Announcements
A call for researchers in the field of aging
To support a five-year National Institutes of Health grant submission, the Office of Research is compiling a list of all University researchers who conduct research on aging.
Health Sciences community invited to celebrate faculty, staff at Chancellor’s Awards ceremony
West Virginia University Health Sciences is recognizing individuals and teams with Chancellor’s Awards, for their significant contributions to its mission. A ceremony to honor the 2024-2025 award winners will be held Thursday, Oct. 2nd at 4 p.m. in the Pylons Commons.
Dr. Rahul Gupta to deliver keynote at WVU Global Health Week
Sponsored by West Virginia University Global Health Program, Health Sciences will host Dr. Rahul Gupta as the keynote speaker for Global Health Week 2025 at the event “Health Without Borders: Innovation, Access, and the Future of Global Health” on Monday, Oct. 6, at noon in Room 1905 of the Health Sciences Center North. A Zoom option will also be available.
WVU Medicine Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center will celebrate the 14th Annual Night of Recognition on Oct 16th, 2025
The Jon Michael Moore Trauma Center will host their annual Night of Recognition on Thursday, October 16, at the Morgantown Event Center. The event recognizes the hard work and dedication of the many professionals who comprise the trauma system from the scene of the injury through inpatient hospital care to rehabilitation and recovery. Registration for the event closes on Wednesday, Oct. 1.
Ophthalmology Grand Rounds: Drs. Finley and Mahmud to give presentations
Robert Finley, M.D., and Haseeb Mahmud, M.D., will give presentations for the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences grand rounds on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 7 a.m.
Karen Clark, M.D., honored for WVU Medicine’s Complex Care Plans for High Utilizers program
Karen Clark, M.D., MACP, FRCP, professor in the West Virginia University Department of Medicine, was recently honored with the Certified in Health Care Quality and Management Diplomate Achievement Award at the annual conference of the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians in Clearwater, Florida.
Professor Emeritus Richard Goldberg suggests aspirin to improve colorectal cancer in new publication
Richard Goldberg, M.D., professor emeritus at West Virginia University Department of Medicine and Cancer Institute, recently published an article titled “An Aspirin a Day for Improved Colorectal Cancer Outcomes.”
Immunology and microbial pathogenesis Ph.D. candidate to present at 2025 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Scientific Summit
Mercy Ojetunde, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program at West Virginia University, has been invited to present her research at the 2025 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Scientific Summit September 27 - 28, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Muhammad Alvi receives national Faculty Leadership Award
Muhammad “Mud” Alvi, M.D., vice chair of faculty affairs in the West Virginia University Department of Neurology and medical director of the WVU Stroke Center, has received the national Faculty Leadership Award from the Association of University Professors of Neurology (AUPN).
Resident and Fellow Job Fair set for Oct. 28
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