Brawley will present the Annual Hardesty Lecture Nov. 22 at 4 p.m. in the Erickson Alumni Center.
WVU MyTravel training demonstration scheduled for Health Sciences community
WVU Health Sciences will offer a training demonstration on the new WVU MyTravel rules. The demo will be held on Thur., Oct. 17 from 9 – 10 a.m. in Fukushima Auditorium (1901) at the Health Sciences Center.
Spooktacular specials at Health Sciences Massullo’s Cleaners and Tailors
Massulo’s Cleaners and Tailors at WVU Health Sciences will offer spooktacular specials Oct. 1 – 31 on dry cleaning services. All dry cleaning, including shirt laundry, will be 15% off. All household items such as comforters, drapes, duvet covers and table cloths, will be 20% off.
P.O.U.N.D selling nursing t-shirts
The School of Nursing’s student organization P.O.U.N.D is selling nurses t-shirts to faculty, staff and students for $15.
New training program designed for clinical trial leaders in West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Clinical researchers across West Virginia have a new resource at their fingertips. In October, the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI) is launching the Principal Investigators’ (PI) Academy, which is designed to provide guidance and direction to investigators conducting or planning to conduct clinical trials.