Announcements
Monthly seminar series kicks off September 18
The WVU School of Public Health Department of Biostatics will kick off its monthly seminar series with a presentation by M. Abbas Virji, MSc, ScD, CIH, FAIHA. Virji is a research industrial hygienist in the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Respiratory Health Division.
Student and faculty travel and research abroad grants open for submissions
The application period for the Nancy Sanders Memorial Student Travel Grant and the Nancy Sanders Memorial Faculty Research Abroad Grant is open for submissions through Oct.18, 2019.
WVU Global Health Summit set for Oct. 11
The Global Engagement Office at WVU Health Sciences will host the inaugural Global Health Summit on Fri., Oct. 11.
WVU in the News: American Health Care Is Sick—and its Workers Are Too
Clay Marsh, M.D., vice president and executive dean for WVU Health Sciences, recently published an observation piece in Scientific American's online publication. Marsh addresses American medical students, physicians and nurses about the state of our healthcare system, how its healthcare workers are sick and why West Virginia is taking a different approach.
Dental school oral medicine expert teaching and treating patients
New dental school faculty member specializes oral mucosal disorders, chronic head and facial pain, salivary pathology and oral manifestations of systemic diseases.
Mountaineer Simulation Week
Mountaineer Simulation Week kicks off on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 with interactive training sessions, tours and challenges that extend through the week for faculty and students.
WVCTSI announces 3 fall funding opportunities
The West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI) has released requests for applications (RFA) for the Open Competition, Launch Pilot Grant, Small Grant funding opportunities.
Save the Date: Learn how to help your patients kick the habit
Dental school's tobacco treatment training program will host its third continuing education course in May 2020.
Special NIH Presentation "Navigating NIH Systems to Advance Your Career and Tips for Successful Grant Writing"
WVCTSI hosting special NIH speaker on September 16
Journal Club seeks to raise awareness for advanced illness care
West Virginia University’s Health Sciences Center faculty will administer a monthly Journal Club directed towards advanced illness care.